Chamberlin & Hulahula
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 8:03AM Beta
- Ascent of Mount Chamberlin (9,020'),
- Range: Romanzof Mountains, Brooks Range
- Float of the Hulahula River to Kaktovic on the Arctic Ocean
- Partners: Dan Oberlatz, Paul Muscat, Mike Gilson, Peter Carter, Nick Gilsen, Jamie Gilsen
- Date: June 18-29, 2009
- Air Taxi: Wrights Air
Ready to start hiking from the Hulahula River to Mount Chamberlin: Dan Oberlatz, Paul Muscat, Mike Gilsen, Nick Gilsen, Jamie Gilsen and Peter Carter.
Above the Katak Glacier on the north ridge of Chamberlin.
Nearing the summit above the false summit and the Chamberlin Glacier.
Chamberlin summit: Nick, Paul, Mike, Jamie and Peter,
Chamberlin's summit ridge with the true summit behind.
Our tracks leading up the Chamberlin Glacier to the false (NE) summit.
Lowenbrau walking down Katak Creek to the Hulahula River.
Paul and Mike running class III rapids on the Hulahula River.
Searching for water channels between the mudflats and icebergs at the outlet of the Hulahula River into the Arctic Ocean.
Early summer on the Arctic Ocean.
Mike with a bowhead whale skull in Kaktovic.
Our trip started at Grassers Airstrip near the big bend of the Hulahula River. We floated a day to Chamberlin, climbed Chamberlin, then floated three more days to Kaktovic.