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The best Alaska summer adventure camp for teen girls!

Alpengirls are heading north this summer to experience the true nature of Alaska on our multi-adventure wilderness trip near Anchorage, AK! Alaska is home to expansive arctic tundra, wild orchids, glacier-carved fjords, icebergs, and midnight sun with brief nights that linger in twilight. This is a perfect adventure for enthusiastic go-getters who have dreamt of Alaska and can't wait to experience the remote beauty by the power of their own paddle stroke and footstep.

Backpacking: Travel by foot and walk into the wild on our 4-day backpacking trip in the Chugach Mountains of south central Alaska. We'll backpack 4-8 miles each day and hike at a pace that allows our group to enjoy each step into the great unknown. Some steps will be easy and some will challenge us and all steps are rewarded because we make them together with support from our group as a whole. Outdoor camping skill basics that minimize the impact on our natural environment are taught right from the beginning on all Alpengirl trips and are relied upon throughout this Alaska girls adventure camp session. Campers will learn how to properly pack and carry a backpack with a limited and select number of items (sleeping bag, pad, clothing, and a portion of tent and food). We'll leave all extra gear, worries and conveniences behind and find out how easy it is to go beyond the beaten path and how rewarding the view is from the mountain's top.

Whitewater Rafting: The view from the bottom of the mountain isn't so bad either! Six Mile Creek has three canyons with narrow routes, thrilling rapids, beautiful pools and rock canyons dressed in lush vegetation, and it's been considered for National Wild and Scenic River designation. Our class IV (level recommended for first-timers as well as those with prior experience) whitewater raft trip with NOVA river guides on the first 2 canyons includes a fun river training swim before the start, and a fabulous swim after the rapids!

Sea Kayaking Expedition: Our 4-day overnight camping and paddling trip with Alaska Sea Kayakers to Blackstone Bay in 2-person sea kayaks is an ideal way to explore Prince William Sound. This area encompasses thousands of miles of protected waterways, islands, fjords, as well as 10,000 glaciers and offers a full spectrum of wildlife including whales, porpoise, sea otters, sea lions and seals. Days are spent paddling our way through the ice floe in the glaciated areas of the Bay and taking short day hikes to places like Lawrence Glacier or to the top of Willard Island. The sights and sounds of the actively calving glaciers from the unique viewpoint of our ocean kayaks will indeed be a memorable highlight of our trip together! Each evening we'll have our fill of delicious food, friendship and laughter under the softly lit blue-sky bliss of an Alaskan summer night.

The best thing about this trip- besides the fact that All Alpengirl trips ROCK is... "It's ALASKA!!! And, it has 2 expeditions with 8 + days "Into The Wild" in pristine wilderness environments, both expeditions human-powered... plus, the rafting here is a RUSH and seeing glaciers up close is mind blowing!"

Alaska Alpengirl Parent Review - Testimonial

"Emily just went on and on about her Alpengirl Alaska trip. The girls were great, the sites were amazing and it was so obvious that she was so comfortable to be back with Alpengirl. I think for me that was the best part. To see her so confident and so positive - its never easy to let her walk away but its much easier when I know Alpengirl is on the other end and Emily is about to experience something amazing! YOU and your crew should be so proud of the impression you're having on these girls!! I can't say enough nor can I say thank you too often. To make it even better for Em was that she became my tour guide while we were in Anchorage - we even went to the same place for dinner that the gang went to while they were there!! She absolutely loved being able to show Mom around and take care of me!!" ~ Lisa (Chicago, IL)