Safety First: Why Remote Alaska Adventures Demand Specialized Safety Standards
Beyond the Last Flight Out: Safety in Alaska's True Wilderness There's a moment on every expedition into Wrangell St. Elias National Park that stops first-time visitors in their tracks. It's not when they first spot the massive glaciers, or even when they suit up in professional-grade dry suits. It's the moment the bush plane banks away, leaving nothing but wilderness in every direction. That's when it hits you - you're actually here, in America's largest national park, where cell service is
The 2019 Jokulhlaup: Alaska Whitewater During a Glacial Flood
As whitewater boaters in Wrangell St. Elias National Park, our work is dictated by the powerful geologic forces at work. In general, geology is a slow force that shapes the earth over thousands or millions of years. But every once in a while, the earth conspires to alter a landscape in a sudden, cataclysmic event. Earthquakes, floods, and volcanoes are all examples of the abrupt, sometimes violent nature of the earth. Meet the jokulhlaup. Pronounced "yo-kull-hop", this Icelandic word literally means "glacier
Summer 2019 McCarthy River Tours Training Trip
A Wrangell St Elias Rafting Adventure Day 1: We're Not in Totopia Anymore We are finally embarking on our multi - day training trip from McCarthy to Chitina. Energies are high on the banks of the Kennicott as we take the final steps to prepare for the launch. 11 humans, 3 dogs, 4 rafts, 4 days on the river
Comparing Alaska’s Tana River and the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River
Alaska's Tana River is a "Grand Canyon Style" Dream River Trip 5 Comparisons of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon to the Tana River in Alaska. There isn't much that compares to that incredible Colorado River Grand Canyon river experience - whether you rafted, motored or kayaked past those ancient canyon walls. Most folks who have had the luck of being in the "Big Ditch" can close their eyes and remember the beaches, desert beauty, whitewater and luminous pools of calm water!