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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Point 3655" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the Bird Creek parking area off of Konikson Road. (Note earlier time than usual). This is a new Epic route to bring in the new year. We will head out on the main trail, and explore a new route to the top of the ridge on the north side of Penguin Creek valley. This route will have a little of everything: dark spruce forest and alder bushwhacking, challenging route-finding, and icy ridge scrambling. Bring ice axe and microspikes.
Know Juan will lead "Cancelled" with a duration of 0 hours somewwhere in Cancelled.
Create your own Epic!
Rob DeVelice will lead "Sewer Coast" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Point Woronzof parking area. A loop route is planned to include segments of the Coastal Trail, Hobbit trails, and snowy/icy beaches.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnamed "Workshop"" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. Previous participants know this route as a formidable and sustained bushwhack through dense alder and hemlock forest. During this Epic workshop, we will travel a series of heretofore unknown trails that will unlock the labyrinth of the upper mountain. This will be an out and back route. Microspikes recommended.
Rob DeVelice will lead "McHugh Unscripted" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
ACT 1
SCENE 1. 6:30 pm at McHugh parking area.
Enter ROB, ELISEO, ANNE, LEE, JESSE, Unnamed Others, …
ROB – I haven’t decided on a specific route. Where would you like to go?
All – How about …?
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Rob DeVelice will lead "LOTR" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 8 am (note morning start time) in the Raspberry parking area in Kincaid Park. This Thanksgiving daytime outing will also be in celebration of 14 years of Epics.
The entire route will be on single track trails in a loop configuration.