Music hustle by kevin macleod is licensed under a creative commons attribution license. Consider things such as access and accommodation at the base of mount saint elias, as. Here are some resources about park geology that you can download. On my first exploratory visit, june 8 to july, 1949, i was assisted by edward malin, then a graduate student at the university of colorado, and by william irving, then an undergraduate at the university of alaska.
Sitting on the border of the canadian yukon and alaska, mount st. Roughly 60 miles 100 km wide, they extend for about 100 miles 160 km, from the copper river to the st. Elias claims the unique mantle of being the 2nd highest mountain in 2 separate countries. Mount saint elias, also designated boundary peak 186, is the second highest mountain in both canada and the united states. Wrangell mountains mountains, north america britannica. It lies about 26 miles 42 km southwest of mount logan, the highest mountain in canada. Elias national park and preserve in the united states and kluane national park and reserve in canada and includes all of glacier. Elias was an official selection at the 2010 seattle international film festival. It takes just three seconds for eliass debut single revolution to leave an indelible impression. Elias mountains were named by explorer vitus bering 16811741. Mount saint elias is a huge, beautiful pyramid, located just 35 miles from sea. It goes years without being summited, and has only been skied twice. Mount saint elias was the first land sighted in western north america by vitus bering from his ship, the st.
Elias lake trail follows an old recreation road from the haines highway to a subalpine lake that lies between 1,370 m 4,495 tall mountains. The distance from mount saint elias summit 18,009 feet to sea is only 10 miles, a steep vertical descent that is rarely matched by other mountains. Elias the film by gerald salmina is a dramatic and aweinspiring feature documentary following three of the worlds greatest ski mountaineers to the mount st. Elias in their attempt to realize the longest ski descent of the world. Elias documents their journey as they trek the fine line between bravery and madness.
It is the second highest peak in the united states, behind mount mckinley 20,322 ft. In 1725 he was selected by peter i to explore far ne siberia. Shimon peres visits ahmadiyya mosque in kababir israel. See my stock photo section of the website for a complete array of wrangell st. Im just a simple guy who likes to play games and make videos.
Mount saint elias, second highest peak 18,008 feet 5,489 metres of the st. Elias national park and preserve is an american national park and preserve. Any film about the mountain and our ant like presence on it would do well to forgo arrogance and hype, practice some humility, and honor those who came before. Climbing photos at mount saint elias uploaded by users of. Elias, are among the least visited mountains of their elevation in north america. Elias is the destination for a trio of mountaineers determined to reach the mountains summit, and to ski back down as well. Elias trailer b 2010 second trailer for the documentary mount st. Mount saint elias is the project of singersongwriter joey coe and his longtime collaborators luna fuentes and matteo lovik. Please submit any useful information about climbing mount saint elias that may be useful to other climbers. Elias, located on the border of alaska and yukon territory, has the longest vertical ski run in the world. Josiah johnson formerly of the head and the heart joined the. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. The distance from mount saint elias summit 18,009 feet to sea is only 10 miles, a rare and steep vertical descent. A dramatic and aweinspiring feature documentary following three of the worlds greatest ski mountaineers to the mount st.
Mount saint elias mount saint elias is the project of singersongwriter joey coe and his longtime collaborators luna fuentes and matteo lovik. Park brochure available to download in english, german, french, spanish, korean and chinese, via mail or at all four visitor centers. Media in category mount saint elias the following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. To protect your order during transit, products of different publication types and sizes may be shipped in separate packages. Brilliantly filmed and dramatically told, mount st. Wild and rugged with stunning scenery st elias national park also has grizzly bears, caribou and two herds. Elias 18,008 is the second highest peak in the united states. Mount saint elias, also designated boundary peak 186, is the second highest mountain in both canada and the united states, being situated on the yukon and alaska border. Elias, skagway, and yakutat quadrangles and adjacent areas of the yukon and british columbia. Elias red bull media house a dramatic and aweinspiring feature documentary following three of the worlds greatest ski mountaineers to the mount st. With axel naglich, jon johnston, peter ressmann, paul claus. Elias is the second highest mountain in all of north america, and being quite unique given its snow capped peaks all year round, giving adventure thrill seekers a deadly objective to conquer should they not fail along the way and succumb to the various dangers that come with mountain climbing. Media in category saint elias mountains the following 163 files are in this category, out of 163 total.
The first part of the trail is hilly, and winds through mixed stands of spruce and aspen. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. It was first seen by danish explorer vitus bering bering, vitus jonassen, 16811741, danish explorer in russian employ. It was the first of the giant alaskan mountains to be discovered, and the first to be climbed after eight attempts, and was long believed to be the highest mountain in north. Pretty amazing stuff to watch, i cant begin to imagine what that kind of endeavor must be like.
It is the source of the malaspina icefield, the largest single icefield in alaska. Saint elias, mount article about saint elias, mount by. Elias is a story about four very different characters, three of them men, and one a mountain 18 000 feet high. Bering was a danish explorer in russian employ that was selected in 1725 by peter i to explore far ne siberia. Elias national park and preserve, topped by 18,008 mt. Watch the clip titled flying in for the film mount st. Andreas frei and matt reardon composed the score, here are 3 songs from the soundtrack. Wrangell mountains, segment of the pacific coast ranges see pacific mountain system, southeastern alaska, u. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s video discovery system. Looking directly down upon an unnamed peak, in the saint elias mountain range, wrangellst. Vitus bering became the first official european discoverer of.
Elias national park and preserve offers limited visitor services, primarily those that support. The sound fuses the acousticbased, poetic imagery of the folk music coe heard growing up in kentucky with a grittier and more electronic sound influenced by his adopted home of oakland, ca. In 2007, a group of men tackle this alaskan peak, intending to climb and ski it, an attempt at what may be the longest vertical descent in ski history. Gerry took this photograph from yakutat bay during an incredible stretch of good weather in june 1999. The field data on which this report is based were gathered at yakutat in 1949, 1952, 1953, and 1954. Elias mountains near the border with yukon, canada. For many years, mount saint elias was beleived to be the highest mountain in north america, and was also the first to be climbed.
Mount saint elias mountain, north america britannica. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Mount saint elias is an oakland, ca based soul and folk rock band. Elias mountains, on the canadaunited states alaska border, 70 miles 110 km northwest of yakutat, alaska.
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