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Meet Our Guides!

Meet our incredible guides!

With little written information on the Park, the oral tradition of our adventure stories lives strong within our guide community and solidifies everlasting connections between the guides and those who join them for an adventure of their own!

We value our incredible guides and work to support their personal, professional, and adventure-based goals. Our guides provide the platform for legendary adventures and connections and we can’t wait for you to go on your trip of a lifetime with them!

Guide Anya

Anya

Owner / Lead guide

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Home Town: Minneapolis, MN
Favorite Trip: Chugach Backcountry Ski Basecamp
Credentials: WFR, Alpine Skills, SPI, Swiftwater Rescue
Disciplines: Backpacking, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, Skiing
Claims to fame: +6k' ski descent off the summit of Mt. Bona with now-husband Bryan
Special Talents: Best van tetris-packer at SEAG, can cook a 5-star meal out of anything, wine snob
Learn more about Anya

Ben

Guide

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Home Town: St. Clair, MN
Favorite Trip: Copper River Rafting Trip
Credentials: WFR
Disciplines: Backpacking, Bouldering
Claims to fame: International performer and educator
Special Talents: Multilingual, musician, avid learner

Guide Bob

Bob

Founder

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Home Town: Coming soon...
Favorite Trip: Coming soon...
Credentials: Coming soon...
Disciplines: Coming soon...
Claims to fame: Coming soon...
Special Talents: Coming soon...

Guide Bryan

Bryan

Owner / Lead guide

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Home Town: Ashland, OH
Favorite Trip: Climbing and skiing from the summit of Mt. Bona (AK's 4th tallest peak!) with his wife and co-owner, Anya
Credentials: WFR, Swiftwater Rescue, AAI Avalanche 1 & 2, AMGA Single Pitch Instructor
Disciplines: Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, Skiing, Rafting
Claims to fame: Baseball sliding out of a grizzly attack in Glacier National Park
Special Talents: Wicked throwing arm, Landscaping, Being a Brown's fan
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Guide Bryce

Bryce

Guide

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Home Town: Northampton, MA
Favorite Trip: Nizina River Packraft
Credentials: WFR, Swift Water Technician, AIARE 1
Disciplines: Backpacking, Ice Climbing, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Skiing, Rafting
Claims to fame: Professional Winker
Special Talents: Sculptor, Dry Tooling, Board Games
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Guide Chad

Chad

Guide

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Home Town: Coming soon...
Favorite Trip: Coming soon...
Credentials: Coming soon...
Disciplines: Coming soon...
Claims to fame: Coming soon...
Special Talents: Coming soon...

Guide Chappy

Chappy

Guide

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Home Town: Kane, PA
Favorite Trip: Backcountry Photography Course
Credentials: PhD, WFR
Disciplines: Backpacking, Ice Climbing, Skiing
Claims to fame: Illustrated the Flight Path Map for Wrangell Mountain Air
Special Talents: Photography, Illustration, Ultramarathons

Guide Chris D.

Chris D.

Lead guide

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Home Town: Minneapolis, MN
Favorite Trip: Coming soon...
Credentials: WFR, AIARE 1
Disciplines: Backpacking, Ice Climbing
Claims to fame: Climbing Mount Bear on his 63rd birthday!
Special Talents: Certified MacGyver, Conversational Sound Effects, Cocktail Mixologist
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Clint

Guide

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Home Town: Coming soon...
Favorite Trip: Coming soon...
Credentials: WFR
Disciplines: Hiking
Claims to fame: Chef Extraordinaire
Special Talents: Writer, Chef

Guide Cody

Cody

Owner / Lead guide

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Home Town: Portland, OR
Favorite Trip: Mt. Drum Summit to Road Ski Traverse
Credentials: WFR, CPA (Certified Public Accountant), Private Pilot's License, AAIRE Avalanche 1 & 2, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, LNT Master Educator, SSI Open Water Diver
Disciplines: Skiing, Mountaineering, Rafting, Pack Rafting, Backpacking
Claims to fame: Having a grizzly swim after him while packrafting down the White River into the Yukon
Special Talents: Accounting, Carpentry, Excel, Puttering
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Guide Dave

Dave S.

Guide

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Home Town: Coming soon...
Favorite Trip: Coming soon...
Credentials: Coming soon...
Disciplines: Coming soon...
Claims to fame: Coming soon...
Special Talents: Coming soon...

Guide Eli

Eli

Guide

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Home Town: Salt Lake City, UT
Favorite Trip: Journey from Oz
Credentials: WFR, SPI, Avalanche Rescue Tech, Swiftwater Rescue
Disciplines: Mountaineering, Rock Climbing Rafting, Backpacking, Ice Climbing
Claims to fame: Completing the High Pass Odyssey in 28 hours
Special Talents: Breaking tension with humor and communicating with feral cats
Learn more about Anya

Guide Gus

Gus

Guide

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Home Town: Seeley Lake, MT
Favorite Trip: Backpacking from Skolai Pass to Nizina Lake and packrafting from Nizina Lake to the Chitina River
Credentials: WFR, Swiftwater Rescue
Disciplines: Backpacking, Skiing, Rafting, Packrafting
Claims to fame: Owned and operated a Coffee Hut to finance a NOLS Course
Special Talents: Digging holes, Jammin'
Learn more about Gus

Jake

Guide

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Home Town: Conifer, CO
Favorite Trip: Mt. Bear
Credentials: WFR, Avy 1
Disciplines: Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Ice Climbing
Claims to fame: Photographer and videographer for olympic climbers
Special Talents: Boulderer Extraordinaire, Ounce-obsessed Gearhead

Guide Harisson

Harrison

Guide

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Home Town: Monterey, CA
Favorite Trip: First Ascents Trip in the Wrangells
Credentials: EMTB, WFR, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Blasting Technician, APP Avalanche Pro Rescue, APP High/Low Angle Rescue, Mountain Travel Rescue
Disciplines: Backpacking, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, Skiing, Rafting, Packrafting
Claims to fame: Sick Dance Moves
Special Talents: Singing and Playing Guitar, D&D Dungeon Master
Learn more about Harrison

Alaska guide on McCarthy Road

Jeremiah

Guide

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Home State: Florida
Favorite Trip: Hiking to the Gates Glacier in the Kennicott Valley
Credentials: WFR
Disciplines: Backpacking, Kayaking
Claims to fame: Possess the secret recipe for "Chocolate Covered Moose Poop"!
Special Talents: Catching and grilling Alaskan salmon!

Ji

Guide

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Home Town: Essex, VT
Favorite Trip: Journey from Oz
Credentials: Canadian Avalanche Association Level 1, WFR
Disciplines: Rock & Ice Climbing, Backpacking, Trail Running, Backcountry Skiing
Claims to fame: Golden Saloon open mic performer
Special Talents: Singing/Guitar, Goofy & Scooby Doo impressions

Kip

Guide

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Home Town: Westfield, IN
Favorite Trip: Mt. Jarvis to the road
Credentials: WFR, AIARE 1, SSI PSRT, PSIA 1
Disciplines: Boating, Climbing, Skiing, Backpacking
Claim to fame: Fly fishing McCarthy like nobody else (aka walking dry land with a rod)
Special Talents: Helping people become better skier

Landon

Guide

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Home Town: Ketchum, ID
Favorite Trip: Mt. Bear
Credentials: WFR, AIARE 1, AIARE Companion Rescue, AIARE 2, AIARE Pro 1
Disciplines: Backpacking, Skiing, Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering
Claim to fame: Naked Solo Ice Climb
Special Talents: Mustache growth and maintenance, Unicycling

Max

Guide

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Home Town: Milwaukee, WI
Favorite Trip: Doubtful-Nizina Lake Basecamp
Credentials: WFR, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, AAIRE 1, PSIA 1
Disciplines: Alpine Skiing, Backpacking, Rafting
Claims to fame: Making a mean brandy old fashion
Special Talents: Backing up trailers, portaging, chip kicks

Guide Michael P

Michael

Guide

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Home Town: Little Rock, AR
Favorite Trip: Chugach Circuit
Credentials: WFR
Disciplines: Backpacking, Hiking
Claim to fame: Being a professional Musical Theater actor in the winter
Special Talents: Singing, "Monster Burp", Tap Dancing, and more!

Guide Nick

Nick

Guide

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Home Town: Mill Valley, CA
Favorite Trip: Crossing the Tana Glacier from Iceberg Lake to the Bagley Icefield with views of St. Elias, Mt. Miller, & Mt. Stellar
Credentials: WFR, OEC, AIARE 1, Avy Rescue, Jökla 1 (Icelandic Mountain Guide Association)
Disciplines: Ice Climbing, Alpine, Ski Mountaineering, Backpacking
Claims to fame: Best ski descent of Mount Tamalpais, CA. Lover of Ice
Special Talents: Can pronounce Breiðamerkurjökull, Bagel Baking, Photography

Olga

Guide

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Home State: Illinois
Favorite Trip: Nizina Packrafting
Credentials: WFR
Disciplines: Backpacking, Kayaking, Skiing, Packrafting
Claims to fame: Boot stompin'
Special Talents: Wicked chef on a Whisperlite

Guide Patrick

Patrick

Guide

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Home Town: Beach Lake, PA
Favorite Trip: Glacier & Tundra
Credentials: WFR
Disciplines: Backpacking, Skiing
Claims to fame: Mill Tour Pat!
Special Talents: Sewing

Guide Ryan

Ryan

Guide

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Home Town: Revelstoke, BC
Favorite Trip: Wrangells Winter Classic (McCarthy to Tok Cutoff, 175 miles!)
Credentials: WFR, ACMG Apprentice Ski Guide
Disciplines: Skiing, Mountaineering, Ice Climbing, Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Lazy River Floats
Claims to fame: Once packed an entire 7-day ski-basecamp in under 5 minutes when the plane showed up early! (He was still in his sleeping bag...)
Special Talents: He. Is. The. Pack. Rapper. "The only thing faster than the flow of this Class 5 River are the Class-E lines I'm spittin! Prepare to be entertained when you enter my terrain..."
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Robert

Guide

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Home Town: Denver, CO
Favorite Trip: Nazina River Rafting
Credentials: WFR, CWI, AIARE 1, AIARE Rescue
Disciplines: Rock Climbing Ice Climbing, Skiing, Packrafting
Claims to fame: His mom thinks he's a good skier...
Special Talents: Onion consumption

Sam P.

Office Manager / Guide

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Home Town: Crestview, FL (born in Japan)
Favorite Trip: Allie's Valley to Iceberg Lake
Credentials: WFR, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaw, Level A Sawyer Crosscut
Disciplines: Backpacking, Rafting
Claims to fame: Spent 5 uninterrupted months in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of Inyo National Forest working on a Trail Crew
Special Talents: Southern sass, Splitting firewood, Getting the party started
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Sam C.

Guide

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Home Town: Spokane, WA
Favorite Trip: Root Glacier Ice Climbing
Credentials: AIARE Rec 1+2, AAI Pro 1, Crevasse Rescue, WFR, Private Pilot, Swiftwater Technician
Disciplines: Ice Climbing, Ski Mountaineering, Backpacking, Rafting
Claims to fame: Professional Bear Safety Guide for BBC Film crew (didn't see any bears...)
Special Talents: Weather nerd and driving long distances for skiing

Stephen

Guide

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Home Town: Albuquerque, NM
Favorite Trip: Packrafting the Copper River in 2.5 days
Credentials: WFR, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Registered Maine Guide, AMGA SPI, AIARE 1
Disciplines: Backpacking, Ice Climbing, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Packrafting, Juggling
Claims to fame: King of the Hooch Crawl
Special Talents: Fixing minivan sliding doors and burrito rolling
Learn more about Stephen

Tessa

Guide

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Home Town: Ft. Lupton, CO
Favorite Trip: Fan to Iceberg
Credentials: WFR, AIRIE 1
Disciplines: Alpine Climbing, Backpacking, Ice Climbing Ski Mountaineering
Claims to fame: Lived in a minivan to ski and climb (and work!) for 3.5 years
Special Talents: Deck-building games and making the perfect espresso shot

Guide Tim

Tim

Guide

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Home State: Illinois
Favorite Trip: Journey to Oz
Credentials: WFR
Disciplines: Backpacking, Ice Climbing, Rock Climbing
Claims to fame: Coming soon...
Special Talents: Guitar, Sky Diving
Learn more about Tim

Guide Tristan H.

Tristan

Guide

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Home State: Utah
Favorite Trip: Copper River
Credentials: WFR
Disciplines: Backpacking, Rafting
Claims to fame: Coming soon...
Special Talents: Coming soon...

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