E. Marquez will lead "Potter Hill Climb" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weigh station just south of Potter Marsh. We will follow the Turnagain Arm trail, then bushwhack up the ridge and back.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "NS ridgeline" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the main trailhead at the end of Boretide road in Indian. We will take the Powerline Pass trail for approximately 2 miles whereupon we will bushwhack uphill and due west as we explore the toe of the ridge that eventually becomes North Suicide Peak.
Mike Monterusso will lead "About Face" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the Glen Alps parking lot. We’ll head east on the Powerline and explore the lower part of the Wedge. We may ultimately skirt the Wedge and return via a flagpole route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnamed - Variation 2" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead parking area. We will take a route that follows the main creek until the brush becomes impenetrable. Then we will head uphill through hemlock and spruce forest, connect with the Unnamed ridge, and head back down for a loop route. Traction devices may be necessary.
E. Marquez will lead "Solstice Celebration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Rendezvous at 6:30 PM at the Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will take the Powerline Trail past Glen Alps to the Middle Fork Trail and up to the Ballfield and return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Thanksgiving Daytime Epic" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Rendezvous in the coffee shop area at Carrs in the Northway Mall at noon (note earlier time then usual). We will car pool to the start along the Eklutna Lake Road. Our destination will be the summit of Mount POW/MIA. This will be a daytime version of the 11/14/13 Epic.
Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Meet at 6:30pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to gravel pullout at about mile 4.5 on Eklutna Lake Road by electric pole 74. We will then hike up the road to electric pole 85 where we will depart the road and head up to the monument, pay homage, and return. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.
E. Marquez will lead "In Between" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will meet in the Prospect Heights parking lot at 6:30. We will head to the summit of Near Point then descend to the valley between Near Point and Wolverine Peak and find a way back.
E. Marquez will lead "Pottering Around" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the weigh station on the Seward Highway just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm Trail for a short distance then head uphill to ascend towards the ridge. We will pick a location to descend and bushwhack towards McHugh to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Bear Point to Mount Eklutna" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Peter’s Creek Trailhead. We will head up to Bear Point, traverse over to Mount Eklutna, and then pick one of three descent options.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Killer" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Upper Indian Creek trailhead at the end of Ocean View Road in Indian. We will head up the Powerline Trail to adrunage below Homicide Peak, ascend the peak via bushwack and scramble, and return.
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.