Option 1

Day 0 Travel to Haines

The Chilkoot High Adventure Base is situated on the Haines peninsula, surrounded by temperate rainforest, glacier views and fjords. It is the ideal spot from which to adventure into the Alaska wilderness.

Days 1 – 3 Sea Kayaking

Haines sits at the top of the Lynn Canal, one of the longest, deepest fjords in the world.  This area offers excellent kayaking for beginners and experts alike.  The beaches are wild and pristine, with a better chance of seeing wildlife than people.  Marine life includes humpback and orca whales, sea otters, sea lions, seals, salmon, eagles, waterfowl and more.  The sandy beaches make for great campsites and the towering mountains add spectacular scenery.

Days 4 – 8 Backpacking

The Yukon Territory offers some of the wildest terrain in North America, a landscape where you may step over the speckled eggs of a groundnesting bird or watch a grizzly bear feasting on roots growing in the outwash of a glacial river. We’ll depart Haines and head north into Canada, over the next 5 days scouts will learn to navigate through the backcountry, with towering peaks and glaciers in the immediate vicinity to provide stunning scenery. We’ll spend the evening of Day 8 camped near the trailhead and set out for our whitewater rafting adventure the following morning!

Days 9 Whitewater Rafting

We’ll wake up and breakdown camp, we meet and drive further north into Canada to experience rafting on the Blanchard River. After donning wetsuits and life jackets, our experienced guides offer instruction on paddling and river safety.  We will spend the next day learning whitewater paddling techniques and rafting Canada & Haines’ wild rivers!  The Blanchard River starts with a series of gentle drops that give paddlers time to practice before the Blanchard converges with the Tatshenshini. At the end of the day we’ll return to the base camp in Haines.

Day 10 Depart / travel home

Option 2

Day 0 Travel to Haines

The Chilkoot High Adventure Base is situated on the Haines peninsula, surrounded by temperate rainforest, glacier views and fjords. It is the ideal spot from which to adventure into the Alaska wilderness.

Day 1 – 4 Mountaineering 

The mountaineering portion of this itinerary is based out of Skagway, Alaska. We’ll wake early from the Chilkoot High Adventure Base in Haines and transfer to Skagway. We’ll access the mountains from the Klondike Highway, which offers fantastic views and mountaineering terrain. We’ll set up an alpine base camp, from there instructors and scouts choose from endless climbing objectives. As we wrap up the final day, we’ll depart the trailhead and head down the pass towards Skagway. Our rock climbing site is located on the way back to town, we’ll set up camp and have easy access to the climbs the following day!

Day 5 – 6 Rock Climbing

Skagway offers ease of access to high quality rock, a rare and distinctive aspect in Southeast Alaska. Our well developed climbing site offers something for everyone, from introductory climbs to challenging and complex routes. We’ll have an opportunity to learn about rappelling and practice tying several different knots. Scouts will enjoy stunning views of the valley and on a clear day even see down the fjord towards Haines and the Chilkat Mountains. At the end of day 6 we’ll head back to Haines and the high adventure basecamp to gear up for our next adventure.