One of his favorite photographs catches team member, Jack Horton, laboring under heavy load on a pitch of the West Butress at 16,000 feet of altitude. Behind and far below stretches part of the Peter's Hills and Peter's Glacier. This was day number ten of a twenty day expedition. Search and Rescue missions by Alaska's Civil Air Patrol are unfortunately all too frequent. Alaska lays claim to the highest number of pilots per capita in any of the United States.
Aircraft are the sole means of travel for many residents, tourists and most hunters.
Tom recorded this view above the Kenai Fjords while flying in a Piper Supercub near Seward Alaska.