Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Hillside Loop(s)" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm at Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take a series of smaller trails in the Hillside. Be prepared for ice patches – two lights may be desirable and traction for shoes.
E. Marquez will lead "Mad Potter" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the parking area at the intersection of the Seward
Highway and Potter Valley Road. We will follow the Turnagain Arm
Trail for approximately 1/2, mile, then head uphill towards the ridge, with
a goal of returning via Potter Valley Road from above.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "A little Back and Forth" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the small pulloff just before the ski area at the top of Arctic Valley Road. We will start with a short climb, then descend to the valley floor, then climb back up the ridge, and descend the standard route back to the start.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Off Point" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Basher trailhead (on the right 3 miles up Campbell Airstrip Road from Tudor Road). We will begin on the Basher Road, proceed up the ridge on trails and minimal bushwack towards Near Point, and finish on trails looping back to Basher trailhead.
E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Peak Extr aY aganza" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:10 pm (note earlier time than usual) at the Upper D’Armoun /
Canyon Road intersection. From there we will carpool to the Rabbit Creek
trailhead. The route will follow the main trail for about one mile then head
south, cross Rabbit Creek, and go up the slope and ridge to the summit of
McHugh Peak and back. Bring a light.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Most Excellent!" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the parking area outside the gate of the McHugh Picnic
Area on the Seward Highway. V/e will take a figure eight route to McHugh
Saddle. There will be a mix of trails, bushwhacks, and ridgeline scrambles.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Mile Hi" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Mile Hi trailhead in Eagle River. We will follow Meadow
Creek to the Mile Hi ridge, ascend the long ridge to Peak 5331, and return.
Headlamps and traction devices suggested.
E. Marquez will lead "Penguin Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:10 pm (note earlier time than usual) in the Beluga Point
parking area on the Seward Highway. We will carpool to the trailhead.
We will take the Bird Creek trailto the Penguin Peak trail, ascend the
peak and return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "A Little Rusty" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Prospect Heights parking area on the
Anchorage Hillside. V/e will proceed on our “standard route” towards
Rusty Point until where we usually leave the ascent trail. V/e will
continue further towards the Middle Fork and then navigate obscure
game trails, shrub thickets (some defoliated by insects), and rock
scrambles. From the summit of Rusty we will zip down and across to
the Wolverine trail and loop back to Prospect Heights.
E. Marquez will lead "Double Sui" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:00 pm (note earlier time than usual) at the Falls Creek trailhead on the
Seward Highway. We will ascend both South and North Suicide peaks and return
Rob DeVelice will lead "Invasion of the Body Scratchers" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the pull off on the right (water) side of the Seward Highway
just after milepost 110. We will proceed past the “Northwest Passage” rock
climbing ateaupslope via bushwack and scramble in an entertaining loop.
Gardening gloves, safety glasses, and penetration resistant clothing suggested.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ptarmigan" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps trailhead on the Anchorage Hillside. We will
follow the Powerline Trail to Ptarmigan Pass, ascend to the peak, and return via
the same route.