Bomber Traverse Trip Report

Illustrations by Emma Longcope, American Alpine Club

reprinted with kind permission from the artist

Following is a delightful artistic trip report on Alaska’s Bomber Traverse Circuit.  This three day ski traverse ties together two huts operated by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, Mint Hut and Bomber Hut and one operated by the American Alpine Club, Snowbird Hut.  I was curious about the Bomber Traverse and thrilled when I came across this beautiful trip report in the American Alpine Club’s “Guidebook to Membership 2017”, p. 32-33.  Emma, who works for AAC kindly granted permission to reprint it here.  See the AAC “Guidebook to Membership 2014” for a great little article on the building of the new Snowbird Hut (to replace an older one that was deemed unsalvageable) by a group of determined AAC volunteers over a period of two years.

See also a photo gallery of shots of Bomber Traverse kindly supplied by Emma Longcope.  Featured image of one of her paintings at beginning of post is also by Emma.

By Emma Longcope, American Alpine Club

Day 3 of Bomber Traverse