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    Alaska Mountain Guides & Climbing School Inc. has teamed up with Alta Ski Area to offer mountaineering trips, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, ice climbing and avalanche courses at Alta. With over fifteen years of experience guiding and instructing, Alaska Mountain Guides offers a unique opportunity to learn and explore in some of the most fascinating places in the world. In Utah, the Alta based programs explore the Wasatch Mountains, which offer some of the best snow in the world coupled with fantastic terrain and abundant sunshine.

Multi-Sport course offerings:

    - Alaska
    - Leadership & Guide Training (Alaska & Utah)


    Alaska Mountain Guides are specialists at putting together Multisport adventures. Whether you are looking for 7 days of adventure while roughing it under the stars, or you would prefer to sleep in a cozy B & B and tour during the day, we can set it up. Check out our all inclusive 7 day adventures from Juneau.    (Multi-Sport Overview)

Alaska
Glacier Bay Wilderness Traverse
On the wall of our office is an 8 by 8 foot map covering over 27 million acres of protected wilderness in Alaska and Canada. The well used and marked upon map encompasses massive ice caps, inland waterways, lakes, rivers, the Pacific coast, the St. Elias Range and some of the wildest land on our planet... (more)
12 Days



Alaska
Klondike Route
We'll start our trip in historic Skagway, Alaska with a 4-day hike over the Chilkoot Trail. Traveling in the footsteps of gold rushers from 100 years ago. Once over the trail we'll trade hiking boots for paddles and begin the 400 miles of canoeing that will bring us to Dawson City Yukon, and the heart of the Klondike gold country... (more)
15 Days



Alaska
Combination Sea Kayaking & Mountaineering
This spectacular trip combines climbing and trekking in the mountains and ice fields surrounding Glacier Bay National Park with sea kayaking in the fjords and inland waterways of Alaska's Inside Passage. We'll learn and explore amidst some of the most striking landscapes in North America. No previous experience is necessary to participate in this program... (more)
11 Days



Alaska
The Best of Alaska
Nothing evokes Alaska like a whale exploding out of the water or a Bald Eagle pulling a silver salmon from the river. Combine these images with towering mountains, brilliant icebergs, spectacular glaciers, The White Pass Yukon Route Railway, totem pole carvers, luxurious accommodations and scrumptious meals and you really do have the Best of Alaska! (more)
7 Days



Alaska
Alaska Adventure Safari
In 2004, both National Geographic Adventure and Outside Magazine named Haines as one of the top recreation towns in the United States. Let us show you why. Travel with us by foot, raft, sea kayak and mountain bike as we explore the diverse landscapes of southeast Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Our travels take us rafting on a spectacular class III river in the Yukon, sea kayaking on the pristine waters of the Inside Passage, trekking on glaciers, mountain biking through alpine tundra in British Columbia and hiking along the coast of Alaska...(more)
7 Days



Alaska
Custom Multi Sport Adventures
Join us for this easy but exciting kayaking and camping adventure at Point Adolphus, where underwater land formations and strong tidal currents create Alaska's most active whale feeding area... (more)
1 - 80 Days



Alaska
Combo Leadership & Guide Training
This spectacular trip combines climbing and trekking in the mountains and ice fields surrounding Glacier Bay National Park with sea kayaking in the fjords and inland waterways of Alaska's Inside Passage.... (more)
12 & 24 Days




    The International Wilderness Leadership School is a division of Alaska Mountain Guides & Climbing school. IWLS leadership programs take place in some of the worlds most alluring wilderness areas and include technical training in: alpine mountaineering, sea kayaking, rafting, canoeing, rock and ice climbing, backcountry skiing/ snowboarding, backpacking and more. We work closely with the Wilderness Education Association (WEA). The WEA was founded by Paul Petzoldt and has been certifying outdoor leaders since 1977. All IWLS courses incorporate the WEA 18-point leadership and decision-making curriculum.    (Multi-Sport Overview)

Alaska
Combo Leadership & Guide Training
This spectacular trip combines climbing and trekking in the mountains and ice fields surrounding Glacier Bay National Park with sea kayaking in the fjords and inland waterways of Alaska's Inside Passage.... (more)
12 & 24 Days



Utah
Backpacking & Canyoneering Leadership & Guide Training (International Wilderness Leadership School)
This leadership training course is a wilderness expedition into the heart of canyon country. It is focused on creating professional outdoor leaders who are safe, efficient, and confident in the desert environment. The course is taught in one of the most remote wilderness areas in North America and is an expedition in its own right. (more)
12 & 24 days



Utah
Rock & Ice Leadership & Guide Training (International Wilderness Leadership School)
This course is the most comprehensive climbing programs we offer. It is designed to create strong leaders who are safe, efficient, and confident in the mountain environment.(more)
12 & 24 days