Private Advanced Trek

Private Advanced Trek — Explore the Matanuska Glacier Beyond the Crowds

Step into the remote backcountry of the Matanuska Glacier on a fully private Advanced Trek, designed for groups who want more challenge, more solitude, and a day shaped entirely around them.

This demanding yet rewarding adventure blends glacier hiking with rope-assisted scrambles, allowing you to climb non-vertical ice walls, approach dramatic crevasses, and explore rare glacial features that are only accessible with proper technical equipment and expert guidance. Your guide sets the pace, chooses the route, and tailors the experience to your group’s interests—whether that’s pushing your limits, learning advanced glacier travel skills, or capturing unforgettable photos in a truly remote setting.

Accessing this terrain requires a challenging 2-mile hike across uneven glacial moraine, rewarding you with solitude, sweeping views, and some of the most spectacular ice the Matanuska has to offer. This is a private, immersive glacier expedition for adventurous travelers who want the deepest possible connection to Alaska’s living ice.

Tour Details: 

• Minimum age: 10 years old
• Must be able to walk at a brisk pace over uneven terrain
• Push deeper into the glacier with a private guide and a fully tailored advanced trek
• We can accommodate even larger parties. For example, book two private trips to include up to 8 guests.

*Our Private Advanced Trek fee does not include the Glacier Park Access Fee, which must be paid upon Check-In at the MICA Base. See Glacier Access for more details and estimated rates.*

About the Moraine Hike

We’ve learned that climbing and any technical exploring using rope systems in “the backcountry” offers a superior experience for our guests. Access to the backcountry requires a demanding 2 mile hike over uneven glacial moraine to the best climbing terrain the Matanuska has to offer.

Depending on your group’s ability and pace, this hike takes approximately an hour to an hour and a half and involves walking over loose rocks, muddy ice, and steep slopes. While strenuous, this hike allows our groups to escape the larger crowds on the lower glacier and access some of the most dramatic terrain the Matanuska has to offer.

Of course safety is our top priority so if your Guide determines that you or your group may not make it to the backcountry and return in a reasonable time the trip will be adjusted and will not include any use of ropes.

We’ll do our best to provide an enjoyable glacier experience but no refunds or price adjustments will be made.