E. Marquez will lead "The Wedge" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the main trail to the Hidden Lake turnoff to the ridge. From there we will cross the creek and ascend the ridge to the east leading directly to the Wedge. We will take a left at the summit of the Wedge and take the main trail back.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ninja Ridge" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Creek trailhead, end of the road. We will descend to Eva’s trail, then follow the creek before heading directly uphill to Baldy. We will follow the ridge to McHugh Peak and all the way to Rabbit Lake. We will return on the main trail.
E. Marquez will lead "South Ridge South Sui" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek trailhead. We will take the Sheep Thrills route up and along the ridge towards South Suicide. Somewhere on the ridge we will choose a point of descent to the Falls Creek valley and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Bird Flew Plus" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trailhead (the small original lot). We will head into the Valley before turning uphill to ascend directly to the Bird Ridge high point. For the return, we plan to divert directly down to the Indian Valley trail. From Indian Valley, we will follow the powerline back to the start.
Lee Helzer will lead "Wolverine Ridge Exploration" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will head out to Williwaw Lakes Trail then ascend Wolverine Peak via the south. From the top we will follow the ridge back as long as time allows and return via Williwaw Lakes trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Will there Be a Trail" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Upper Indian Creek Trailhead at the end of Boretide Rd. We will head out the Powerline trail then attempt to find a trail which may or may not exist and return via the Indian Valley trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Epic 508" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will take the main trail up valley for about 1.5 miles. At elevation 1400 feet, we will leave the trail to ascend a previously unexplored ridge. Scrambling opportunities abound as we work our way through cliffs and boulders to a windswept alpine plateau at 3500 feet. Another 700 feet of ascent will round out the climbing for the evening, followed by a blistering 1800 foot descent to the main trail and a 3.5 mile jog back to the trailhead.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott Road. We will take the gasline trail to Prospect Heights, and then proceed to Near Point and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
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 asses snow conditions and either continue up the North Face or the south west ridge of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way. Ice axe and micro spikes recommended.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Potter Overlook" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weight Station just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm trail for about a mile before jumping off to ultimately ascend Potter Overlook. We will make our way back down by a direct route to the main trail for the return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Soggy Bottoms" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at the Abbott Loop Community Park off Elmore for a 6:30 departure. We will take a random array of trails toward the botanical garden then loop around Far North Bicentennial Park in a meandering tour.
Iulian Ovod-Everett will lead "Black Mesa" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will meet at the lower parking lot at the McHugh Creek trailhead at 6:30. We will cross the creek and follow the ridge through meadows and possibly bushwhacking up to the top of Black Mesa, then descend towards Turnagain Arm and return via the Turnagain Arm Trail.