Jesse Gobeli will lead "Sheep Thrills-unnamed Linkup" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9 am (note earlier time than normal) in the Rainbow parking area on the Seward Highway. We will connect two classic ridge routes. We will carpool to Falls Creek trailhead for the start. We will ascend the Sheep Thrills route to the highest point on the ridge before descending along the Unnamed ridge.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "West Tanaina" with a duration of 6 or more hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Prospect Heights trailhead on the Anchorage Hillside. We will take the main trail towards Wolverine Peak, before turning off to tour the No Man’s Land and the saddle between Wolverine and Near Point. This is the optional turnaround point – those continuing on will descend to the Long Lake valley, before climbing the ridge to West Tanaina Peak. Return will involve a variation of the outward bound trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnamed" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at6:30 pm at the Rainbow trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will ascend an unnamed ridge to a suitable turnaround point. There will be some bushwhacking and route finding involved.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ptarmi gan Ptrails" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet af 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps trailhead on the Anchorage Hillside
We will jog up the Powerline Trail with the intention of exploring the
Ptarmigan Pass area. We will return by the same route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rough on the Edges redux" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Basher Trailhead off Campbell Airstrip Road. This will be a
repeat of the route from earlier in the year. We will proceed to the standard trail up
Wolverine, climb to the plateau, and bushwhack down to the Middle Fork trail and
return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Tank Jones Route" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the North Bivouac trailhead off of Campbell Airstrip
Road. We will take a variety of trails including the old Tank Trail on a
circuitous route through woodlands and muskeg. May include some
bushwhacking.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Left Flank" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Basher Trailhead off Campbell Airstrip road. We will
proceed to the standard trail up Wolverine, take a side trail skirting No Man’s
Land, before gaining elevation along Wolverine’s little climbed left flank,
developing a Figure 9 route for a return to the start.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Hidden Lake" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Glen Alps parking lot. We will proceed down the
Powerline Trail, climb to Hidden Lake, and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Prospect Heights trail head. We will take the main trail towards
Wolverine Peak before turning off to explore the “No Man’s Land” between
Wolverine Peak and Near Point.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "A little Back and Forth" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the small pulloff just before the ski area at the top of Arctic Valley Road. We will start with a short climb, then descend to the valley floor, then climb back up the ridge, and descend the standard route back to the start.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Mile Hi" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Mile Hi trailhead in Eagle River. We will follow Meadow
Creek to the Mile Hi ridge, ascend the long ridge to Peak 5331, and return.
Headlamps and traction devices suggested.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ptarmigan" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps trailhead on the Anchorage Hillside. We will
follow the Powerline Trail to Ptarmigan Pass, ascend to the peak, and return via
the same route.