Guided Trip Locations

Our season starts in April just as spring arrives in the Escalante canyons of southern Utah. Here, we offer both backpacking and technical canyoneering trips. This is a favorite guide location due to the unique geology, springtime conditions, and off-trail travel opportunities.

Gates of the Arctic National Park, in the central Brooks Range of Alaska, is our premier location — it’s a capstone trip for alumni and it redefines your concept of wilderness. These trips are scheduled in late-June and early-July, during a narrow window between spring breakup and summertime mosquitoes.

The most popular and arguably most magnificent location is the High Sierra in California. Expect dramatic mountain landscapes, mostly perfect weather, and world-class backcountry travel.

In September we witness the transition from summer to fall in Greater Yellowstone, where the trips are headlined by wildlife, thermal features, and big wilderness.

Finally, our season ends with peak fall colors in West Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains, our lone location in the east that is within a half-day drive for most of the Mid-Atlantic and Rust Belt.