Discover Wild Alaska: Tailor-made Safari

Overview

Celebrate your next anniversary, graduation, reunion or special occasion with an extraordinary adventure. Wild Alpine custom adventures promise a unique opportunity to experience Alaska’s bountiful frontier, your way.

Availability
On Request 
Duration
Begins In
Anchorage or McCarthy 
Ends In
Anchorage or McCarthy 
Accommodations
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Transportation
Shuttle and Bush Plane 
Features
Custom Itinerary 
Priced From
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Itinerary

As with all Wild Alpine adventures, the itinerary for your next summer wilderness safari is entirely unique and customized to your interests. A minimum of two nights are required for stays at Ultima Thule Lodge. Trekking, climbing, skiing and other combination adventures accommodate any length of stay and originate in most Alaskan towns.

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About the Area

FAQs

What’s the elevation at Ultima Thule Lodge?

Ultima Thule Lodge is situated in the trees along the Chitina River, approximately 1300′ above sea level. If you’re joining Wild Alpine for spring skiing at the Lodge, you’re probably curious about where the good skiing is too. Daily flights to the best touring terrain range from 15 minutes to 45 minutes long. Sometimes even … Continue reading →

Ultima Thule Lodge Promo Video in HD, Produced April 2012

In April 2012, the action film production team of Teton Gravity Research visited Ultima Thule Lodge to capture on location footage for the Jeremy Jones trilogy Deeper, Further, Higher. Here’s one product of that project: the Ultima Thule Lodge promo video, enjoy as it comes to life in HD. Appearances by the Claus family, Reudi … Continue reading →

Kennecott & McCarthy FAQs

How do I get to McCarthy? From Anchorage, visitors to McCarthy and Kennecott generally take a shuttle or rental vehicle to Chitina, where the paved road ends. From there, visitors can travel either by bush plane or by a scenic 60-mile dirt road. The McCarthy Road was once the route of the Copper River and … Continue reading →

Denali National Park & Preserve FAQs

Attention Climbers: Visit nps.gov for information about mountaineering in Denali National Park. Why does Denali have two names? Should I call it Mount McKinley or Denali? In the native Athabaskan language, “Denali” means “the high one.” In 1897, a prospector named the peak Mt McKinley, in honor of president William McKinley of Ohio. The name received … Continue reading →

Ultima Thule Lodge FAQs

What activities are offered at the lodge during the spring skiing season? In March and April, the main activity at Ultima Thule Lodge is plane-assisted wilderness skiing and riding. Additionally, staff are available for hiking and/or cross-country skiing adventures. This time of year the surrounding area goes through spring break-up leaving parts of nearby Chitina … Continue reading →

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve FAQs

What is the difference between National Park and Preserve? A National Park is an area of unusual scenic or historic interest owned by the federal government and administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, to conserve the scenery, the flora and fauna, and any natural and historical objects within its boundaries … Continue reading →

Resources

About Anchorage

Anchorage serves as the gateway to most Wild Alpine adventures. Officially incorporated in 1920 (Alaska was granted statehood in 1959) this central hub is a relatively young community founded on the construction of the Alaska Railroad and North Slope oil revenues. All the comforts of major cities in the Lower 48 can be found here; … Continue reading →

About Valdez

Valdez is an Alaskan oil and harbor town at it’s finest. Crude oil from the North Slope is loaded onto barges here and shipped via Prince William Sound to refineries outside of Alaska. The people here are hearty and kind; the accommodations are comfortable and the food satisfies a big appetite. Valdez is a no-frills … Continue reading →

About Girdwood

Just 45 minutes from Anchorage, Girdwood is a quintessential Alaskan ski town. Town boasts 650+ inches of snow annually and summer’s highlight – the Forest Faire – plus seasonal crowds and a few nice places to eat and hear live music. The Alyeska Hotel is known for it’s mountain-side location, skiing, hiking and mountain biking … Continue reading →

About Talkeetna

Historically, Talkeetna has served at the primary jumping-off point for mountaineers accessing Denali (aka Mount McKinley) and other popular areas of the Alaska Range. Comfortable accommodations, a good selection of restaurants, a local brewery and the popular Fairview Inn make this place a favorite staging spot for climbing parties. Located just two hours north of … Continue reading →