11/08/2012 – Campbell Soup

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Mike Monterusso

Mike Monterusso will lead "Campbell Soup" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.

Meet at 6:30 pm at Alaska Botanical Garden (460I Campbell Airstrip Rd).
Unlimited parking in lot across street at Benny Benson School. Look for red
truck. Run will start by going through or around Alaska Botanical Garden making our way to North Gasline Trail. Proceed across Campbell Airstrip Rd via N/S Bivouac Trailhead. Navigate Campbell Creek trails and return to start via road and/or Far North Bicentennial Trail system. Potential for icy patches in swampy areas so extra traction is suggested. Some road and trail sections may require a dog leash.

11/01/2012 – Hillside Loop(s)

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Lee Helzer

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.

10/25/2012 – Mad Potter

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Lee Helzer

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.

10/18/2012 – A little Back and Forth

Posted on October 18, 2012 by jgobeli

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.

10/11/2012 – Off Point

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Rob DeVelice

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.

09/27/2012 – Most Excellent!

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Rob DeVelice

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.

09/06/2012 – A Little Rusty

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Rob DeVelice

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.

05/17/2012 – Sheep Thrills

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Lee Helzer

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

Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek Trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will proceed
via bushwack and scramble to Sheep Thrills Ridge. Depending on snow abundance
weather, and participant desires this will either be an out and back or a loop.

05/03/2012 – Unnamed

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Lee Helzer

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

Meet at 6:30 pm at the Rainbow Trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will take the Turnagain Arm Trail south for a short distance, before proceeding uphill along the unnamed ridge. We will reach a suitable turnaround point and return by the same route.

04/26/2012 – Free Bird

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Lee Helzer

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

Meet at 6:30 pm at the “original” (small) Bird Ridge trailhead. We
will proceed straight up from the trailhead via bushwack and scramble. Once we reach the ridge we will hop the trail and dive downslope towards Bird Creek. We will finish on obscure paths and a little bit of the official Bird Ridge Trail.

03/29/2012 – Rainbow Warriors

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Lee Helzer

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

Meet at 6:30 pm in the pullout on the right (sea side) of the Seward Highway nearest to milepost 109. That’s the pullout immediately across the road from the spring fed water pipe and near the “Sky Pilot” rock climbing area. V/e will bushwack, scramble, and snow climb steeply up and down the slopes and ridges of Rainbow Peak.
Bring an ice ax and traction devices (such as micro spikes).

06/14/2007 – Flattop Figure 8

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Lee Helzer

Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Flattop Figure 8" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Anne Ver Hoef; Flattop Figure 8; class 2; 2.5 hours; meet at 6:15 pm (for carpooling) at the curve where Upper DeArmoun goes to the right onto Canyon Road OR at Rabbit Lake trailhead at 6:30 pm; we will take the trail up the south side of Flattop, across the ridges over Peak Two, down the north side to the Powerline Trail, go along the Powerline for a little ways, and back up to the ridge and low spot between Flatop and Peak Two, and will finally descend the trail back to Rabbit Lake Trailhead; route includes some off trail sections through low brush and rocks.

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