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Some friends and I will be up in AK in early August and want to do some glacier climbing. We will probably be in the Chugach Mountains, but possibly in the Talkeetnas or Alaska range, and I have a few questions: 1. What should we expect on an AK glacier in early August? Will the snow bridges be mostly gone? If there are some left, will they be unstable? Any other things I should know about? 2. I have heard that because of the larger crevasses in AK glaciers, climbers should be spaced farther apart on the rope. What is the standard spacing for a roped glacier team in AK? 3. What types of anchors should we bring? Currently, I only have pickets, are these adequate (we will not be doing any ice climbing)? Thanks for the info. -Chris