If you haven't heard of Alaska's Aghileen Pinnacles, don't be too concerned. I hadn't heard about them at all until I virtually stumbled over a picture of them.
What they are is a really jagged set of closely spaced peaks, volcanic in origin, located near Pavlof Volcano, which is a good explanation for their volcanic origin. They look quite weird. (Pavlof Volcano is at the western end of the Alaska Peninsula, before it turns into the Aleutian Islands chain.)
Getting there is half the fun. Climbing them would be even more fun. I don't know if that's been done (according to Peakbagger.com, they haven't been.) I've found three pictures to show how much fun they might be.
No comments:
Post a Comment