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Spirit Walker Expeditions is hiring for the 2025 season!

Spirit Walker guides are some of the best in the industry. We’re ACA kayak instructors, wooden kayak builders, WFR/W-EMT instructors, photographers, whale whisperers, teachers, backcountry chefs, lifelong students of the natural world and passionate advocates for wild places. Many have decades of experience as professional guides, some are the new generation of wilderness guides.

We’re always happy to hear from prospective new guides, and encourage you to reach out!

Positions Available

HEAD GUIDE: Spirit Walker is looking for an experienced, fun and highly organized wilderness guide to lead the 2025 team of sea kayak guides. The Head Guide will help recruit and hire any new guides, coordinate and conduct pre-season and ongoing trainings, create and maintain the guide schedule, and supervise and mentor guides. The Head Guide will work closely with the general manager to support guides and ensure the safe and smooth operation of our expeditions.

KAYAK GUIDE: Guides must be at least 21 years old, have a valid WFR or W-EMT certification, backcountry and sea kayaking experience, be adaptable to changing conditions and situations, be detail oriented and safety conscious, be great communicators, have strong leadership skills and be great team players. Guides will plan and pack for 1 to 7-day long expeditions, provide pre-trip orientations and safety/kayaking briefings, and lead groups on multi-day sea kayaking trips in remote areas.

Contact Spirit Walker for full job descriptions and to apply!

 

My trip with Spirit Walker Expeditions was amazing. My experience kayaking among the whales is something I will never forget! Go! You will love it.

Mandy L, visited Sept. 2015

We had a wonderful experience on a Spirit Walker trip this summer. Six nights, seven days in the Myriad Islands Wilderness. The trip was well organized, the gear was top quality and the guides were great! ... an experience I'll always remember.

Walt G, visited July 2016

This experience was absolute perfection, from the initial call through the flawless execution. I can't say enough good things about this operation and I've personally worked in adventure travel. Thank you, Stephen and crew!

Robert B, visited August 2024

We booked the Whales tour to Point Adolphus for our family which includes a 6 year old and 9 year old... Great safety orientation for our boys who don't have a lot of experience kayaking. Thanks for an unforgettable experience.

Jonathan R, visited July 2016

It doesn't get any better than this. If you want to experience the real Alaska you must get out on the water... If we return to Alaska, we will make this expedition again.

Ernie B, visited August 2013

"Magic Family Holiday" I can't say enough about the wonderful trips that Spirit Walker puts together. The safety and equipment is great. The guides are great fun and knowledgeable about the areas we went. The food is incredible.

NIcondit, Visited August 2015

The trip had it all: calving glaciers, breaching humpback whales, grizzlies, moose, bald eagles, harbor seals, and much more. I cannot recommend the Spirit Walker crew and the grandeur of Glacier Bay highly enough. Already thinking about my next return trip to the park.

Mike D, Visited June 2021