Avalanche drills at the MCA's Basic Mountaineering School.

Photo by Travis Taylor.

Willy Hersman leads his entourage on the classic MCA Portage to Whittier trip which may have great weather and wonderful vistas.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

Snow travel school at the MCA's Basic Mountaineering School.

Photo by Brian Aho.

The Scandinavia Peaks Hut sits among the magnificent Scandinavian peaks of the Matanuska Glacier area.

Photo by Wayne Todd.

Welcome to the Mountaineering Club of Alaska

The Mountaineering Club of Alaska is a 501(c)(7) non-profit corporation, founded in 1958, whose mission is to maintain, promote and perpetuate the association of persons who are interested in promoting, sponsoring, improving, stimulating and contributing to the exercise of skill and safety in the Art and Science of Mountaineering.


MCA's Basic Mountaineering School teaches individuals the basics skills for travel in mountain environments. (Photo by Seth Weingarten.)

Each year the MCA puts on multiple events, like the MCA Ice Climbing Festival, that are open to the community. (Photo by Wayne Todd.)

MCA huts offer safety and comfort in remote locations throughout the Chugach and Talkeetna Mountains. (Photo by William Finley.)

MCA Events
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08.26.2020
2020 MCA Ice Festival Canceled


04.15.2019
Public Comment Period Extended for Hatcher Pass Permit Application


08.07.2019
MCA Ice Climbing Festival Sept 13-15, 2019
Register 8/10-9/9. Don't delay signing up; this is our most popular event!!!

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Many thanks to: Wayne Todd, Tim Silvers, Ross Noffsinger, Steve Gruhn, Carrie Wang, Billy Finley and many others who provided information, ideas and photos. And thanks to Willy Hersman who created, managed and hosted the first MCA website, without which this site's development would have been so much more difficult. Current website donated by Couloir Graphics.