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04/06/2017 – Farewell to Legs

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Farewell to Legs" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will move up the powerline and along the South Fork Rim trail while considering the elusive shortcut passage to the Middle Fork Trail. If we are denied, we will head west and return to the parking lot via Hemlock Knob or White Spruce trails.

This will be the final Epic for Mike Monterusso as he will soon depart the wondrous lands of Alaska for the flatlands of Minnesota to pursue new adventures both professional and epic.

10/09/2014 – Nearly There

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Nearly There" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the end of Basher Drive (where Basher turns into Kalmia).  We will NOT be entering military lands, but rather will round the corner and access the trail that leads up the backside of Near Point.  We’ll skirt Near Point and head for the Wolverine trail, then descend the trail toward the Basher trail, pass through the Basher trailhead, and return to our cars via Basher Drive.

09/18/2014 – Fall Couloir Tour

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Fall Couloir Tour" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the upper Glen Alps parking lot.  We’ll proceed down the Powerline trail and head toward ship pass.  We’ll divert off the trail and head up toward Little O’Malley where we’ll gain access to the ballfield through one of the small saddles.  We’ll return via the “standard” trail bypassing “Nintendo hill”.

07/31/2014 – McHugh 3.0

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Mike Monterusso will lead "McHugh 3.0" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the end of Steamboat Drive (approximate address is 17920 Steamboat Drive, 99516).  We’ll proceed down the access road and make a short climb while dodging bears up to the ridge.  From there we’ll take the ridge toward McHugh Peak and turn around after 1.5-2.0 hours before returning via the same route.

07/03/2014 – McNasty Blast

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Mike Monterusso will lead "McNasty Blast" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the lower level of the McHugh Trail Head parking lot.  We’ll take the McHugh trail back about 3 miles and look to gain access to the McHugh ridge line.  From there we’ll follow the ridge line back to the west, descend the “usual” scree field, and return via the main trail.

06/05/2014 – Rusty Nailed

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Rusty Nailed" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 the Basher Rd trailhead.  We’ll head up the main trail toward Wolverine, but diverge up and over Rusty Point, then “downwhack” the west side of Rusty and connect with the Middle Fork Trail.  We’ll take the Wolverine Bowl back to the Basher trailhead.  Various forms of technology will be utilized in an effort to find the path of least resistance and minimize bushwhacking. (Note that the image is an approximate route)

01/09/2014 – Figure 41

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Figure 41" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the North Bivouac trailhead in Far North Bicentennial Park.  We’ll run the Tank Trail and take the connector to the Basher Rd trailhead.  From there we’ll do a loop on the Wolverine Bowl trail and/or other trails before returning via Basher Rd or the Tank Trail.

01/02/2014 – Between a Rock and a Cold Place

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Between a Rock and a Cold Place" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the Glen Alps parking lot.  We’ll head toward powerline pass and explore the lower (western) section of the Wedge, approaching from the southwest.  Return will be the reverse route or via the Ship Pass side.  Snowshoes may be helpful.

11/21/2013 – Sedixo nori

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Sedixo nori" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at Prospect Heights at 6:30pm.  We’ll take the trail to Middle Fork toward Glen Alps.  We’ll bushwhack up the west side of Rusty Point, move a short distance along the ridge, then descend back down the southwest side to the Middle Fork trail.  We’ll then return the way we came to complete the “figure balloon” pattern.

10/11/2013 – Transverse Process

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Transverse Process" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps parking area. We’ll ascend the Little O’Malley saddle and bushwhack a course roughly parallel to the Middle Fork trail. We’ll cross the Williwaw Lakes trail and consider ascending Rusty Peak, then return via the Middle Fork trail.

09/12/2013 – Couloirs of Fall

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Couloirs of Fall" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at Glen Alps parking area. We will follow the Powerline Trail until we reach Ptarmigan Pass. We’ll ascend toward the pass, then follow the ridgeline back to the west and descend via Flattop. An alternate return route on the Rabbit Creek side may be explored if one presents itself.