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Explore the Western Chugach

-Wilderness Access within 30 minutes of Anchorage-

Leave the city behind. Leave the trails behind. Navigate through the valleys and forests, follow and cross the creeks, watch the wildlife, traverse the ridge, climb the mountain, enter the alpine, gaze at a sea of peaks.

Chugach State Park encompasses 500,000 acres. Seventy-five percent of the park is alpine, and 10% is covered with glaciers. Hike away from civilization into BIG country. There are opportunities to be dropped off by small airplane.

Most visitors (and Alaskans!) gaze upon what we call the 'front country' of the Western Chugach mountains. You don't need to drive anywhere to have a wilderness experience within Alaska, you just have to step off the road and start walking. There is a very good chance you will see more mountain goats, sheep, moose, bear, glaciers, and marmots than people.

Backpacking and hiking near Anchorage
Chugach mountain vacations

Explore Tour -

Start above tree-line and head into the upper valleys and alpine areas of the front-range. Navigate alpine ridges, earn tremendous views, relax alongside alpine lakes. Depending upon client preferences and abilities, there are opportunities for moving fast and "bagging peaks" - or taking it easy, base-camping with day hikes.
The five days allows for more ambitious exploration and access to glacially active areas of the park.

Base camp and point to point trips available in dramatic landscapes, with access to glacier viewing and exploration. Destinations vary depending upon group size and intent.

Click here for Scheduled trip dates

           3 days
          $750 per person for 2 people
          $600 per person for 4 people

          5 days
          $1,150 per person for 2 people
          $750 per person for 4 people


Western Chugach Traverse -
5 days
          $1,200 per person for 2 people (2 person maximum)

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Western Chugach & Wrangell- St. Elias National Park

Join us for world class backpacking right outside of Anchorage, then let us show you the way to the Wrangells to catch a glimpse of remote Alaska and dramatic, glacier dominated, landscapes.

Mountain & Ice Tour -
8 days / 7 nights

Begin in Anchorage with a ride to the alpine. We take you on a 3 day/3 nite trip in Chugach State Park, before jumping in the van and heading East. Spend the night in McCarthy, then a night camping on a glacier! This trip includes round trip transportation to Wrangell St. Elias National Park, as well as loding in Anchorage and McCarthy. Contact us for customized dates.

          $2,250 per person for 2 people
          $1,750 per person for 4 people

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Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska

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