Anchorage filmmaker Kris Swanson headed to Byron Glacier with a friend looking for exposed ice to climb. Since they couldn't find any safe areas for ice climbing, Swanson decided to document the surroundings with his drone.
Located in Chugach National Forest, Byron Glacier is prone to avalanche slides, and Swanson notes it "is probably pretty dangerous (to climb) until later in the summer." Byron Glacier is fifty miles south of Anchorage and is accessible from the 1.4-mile Byron Glacier Trail.
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