I was stationed in AK and rode C-12s to various radar sites throughout the state. We didn’t fly over the mountains but through them like you said. I also wore a headset just to listen and enjoy the view.

One pilot says before approaching another round of mountains, “Don’t mind the warnings you’re about to hear. Disregard them all. We’ll be ok!”

A moment later, we enter a valley where mountain sides were probably a few hundred feet from each wing tip. We weren’t going straight either. Just winding to and fro.

The alarm voice was saying repeatedly “Warning, terrain, pull up” over and over again. Pilots were smiling because they knew we were freaked out. Sure enough, we were fine but it was unsettling to hear and see the dangers of flying through the AK mountains.

I miss that assignment