Rob DeVelice will lead "Rovers" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Rainbow trailhead on the Seward Highway. The route will be dependent on the desires of the participants.
06/15/2017 – Rovers
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06/08/2017 – Sheep Thrills Plus
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills Plus" 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 proceed up the Sheep Thrills Ridge via bushwhacking and scrambling to the highpoint known as Peak 3980. We will find a logical point of descent to the Falls Creek Trail and the return via the trailhead. Depending on presence and abundance of snow, traction devices may be desirable.
06/01/2017 – Bird on a Wire
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird on a Wire" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek Trailhead at the end of Konikson Road. We will cross Penguin Creek on our way to exploring the old mining roads and sights of the Bird Creek area. We will visit the 1965 mustang fastback and the waterfalls of Bird Creek. We will follow the creek upstream for a mile or two before bushwhacking back to the main trail and return.
05/25/2017 – South Sui
Jesse Gobeli will lead "South Sui" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Falls Creek Trailhead on the Turnagain Arm at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed to South Suicide and return.
05/18/2017 – Near Point from Hillside Park
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point from Hillside Park" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Hillside Park parking lot on Abbott Road. We will take the Gasline Trail to Prospect Heights, then continue to Near Point and return.
05/11/2017 – Bird Flew
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Flew" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Bird Ridge mega parking lot (not the small lot). We will start on the Bird Ridge Trail but will quickly diverge to hidden paths leading to Bird Creek Falls. From there our route will proceed to and up a steep, scrambly, and possibly icy climb to Bird Ridge where we will descend via the main trail. This is a monumental classic.
05/04/2017 – Beach Party
Rob DeVelice will lead "Beach Party" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Jodhpur parking lot of Kincaid Park. We will follow the Bluff Trail and complete a circuit on the beach.
04/27/2017 – Black Lake Approach
E. Marquez will lead "Black Lake Approach" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Glen Alps parking lot on the Anchorage Hillside. We will proceed to Nintendo Hill, cross The Ballpark towards O’Malley Peak, and return from above Black Lake.
04/20/2017 – Return to Black Mesa
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to Black Mesa" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the gravel parking area that is just past the McHugh Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will ascend past the main trail and bushwhack to Black Mesa. We will find a place to descend and return via the main trail.
04/13/2017 – Rough on the Edges
E. Marquez will lead "Rough on the Edges" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the trail to Wolverine but then diverge towards Rusty Point. We will then plunge down to the Middle Fork Trail for the return.
04/06/2017 – Farewell to Legs
Mike Monterusso will lead "Farewell to Legs" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will move up the powerline and along the South Fork Rim trail while considering the elusive shortcut passage to the Middle Fork Trail. If we are denied, we will head west and return to the parking lot via Hemlock Knob or White Spruce trails.
This will be the final Epic for Mike Monterusso as he will soon depart the wondrous lands of Alaska for the flatlands of Minnesota to pursue new adventures both professional and epic.
03/30/2017 – Rays on Rainbow
Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
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 continue with ice ax and micro spikes up the North Face of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way.
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.