Private Mendenhall Glacier Trek in Juneau booking from $420.00

Private Mendenhall Glacier Trek

Overview

Spend your time in Juneau on an Alaskan wilderness hiking adventure as you explore along the edge of the Mendenhall Glacier with your own Private Guide!
This exhilarating shore excursion will show you a stunning piece of Alaskan nature as you hike through the Tongass Rainforest towards the glacier. Then explore around the glacier's edge on foot where you could dramatic crevasses and fascinating glacial formations.

The Mendenhall Glacier is receding at a fast pace and due to this we are seeing drastic changes to the surface of the glacier. For this reason, it is not safe to walk on the glacier. This trip will spend time exploring the glacier up close and hiking around the edges of it safely from the bedrock. The edge of the glacier has some of the most stunning features you will find; this is where ice formations, tunnels, and tubes tend to form creating those beautiful blue colors. These features are never guaranteed but do form throughout the summer.

City: Juneau

Mon 23 Dec

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What's Included

Bottled Water

Professional, Private Guide

Forest Service Permits

Glacier gear, backpack, rain jacket and pants -- please advise supplier of sizing

Hearty Snack

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
A maximum of 12 people per booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Clients must be in good enough shape and conditioned to hike for up to 6-6.5 hours, covering about 8 miles roundtrip. The hike is challenging and clients need to bring sturdy hiking boots that provide good ankle support while hiking on rocky terrain. All clients will need to hike with a backpack the entire way on this trip. The backpack (provided) weighs approximately 10-15 pounds and holds mountaineering gear, snacks/water, etc.
Minimum age is 8 years and at least a size 2 shoe
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
You must include the following in the comments section when booking: raingear & shoe sizes for each passenger, (for adult men and women, S-XXL and youth, S-L) and any pertinent medical information. Smallest shoe size that can be accommodated is Youth 2 and largest is Adult 14.
Cruise-ship passengers must provide hotel or ship name at time of booking
WAIVER FORM: Every participant on the trip must sign a waiver form at the start of the trip. Alterations and/or deletions to the waiver is not permitted
Safety harnesses fit up to 42 inch waist size and 28" inch leg size. Not able to accommodate larger waist/leg sizes.
The Mendenhall Glacier is receding at a fast pace and due to this we are seeing drastic changes to the surface of the glacier. For this reason, it is not safe to walk on the glacier. This trip will spend time exploring the glacier up close and hiking around the edges of it safely from the bedrock. The edge of the glacier has some of the most stunning features you will find; this is where ice formations, tunnels, and tubes tend to form creating those beautiful blue colors. These features are never guaranteed but do form throughout the summer.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway

Pick-up at "C" Sign at the base of the Mount Roberts Tramway and van transport to main office for gear orientation and outfitting. Once outfitting complete, guests will be transported to the West Glacier Trailhead.

West Glacier Trailhead

Hiking to the glacier begins with 4 miles through towering Sitka Spruce and Hemlock in the largest temperate rainforest in the world.

Mendenhall Glacier

Your guide will take you on a tour of the glacier's accessible features along the edge, which may include exploring the other worldliness of an ice cave, hiking by glacier blue conduits and ice tubes, or peering into the deep blue well of a moulin. The glacier is in constant change and its ice features disappear and reappear over the course of the season, but we will explore the best features available that day.

West Glacier Trailhead

Return 4 mile hike back through the Tongass National Forest

Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway

Drop off back downtown. Thanks for joining!

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Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Private Mendenhall Glacier Trek

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