100% worth the guided trip. We are from Fairbanks, AK. Tourist guided trips are hit or miss for us, we enjoyed every bit of this outing. The row out is a good workout and the hiking on the glacier isn't bad. They use top of the line gear. The Extra Tuffs with crampons doesn't get more Alaskan than that. They also provided dry bags with healthy, yummy snacks. Definitely bring layers for the glacier hike. Our guides were Ryan and Joey, both were kind, experienced, and had a since of humor. Joey had some great dad jokes that had us chuckling on the row back. Both offered up their extra layers for some people on our trip that weren't prepared well for the cold. Ask Ryan to make you a Mendenhall Mocha!