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Summer’s over and school is back in session… but that doesn’t mean the fun is over. Start planning next year’s family vacation now! Forget the crowded cruise or the monotonous motorhome. Bring your whole family on…

2020…Successful And Done

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 $#!%

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

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

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

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…