Tag: outdoor recreation

Southeast Alaska climbing legend passes the torch to world-class climbers

by Shelby Herbert | Sep 7, 2023 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Celebrated climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell summited Devil’s Thumb in late August. But they couldn’t pull it off without the counsel of a local climber who’s had a decades-long love affair with the mountain.

Two swimmers cross Frederick Sound for first time in living memory

by Shelby Herbert | Aug 4, 2023 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Two swimmers successfully crossed the Frederick Sound near Petersburg in mid-July. They spent hours in the glacier-fed water, which runs 600 feet deep in parts. It’s the first time in living memory that anyone ever made it across the seven-mile stretch.