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Flat Top Peak & Mt Powdertop

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Flat Top Peak (9000 ft) and Mount Powdertop (9140 ft), from the Science glacier (Chugach range)

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What are the wands for?

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To measure glacier flow? Guideposts in a white-out?

Posted Aug 13, 2009 1:27 am


	sealla	Re: What are the wands for?
	Hasn't voted	Wands are to mark out camp. When camping on a glacier, it is generally a good idea to probe out the area on which you are going to stay for crevasses. You then mark the "safe" area with a few wands, so you don't accidentally step out during a white-out, as you say
		Posted Aug 14, 2009 4:05 pm