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Mount Hajdukovich is a 9600′ peak in Alaska’s Delta Mountains. 9000′ might not seem like much to someone from Colorado, but when the trailhead starts at 1300′, you are looking at 8000′ of elevation gain. For snowmachine mountaineers like Rowland Powers and myself, Mount Hajdukovich is an attractive objective because the lengthy approach can be covered on machine. But snowmachine trails aren’t always as straightforward as you hope, so in November of 2023 we set our sights lower, on the 4545′ high point of Independent Ridge, to serve as an educational trip for a smoother Mount Hajdukovich expedition in the future.