The High Expedition

The High Expedition Built on the spirit of exploration. Made in Alaska. To the Summit. Apparel Company and Recreational Cannabis Retail. Lifestyle brand from Talkeetna, Alaska

Keep going… the view really does get better from here 🏔️
05/11/2026

Keep going… the view really does get better from here 🏔️

Chasing the golden hour where the earth meets the sky ☀️🏔️
04/23/2026

Chasing the golden hour where the earth meets the sky ☀️🏔️

Not all those who wander are lost, but some are definitely climbing 🏔️
04/15/2026

Not all those who wander are lost, but some are definitely climbing 🏔️

Head in the clouds but our gravity’s centered 🏔️
04/09/2026

Head in the clouds but our gravity’s centered 🏔️

Where it feels like the world is yours 🏔️
04/06/2026

Where it feels like the world is yours 🏔️

Above the noise, where the world goes quiet 🏔️How far will you go?
03/31/2026

Above the noise, where the world goes quiet 🏔️
How far will you go?

EXPEDITION CHILI CHALLENGE WRAP UP 🌶️What started as a friendly cook-off turned into something way bigger. Thanks to our...
02/26/2026

EXPEDITION CHILI CHALLENGE WRAP UP 🌶️

What started as a friendly cook-off turned into something way bigger. Thanks to our 21 contenders and everyone who showed up hungry, the Expedition Chili Challenge was an absolute hit.

Together, we raised $1,037.50 for DAC, and we couldn’t be more grateful for this community showing up with big hearts and bold flavors.

FINAL WINNERS

Summit Series (businesses)
Champion: The Talkeetna Chalet
Second place was a tie for River City Cafe and The Homestead
Third: Sheep Creek

Explorer Series (individuals)
Champion: Nightsweats
Second Place: Not Your Momma’s
Third: Hill Billie Chili

All teams brought serious heat, creativity, and chili swagger. Well earned. Huge thanks to everyone who cooked, tasted, voted, and helped make this event happen. This was about more than chili, it was about community, collaboration, and doing some good.

Until next year… start perfecting those recipes.

🩵 The High Expedition Team

EXPEDITION CHILI CHALLENGE WRAP UP 🌶️What started as a friendly cook-off turned into something way bigger. Thanks to our...
02/26/2026

EXPEDITION CHILI CHALLENGE WRAP UP 🌶️

What started as a friendly cook-off turned into something way bigger. Thanks to our 21 contenders and everyone who showed up hungry, the Expedition Chili Challenge was an absolute hit.

Together, we raised $1,037.50 for DAC, and we couldn’t be more grateful for this community showing up with big hearts and bold flavors.

FINAL WINNERS

Summit Series (businesses)
Champion: The Talkeetna Chalet
Second place was a tie for River City Cafe and The Homestead
Third: Sheep Creek

Explorer Series (individuals)
Champion: Nightsweats
Second Place: Not Your Momma's
Third: Hill Billie Chili

All teams brought serious heat, creativity, and chili swagger. Well earned. Huge thanks to everyone who cooked, tasted, voted, and helped make this event happen. This was about more than chili, it was about community, collaboration, and doing some good.

Until next year… start perfecting those recipes.

🩵 The High Expedition Team

See you tomorrow! Come hungry. 🌶️Saturday, February 7th • 1pmSheldon Community Arts HangarJudging is open from 1pm to 5p...
02/07/2026

See you tomorrow! Come hungry. 🌶️

Saturday, February 7th • 1pm
Sheldon Community Arts Hangar

Judging is open from 1pm to 5pm at the Sheldon Arts Hangar.

• $20 per flight from either division
• $5 per bowl of non-competition chili
• Youths 10 and under: 1 free bowl of non-competition chili
• Winners will be announced at 5:30 at The Hangar. (winner must be present)

A fundraiser for the Denali Arts Council.
Brought to you by The High Expedition.

thehighexpedition.com

when the airbnb says ‘rustic’ ❄️
01/27/2026

when the airbnb says ‘rustic’ ❄️

Many years ago, back before Talkeetna had three stop signs and a cat as mayor….back when chili recipes were guarded like...
01/24/2026

Many years ago, back before Talkeetna had three stop signs and a cat as mayor….back when chili recipes were guarded like family gold, old “JT” Evans wandered down from the Alaska Range for the town’s famous Expedition Chili Challenge. He arrived with his dented tin pot, a pouch of mysterious mountain herbs, and the quiet confidence of a man who’d arm-wrestled a moose and won (according to him). He had one goal, to win the Belt of Champions.

The Belt wasn’t just any prize. According to Talkeetna lore, it was crafted decades earlier by three local eccentrics: a retired sled-dog musher, a blacksmith who only worked at midnight, and an artist who claimed she could “hear colors.” They built it from scraps of old climbing harnesses, sled leather toughened by years of winter races, and silver conchos hammered out of metal scavenged from a crashed bush plane. The buckle? Forged from a melted-down golden spoon once used to stir the very first competition chili.

Legend said the belt gave its wearer a brief flash of culinary brilliance…or at least enough swagger to pretend they had it.

And now, at the 2026 Expedition Chili Challenge, our competitors will battle it out for a chance to get their hands on the gold.

SUMMIT SERIES - For local businesses ready to claim culinary glory.

The Prize: Your business will be the keeper of the legendary Belt of Champions…until the next challenge.

EXPLORER SERIES - For everyone else, from Local Legends bringing the heat to out-of-towners daring to challenge Talkeetna’s finest.

The Prize: The illustrious Chain of Carnage will be yours to KEEP.

It’s not too late to join the Challenge. You have until February 1st! Visit the link: thehighexpedition.com

This is a fundraiser for the Denali Arts Council at the 2026 Talkeetna Ice Festival.

Brought to you by The High Expedition.

Address

13465 E. Main Street
Talkeetna, AK
99676

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

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+19077330911

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