Outdoors
RSSAlaska News covers outdoor recreation and safety in Alaska, including climbing accidents, water rescues, and emerging activities like wild ice skating.
Seats still open in two Juneau outdoor skills classes, Aug. 29 and Sept. 13
Juneau's Fish and Game program has six spots left in a wilderness survival class Aug. 29 and seven in a handgun safety class Sept. 13, both at the Hunter Education Shooting Complex.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Watermelon Trail reroute near Homer starts Aug. 19
Construction starts Aug. 19 on rerouting the Watermelon Trail near Homer, where a century-old route has eroded deep gullies that dump sediment into Beaver Creek, a salmon stream.
by Maggie AlaskaNews12h ago2 min readAI
Wrangell-St. Elias weighs letting e-bikes park at Kennecott
You may soon be able to e-bike into Kennecott and park like every other vehicle, under a Wrangell-St. Elias rule change fixing an odd gap that left e-bikes out.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Alaskan Alpine Club seeks permit for new Alaska Range hut near Healy
A climbing club wants to build a new hut at the base of Nenana Mountain — a rare addition to Alaska's tiny backcountry hut network. Comments are open now.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Rerouted trail restores hiker access to Root Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias
Root Glacier is reachable again in Wrangell-St. Elias on a rerouted trail, longer and steeper than the old one, after landslide hazards closed the original approach.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
High water has Southcentral anglers waiting it out
Flooding has Southcentral anglers mostly sidelined — weirs underwater, creeks blown out, and 12-foot waves hitting the Kenai dipnet beaches.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Hikers take two days. Crow Pass runners do it in hours
The Crow Pass Crossing sends 150 runners 23.5 miles across glaciers, brush, and a cold river Saturday, with no aid stations. Hikers take two days; the fastest finish in about three hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A downtown Anchorage race with trail miles and maybe a Denali view
Anchorage's Skinny Raven Half & 10K hits the Delaney Park Strip Sunday — trail miles, maybe a Denali view, and an easy one to spectate. Sign up before prices jump Thursday night.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Wild ice skating grows from isolated hobby to organized Alaska community
A legislative lunch-and-learn session highlighted the rapid growth of wild ice skating in Alaska, from isolated individual experiences to an organized community activity attracting international media attention and supporting local manufacturing.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago4 min readAI
Canoe capsizes on Tolsona Lake; rescue raft overturns; all reach island safely
A canoe capsized on Tolsona Lake near Glennallen on May 29, a rescue raft overturned, but all occupants wearing life jackets reached an island safely and were picked up by troopers and fire crews with no injuries reported.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Latvian climber faces mounting medical bills after Denali fall
A Latvian climber critically injured in a May 28 Denali fall that killed three teammates faces mounting medical bills as his insurance nears its limit. His family launched a fundraising campaign for months of treatment in Anchorage.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Copper River dip netters stranded on sandbar near Chitina, self-rescue before troopers arrive
Dip netters stranded on a Copper River sandbar near Chitina self-rescued Friday before troopers arrived.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Wild ice skating draws global attention as Alaska outdoor recreation scene grows
A legislative lunch-and-learn session highlighted the rapid growth of wild ice skating in Alaska, from isolated individual experiences to an organized community activity attracting international media attention and supporting local manufacturing.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago4 min readAI
