May 11th, 2005 | 
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The Eugster Couloir on the North Face of the Aiguille du Midi was first skied in June 1977 by Laurent Giacomini. It averages out at between 50° and 55° over 500m of descent.
Anselme Baud says in his guide Mont Blanc and the Aiguilles Rouges: A Guide for Skiers
that the slope reaches 56° in places. This puts it in the toponeige
Wednesday 12th May
After a couple of days rest at the cabin by Big Lake, we set off in the Chevy again and took the Glenn highway to for Chitina, and our rendezvous with Paul Claus.
On the road again
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Tuesday 27th April
We set off already running late. We just made our flight to Denver, our bags didn’t and we went on to Anchorage without them.
Friday 30th April
We have a few days in Anchorage to make plans, since we came without any, buy any bits of gear that we havent got, and wait for our baggage to arrive. We are loaned a place to stay and within no time it looks like stocktaking at an outdoor shop.
Packing our gear at Rachel's in Anchorage