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McCarthy-Kennicott Guided Multi-Day Backpacking Trips

Surrounded by massive glaciers, alpine passes, and remote wilderness, guided backpacking tours from McCarthy-Kennecott take you deep into untouched Alaska. Whether you're trekking the Skolai Pass to Goat Trail, exploring the Donaho Basin, or hiking near the Root Glacier, you’ll experience towering peaks, historic mining ruins, and raw solitude—often without seeing another hiker for days.

Professional guides handle all the logistics, making it easy to focus on the challenge, beauty, and sense of discovery.

Guided Backcountry Adventures

Season: Jun 1 – Sep 7 $580+ per person 2 - 8 Days

Fly in and out of remote loca­tions in the gor­geous Wrangell-St. Elias Nation­al Park and expe­ri­ence the true wilder­ness of the Alaskan back­coun­try. Keep­ing it min­i­mal and unplug­ging com­plete­ly, you’ll sleep in a tent and wake up refreshed and exhil­a­rat­ed by the sights and sounds of these raw wilds. Mod­er­ate mini-Back­pack­ing excur­sions for begin­ners, or point-to-point hikes for expe­ri­enced back­pack­ers that match your abilities.

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