E. Marquez will lead "The Long Route to Rabbit Lake" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the corner of Upper DeArmoun and Canyon Road at 6:15 p.m.; we will carpool to the Rabbit Lake trailhead. We will take the main trail for a short distance before descending to the creek and heading to McHugh Peak. We will take the ridge to Rabbit Lake and return on the main trail.
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.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Fill in the Blank" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet in the McHugh parking area at 6:30 pm. We will start on the Turnagain Arm Trail towards Potter and will then proceed upslope via obscure routes and bushwhacks prior to returning.
E. Marquez will lead "Hole in the Wall" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will head out the main trail before bushwhacking across the creek and traversing the side of the mountain to the Hole in the Wall notch on the ridge. We will return by a different route.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Return to Black Mesa" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the gravel parking area that is just past the McHugh Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will ascend to the Turnagain Arm trail, cross the trail, and bushwhack along the ridge heading towards Black Mesa. We will find a place to descend and return via the main trail.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Indianhouse Bowl" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 at the Falls Creek Trailhead. We will head up the trail for about an hour, explore the Indianhouse bowl, and return. Microspikes are recommended.
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.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Sky Pilot" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the turn out on the left just past milepost 109 on the Seward Highway (past the fresh water pipe). After a brief section on the highway we will ascend steep slopes above the Sky Pilot rock climbing area. This loop route will mostly be off trail on steep, brushy slopes interspersed with steep, snow covered talus. Traction devises are recommended.