Lee Helzer will lead "Let There Be Light" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Campbell Creek Estuary parking lot which is off Selkirk Dr. and Edinburgh Dr. We will take the coast to Jodhpur and ascend the Bluff. We will turn around in the vicinity of the Costal Trail and return on the coast chasing the receding tide. Expect muddy feet.
Lee Helzer will lead "Ladders and Shoots" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet in the lower lot of McHugh Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head up to Caballo Blanco and assess glissade descent options. Micro spikes and ice axe required.
Lee Helzer will lead "Hillside Ramble" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at Glen Alps trailhead. We will ramble around on trails between Glen Alps, Upper Huffman, Upper O’Malley and Prospect Heights trailheads.
Lee Helzer will lead "Eagle River Run" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet for a 6:30 departure on the north side of Eagle River. We will start from a small pullout at the intersection of Hidden Haven Dr. and Aleden Ln off VFW Rd.
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We will head up river until open water prohibits progress and then return via Greenbelt trails. We may take a side detour over to South Fork Falls depending on participant ambitions.
Lee Helzer will lead "Upper Highway" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will be taking the Upper Highway route to the summit ridge directly above the trailhead or as far as participants care to go.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.