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03/07/2013 – Nearer to God

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Rob DeVelice will lead "Nearer to God" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 pm in the Glen Alps parking area on the Anchorage Hillside. There may be two versions of the route depending on the desires of the participants. One version involves climbing a selection of steep snow slopes using crampons and ice axes (not dog friendly). The other version will avoid the need for ice axes (dog friendly).

This Epic will be in celebration of my nephew, Finn Ward, who recently passed from this life. Finn was an adventurous spirit who lived life to the fullest and loved the great outdoors and sharing it with his friends.

01/17/2013 – Rainbow Approach

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Rob DeVelice will lead "Rainbow Approach" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 pm in the Telephone Pole Rock parking area (on the left
just after Beluga Point on the Seward Highway heading towards
Girdwood). This will be an out and back. We begin by heading up to the
Turnagain Arm Trail. We will then proceed towards Rainbow Valley
until arriving at an obscure ridge heading towards the “Black Mesa”.
‘We will ascend that ridge to a presently undetermined turn around point.

11/22/2012 – Wild Turkeys

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Rob DeVelice will lead "Wild Turkeys" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in JBER.

Meet at 11 am (note earlier time than usual) at the Snow Hawk parking
area on the right about 1.5 miles up Arctic Valley Road from the Glenn
Highway. The route will be on Fort Richardson so you will need an
iSportman permit to participate. Sign in on November 22 to access training
areas 428 and 427 . We will head up the Snowhawk Trail on a figure 9
route. Bring traction devices as there are ice sections on the trail.

11/15/2012 – Nothing to Do

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Rob DeVelice will lead "Nothing to Do" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 pm at the Dome Trailhead (intersection of Basher and Kalmia
drives up the Campbell Airstrip Road). This will be a loop route. We will
head towards the Dome, head up the Campbell Creek drainage, cross the
creek, head up to Near Point, and back down to the trailhead. Traction
devices suggested.

10/11/2012 – Off Point

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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.

09/06/2012 – A Little Rusty

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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.

08/23/2012 – Invasion of the Body Scratchers

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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.