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By Sam Prien, Guide Whether you’ve been backpacking for years or are looking to lace up your boots and don a heavy pack for the first time, if you’re planning on backpacking in Alaska [...]

One of the common questions we get from our guests before their Alaska backpacking trip is what type of sleeping bag they should use. That’s a great question, especially considering all the [...]

If you walk into our office and are greeted by a chipper voice and a large smile, you must be talking to Anna, our ray of sunshine from the Sunshine State. Although her homeland is about as far [...]

It’s mountaineering season here in the Wrangells, however, these mountains remain in their untouched, unclimbed condition, as all the climbers are sheltering in place. Lead Mountaineering Guide [...]

Back to Guide List Hailing from the Midwest, Mike was able to break out to explore the world with his trusty backpack in tow. Armed with his forever growing aspiration to become a citizen of the [...]

We’re excited to announce our latest trip offering! We’ve been working hard over the last few years to develop a trip highlighting our Glacier Ice Worms. Although not widely known, these [...]

Back to Guide List Tica loves human-powered adventures and seeks them out in an array of environments and climates. Whether she is rock or ice climbing, backcountry skiing, backpacking, canoeing, [...]

By Ryan Smith, Lead Guide My original draw to Alaska brought me to McCarthy almost 4 years ago. With a classic case of “the more you know, the more there is to know,” my intrigue surrounding the [...]