Alaskan Backcountry Alaska + Hawaii
Alaskan Backcountry 
Pack your pack and lace your boots – it’s time to hit the trail into the backcountry of Alaska. Spend six days hiking along ridges and tundra with wild views of the Alaska Range and Talkeetna Mountains. Immerse yourself in the wilderness of Alaska and come out a true explorer.
Get your crampons and ice axes out for a multi-faceted journey on the Matanuska Glacier. This spectacular ice river is so massive it affects the weather, and offers endless opportunities for ice exploration. Learn to navigate ropes, belay systems and safe glacier travel. Then get vertical and climb walls of ice surrounded by crevasses, moulins and cobalt blue caverns.
Enter a world of weightless wonders as you acquire PADI Open Water Diver certification off the Kauai coast. Once you’ve learned to safely submerge, you’ll have an all access pass to Hawaii’s warm water reefs. Glide among coral forests and tropical fish in a technicolor wilderness. Put on your goggles and open your eyes to the incredible world of underwater exploration.
No Hawaiian adventure is complete without a classic foray into it’s national pastime. Surf’s up! It’s time to stoke the swells of the best waves in the world. Professional guides will get you going, and before you know it you’ll be reading and riding the rolling sea.
| Cost | $7395 *Internal Airfare Included |
| Length | 21 days |
| Current Grade for 2021-2022 | 11th-12th |
| Ages | 16-18 |
| Begins | Anchorage, AK |
| Ends | Lihue, HI |
| Group Size | 12 |
| JULY 6-JULY 26, 2022 | Available | Enroll |
