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      Photograph from a Mount Fairweather attempt in May 2007. Poor weather precluded a 
      glacier plane landing. From left to right as viewed - Rick Trujillo, Dave Pellegrini, 
      John Mitchler, Gerry Roach, Edward Earl, and Dave Covill (who provides the photograph). 
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       <photo caption="At the hanger waiting for flyable weather onto the glacier. It never came." 
                  url="Drake's_Hanger_2007_50.jpg"/>

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      Photographs from a Mount Fairweather expedition in May 2010 with eight team members,
      including Dave Covill who provides these photographs. Two summited. 
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       <photo caption="The expedition team. From viewer's left: Dave Covill, Kurt Wibbenmeyer, 
        Bill Blazek, Wayne Herrick, Gerry Roach, Jim Rickard, and Mike Butyn. 
        Kneeling in front is Rich McAdams." 
                  url="8FairGuys_100.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="View of summit ridge from near twin bergschrunds at head of valley at
        about 13,000 feet. The small, lenticular cloud atop Fairweather disappeared later,
        allowing climbers to ascend. This vantage point is near the apex of the
        Slayden-Earl-Covill expedition of 2008." 
                  url="DSC03496a_100.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Jim Rickard at about 13,600 feet on the summit ridge, 
        with the Pacific Ocean only a few miles away to the southwest." 
                  url="GlacierBay1_75.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Wayne descending the summit ridge at about 15,000 feet. 
        Airstrip at flat glacier at 9,860 feet is visible far below." 
                  url="WayneRidge1_100.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Wayne Herrick of Colorado, first National Park highpointer 
        to ascend Mount Fairweather on Sunday May 16, 2010. Wayne was accompanied 
        by Kurt Wibbenmeyer." 
                  url="WayneSummit2_75.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="Descending to the relative safety of 10,700 foot middle camp 
        (&quot;The Mezzanine&quot;) from the 12,300 foot high camp (&quot;The Balcony&quot;).
        Team Leader Rich McAdams is about 75 feet away." 
                  url="10_5_8-18_Fairweather 054_75.jpg"/>

       <photo caption="About to abandon Balcony Camp (12,300 feet) after a three
        day storm; a whiteout returning with vengeance." 
                  url="10_5_8-18_Fairweather 043_75.jpg"/>

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