Here’s a list of all the rock climbing guiding companies located in Alaska:
Company: St. Elias Alpine Guides
Website: www.steliasguides.com
Phone: 1-888-933-5427
Email: info@steliasguides.com
Headquarters: Alaska
Specialties: Guided Day Trips, Backpacking, Ski Trips with Courses, Hiking and Mountaineering with Courses. They will also guide River Rafting.
Summary: They have wilderness medical training and are certified by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) or are trained by AMGA certified guides.
Company: Alaska Mountain Guides and Climbing School
Website: alaskamountainguides.com
Phone: 1-800-766-3396, 907-766-3366
Email: climb@alaskamountainguides.com
Headquarters: Haines, Alaska
Specialties: Climbing, Trekking, Skiing, and Sea Kayaking Adventures.
Summary: They guide and train individuals on their first glacier trek, an initial kayaking trip. They also offer courses on more advanced expeditions.
Company: Exit Glacier Guides
Website: www.exitglacierguides.com
Phone: 907-224-5569
Email: exitglacierguides@yahoo.com
Headquarters: Seward, Alaska
Specialties: Ice Hiking, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering. They also offer Helicopter Glacier Exploration, Back country Glacier Camping and Remote Peak Climbs.
Summary: Exit Glacier Guides is a locally owned and operated company with a focus on eco-tours centered around Exit Glacier National Park in Seward, Alaska.
Company: Adventure Sixty North
Website: www.adventure60.com
Phone: 907-224-2600
Email: adventure60north@gmail.com
Headquarters: Seward Alaska
Specialties: Guided Tours, Full or Half day Kayaking Tours, Glacier Ice Hiking, They also offer gear rentals.
Summary: Adventure Sixty North is a small outdoor adventure center located at the gateway to the Kenai Fjords National Park providing multiple season trips and services in the Kenai Fjords National Park and the various State of Alaska Marine Parks.
Company: The International Wilderness Leadership School (IWLS)
Website: http://iwls.com/
Phone: 1-907-766-3366
Email: info@iwls.com
Headquarters: Haines, Alaska
Specialties: Technical training in alpine mountaineering, sea kayaking, rafting, canoeing, rock and ice climbing, back country skiing/snowboarding, backpacking.
Summary: The International Wilderness Leadership School (IWLS) is an outdoor school that specializes in providing guide training, outdoor leadership training, wilderness education, and technical instruction.
Company: Alaska Mountaineering School
Website: http://www.climbalaska.org/
Phone: 1-907-733-1016
Email: info@climbalaska.org
Headquarters: Alaska
Specialties: Mountaineering and Back packing AMS also teaches instructional courses and leads guided climbs in the Alaska Range, Talkeetna Mountains, and Chugach Mountains.
Summary: They are located in Talkeetna, Alaska, 50 miles south of Denali Natiork & Preserve. They operate throughout the year, but most of their field time takes place between mid-March and mid-September.
This company also guides in Alaska (but is not headquartered in Alaska):
Company: Kling Mountain Guides
Website: www.klingmountainguides.com
Phone: 970-259-1708
Email: info@klingmountainguides.com
Headquarters: Durango, Colorado
Specialties: Rock and Ice climbing, Back country Skiing, Ski Mountaineering. They also offer educational programs such as Intro to Rock Climbing, Rock Rescue.
Summary: Kling Mountain Guides is a small entirely locally owned and operated outdoor education and mountain guide service.
Did we accidentally miss anybody? Let us know in the comments, and we’ll make sure they’re put on the list!
Tags: Rock Climbing

2 Comments
I used Exit Glacier guides a few summers ago and had a wonderful experience. They provide all the gear and plan out every detail. There are different options for levels of experience. You can read more about my experience here:
http://ramblinmurph.com/2015/04/28/conquering-crevasses-in-seward/
Thanks for the testimony Kelly!