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Alaska glacier backpacking - Bremner Glacier traverse

Schedule:
July 21-26
Aug. 4-9

Season:
July - September

Difficulty:
Strenuous

Trip Length:
6 days

Backpacking: Remote wilderness, grand mountains, lush flowers, sand dunes

Prices:

6 Days: $2,150 per person for 2 people, $1,850 per person for 3+ people

2008 Alaska Backpacking

Stats: Total Distance: 24 miles
Elevation Gain: 1,357' Elevation Loss: 2,178'
Maximum Elevation: 3,943' Minimum Elevation: 2,271'
Bremner Glacier elevation profile

This trip is for the rough and tough hiker who doesn't mind hard, varied, and rocky terrain, and who is searching for the extra reward that comes with it! The adventure begins at Iceberg Lake and heads over a low glaciated pass into an unnamed valley blanketed in lupine wildflowers and dotted with soft, sandy dunes.

Eventually we make our way back onto the ice, this time on the vast Bremner glacier, the northern-most tongue of the Bagley Ice Field. Fierce peaks, all un-named and many un-climbed, line our ice corridor down the valley which eventually gives way to the rocky badlands of the end moraine. We'll grunt, scramble, and monkey our way through the mixed boulders and powder-soft sand dunes, while marveling at the beautiful pioneer plants and flowers that take root in this unlikely setting. This is a traverse that tops the charts for stunning terrain, wide-open scenery, and uncharted opportunities!

Alaska wilderness exploring
Sand dunes along an un-named creek with the huge expanse of the Bremner Glacier in the distance

Click on these thumbnails to see pictures of this trip from our Photo Gallery!

sand dunes
Sandy beaches at the terminus of the Bremner Glacier
alpine lake
Just over the pass from Iceberg Lake
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