2. Ice Climbing Ever watched one of those films about the North Face of the Eiger and wondered if you could climb it? Well, here’s your introduction to the task. Wrangell/St. Elias is the largest national park in North America and home to nine of its 16 highest peaks. Climbing on the Root Glacier is all about technique and fun. Your guide will teach you about the three-point anchor system and the figure-of-eight knot that will keep you safe. A full day walking the glacier and climbing with your fellow adventurers will tick off a few boxes on your bucket list.
4. Spotting Wildlife
The animals in Alaska have a very small window of opportunity to prepare themselves for winter. Spot a beaver working furiously to collect plants and stabilise its dams and lodges, a bear foraging on hundreds of thousands of berries and salmon to build up its fat reserves, or even an Arctic ground squirrel scurrying around collecting nuts and fruit for its den. Sometimes they’ll even make an appearance at camp to check out what’s for dinner! If wildlife is something you get excited thinking about, then Alaska needs to be on your to do list. 5. Overlanding Endless cruise liners travel to Alaska every year, giving people (approximately 5,000 per ship) an opportunity to see glaciers with seven-course meals, ice shows and the Discovery Channel in their state rooms. No, that’s not for us either. Overlanding has become synonymous with places like Africa, South America and Asia. Now North America, with places like Alaska and Western Canada, is starting to provide these adventurous and off-the-beaten path trips.
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It sounds like you have had some amazing trips and are doing it the right way. I spent a month and 1/2 in North Alaska camping in the middle of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. It was super amazing and totally difficult at times. Lots of bear activity and bugs. Had a lot of great fishing though.
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