E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Peak Extr aY aganza" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:10 pm (note earlier time than usual) at the Upper D’Armoun /
Canyon Road intersection. From there we will carpool to the Rabbit Creek
trailhead. The route will follow the main trail for about one mile then head
south, cross Rabbit Creek, and go up the slope and ridge to the summit of
McHugh Peak and back. Bring a light.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Potter Hill Climb" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the weigh station parking area just south of Potter Marsh. We
will take the TurnagainArm Trail south for a short distance before proceeding uphill
to the ridge. We will proceed towards McHugh and descend to the Turnagain Arm
Trail for the retum.
E. Marquez will lead "Sweat Lodge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway.
We will go a short distance on the Falls Creek trail, turn east on the
old TurnagainArm trail, and eventually bushwhack north and climb
towards the ridge. We will find a point to turn around and return by
the same route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Caballo Blanco" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. We will
head a ways up McHugh Creek valley on the new trail then proceed upslope off
trail via snow and scramble to the ridge (west of “McHugh Pass”) overlooking
Potter Creek valley. We will finish up by looping back down to the Turnagain
Arm Trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ship Creek Pass" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps Trailhead. We will follow trails to the Ship
Creek Valley and overlook beneath the Wedge. We will tour the valley and
return.
E. Marquez will lead "Ides of March" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek Trailhead. We will go out on the main
trail for 1.5 hours, see how far we get and turn around. Trails may be icy.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bark at the Moon" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps Trailhead. We will take the Middle Fork
Trail until we find a place to ascend and scramble to the Ballfield. We will return to the Middle Fork Trail completing a figure 9 route.
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will take the Powerline
Trail uphill towards Glen Alps. We will then take the Middle Fork Trail across
the creek and climb uphill to the Ballfield. Return will be via the same route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Flipping the Bird" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Rob DeVelice; Flipping the Bird; class 2+; 3 hours; 6:30 pm start; meet outside the Bird Ridge Cafe (in Bird on the Seward Highway); includes segments of paved bike path, steep uphill bushwacking, steep uphill scrambling, majestic tundra running, steep downhill trails, ATV trails and dirt roads; a Turnagain Arm tour de force.
E. Marquez will lead "Blacktail Ptarmigan" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Rendezvous at 6:10 to 6:15 pm at the Carrs in Eagle River (park by the gas station). We will car pool to the trailhead for a 6:30 pm start.
The route is simple: go up Baldy and continue on to Blacktail Rocks. There is very little scrambling to the top.
Bring a windbreaker and consider the F-word (flashlight that is!).
Rob DeVelice will lead "The Struggle at Potter Heights" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
The 6:30 p.m. start will be in the parking area by the mail boxes at the South end of Potter Marsh (New Seward Highway).
The plan is to follow the Turnagain Arm Trail to the Rabbit Lake Trail. We will then take the Rabbit Lake Trail a short ways and bushwhack to the ridge top between Potter Creek and Turnagain Arm. We will then follow this ridge over a summit (steep and potentially treacherous snow) and through alder before descending back to Potter Marsh.
Since big snows are expected prior to this Epic, be prepared for post holing. Devices to help you adhere to steep snow slopes will also be desirable. Also, the descent route features robust rose bushes and devils club.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Flipping the Bird" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:00 pm in the parking lot in front of the Bird Ridge Cafe (on the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Girdwood).
NOTE: 6 pm rendezvous rather than 6:30
We will begin on the new paved trail towards Bird Point, bushwhack up the super steep slope to the antenna below Penguin Peak, and return to the cars via gnarly trails.