Lee Helzer will lead "The Near Point Balloon" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 in the pull off near the end of Basher Road on the edge of JBER. We’ll head up Near Point, traverse through upper No Man’s Land, and return via a combination of the Wolverine trail and a bit of bush whacking.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "North Sui" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15 at the corner of Upper De Armoun and Canyon Rd. We will carpool to the Rabbit Lake trailhead. We will follow the main trail to Rabbit Lake, take Hausers gulley to Windy Pass and North Suicide and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the pull out just before the parking lot at the end of Arctic Valley Road. We will head up to Rendezvous Peak then take the ridge back to exceptional berry picking. After our mouths are blue and bellies full we’ll descend towards Ship Creek and catch a trail maintained by the local moose and bear population.
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.
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.
Lee Helzer will lead "The Young Dragon's Tail" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the corner of Upper De Armoun and Canyon road at 6:15 p.m. We will carpool to the end of Canyon Road and the start of the Epic. We will run out Rabbit Creek Trail to Ptarmigan Pass and then ascend Flaketop Peak. We will return via the ridge. Microspikes are recommended.
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.
Lee Helzer will lead "McHugh's Left Flank" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
At 6:30 we will depart from McHugh parking area and attack MuHugh’s left flank then return via the standard ascent trail. Micro spikes and an ice axe would be wise.
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.