E. Marquez will lead "Psychedelic Squirrels" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the powerline trail to the pass before Ptarmigan, ascend the pass and then Flaketop Peak, and then follow the ridgeline back to the parking lot.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McHugh Drainage II" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:20 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will carpool to the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 p.m. start. We will ascend to Hole-in-the-Wall, and from there we will head directly down through the McHugh Creek drainage, cross the creek and return via the McHugh lakes trail.
E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Drainage" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:20 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will carpool to Telephone pole rock for a 6:30 p.m. start. We will ascend to the saddle between Black Mesa and Rainbow, and from there we will head directly down through the McHugh Creek drainage, cross the creek and return via the McHugh lakes trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trailhead (the small original lot). We will head into the Valley before turning uphill to ascend directly to the Bird Ridge high point. For the return, we plan to divert directly down to the Indian Valley trail. From Indian Valley, we will follow the powerline back to the start.
E. Marquez will lead "Harp from South Fork " with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at the South Fork Eagle River trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will take the main trail towards the Hanging Valley,and then diverge north to ascend the south face of Harp Mountain. We will return by the same route.
Lee Helzer will lead "California Tarn Redo" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the California Creek trailhead on Crow Creek Road
next to California Creek for a 6:30 departure. We will head up California Creek trail and make another attempt at getting to the tarn at the head of California Creek below Raggedtop Mountain. Expect significant bushwhacking, a headlight is advisable. If raining we may take an alternate route to Gentoo Peak to avoid the carwash.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Old Stump Road" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Konikson Road trailhead in Bird Valley. We will head up the main trail past the bridge over Penguin Creek, then we will detour into the forest, cross Penguin Creek and the old stump road, and ascend through hemlock forests to the northwest ridge that leads to Penguin Peak. We will return by the Penguin Peak standard trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Hole in the wall" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will ascend the Rainbow ridge to Hole in the Wall via sheep trails and return by trails that may or may not exist.
Josh A. will lead "O'Malley's (not so) White Shoulder" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will head up to the ballfield and ascend the shoulder of O’Malley. We will descend down to the hidden lake area and pay a visit to hidden lake. We will return by way of the standard trails.
E. Marquez will lead "The Wedge" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the main trail to the Hidden Lake turnoff to the ridge. From there we will cross the creek and ascend the ridge to the east leading directly to the Wedge. We will take a left at the summit of the Wedge and take the main trail back.
E. Marquez will lead "South Ridge South Sui" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek trailhead. We will take the Sheep Thrills route up and along the ridge towards South Suicide. Somewhere on the ridge we will choose a point of descent to the Falls Creek valley and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Bird Flew Plus" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trailhead (the small original lot). We will head into the Valley before turning uphill to ascend directly to the Bird Ridge high point. For the return, we plan to divert directly down to the Indian Valley trail. From Indian Valley, we will follow the powerline back to the start.