I offer guided cross-country backpacking trips in Alaska’s Brooks Range and in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah. Some of my trips are just for women, trans and non-binary people, and some are open to everyone.

These are education-based trips in the style of long-distance hiking (modern, lightweight gear and footwear, modern navigation techniques) so that you’ll leave with skills you can use to hike other long trails in the future and/or create your own cross-country routes. Each trip comes with two hours of one-on-one zoom calls with me beforehand, where I’ll work with you to plan your gear and food as well as teach you to make cross-country routes in caltopo. Some outdoors experience is useful for my trips, but the most important thing is hiking fitness (I ask hikers to work up to walking/running/hiking at least 25 miles/week before the trip) and a willingness to acquire gear (although I do have some loaner gear- click on the trips for more details). Below are my current trips!

Utah Guided Backpacking Trips, October of 2026

Western Brooks Range Guided Backpacking Trips, June of 2027

Gates of the Arctic (Central Brooks Range) Guided Backpacking Trips, July of 2027

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