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7 Days Backpacking with a Bush Plane Flight into Alaska's Backcountry

If the opportunity to experience truly remote and rugged wilderness is why you want to visit Alaska, then this trip in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is a great choice. We trek for seven days through country that is seldom visited by hikers, at least two legged ones.

The route begins in the deep backcountry of Wrangell-St. Elias on banks of remote Canyon Creek. We then spend 7 days covering terrain that ranges from mountain streams to high ridges with stunning views to meadows filled with wildflowers.

This trip varies from moderate to strenuous with days that alternate between easier, shorter days to more strenuous and challenging ones. So it’s a good trek if you want some challenge but want some time to recoup between the harder days.

Because it takes a good part of the day to ferry the whole crew into Canyon Creek in a Super Cub, we only do a half day of hiking on the first day. That gives us a chance to find our trekking legs, and we’ll need them for the hike up our first challenge, a windy ridge crest high above Canyon Creek. But the hard work will be worth the effort when we top out and take in the stunning, 360 degree views including the impressive and close by University Range. We also get our first view of Pyramid Peak.

The route travels up and over two passes and traverses around the base of Pyramid Peak. We stop for a layover day at the base of Pyramid to recharge and enjoy the impressive summits. Those with energy to spare can join the guide for a day hike to get up closer to Pyramid, or feel free to lounge around camp and rest up a bit.

From there we head up and over our final ridge which forms the shoulder of Andrus Peak. It’s a hump to get there but eye-popping views greet us at the top. On the home stretch now, we drop down to Rex Creek and leave the high country behind.

On the last day of our trek we pass through the ruins of Chititu Camp - once a thriving little outpost during its gold mining heyday but now in the process of being reclaimed by the wilderness.

And finally we hike out to May Creek for our pickup and short flight back to McCarthy.

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1 night in Anchorage, Alaska

2 nights in McCarthy, Alaska

7 days/6 nights trekking in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Days of trip total: 10 days, Anchorage to Anchorage

Arrival/departure city: Anchorage, Alaska

2008 COST: $2655 USD per person
Single supplement: $125 (Includes trek, 3 nights lodging in McCarthy, R/T van tranportation Anhorage to McCarthy)

Group Size: 4 to 6 participants - cost is higher for groups under 4 people

Dates: 2008 (from arrival in Anchorage to return to Anchorage)

July 10 - 19

Call about additional dates for any group of 4 and over.

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Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous

Style of trek: In McCarthy we will be staying in a 3-star hotel. The wilderness trek will be 7 days of backpacking over rugged terrain with no trails. Participants will carry all of their personal gear as well as a share of group gear and food. This is a strenuous backpacking adventure and good conditioning is required.

What’s included

Round trip van transportation Anchorage/McCarthy with pickup at Anchorage hotel

All local transportation in McCarthy

Lodging in McCarthy before and after trek (2 nights total)

R/T bush flight from McCarthy into backcountry

7 day backcountry trek

Group camping gear (see gear list)

All food and snacks for trek

Professional wilderness guide

Group medical kit

Emergency VHF radio

What isn’t included

R/T airfare to Anchorage, Alaska

Hotel accommodations in Anchorage

Meals or local transportation in Anchorage

Meals in transit to and from McCarthy

Meals in McCarthy

Guide gratuities

Personal camping gear (see gear list)

Alcoholic beverages

Travel, evacuation or medical insurance

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For more information, or to book your very own Eastern Mountain Sports adventure, call our travel guru Becky Harrison at
888-755-8735
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