03/26/2015 – Rays on Rainbow

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Correction! The epic will be on Thursday (3/26), not Friday as previously posted.

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 unlike last year’s fierce wind and snow.

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.

03/19/2015 – Beaches and Sunsets

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Beaches and Sunsets" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.

Meet at the Little Campbell Lake parking lot in Kincaid Park at 6:30. From the lake we’ll make our way to the coast and take the icy beach to the bluffs where we will (hopefully) marvel at the wonderful sunset. We’ll exit the great sand dunes and take a series of trails back to the beach on the lake. **Micro spikes Highly recommended** and expect wet feet if temps are above freezing.

03/12/2015 – Indianhouse Bowl

Posted on March 8, 2015 by jgobeli

E. Marquez will lead "Indianhouse Bowl" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 at the Falls Creek Trailhead. We will head up the trail for about an hour, explore the Indianhouse bowl, and return. Microspikes are recommended.

03/05/2015 – A different Rainbow

Posted on March 1, 2015 by jgobeli

Jesse Gobeli will lead "A different Rainbow" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at the Telephone Pole Rock pullout, just past Beluga Point on the Seward Highway at 6:30. We will bushwhack to a location below Rainbow Peak, traverse across the mountainside, and return along the main trail.

02/26/2015 – Peak 1…2…3…

Posted on February 22, 2015 by jgobeli

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.

02/19/2015 – Touch Me, Feel Me

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Rob DeVelice

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.

02/12/2015 – Sky Pilot

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Rob DeVelice

Rob DeVelice will lead "Sky Pilot" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 pm in the turn out on the left just past milepost 109 on the Seward Highway (past the fresh water pipe). After a brief section on the highway we will ascend steep slopes above the Sky Pilot rock climbing area. This loop route will mostly be off trail on steep, brushy slopes interspersed with steep, snow covered talus. Traction devises are recommended.

02/05/2015 – Simply Potter

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Rob DeVelice

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.

01/29/2015 – McHugh’s Left Flank

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "McHugh's Left Flank" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

At 6:30 we will depart from McHugh parking area and attack MuHugh’s left flank then return via the standard ascent trail. Micro spikes and an ice axe would be wise.

01/22/2015 – Return to No Man’s Land

Posted on January 18, 2015 by jgobeli

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at the Prospect Heights trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will head up the main trail towards Wolverine, before plunging into the no man’s land between Wolverine and Near point. We will ascend to a point where we can overlook the North Fork of the Campbell Creek, and return via the Near Point trail.

01/15/2015 – Waning Gibbous Phase

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Waning Gibbous Phase" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at Glen Alps trailhead for a 6:30pm departure. We’ll head up the Powerline trail, but diverge shortly after to access Nintendo Hill. Once on the ridge we’ll cross the ball field in search for prime critter habitat and return via Williwaw Lakes and Middle Fork trails.

01/08/2015 – Lunar Ecstasy

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Rob DeVelice

Rob DeVelice will lead "Lunar Ecstasy" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Beginning at 6:30 pm from McHugh Parking Area we will follow a mix of trails and byways in quest of euphoria.

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