Blake, Shawn and John climbing the upper ice chute on the Kautz Glacier.

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Blake, Shawn and John climbing the upper ice chute on the Kautz Glacier.

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Resting between the two Ice Steps - July 2019

Many crevasses near the top

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Devin Bishop

May 30, 2016

“Blake, Shawn and John climbing the upper ice chute on the Kautz Glacier.”

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