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[ soft, dramatic music plays ] the trip started in juneau, alaska, which is theres roads here, but its not connected to anywhere. The mountains are so radical that the only way to get here is on boat or plane. [ fish pouring into ship ] so were going to get on a boat from here, take that boat about 25 hours up into Glacier Bay National park. Were going to get dropped off at the edge of a glacier, and then were going to walk 15 miles to a base camp and, ideally, go and ride one of the most beauti...

>> [ sighs ] yeah . >> holy shit. i just went from "everythings fine" to, like, "we need to move." doing something that nobody has ever done before, theres no guarantee that your plans going to work. >> agh. [ rapids rushing ] once you commit, there is no turning around. [ waves crashing ] >> were entirely removed from civilization. >> look at this one. >> we know once we get there, were on our own. >> climbing. weve chosen to live a life that does have risks. [ rock rolling ] >> oh, m...

[ soft, dramatic music plays ] >> the trip started in juneau, alaska, which is -- theres roads here, but its not connected to anywhere. the mountains are so radical that the only way to get here is on boat or plane. [ fish pouring into ship ] so were going to get on a boat from here, take that boat about 25 hours up into glacier bay national park. were going to get dropped off at the edge of a glacier, and then were going to walk 15 miles to a base camp and, ideally, go and ride one o...

Up here. >> this is going to be where i sleep tonight. be a little cold, but were only here for like four hours, so just enough time to get a little shut-eye, make some water, hydrate again, and get going for the main objective. >> that was a good push. we can see, like, the outlines of our surroundings, but its going to be an exciting morning. [ wind whistling ] >> we are moving by 6:00 a.m. we got to the boot pack pretty quickly. that entire next section was crampons and ice axes. we knew we w...

We got to the boot pack pretty quickly. that entire next section was crampons and ice axes. we knew we were going to be facing a lot of variables. [ soft, dramatic music plays ] >> hopefully, our timing is right. >> the ice is just -- its just, like, disintegrating underneath me. [ sighs ] >> proper tilt to this thing holds its pitch. >> definitely ice under there. >> yeah, definitely some ice. >> going to really be sketchy on the way down, huh? >> oh, yeah, a little firmer. >> there were some f...

An article featuring a detailed breakdown of Juneau, Alaska's Eaglecrest Ski Area with terrain, backcountry, and operational facts.