Lee Helzer will lead "Heights Hill" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet in the Ray E. Storck Homestead Park off upper Rabbit Creek Road at 6:30. We will explore the grounds and bluff’s via trails, bushwhacking, and short road sections. Dog leashes recommended for road sections.
E. Marquez will lead "A Little Rusty" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Rendezvous at 6:30 pm at Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will begin on the Wolverine Trail, diverge towards Rusty Point, zip over to the Wolverine cairn, and loop back to the start.
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 "Highland" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the pullout just before Arctic Valley ski area. We are planning to ascend Mt. Gordon Lyon, descend to the valley below, and ascend Highland Mountain. We will reverse the route on the return.
E. Marquez will lead "The Ramp" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
At 6:30 meet in the Glen Alps parking lot. We will head up the Power line trail, break off and then shoot for the summit of The Ramp.
Lee Helzer will lead "O'Malley's White Shoulder" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 in the Glen Alps parking lot. We will depart the fall colors as we know them and embark on a winter journey up Nintendo Hill to the Ball Field. From the head of the Ball Field we’ll venture over O’Malley’s white shoulder and return via the Powerline trail.
Micro-spikes recommended, Ice axe optional
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.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Having a Ball" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet Rob D at 6:30 pm at the Flattop trailhead in Glen Alps Parking Area. We will head up to the Ball Field by an alternative route to the standard gully. After a bit of a ridge romp we will kick a ball across the Ball Field and descend to the trail and return in a figure 9 configuration for a total duration of about 2.5 hours.
The photo below is of Mimulus Spring on the “Having a Ball” route (7/5/15).
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Peak 1...2...3..." with a duration of 2.5 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 ascend Flattop peak, then traverse to Peak 2 and Peak 3 as time permits before descending to the trail and back to the start. Microspikes are recommended.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Touch Me, Feel Me" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Prospect Heights trailhead at 6:30 pm. This will be an out and back on trails and routes to “Touch Me, Feel Me” boulder high on Rusty Point. There will be minimal bushwacking but some of the terrain will be steep.
“Touch Me, Feel Me” boulder is featured in the photo below and will be the destination of the February 19 Epic.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Simply Potter" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 pm at Goldenview Middle School (on Goldenview Drive) for carpooling to the start. We will follow seldom used routes to the ridge splitting Potter and Little Rabbit Creek valleys. We will then follow the ridge trail towards McHugh Peak and return via a loop configuration. Traction devices recommended.