Tim Hewette


  • Specialist polar guide
  • Works as field operations manager for Antarctic based logistics company
  • Veteran Denali guide with over 15years experience

A veteran in the polar and big mountain arena, Tim Hewette has specialized in guiding and managing expeditions in Alaska, Antarctica, and beyond since 2004. He has a diverse quiver of field skills, an adept communication ability, and a personal interest in completing expeditions in a professional style. He lives and works in Alaska, Utah, and Antarctica. He is a veteran Denali guide and has guided a wide range of climbers to Denali’s summit, including in 2016 an expedition comprised of Navy Seals and in 2004 a custom climb including the oldest man to summit.

When he’s not guiding in the Alaska Range, he is the Field Operations Manager for Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions. Tim also occasionally revisits working as a big-game hunting guide in remote Alaska. Tim is an avid paraglider and long-distance multisport backcountry wilderness traveler.

Tim’s Resume:

  • 10 Expeditions on Denali
  • 8 Expeditions on Vinson (also dozens as ranger)
  • Has guided 3 X South Pole Last Degree Expeditions
  • 1 X Trip to the North Pole
  • Has guided multiple Aconcagua expeditions
  • Drove 6-wheel van to/from South Pole from Union Glacier
  • Manages the largest private tourism field operation in Antarctica
  • Guide/Camera Operator for National Geographic and BBC
  • Four-time recipient of Denali National Park’s Pro Pin award for mountain rescue
  • BA Outdoor Studies from Alaska Pacific University
  • Wilderness First Responder since 2002, Leave No Trace Trainer, certified in Avalanche II