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Our guides provide the
platform for legendary
adventures and connections
We are able to retain
incredible guides because
we value and support their
personal, professional, and
adventure-based goals.
With little written information
on the Park, the oral tradition of
our adventure stories lives strong
and solidifies an everlasting
connection amongst our
ever-growing community.
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Our guides provide the
platform for legendary
adventures and connections

Meet our incredible guides!

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
Special Talents: Best van tetris-packer at SEAG, can cook a 5-star meal out of anything,, can talk wine with the best of them
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
Learn more about Bryan

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

Details
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

Details
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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Guide Clint

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

Details
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

Details
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

Details
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

Guide Jake

Jake

Guide

Details
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

Guide Landon

Landon

Guide

Details
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

Details
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..."
Learn more about Ryan

Guide Sam

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
Learn more about Sam

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

Guide Stephen

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 H.

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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