Mount Bertha News Today

[ 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...

[ 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 beautiful mountains in the world -- mount bertha. i mean, this is certainly one of the most ambitious missions ive ever attempted. you dont just walk into these serious mountains and be like, "thats where we want to ...

>> [ sobbing ] >> one mistake, and youre dead. >> come on, now. >> if you harness that fear, you can do something that you never thought possible. >> whoo! [ water rushing ] >> is the pursuit worth the risk? [ wind whistling ] [ 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. so were going to get on a boat from here, take that boat ...

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