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On The Matanuska Glacier

Alaska Ice Climbing

Ice Screws 101

Ever wondered how Ice Screws work? If you have been on a Helicopter trip, Ice Climbing trek or Advanced Trek with MICA Guides you might have noticed that the guides carry around giant screws with a bolt on the end. These are ice screws and are used to create a V-thread in the ice which…

MICA Guides on YouTube

Major updates to our YouTube Throughout the last few seasons we have been updating our videos so that all of our clients may best understand their upcoming activities, and look back to remember where they’ve been. We have added over a dozen new videos of our top activities to our YouTube page.  With all of…

Dude Perfect tries Ice Climbing

YouTube team Dude Perfect came out to try out Ice Climbing and our Overnight Glacier Adventure We were excited all summer for the Dude Perfect crew to come out and test the ropes on Matanuska Glacier.  Their team was first dropped off by Helicopter, flown by Mark at Sheep Mountain Lodge, and received by Brett…