Explore Alaska with Alaska Alpine Adventures
Dear Friends,
As I reflect on our 2025 season, I’m filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the wild places we were privileged to explore, for the amazing guests who trusted us with their dreams, and for the deep, personal transformations we witnessed along the trail.
Every year in Alaska is different, but this one felt especially poignant. Maybe it was the shifting weather patterns that reminded us just how rare and fragile these wild spaces truly are. Maybe it was the number of guests who told us, “This trip changed something in me.” Or maybe it’s simply that, after 25+ years of guiding in this vast land, I still find myself awestruck by the power of true wilderness.
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re not looking for a cookie-cutter vacation. You want more.
You want to stand in a valley where no one else is. You want to watch a grizzly amble across the tundra while your heart pounds with awe. You want to push yourself physically, emotionally, maybe even spiritually, and come back with stories you can’t wait to share.
That’s why Alaska Alpine Adventures exists.
We’re here for those who want to experience the real Alaska – remote, raw, and real. We’re here for those who want to disconnect from the noise and reconnect with something bigger: with nature, with others, and with themselves.
Our commitment in 2026 remains the same: to provide you with expertly guided, small-group expeditions into Alaska’s most untouched corners; to take care of every detail so you don’t have to, to ensure you feel safe, supported, and inspired every step of the way, and to offer more than just a trip. We are bent to deliver a milestone, a memory, and a vacation that stays with you for life.
If this speaks to you, you’re in the right place.
Thank you for being part of this journey with us! Whether you’re a longtime guest, a future traveler, or simply someone dreaming of big mountains and bigger adventures, we hope to see you in the wild.
Our Favorite Backpacking Trips!
That list is never complete without a mention of the Turquoise Glacier High Route – my personal favorite 10-day backpacking trip we offer. And now, more than ever, worth mentioning our new 7-day basecamp hiking adventure into both Gates of the Arctic & Kobuk Valley National Parks and our redesigned (and more affordable) 10-day backpacking trip in the wilderness of ANWR!
Private Guided Alaska Tours
One of our specialties is guiding custom group tours and private family adventures throughout Alaska’s great parks. Our award winning trips offer our guests the opportunity to completely explore Alaska in a small-group away from the crowds. Contact us for custom options for family hiking, camping , and private and customized adventures to some of Alaska’s most spectacular wilderness areas.
Guided Wilderness Trips
Since 1998, Alaska Alpine Adventures has built a reputation as one of Alaska’s premier wilderness outfitters. Offering backpacking trips, guided kayaking and hiking tours, river trips, basecamp hiking adventures, and custom adventures, our guides are comfortable in Alaska’s biggest and most remote mountain ranges. From Denali, Wrangell-St. Elias, Lake Clark, Katmai, ANWR, and Gates of the Arctic all the way to Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve, we have guided successful expeditions throughout Alaska for over two-decades.
Best Adventures,
Dan Oberlatz – Owner/Senior Guide
* All photos on this website were taken on actual Alaska Alpine Adventures!
Top Rated On:
Our Company
Alaska Alpine Adventures was conceptualized during many seasons of exploration throughout Lake Clark National Park by founders Dan Oberlatz and Derek Nelson. During this time, we held odd jobs and lived a life focused on climbing, skiing, and hiking as much of Lake Clark as we could possibly afford. Work simply meant the means to pay for our next flight into the wilderness, and time spent in the wild was the currency we preferred to earn. From first ascents and descents of remote peaks of the Alaska and Aleutian mountain ranges, to extended backpacking trips and speed hikes, our lives were rich with Alaska experience and the lifestyle felt wealthy. Our explorations fostered a profound appreciation and respect for the Alaska wilderness, a remarkable skill-set, and a passion for pure wilderness travel. Furthermore, our collection of experiences became the seed for Alaska Alpine Adventures, which became a reality in 1998.
Since our early days on Lake Clark, it is the blend of “what we do” and “who we are” that has made AAA. We are quite simply a group of explorers and naturalists sharing with our guests the incredible beauty of Alaska – The Great Land. Our goal and passion is to give our guests the opportunity to experience, through pure Adventure Travel, the exhilaration, the wonder, the grandeur, and the solitude of Alaska’s magnificent national parks and wildlife refuges.
As guides, however, we are more than simply leaders into the areas we venture. Throughout the Alaska Alpine Adventures’ experience, we endeavor not only to share these amazing landscapes on foot, raft, or kayak, but also to help our guests develop a sense of commitment to and appreciation for the vast public lands we visit. We strive to be good stewards of the truly wild and intact ecosystems we explore, and are committed to educating ourselves and others to respect and protect the wilderness areas that make these wonderful adventure tourism experiences possible.
Because we promote the exploratory component of our expeditions, we tend to attract visitors thirsty to explore and experience “real” Alaska – rather than those looking to simply check a box. We believe that this is also due in large part to the fact that we project conservation ethics, cultural awareness, and environmental commitment throughout all aspects of our enterprise.
Our impressive collection of experiences represents not only our history, but also the blueprint for the future of Alaska Alpine Adventures. When you choose to travel with us, you can rest assured that your trip has been meticulously planned and executed by real Alaskans with authentic Alaska know-how, skill, and ability. Welcome to the Alaska Alpine Adventures’ family!
Do you want to explore the unexplored with Alaska Alpine Adventures? We’d love to hear from you, so please fill out the form below to connect.
"*" indicates required fields