Quintessential Alaska
Adventure Running
--Extraordinary non-competitive explorations of the Alaska
backcountry--
(last updated on 7/5/2008)
QV
Quintessential Alaska Adventure Running Series
#5
July 24, 27
August 2, 15-17, 30, 31
Thursday, July 24 - Williwaw Loop
(repeat from 2004, 2006). 5:00 pm Prospect
Heights parking lot.
Sunday, July 27 - Penguin Ridge (repeat from 2004). 5 am Carrs Huffman
deli area.
Saturday,
August 2 - Winner Creek Highcountry (repeat from 2007).
5 am Carrs Huffman
deli area.
Aug. 15-17 - Resurrection/Indian Creek Ridge Loop (new fast pack).
5 am Carrs Huffman deli area.
Saturday, August 30 - Bomber Traverse (repeat
from 2004). 5 am Carrs Northway deli area.
Sunday, August 31 - Castle Mountain Loop (repeat
from 2004). 5 am Carrs Palmer deli area.
The purpose of this adventure series is to share
in some classic Alaska backcountry explorations. The events are
non-competitive and consist of about equal measures of running,
power walking, and scrambling or bushwhacking. Travel is mainly
off trail through extremely rugged backcountry. On
each of the 8 days there is 5,000 to 15,000 feet of climbing and descent
(that is, up to 30,000 feet of altitude change per day).
2007 Routes:
July 16-17 - Chugach Front 5000ers (aka "Cosmic Integration") --
a link-up of the 12 peaks exceeding 5000 feet in the Chugach Front adjacent
to Anchorage. This enterprise occured as a continuous push with
no bivouacs. Click
this text for a map of the route.
July 18-20 - Talkeetna Mountains Fastpack -- starting at Eska
we proceeded up Granite Creek to near its headwaters, over a pass and
descended to the southwest fork of the King River, and down the King River
valley past Castle Mountain. This three day route ended in the vicinity
of Chickaloon.
July 21 - Winner
Creek Highcountry -- This day trip started in Girdwood and took
the Winner Creek Trail to Berry Pass. From there we looped back
along the ridge between Winner and Glacier creeks.
Click this Line for a Report
on the 2007 Event
For a selection
of photos taken during the 2007 Quintessential go to the following
links --
Jason
Hlasny Photos
Historic
Information:
Click
this Line for a Report on the 2006 Event
Click
this Line for a Report on the 2005 Event
Click on the Links Below for Reports on the 2004 Event
Williwaw
Loop 20 Mile - Chugach Mountains, July
15
Penguin
Ridge 20 Mile - Chugach Mountains, July
17
McHugh/South
Suicide Loop 20 Mile - Chugach Mountains,
July 19
Bomber
Traverse 25 Mile - Talkeetna Mountains,
July 20
Goat
Creek Ridge 25 Mile - Chugach Mountains,
July 21
Castle
Mountain Loop 25 Mile - Talkeetna Mountains,
July 22
East
Fork Matanuska River Exploration 30 Mile -
Chugach Mountains, July 23-24
Robert
L. DeVelice
907-743-9437
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