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Family-Friendly Field Trips: See You Next Summer
Summer’s over and school is back in session… but that doesn’t mean the fun is over. Start planning next year’s family…
More Than a Walk in the Park
Alaska is our playground—and the variety of national parks here provide plenty of places to explore. We started Alaska Alpine…
Discover This Legendary Tour & Iconic Frontier
Our Legendary Twin Lakes Paddle Adventure National Geographic once called our trip to Lake Clark National Park a “Tour of…
Our 2023 Holiday Gift to You: Save Up to $300!
From Our Family to Yours… Happy Holidays! There’s nothing more satisfying than gathering for a meal with family and friends…
Book Katmai or Oolah Valley 2024 Backpacking Trip by December 2023 and Save $200!
Limited-Time Offer on Two Backpacking Trips Book 2024 Early and Save $200!* You may have heard us say this before,…
Disconnect to Experience the Alaska Wilderness!
Technology on Our Expeditions Smartphones are becoming amazing backcountry tools! You can find apps for mapping & navigation, communication, and even…
Introducing Our All-New Website! 🎉
Experience Alaska Like Never Before on Our ALL-NEW Website! To celebrate 25 years of breathtaking views and trips, we’re proud to…
SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ALASKA ALPINE ADVENTURES (A 2023 PREVIEW!)
Go Big. Go Beyond. With Alaska Alpine Adventures, you can hike, backpack, kayak, or raft throughout the “real” Alaska. Our…
5 INSIDER TIPS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BACKPACKING TRIP
PACK SMARTER. GO FARTHER. Packing and planning are two of the most critical steps in any successful backpacking trip. In…
Celebrating the National Parks of Alaska
We Explore 7 (of 8) of Alaska’s National Parks and You Can Too! There’s nothing like the beautiful wilderness of…
See Adventure Through the Eyes of Our Guests
Why Take a Guided Tour With Us? SEE ADVENTURE THROUGH THE EYES OF MARK & JOAN STROBEL With pro guide…
Your Journey Begins Here
There are Remote Destinations…and Then There’s the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge EXPLORE AMERICA’S SERENGETI While you might not see another…
2020…Successful and Done
2020…Successful and Done. GEARING UP FOR 2021. HERE’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE 2020—WOW! We’ve successfully completed our season thanks to adventurers…
We’re ON during the pandemic
A Message from Dan Oberlatz: Alaska’s Still Calling In September of 1992, I found myself standing on a beach in the wilderness…
And the FREE Twin Lakes Paddle Trip Winner Is…
Adventure of a Lifetime Winner Announced! Each year we promise to give away a FREE trip to our favorite place…
Take an Armchair Vacay to Alaska
Alaska Isn’t Going Anywhere Alaska is still putting up a fierce and effective fight against the coronavirus—and all of us…
Meet the Newest Member of the Team
A Behind-The-Scenes Look She’s a National Park nerd, her favorite place is Girdwood, and she’s proud to call herself The…
A message from Dan Oberlatz in response to COVID-19
And just like that, our worlds have been completely upended! Social distancing recommendations have forced officials (even in Alaska!) to…
Finding Bigger, Deeper, and Wilder Places
A Behind-The-Scenes Look Ever wonder who’s behind everything from coordinating trips to lining up guides, scoping areas to explore, and…
Seeking Solitude & Confronting Fear
A Behind-the-Scenes Look Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to the Alaska Alpine Adventures team—and we thought…
Here’s how we survive the Alaskan winter
How to Survive the Darkness in Alaska There’s nothing like watching the Northern Lights on a deep, dark Alaskan night.…
Good Things Come to Those Who Don’t Wait
Authentic, life-changing wilderness experiences don’t happen without proper planning—which is why we’re letting you in on a little secret: prices are…
Alaska Bear Encounter 2019
Watch what happened when a grizzly wandered up to camp… As it happens sometimes, we came upon a grizzly during…
We’re so green, we pack out our own $#!%
Being green isn’t easy. But someone’s gotta do it. We’ve been green since 1998, way before being green was a…
Forget your cookie-cutter vacation
Highlights From Fellow Adventurers We’re having an epic summer here in Alaska! With 90 degree heat and 20+ hours of…
Science on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain
We love exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge each summer on our Backpacking ANWR trip. This landscape has been blowing…