Valdez Glacier was extensively used during the Gold Rush days of the late 1800s, as an All-American route to the gold fields of interior Alaska. Many facinating stories have been told about the people who underwent the hardships of early glacial travel while searching for their fortune in the untamed wilderness of Alaska.

Today the glacier lies almost forgotten in the Chugach Mountains near Valdez. A few brave people use the glacier in the winter for snowmachining and another select few use the calm glacial lake to start their white water adventure down the glacier stream in the summer.

Starting this summer Anadyr Adventures will offer you the opportunity to experience the power and beauty of the Valdez Glacier safely and initmately, via hiking and kayaking

Anadyr Adventures guides will transport you by van to the glacial lake where we will kayak safely in inflatable double kayaks between large icebergs to the face of the glacier. Here we start our hike on the glacier enjoying expansive views, crossing crevasses safely, and passing glacial streams which have cut deep ravines in the ice and formed shimmering sky blue pools on the glacier.

Our experienced and knowledgeable guides will conduct interpretive glaciology discussions as well as share the many tales of miners and fortune seekers who traversed the glacier during the Valdez Gold Rush of 1889.

No Experience is necessary. We provide expert guides and all the gear necessary to safely explore the glacier. Dress in layers, bring comfortable hiking shoes, rain gear, lunch, water, camera.

• Guest to guide ratio is small (6 to 1)
• Minimum number of participants 2
• Departure dates are daily May 15 to Sep 15
• Total tour time 5 to 6 hours
• $95/person

For more pictures of this trip see "Hike-Kayak" in our photo gallery.