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.

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

Photo by Brian Aho.

Resurrection Bay Day Harbor from Peak 2316. Kenai Fjords National Park.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

Climber on seracs on the Matanuska Glacier during the annual MCA ice climbing festival.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

November 2017 Board of Directors Election Results

President: Charlie Sink, second consecutive term

Vice President: Mike Meyers, first term

Treasurer: Mark Smith, first term, prior MCA Board experience

Secretary: Jen Aschoff, first term

Director: Max Neale, fourth consecutive term

Director: Ralph Baldwin, second consecutive term

Director: Jennifer Duford, second consecutive term

Director: Tom Meecham, first term, prior MCA Board experience

Director: Martin Ksok, first term


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