The Great Alaskan Ice Tower

All hail Big John and the Alaskan Alpine Club! John Reeves is a big, big man at 6'9", 350 pounds, and when John gets bored and sick of the long Alaskan winters, his thoughts turn to artwork. BIG artwork. Big artwork made of nothing but copper piping, sprinkler heads, a pump, and large supply of well water. Check out the club's website for several pages and updates and photographs on this amazing ice tower. As of March 6th it was 147 feet tall and still growing. Every now and then the guys climb it and add more pipe. The writeup is great, full of photos and Alaskan humor and attitude. Good stuff.

In case you're wondering, despite the growing popularity of John's tower, he's not making a cent off of it. Actually he's spending 200 to 300 bucks a month to power the water pump. He says it's well worth it just for fun and loves seeing so many people get a kick out of it.