Jesse Gobeli will lead "How Low Will it Go?" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off of Abbott Rd. We will take a circuitous route towards the Botanical Gardens and back searching for the coldest temperatures.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Monkeyflower" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the Middle Fork trail out and at some point ascend directly to the south up the steep and craggy north face of the ballfield. Ice axe and microspikes are recommended.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Kincaid ramble" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Raspberry Road trailhead (just outside the gate). We will take a mix of trails on a short ramble through the park.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Flaketop Reverse" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the powerline trail out for a few miles, and find a suitable point of ascent directly to the summit of Flaketop. We will return via the ridge.
Jesse Gobeli 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 Near Point trail, but before we reach the summit we will divert to the southern face, and traverse the copious blueberry fields all the way to the Pass. We will make our way back down through No Man’s Land for the return trip.
Jesse Gobeli 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 Nintendo Hill trail to the ballfield, cross the ballfield, drop down to Williwaw lakes, and head back for a circumnavigation of Rocky Lake. We will return by the Middle Fork trail.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ninja Ridge" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Creek trailhead, end of the road. We will descend to Eva’s trail, then follow the creek before heading directly uphill to Baldy. We will follow the ridge to McHugh Peak and all the way to Rabbit Lake. We will return on the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Epic 508" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will take the main trail up valley for about 1.5 miles. At elevation 1400 feet, we will leave the trail to ascend a previously unexplored ridge. Scrambling opportunities abound as we work our way through cliffs and boulders to a windswept alpine plateau at 3500 feet. Another 700 feet of ascent will round out the climbing for the evening, followed by a blistering 1800 foot descent to the main trail and a 3.5 mile jog back to the trailhead.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Potter Overlook" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weight Station just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm trail for about a mile before jumping off to ultimately ascend Potter Overlook. We will make our way back down by a direct route to the main trail for the return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rim to Rim" 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 proceed along the western rim of South Fork Campbell Creek canyon, using a combination of old and new trails, and some bushwhacking to stay as close to the rim as we can. We will cross the creek at the bridge near Glen Alps, and return similarly on the eastern rim.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Creek 20K" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
The route is in and conditions are right for the Bird Creek 20K! Low snow and frozen temps make for a fast route this year. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Konikson Rd. We will journey to the ford site and beyond to a suitable turnaround point on this out and back route.