Kayaking school training courses in Anchorage, AK (public, in-house or online)

Alaska is a land of incredible fjords, forested ocean coasts, and high alpine meadows. Your month-long adventure will give you a chance to learn two wilderness travel skills, backpacking and sea kayaking.

Your kayak will follow a route in the Prince William Sound where glaciers flow directly into the ocean and a variety of marine animals are easy to spot.

You’ll learn how to handle your boat in different conditions of wind and tide, and also how to be a good leader and keep a pos...

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If you’re a practicing or aspiring outdoor educator, you know that learning to lead groups in two different skill areas is a professional advantage.

This course will prepare you to do just that, giving you the chance to learn how to lead on land and sea. Your classroom for the sea kayaking section is Prince William Sound with its plentiful wildlife and booming tidewater glaciers.

Using either Whittier or Valdez as a starting point, you’ll learn how to glide along the coast in a s...

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Our 23-and-over courses paddle in Alaska’s world famous Prince William Sound, past towering tidewater glaciers that moan and crackle, crystal-blue icebergs bobbing on the ocean’s surface, and wooded coves perfect for camping.

The sea teems with various forms of life, and you’ll have the ideal vantage point to view it all. Sea birds wheel in the sky overhead while tidal pools with starfish, anemones, and other small creatures dot the shorelines.

You’ll work hard paddling with all ...

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This course will introduce students to basic kayaking skills and equipment. Fall, Spring and/or Summer