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Backpacking in Denali National Park
When people say “backpacking Denali,” they usually mean the road-accessible north side. We work the south side: granite spires, glacier-fed rivers, fewer people. See our Denali trip options.
Family-Friendly Adventure Trips
Summer’s over and school is back in session… but that doesn’t mean the fun is over. Start planning next year’s Alaska…
Alaska’s National Parks: Pick Your Destination
Alaska’s national parks aren’t a single experience. Bear country in Katmai is nothing like the Arctic vastness of Gates of the Arctic. Browse the destinations we guide and find the one that fits your trip.
Visit Twin Lakes Alaska
Our Legendary Twin Lakes Alaska Adventure National Geographic once called our trip to Twin Lakes Alaska a “Tour of a…
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…
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…
Ultimate Guide to Alaska’s National Parks
Eight Alaska national park units, eight wildly different experiences. Our ultimate guide breaks down what each park offers and how to choose the right one for your trip.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Trips
ANWR is what we want all of Alaska to be: vast, pristine, spectacularly lonely. Backpacking trips into the Brooks Range, the Kongakut, and the coastal plain. See ANWR trip options.
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…
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…
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…
Catch Her If You Can
“She’s out today!” That’s what you’ll hear locals say when the clouds part and the elusive Denali—the tallest peak in…
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Trips
America’s largest national park. Mountains rising 16,000 feet above the road, the Kennicott and Root Glaciers, and country so remote that most Alaskans haven’t seen it. See our Wrangell-St. Elias trip options.
Alaska Photo of the Month – April 2018
This month’s image is a stunner from photographer Carl Johnson. He joined us on our Twin Lakes Paddle trip and…
The Finest Wilderness You’ve Never Heard Of
Most people visiting Alaska don’t have Lake Clark National Park on their “must-see” list. We like it that way. Those…
Untamed Frontier
Twenty-six years ago, Dan had a life-changing experience. It was September of 1992 when he and a good friend stood…
Women in the Wilderness
From Outside Magazine’s latest cover to REI’s new #ForceOfNature marketing campaign, it is clear that outdoor women are having a…
Alaska Photo of the Month – April 2017
We looking forward to long, sunny days spent backpacking through the wildflowers of Lake Clark National Park, like the day…
Alaska Photo of the Month – February 2017
We are having a wonderful winter up here in Alaska. But the snow piling up and the cold temperatures have…
Straight from the Guide: Noatak River and Great Kobuk Sand Dunes
Words and photographs by Haley Johnston 2015 was my sixth year of guiding for Alaska Alpine Adventures. After almost 50…
Gates of the Arctic National Park Trips
Gates of the Arctic is the least-visited national park in the system by a wide margin. We’ve been guiding the Noatak, the Arrigetch Peaks, and the high Brooks Range here for two decades. See trip options.
Alaska Photo of the Month – November 2016
The crazy rush of summer in Alaska is over. Now we are settling into the peace and tranquility of this…
Alaska Photo of the Month – February 2016
Here, an Alaska Alpine Adventures group sets up camp for the night deep in the Neacola Mountains. Every Alaska Alpine…
Alaska Photo of the Month – January 2016
Aaron Fetter crosses a glacial stream in the Alaska Range, with Mark and Joan Strobel. On any Alaska Alpine Adventures…
Alaska Photo of the Month – December 2015
On an Alaska Alpine Adventures ski trip, these skiers prepare for a descent from a pass in the Neacola Mountains…