Willy Hersman leads his entourage on the classic MCA Portage to Whittier trip which may have great weather and wonderful vistas.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

A Brocken spectre is the apparently enormous and magnified shadow of an observer, cast upon the upper surfaces of clouds opposite the sun.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

The Bomber hut, built in 1990, it is part of the Bomber Traverse, but can also be utilized as an overnight destination.

Photo by Seth Weingarten.

Snow travel school at the MCA's Basic Mountaineering School.

Photo by Brian Aho.

Mountaineering Club of Alaska News

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 • MCA Ice Climbing Festival Sept 23-25, 2016  (August 31, 2016)
Register 9/1-18. Don't delay signing up; this is our most popular event!!!
 • January 2016 Board Meeting Minutes  (January 23, 2016)
 • December 2015 Board Meeting Minutes  (December 09, 2015)
 • November 2015 Board Meeting Minutes  (November 16, 2015)
 • October 2015 Board Meeting Minutes  (October 06, 2015)
 • September 2015 Board Meeting Minutes  (September 14, 2015)
 • June 2015 Board Meeting Minutes  (June 15, 2015)
 • April 2015 Board Meeting Minutes  (April 21, 2015)
 • March 2015 Board Meeting Minutes  (March 27, 2015)
 • Chugach State Park Access Plan is before the Anchorage Assembly for adoption  (September 05, 2014)
The Chugach State Park Access Plan is before the Anchorage Assembly for adoption. On Sept 9th there will be a public hearing and potential vote for adoption.

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