The   bush flight in ascends directly up the center of the Kennicott Glacier giving you a birds-eye view of the ice world below. We land on a tiny dirt strip nestled in the fel (the area between the lateral morraine and the adjoining mountain sides) of the Kennicott Glacier. Walking among dazzling purple shooting-stars and alpine forget-me-nots, we will ascend this level terrain to a gentle ridge that gives way to a panoramic view of 16,390 ft. Mt. Blackburn lying ten miles distant. We are surrounded by hanging glaciers, immense icefalls and craggy peaks. We can climb higher for more expansive views, or cross the lateral moraine and explore the ice of the Kennicott Glacier. You leave the "peopled" area behind on this adventure, and truly experience the stillness of this remote wilderness. Though close-by McCarthy, it is worlds away.

Full Day
$375 per person (2 person minimum)

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Fly away from McCarthy, over beautiful ridgelines, to the headwaters of a great river. Here the Nizina Glacier breaks off in enormous chunks of ice, floating to the far end of Nizina Lake, where the outflow forms the river. Your pilot circles over all this terrain before touching down on a gravel bar. Once there, your guide will lead you along the shore until the wildflowers give way to glacial ice. From here we begin hiking up a small stream cascading down through the mountains. As we gain elevation, the view back towards the lake and glacier opens up, while the creek you are following gets narrower. Eventually we may choose to head up an old mud slide to access the alpine tundra up high. The further we hike, the more spectacular the view will be from our lunch spot…

Full Day
$445 per person (2 person minimum)

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After a great aerial view of the area surrounding McCarthy and Kennecott, your plane heads to the south, out of the Wrangell range and towards the Chugach Mountains, which stretch for 400 miles from Anchorage to the Canadian border. After crossing the broad expanse of the Chitina Valey you will head up the Tana River drainage and then cut even deeper into the Chugach, between sharp ridgelines and over beautiful alpine lakes. All of a sudden you are set down in one of the most spectacular places on earth, an iceberg-filled lake surrounded by hanging glaciers and lush tundra. Here you will spend the day exploring open gravel bars and alpine meadows. A brief scramble will give you a magnificent view of the lake and on a clear day you can even get a glimpse of the vast Bagley Icefield to the south.

Full Day
$590/person (2 person minimum)

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There is a day adventure that fits every level of experience, age and physical condition. St. Elias Alpine Guides will supply all the specialized gear for each trip such as crampons for half day glacier walks; ropes, ice axes, and climbing equipment for a full day of ice climbing; emergency and First Aid kits for all outings; and experienced, trained guides. Participants need only bring their personal gear, an openness to the outdoors and a sense of adventure.

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