Welcome to your classroom!

Welcome to your classroom

We started these programs to reach all teens with an interest – we don’t want cost to be a barrier to entry.  Thanks to a 2024 grant from MICA Guides we have the funds for 50 students to get a $250 scholarship to join one of our courses.  

Book online and use code MICAGUIDES when you check out to receive a discount of $250.  

At the Matanuska Outdoor Institute you will find a community where a person can develop personal resilience, leadership skills, and Alaskan outdoor competence that can apply to all of life’s challenges.

We guide our students to challenge themselves, develop their resilience and experience a team, while camping, backpacking, ice climbing and exploring.

Through adventures such as ice climbing on a glacier, backcountry travel and survival nights you develop confidence, self-reliance, teamwork and communication skills.

Courses for Summer 2024 available now!


Adventure

Getting comfortable in the outdoors! From camping to fire building and survival.

Are we right for you?