Rob DeVelice will lead "Knoya-Kanchee Loop" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Rendezvous at 6:30 pm in the small parking area at the junction of Basher Drive and Kalmia Court high in the Stuckagain Heights area. For a map, look at the inset for map 7 in the ACS Yellow Pages.
The route will go over the summits of the Dome, Knoya Peak, Kanchee Peak, and many other unnamed peaks.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Cellular disIntegration Lite" with a duration of 5.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
The start will be at 5:30 pm (note earlier start than normal) at the Falls Creek parking area on the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Girdwood.
This will be a reduced version of the Rainbow Rim Route (aka Cellular disIntegration). We will follow the extremely rocky and (potentially) acrophobia inducing Sheep Thrills Ridge to the summit of South Suicide Peak. From there we will return to the parking area via sheep trails and the Falls Creek Trail.
Warning: this is one of the more technically demanding routes in the Epic play list.
Rob DeVelice will lead "The Struggle at Potter Heights" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
The 6:30 p.m. start will be in the parking area by the mail boxes at the South end of Potter Marsh (New Seward Highway).
The plan is to follow the Turnagain Arm Trail to the Rabbit Lake Trail. We will then take the Rabbit Lake Trail a short ways and bushwhack to the ridge top between Potter Creek and Turnagain Arm. We will then follow this ridge over a summit (steep and potentially treacherous snow) and through alder before descending back to Potter Marsh.
Since big snows are expected prior to this Epic, be prepared for post holing. Devices to help you adhere to steep snow slopes will also be desirable. Also, the descent route features robust rose bushes and devils club.
Know Juan will lead "No Epic" with a duration of 0 hours somewwhere in Cancelled.
no Epic
Know Juan will lead "No Epic" with a duration of 0 hours somewwhere in Cancelled.
no Epic
Know Juan will lead "No Epic" with a duration of 0 hours somewwhere in Cancelled.
No Epic
Rob DeVelice will lead "Westchester-Airport Road Run Loop" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
This outing will last about 3.5 hours and cover about 22 miles
(see bottom of this page for details).
Rendezvous in the Westchester Lagoon ice skaters parking lot (intersection of 15th Avenue and U Street) for a 6:30 pm start.
From the lagoon, we will proceed to Kincaid Chalet on the Coastal Trail, take Raspberry Road to Jewel Lake Road, and then navigate on various paved roads and trails back to Westchester Lagoon. This is a fast, most flat, and a straight forward route by Epic standards.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Persistent Vegetative State (AKA The Beluga Bash)" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Beluga Point parking area on the Seward Highway.
This will be an out and back, off trail bash through brush, over rocks, and up steep snow slopes. Go out as far as you desire and consider bringing crampons and an ice ax for the central segment of the full out and back. Rose bush and devils club resistant gloves and leg protection are suggested.
Know Juan will lead "NO Epic" with a duration of 0 hours somewwhere in Cancelled.
note: NO Epic on March 17
Rob DeVelice will lead "Rainbow Peak Adventure" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at Telephone Pole Rock on the Seward Highway. Heading towards Girdwood, the parking area is on the left just after you pass Beluga Point.
This will be an out and back adventure with the middle third involving rock scrambling and traversing some steep snow slopes. Go out as far as you have time for or feel comfortable with.
Know Juan will lead "No Epic" with a duration of 0 hours somewwhere in Cancelled.
no Epic on Feb. 17th
Rob DeVelice will lead "Arctic Valley Road Up and Down" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the parking area on the right about one mile out on the Arctic Valley Road from its intersection with the Glenn Highway. This parking area is across Arctic Valley Road from the golf course club house.
We will run up the road to the Arctic Valley Ski Area and back.