E. Marquez will lead "Mchuch Scree" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will take the Homestead trail and then ascend the standard scree field to the ridge. We will return by the main trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Rusty" 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 Wolverine trail to the big cairn. From there, we will set off across the valley and ascend to the low pass on the ridge. We will turn west and take the ridge to Rusty point, before descending to the Middle Fork trail for the return.
E. Marquez will lead "Potter Hill Climb" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead (lower parking lot). We will take the Turnagain Arm trail to mile 2, then head uphill to the Potter Overlook. We will descend by a varied route.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Rocky Lake " with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the main trail and then the Hidden Lake trail. From Hidden Lake, we will ascend the ridge to the east, and then drop directly down to Rocky Lake. We will take the Middle Fork trail back to the trailhead.
E. Marquez will lead "Falls Creek to Indian" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15 p.m. (note early time) at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide road. We will carpool back to the Falls Creek trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will head up the Falls Creek trail and ascend to the small tarn. Then, instead of returning by the same route, we will climb the ridge above the tarn and undertake a substantial bushwhack down through the cliffs and alders to the Powerline trail and back to the Indian trailhead.
E. Marquez will lead "Eklutna Out and Back" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the day use area at Eklutna Lakeside trailhead. We will take the trail up to the ridge on the south side of the lake, then descend and cross Thunderbird Creek, then ascend the ridge on the opposite side. Return will reverse the route back to the trailhead.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott Road. We will take the gasline trail to Prospect Heights, and then proceed to Near Point and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Flaketop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lakes trailhead at the end of Canyon road. We will take the main trail for a couple of miles, then head directly up to the summit of Flaketop. We will traverse to the Ptarmigan pass and return by the main trail.