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The Hangar Aug 20, 2026

Bob Reeve, the Glacier Pilot of Valdez, and the Man Who Landed on Ice Nobody Thought You Could Touch

How Bob Reeve, the Glacier Pilot of Valdez, invented Alaska glacier flying from $2 and a stainless-steel bar top.

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The Hangar Jul 31, 2026

Bob Reeve, the Glacier Pilot of Valdez, and the Stainless-Steel Skis That Landed Gold Miners on the Ice

How Bob Reeve, the Glacier Pilot of Valdez, used homemade stainless-steel skis to land on Alaska's glaciers and supply remote gold mines.

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