Penny Icecap. On May 22, Rimas Gylys, Eric Laurin, and I were dropped off at the snout of the Coronation Glacier. Hauling our gear on sleds and snowshoes, we traveled the 25-mile length of the Coronation Glacier and crossed the southern tip of the Penny Icecap, the latter in white-out conditions. On May 29, with the return of excellent weather, we attempted the northwest ridge of Tête Blanche. Very loose, unconsolidated snow on the magnificent snow-covered knife-edged ridge turned us back just above the second col. Three days later, Rimas and I attempted Unnamed Peak LJ940993 by the southwest buttress. We turned back after climbing a series of snow-filled gullies and arêtes to within 500 feet of the summit. On June 3 our entire party ascended Mount Turl, MJ090922, from Glacier Lake by the northwest ridge. From the summit, Rimas and I continued, climbing Mount Siki, MJ083907, by the northeast spur. The crux was the 400-foot, 60° to 80°, snow-covered ice face just above the col between Turl and Siki. Three days later, on a “rest day” Rimas soloed Mount Tirokwa, LJ920764, by the West Couloir, falling into a crevasse to his armpits on the descent.

Richard Tucker, Unaffiliated