11/07/2024 – You Are Not Forgotten

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.

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:

10/24/2024 – McMurdo

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "McMurdo" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

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.

10/10/2024 – Penguin Valley Exploration

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Penguin Valley Exploration" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

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.

09/19/2024 – Sixmile Creek

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Sixmile Creek" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Peters Creek.

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.

08/22/2024 – How Low will It Go?

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "How Low will It Go?" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.

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.

07/18/2024 – False Peak

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "False Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at Glen Alps trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head out the Powerline trail then take the Hidden Lake Trail. Once we reach the rock garden atop the knoll where we traditionally head toward the river we will instead B-Line it to the summit of False Peak. From the summit we will return to the Powerline trail via the gully just west of False Peak.

Note: I will be 15 to 20 minutes late. Please start without me and I will do my best to catch up.

06/13/2024 – Dickey Bird Loop

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Dickey Bird Loop" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at the Bird Valley Trailhead (Konikson Rd) for a 6:30 departure. We will head out the Penguin Creek trail to the end where we will ascend to the ridge. We will follow the ridge over Peak 3800 and Dickey Bird then descend and return via the Bird Valley Trail.

05/02/2024 – Ladders and Chutes

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Ladders and Chutes" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at the McHugh Creek Day Use parking lot for a 6:30 departure. We will head up the McHugh Lake trail to a hopefully mostly snow free ridge and return via a snow Chute. Ice axe recommended for optimal glissading.

04/27/2023 – Ladders and Chutes

04/18/2024 – Yuditna Creek Exploration

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Yuditna Creek Exploration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.

Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Eklutna Lakeside Trailhead. We will head to Yuditna Creek and trace it toward it’s headwaters and then return via roughly the same route.

Snowshoes recommended.

04/04/2024 – Rays on Rainbow

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 in the Telephone Pole Rock parking area (on the left after Beluga Point) on the Seward Highway. We will head up to the Turnagain Arm Trail and then diverge onto a ridge heading towards the Black Mesa. From there we will asses snow conditions and either continue up the North Face or the south west ridge of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way. Ice axe and micro spikes recommended.

From the summit we will take the standard route back to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return to the cars. There are out and back opportunities for those not desiring partaking in the full enchilada.

4/22/2021 – Rays on Rainbow

03/21/2024 – North Side Bunny Boots Repeat

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead " North Side Bunny Boots Repeat" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Glen Alps Trailhead.

This will be an attempt to fully complete North Side Bunny Boots which we had to shorten due to high winds.

The route will ascend the original route up Flattop and will continue on the ridge to Peak 3. In the Peak 3 vicinity we will descend to the Powerline Trail and return to the trail head.

02/29/2024 – Potter Marsh Watershed Park Exploration

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Potter Marsh Watershed Park Exploration" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.

Meet for a 6:30pm departure at Moen Park off Golden View Dr. We will explore trails in the proposed Potter Marsh Watershed Park. Snowshoes advised.

https://greatlandtrust.org/press-release-great-land-trust-to-create-new-300-acre-anchorage-park-above-potter-marsh/

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