DON’T STAY AT SEA LEVEL! ADJUST YOUR ALTITUDE

Each summer, Kodiak Island’s Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Discover Kodiak, sponsors a hiking challenge that encourages both locals and visitors to get out and see some beautiful sights as they hike on some of the most beautiful trails around.

2023 IS THE FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

The challenge is named, “Adjust Your Altitude” and will run from July 1, 2023 through September 4, 2023. There will be two divisions of the challenge. The original challenge will be hiking to the summits of Heitman, Kashevaroff, Barometer, Pyramid, Sharatin, North Sister, and Monashka mountains. The Adjust Your Altitude “Foothills Division” includes Old Woman, Heitman Lake, Spruce Cape, Termination Point to the Rope Swing, Lake Gertrude, and Pyramid Shelf.

To enter the challenge, you must visit Discover Kodiak at 100 E Marine Way, Ste 200. Once there, you are required to sign a waiver, purchase a $5 contest sticker, and pick up your passport to record your hikes. After you have completed all of the required hikes, you simply bring picture proof and the passport back to Discover Kodiak to be entered into drawings for prizes valued over $5,000.

For more details, please visit https://kodiak.org/adjust-your-altitude We look forward to seeing you out on the trails.

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HIKING TIPS TO REMEMBER:

• Check the weather for that day

• Familiarize yourself with the trail

• Tell someone where you will be

• Go with a friend

• Wear the right gear

• Leave no trace

• Take plenty of water and food with you

• Respect the wildlife

• Respect others

• Remember your bear spray

• Be bear aware

• Have a great time hiking

• Don’t forget your sticker