Lee Helzer will lead "Little Indianhouse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at Falls Creek Trail head for a 6:30 departure. We will attempt to reach the highpoint labeled on the map as 3920 or Little Indianhouse Mountain.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Bird Ridge Low Down" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 in the Bird Ridge Mega-Parking Lot. We will proceed on the paved and wooden trail to the old lot and then head straight up through the woods, meadows, and rock bands to Bird Ridge. From there we will hop across the trail and head down towards Bird Creek and out.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Indian / Bird ridge Workshop of Horrors" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide road. We will be working on a new route direct to Bird Ridge and back.
E. Marquez will lead "Symphony of Destruction" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the South Fork Eagle River trailhead. We will take the ridge to the south Symphony lakes, then return by the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Suicide Dip" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide Road. We will follow a classic route over the shoulder of North Suicide to a mountain tarn where we will swim under the evening sun.
Lee Helzer will lead "Black Lake Dip" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure. We’ll sneak up Little O’Malley then traverse the Ballfield to Black Lake where the brave will take a chilling dip. We’ll return via the Middle Fork Trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Independence Daytime Outing" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 10 am (note earlier time than usual) outside front entrance of the chalet at Kincaid Park. From there we will do a loop on single track (including a potion of the “bluff trail”) and some ski trails.
E. Marquez will lead "Rabid Rabbit" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Rabbit Creek Trailhead on Canyon Road. We will proceed up the main trail to the north shore of Rabbit Lake. From there we will ascend to the ridge and down to Powerline Pass. We will follow the Powerline Trail to a point about even with Peak Two. We will hop over the ridge back to the start/finish.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "South Sui" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead at 6:30. We will follow hidden trails to the headwaters of Rainbow creek, where we will ascend directly to the summit of South Suicide. Our return trip will follow either the east or west ridge for a loop route, depending on the desires of the participants.
E. Marquez will lead "North Suicide" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek Trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will ascend by trail and cross country to the ridge above Windy Gap. We will not ascend South Suicide Peak but will instead descend to Windy Gap via a sheep trail. Following an ascent of North Suicide Peak we will reverse the route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Flipping the Bird " with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Bird Valley Trailhead at the end of Konikson Road in Bird. We will leave a vehicle there and car pool to the start along the Bird to Gird Bike Path. From there we will bushwack steeply up towards the tower on Penguin Ridge and out via the Penguin Peak Trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Flew" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek Mega Parking Lot in the old rock quarry. We will take the all time classic Bird Flew route – Bird Creek to Ridge and return.