Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnamed Traverse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead at 6:15 (note earlier time). From there we will carpool to the Falls Creek trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will ascend the Sheep thrills ridge and descend the Unnamed Ridge.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Pebbles" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Rendezvous at 6:30 pm in the parking lot of Goldenview Middle School (15800 Goldenview Drive) for car pooling to the start. We will take a mix of Potter Heights trails and open ridges towards McHugh Peak and back.
E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Peak" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm outside the gate at the end of Canyon Road on the Hillside. We will begin on the Rabbit Lake Trail and then diverge to McHugh Peak in an out and back route.
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, ascend Highland Mountain, and return via a Figure 9 route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Purification Ceremony" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the last pull out on the right before Indian on the Seward Highway. We will proceed up Sweat Lodge Ridge via trail towards Indianhouse Mountain. High on the ridge we will hang a left and descend cross country to complete a loop.
Lee Helzer will lead "Hanging Valley and Eagle River Overlook" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at the South Fork Eagle River trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We’ll head over to Hanging Valley and attempt to reach the Eagle River Overlook highpoint.
E. Marquez will lead "Flaketop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the end of Canyon Road (behind Flattop). We will take the trail towards Rabbit Lake then ascend towards Flaketop Peak.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird on a Wire" with a duration of 2.5 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.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills Plus" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Expect high winds
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.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Transcendence" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will explore new route opportunities. Be prepared for bushwacking and scrambling.
Joe Nyholm will lead "O'malley ridge" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at Glen alps parking lot and ascend little O’malley. From there take the ridge up O’malley for a bit and either descend at the end of the ball field or return down the ridge. Micro spikes or traction may be helpful descending.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point " with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott Road. We will follow the gas line trail and single track trails towards Near Point and then return.