04/07/2005 – Persistent Vegetative State (AKA The Beluga Bash)

Posted on April 17, 2005 by Lee Helzer

Rob DeVelice will lead "Persistent Vegetative State (AKA The Beluga Bash)" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 pm in the Beluga Point parking area on the Seward Highway.

This will be an out and back, off trail bash through brush, over rocks, and up steep snow slopes. Go out as far as you desire and consider bringing crampons and an ice ax for the central segment of the full out and back. Rose bush and devils club resistant gloves and leg protection are suggested.

03/10/2005 – Rainbow Peak Adventure

Posted on March 10, 2005 by Lee Helzer

Rob DeVelice will lead "Rainbow Peak Adventure" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 pm at Telephone Pole Rock on the Seward Highway. Heading towards Girdwood, the parking area is on the left just after you pass Beluga Point.

This will be an out and back adventure with the middle third involving rock scrambling and traversing some steep snow slopes. Go out as far as you have time for or feel comfortable with.

02/10/2005 – Arctic Valley Road Up and Down

Posted on February 10, 2005 by Lee Helzer

Rob DeVelice will lead "Arctic Valley Road Up and Down" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in JBER.

Meet at 6:30 pm at the parking area on the right about one mile out on the Arctic Valley Road from its intersection with the Glenn Highway. This parking area is across Arctic Valley Road from the golf course club house.

We will run up the road to the Arctic Valley Ski Area and back.

02/03/2005 – Storming the Heights

Posted on February 3, 2005 by Lee Helzer

Rob DeVelice will lead "Storming the Heights" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 pm at the McHugh Parking Area on the New Seward Highway between Anchorage and Bird.

We will ascend to McHugh Saddle, do a circuit of Potter Heights, and return to McHugh. There will be lots of steep terrain (including snow and ice).

12/09/2004 – High Adventure on Wolverine Ridge

Posted on December 9, 2004 by Lee Helzer

Rob DeVelice will lead "High Adventure on Wolverine Ridge" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 pm in the Prospect Heights parking area on the Anchorage Hillside. We will do a figure of nine route as follows: 1) up the Wolverine Bowl Trail to the Wolverine/Williwaw Lakes Trail; 2) up the Wolverine/Williwaw Lakes Trail to a bushwack ascent of Wolverine Ridge; 3) along the ridge to the Wolverine Bowl Trail; 4) down the Wolverine Bowl Trail to the parking area.

Be prepared for deep snow.

10/14/2004 – Flipping the Bird

Posted on October 14, 2004 by Lee Helzer

Rob DeVelice will lead "Flipping the Bird" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:00 pm in the parking lot in front of the Bird Ridge Cafe (on the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Girdwood).

NOTE: 6 pm rendezvous rather than 6:30

We will begin on the new paved trail towards Bird Point, bushwhack up the super steep slope to the antenna below Penguin Peak, and return to the cars via gnarly trails.

06/03/2004 – A Loop in Kincaid Park

Posted on June 3, 2004 by Lee Helzer

Rob DeVelice will lead "A Loop in Kincaid Park" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.

Rendezvous at 6:30 pm at the Jodphur parking area. To get there, take Raspberry Road, turn left on Sand Lake Road, turn right on Kincaid Road, turn left on Jodphur Street (at end of Kincaid Road), take the first right (dirt road) to the Jodphur parking area.

This will be a up tempo run on rolling hills.

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