A failed mountaineering attempt leads to success while backcountry skiing in the wilderness of Mount Hayes, Alaska.

Backcountry ski touring below Mount Hayes, Alaska, to check out the route before climbing day.

Flying into remote wilderness to establish basecamp for backcountry skiing on Mount Hayes, Alaska.

Leaving Glacier Bay backcountry skiing basecamp after 24 days, 18 of which were spent tent bound in raging snow storms.

A short video of being tent bound in a raging storm for 3 weeks in the backcountry wilderness of Glacier Bay Alaska.

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