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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
In fact, the creek's orange color was what led a bush pilot to report the likelihood of valuable minerals there in the 1960s.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
It was designed with the help of Alaskan bush pilot Tommy Thompson in 1952.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
In fact, the creek's orange color was what led a bush pilot to report the likelihood of valuable minerals there in the 1960s.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
It was designed with the help of Alaskan bush pilot Tommy Thompson in 1952.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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“Bush pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bush%20pilot. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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