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Ruth and I left Ketchikan in April of 2016. During the winter, Shawn, Quentin and I did make a plan to attempt the Thumb that June. Unfortunately, Shawn achieved gimp status after slipping off a wet roof while working, and the trip had to be delayed. My consolation was a cool month in the Tetons, and I began to slide into Portland more permanently with the Thumb receding from the focus of my attention.
By the time Shawn sent a message at the end of March 2017 asking if we were ready, I wasn't ready. Caught on my heels, half planning a different trip. Soon enough though, I was buying a plane ticket to Petersburg, where we hoped to charter a helicopter to take us to the icecap. |