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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Mile 5 " with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Telephone Pole Rock parking area just past Beluga Point. We will take a tour of the crags and prominences on both sides of the Turnagain Arm trail completing a circle route back to the start.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Swiss Charred" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. We will explore a mix of routes in and around the McHugh Creek burn area.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Fingertip" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. This route will delight the bushwhack enthusiasts. We will ascend through the woods and along Rainbow Creek until we reach the tip of the “Finger”. Expect deep snow, thick devil’s club, steep ravines, numerous downed trees and other miscellaneous obstacles. Depending on the swiftness of our progress, we may continue exploring towards the headwaters of Rainbow Creek 2000 feet above. One highlight of the trip will be a visit to a stately old-growth hemlock forest.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rusty Point" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Prospect Heights trail head for a 6:30 departure to Rusty Point. We’ll ascend the standard route and descend the south face returning by way of the Middle Fork Trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Route Obscure" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Hillside trailhead on Abbott Road. We will follow a diverse network of trails in Hillside and Bicentennial parks.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Romp in the Woods" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Jodhpur parking lot in Kincaid Park. We will follow a spectrum of routes compliant with snow and ice conditions.
Lee Helzer will lead "Potter Exploration" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet in the larger pull off parking area off the Seward Highway along Potter Marsh before Potter Valley Road. The pull off is typically used for ice skaters, but not the one off Potter Valley road. We’ll traverse the marsh and then post-hole / bush whack up the hill a ways looking for man-made and game trails. We will return via Potter Creek. Gaiters and micro spikes recommended.