E. Marquez will lead "Hole In The Wall" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15 at the lower McHugh Creek Parking lot. We will carpool to the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will take an alternate trail to the ridge of Rainbow, traverse to the Hole in the Wall, and return via the McHugh Lakes trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Indianhouse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the pullout on the Seward Highway that is 1.2 miles past the Falls Creek trailhead. We will head up the trail towards Indianhouse mountain, and return by the same route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnamed Reverse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead at 6:20 p.m. We will carpool to the Falls Creek trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will ascend the Sheep Thrills route. Depending on conditions, we will either descend and return on the Falls Creek trail, or continue on the reverse of the route from two weeks prior.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "The Unnamed Traverse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 at the Falls Creek Trailhead. We will carpool back to the Rainbow trailhead, which will be the start. We will ascend through birch forest, alders, and hemlock groves to the craggy ridge. Weather and conditions permitting, we will descend via the Sheep Thrills ridge.
E. Marquez will lead "Facing Facts" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will proceed up the main trail to the West Ridge of Indianhouse Mountain. We will descend to the valley below South Suicide and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Correction! The epic will be on Thursday (3/26), not Friday as previously posted.
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 continue with ice ax and micro spikes up the North Face of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way unlike last year’s fierce wind and snow.
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.
Lee Helzer will lead "The Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15pm (note the earlier time) 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 continue with ice ax and spikies up the North Face of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way.
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.
Lee Helzer will lead "Toilsome Rabbit" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Updated 2/18 @ 4:20pm
Meet at 6:30 6:15 at the junction of Upper DeArmoun & Canyon Rd. Anne will catch up with us so we can give our best wishes before her big journey north west. We will carpool to the Rabbit Lake Trail head and start the trudge up the valley towards Rabbit Lake and then follow the McHugh Ridge to the first high point. We will continue on the ridge west and then exit at the base of a saddle. After a short jaunt across the valley we will regain the trail and return.
Spiky-McSpikersons (aka traction devices) and an ice ax are are recommended.
E. Marquez will lead "Rough on the Edges" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Prospect Heights trail-head. W will take the main
trail towards Wolverine Peak before turning off towards Rusty Point
where we will bushwhack down the hill back to the Middle Fork Trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Nameless" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the parking area for Hillside Park on Abbott Road. We will
head out on the upper gasline trail to Prospect Heights and continue to Near Point and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Penguin Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:10 pm (note earlier time than usual) in the Beluga Point
parking area on the Seward Highway. We will carpool to the trailhead.
We will take the Bird Creek trailto the Penguin Peak trail, ascend the
peak and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ptarmigan Pass" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Meet at 6:15 p.m. at the corner of upper de Armoun and canyon roads. We
will carpool to the Rabbit lakes trailhead.
We will climb to Flattop and then follow the ridge to ptarmigan pass. We will return by the Rabbit lakes trail.