Lee Helzer will lead "Peak 1340" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Peters Creek.
Meet at the Ptarmigan Valley Trail head at 6:30. We will head toward Roundtop, but divert early and bushwhack up Peak 1340 (4350).
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Hole in the Wall" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead at 6:30. This will be an out and back to the Hole-in-the-Wall site, following a network of obscure trails.
E. Marquez will lead "Rabbit High Route" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lakes Trailhead. We will take the main trail to the lake and then ascend the north ridge, traverse to Powerline Pass, and follow the trail over Ptarmigan Pass back to the start.
Lee Helzer will lead "Fire and Brimstone" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Rendezvous at the Rabbit Creek Trail head for a 6:30 departure. We will ascend McHugh Peak via the creek side trail to survey new created access paths. Expect to get wet.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnamed Traverse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead at 6:15 (note earlier time). From there we will carpool to the Falls Creek trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will ascend the Sheep thrills ridge and descend the Unnamed Ridge.
Lee Helzer will lead "Hanging Valley and Eagle River Overlook" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at the South Fork Eagle River trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We’ll head over to Hanging Valley and attempt to reach the Eagle River Overlook highpoint.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills Plus" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Expect high winds
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will proceed up the Sheep Thrills Ridge via bushwhacking and scrambling to the highpoint known as Peak 3980. We will find a logical point of descent to the Falls Creek Trail and the return via the trailhead. Depending on presence and abundance of snow, traction devices may be desirable.
Joe Nyholm will lead "O'malley ridge" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at Glen alps parking lot and ascend little O’malley. From there take the ridge up O’malley for a bit and either descend at the end of the ball field or return down the ridge. Micro spikes or traction may be helpful descending.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
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.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Man's Land Plus" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will follow the trail to Wolverine, before plunging into the No Man’s Land. We will ascend to the pass, descend to the creek for a little while, and make our way back over Near Point to complete the route. Microspikes will be needed.
Lee Helzer will lead "O'Malley's White Shoulder" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 in the Glen Alps parking lot. We will depart the fall colors as we know them and embark on a winter journey up Nintendo Hill to the Ball Field. From the head of the Ball Field we’ll venture over O’Malley’s white shoulder and return via the Powerline trail.
Micro-spikes recommended, Ice axe optional
E. Marquez will lead "South Sui" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek Trailhead. We will ascend the main trail to the summit of South Suicide, and return.