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Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Chittistone Valley ridges, backpacking campsite

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is a magical place, and perhaps no place more so than the ridges high above the Chittistone Valley known as "Wolverine". This trip is simple incredible. We guide a variety of backpacking trips here, from basecamping and exploring the high ridges, photographing the jaw-dropping scenery, the abundant wildlife, looking for the many fossils and other geologic wonders of the area and hiking the open tundra. We also run guided trips backpacking around the butte, detouring to some of the side valleys to get a feel for this landscape. A third option is to combine this trip with the Chittistone Valley trip, backpacking from Skolai Pass, up over Chittistone Valey, down the infamous "goat trail" and up on to Woverine Ridge. A 4th option would involve backpacking down Doubtful Creek, to the landing strip by the Nizina River.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is known for its amazing mountains, and few, if any, places in the park offer better views and a more complete backpacking experience with those mountains than Wolverine Ridge. The University Range sits literally across the river to the south, soaring up above the Chittistone River. The Wrangell Mountains, led by the magnificent 16 000' Mt Blackburn are over the ridge to the north, across the Nizina.

The hiking here is a mix of easy walking and some strenuous scrambling. The campsites available are second to none, and the views, under good weather, unparallelled. Wildlife abound, more so than most other places in Wrangell St Elias National Park: mountains goats, Dall sheep, grizzly and black bears, foxes and ground squirrels are often seen, and, true to the name of the area, wolverine can also be found here.

Campsite on a ridge above Chittistone Valley, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Alaska

This is one of the most exciting backpacking trips we've put together in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, and we're keen to show clients this wonderful place. As a result, we're planning to visit Wolverine twice in the coming 2006 summer backpacking season - an earlier spring trip, and a 2nd later in the summer. Book early, as this trip will certainly fill up quickly.


Trip dates: June 30 - July 08, 2008 --- Skolai Pass to Wolverine
Difficulty: moderate - strenuous
Trip Highlights: Bears, sheep, mountain goats, wildlife, vews and alpine campsites.

"Skolai Pass is a truly stunning and pristine region. Carl and Alaskan Alpine Treks were a perfect fit for our desires and abilities." - Ben Fisher, Chicago, Illinois.

"Wolverine was truly a beautiful place. I get a lot of milage out of telling stories about the adventures we had - they tend to conjure both awe and skepticism simulatenously. I wnted to thank you for a truly memorable experience, one that has a greater impression on me now than when I first returned.  I marvel at how much I learned about the wilderness - setting up a tent for the wind, food rationing, distinguishing mountain goats from sheep, etc. Thank you." - Ken Fang, San Fransisco, California.

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