11/07/2024 – You Are Not Forgotten

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“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.” ― Kahlil Gibran

Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Our 12th Annual Pow/MIA ascent.

Meet at 6:15pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to a 4ish car gravel pullout at about mile 4.5 on Eklutna Lake Road by electric pole 74. We will then hike up the road to electric pole 85 where we will depart the road and head up to Gold Star Peak then head over to Mount POW/MIA, pay homage, and return. Micro-spikes and ice axe recommended. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.

Previous Years:

United States POW-MIA flag

United States POW-MIA flag

Eklutna

10/31/2024 – Hairy Potter

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“Anyone not wanting to sink in the wretchedness of the finite is obliged in the most profound sense to struggle with the infinite.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Hairy Potter" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weigh Station just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm trail for about one mile before jumping off and ascending to the hill above Potter. We will make our way back along various game trails. Microspikes and possibly ice axe recommended.

Turnagain Arm

10/24/2024 – McMurdo

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“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson

Lee Helzer will lead "McMurdo" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure.  We will head out to Hidden Lake (AKA McMurdo) to check out the ice and return.

The Chugach Front Range

10/17/2024 – A little Rusty

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“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” Henry David Thoreau

E. Marquez will lead "A little Rusty" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail and then the Middle Fork trail. We will detour from the Middle Fork trail directly uphill to the See Me Feel Me boulder, and from there to Rusty Point. We will traverse the ridge to the low saddle, and then divert directly to the Wolverine trail cairn and back to the trailhead.

The Chugach Front Range

10/10/2024 – Penguin Valley Exploration

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“Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?" - Garth Nix

Lee Helzer will lead "Penguin Valley Exploration" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at the Bird Valley trailhead at the end of Konikson road for a 6:30 departure.  We will follow the Penguin Creek trail to its end.  We will continue exploration up valley via heavy bushwhacking for as far as time allows then return beaten up and battered by Mother Nature for attempting something so foolish.

Turnagain Arm

10/03/2024 – Bunny Boots Reverse

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"the greatest menace to our capacity for contemplation is the incessant fabrication of tawdry empty stimuli which kill the receptivity of the soul.” ― Josef Pieper

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bunny Boots Reverse" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. This route will be the reverse of the March 21st epic “North Side Bunny Boots Repeat” epic. We will jog out the powerline trail to about mile 2.5, then head directly up to the summit of Peak Three.

The Chugach Front Range

09/26/2024 – Rainbow Shoulder

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“The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved." Jeremiah 8:20-22

E. Marquez will lead "Rainbow Shoulder" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will take the main trail to the high point below the Rainbow summit, then traverse across the shoulder of the mountain towards the neighborhood below. We will return by an alternate trail.

Turnagain Arm

09/19/2024 – Sixmile Creek

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"Mother Nature tends to rewards those who try." ~by Lee Hezler

Lee Helzer will lead "Sixmile Creek" with an estimated duration of 4 hours.

Meet at the Peters Creek Trailhead for a 6:30 departure.  We will head out the Peters Creek trail.  Just after Fourmile Creek we will head up the ridge and follow it until after Sixmile creek and descend south for the return.

Peters Creek

09/12/2024 – Ship Lake Pass

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"You can keep going and your legs might hurt for a week, or you can quit and your mind will hurt for a lifetime." ~Mark Allen

Josh A. will lead "Ship Lake Pass" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the trail towards Hidden Lake and to Ship Lake Pass. We will pass behind the Wedge on sheep trails, drop back down towards Powerline Pass trail and return.

The Chugach Front Range

09/05/2024 – O’Malley Reverse

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"He who climbeth on the highest mountains, laugheth at all tragic plays and tragic realities" Friedrich Nietzsche

Jesse Gobeli will lead "O'Malley Reverse" with an estimated duration of 4 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will ascend Nintendo Hill and traverse across the ballfield and down to Black Lake. Then, we will look for a route through the cliffs and ascend O’Malley from the north. Return will be via the standard route.

The Chugach Front Range

08/29/2024 – Indianhouse Ridge

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"A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can’t catch it." Russian Proverb

E. Marquez will lead "Indianhouse Ridge" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek trailhead. We will take the main trail to the top of the valley, then ascend the pass to the southwest of Indianhouse, then descend to the old Johnson trail and back to the trailhead.

Turnagain Arm

08/22/2024 – How Low will It Go?

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Lee Helzer will lead "How Low will It Go?" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at the concrete soccer ball near the Kincaid Chalet for a 6.30 departure.  We will head to the coast and see how low the tide is then follow the water north doing our best to avoid quicksand.  Expect muddy feet.  We will return via trails and bushwhacking.

West Anchorage