Jesse Gobeli will lead "Highland" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the pullout just before Arctic Valley ski area. We are planning to ascend Mt. Gordon Lyon, descend to the valley below, and ascend Highland Mountain. We will reverse the route on the return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "A little rusty" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will complete a circuitous route involving ascent of Rusty Point. Anticipate some bushwhacking and scrambling.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Caballo Blanco" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the lower McHugh Creek trailhead. We will ascend via trails and bushwhacking to the Potter overlook and/or Caballo Blanco Point.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McHugh Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. in the lower McHugh Creek Parking Lot. We will take an alternate, bushwhack oriented route to the Caballo Blanco summit, and return via the scree field.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to Indianhouse" with a duration of 4 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, ascend the southern ridge of the mountain as far as we can before dropping down into the Falls Creek Valley and returning by that 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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird on a Wire" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek Trailhead at the end of Konikson Road. This epic will involve a general exploration of the old mining roads and sights of the Bird Creek area. Highlights will include a 1965 mustang fastback and the waterfalls of Bird Creek. Route may include creek crossings and some bushwhacking.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnamed Traverse" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow Trailhead at 6:30 p.m. Our goal is to run to mile 8.75 of the Turnagain Arm trail, ascend to just below the boulder massif that forms the upper Unnamed Ridge, and traverse the length of the ridge before descending back to the starting point. Some alder bushwhacking is on the agenda.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "A different Rainbow" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Telephone Pole Rock pullout, just past Beluga Point on the Seward Highway at 6:30. We will bushwhack to a location below Rainbow Peak, traverse across the mountainside, and return along the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Prospect Heights trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will head up the main trail towards Wolverine, before plunging into the no man’s land between Wolverine and Near point. We will ascend to a point where we can overlook the North Fork of the Campbell Creek, and return via the Near Point trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Point 3655" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Bird Creek parking area off of Konikson Road. (Note earlier time than usual). This is a new Epic route to bring in the new year. We will head out on the main trail, and explore a new route to the top of the ridge on the north side of Penguin Creek valley. This route will have a little of everything: dark spruce forest and alder bushwhacking, challenging route-finding, and icy ridge scrambling. Bring ice axe and microspikes.