E. Marquez will lead "Mchugh Traverse" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lake trailhead. From the trailhead, we will immediately drop down to Rabbit Creek and follow the trail until we head towards McHugh Peak. Once we reach the ridge, we will drop over the other side into the McHugh Lake drainage. From there, we will follow the trails back towards Rabbit Lake and back to the start.
E. Marquez will lead "South Sui" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Creek trailhead. We will run the main trail to the lake, veer left, and ascend the slope to the ridge above the lake. From there we will proceed along the ridge to South Suicide Peak. Return route will be at the desires of the participants.
E. Marquez will lead "Wolverine Traverse Redux" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
This will be a redux of the 4/11/2024 attempt that was aborted due to extreme wind conditions.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail to Wolverine and the cairn. From there, we will head directly across valley to the low saddle between Wolverine and Rusty Point. After crossing over, we will drop down to the middle fork of Campbell Creek and return via various trails.
E. Marquez will lead "Burnt Mountain" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh trailhead. We will take the trail to mile 4.5 before heading uphill to the ridge and Black Mesa. From there, we will bushwhack descend to the Rabbit Creek drainage and return via the McHugh lake trail. Snowshoes are recommended.
E. Marquez will lead "Wolverine Traverse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. we will take the main trail to Wolverine and the cairn. From there, we will head directly across valley to the low saddle between Wolverine and Rusty Point. After crossing over, we will drop down to the the middle fork of Campbell creek, taking trails back to the trailhead. Snowshoes will very likely be necessary. e
E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Rabbit Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed up the main trail for a mile or so, before dropping down to the creek and then ascending the valley towards McHugh Peak. Return route will vary. Snowshoes will be required.
E. Marquez will lead "No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail to Wolverine to the boulder, where we will divert to No Man’s Land. We will ascend to the saddle and return. Snowshoes are advisable in light of last week’s postholing nightmare.
E. Marquez will lead "O'Malley Cabin route" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott road. We will complete a loop trail to Prospect Heights and the intersection of Wolverine and Near Point trail and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the trailhead at the end of Basher Road (next to the military fence). We will proceed on the road to the trailhead and take the trail to Near Point. We will return by the same route. Snowshoes may be needed.
E. Marquez will lead "Thanksgiving Day Epic" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead (gravel lot to the south if the trailhead parking is not open). We will complete an out and back to Potter along the scenic Turnagain arm trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Rough on the Edges" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail to the cairn below Wolverine, then head across country to the saddle below Rusty Point, then down to the Middle Fork trail and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Rusty Point" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will head up the standard Wolverine trail to the 1st ridge, then turn off and head to Rusty Point. We will return via the same route.