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Chilkoot Pass

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Chilkoot Pass [ˈtʃɪlkuːt]
n
(Placename) a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range


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When he and Erik have gathered fifteen hundred pounds food and supplies, they are ready to cross Chilkoot Pass by sled Their journey, which ultimately covers hundreds of miles, is grueling, and at one point Erik collapses.
Prior to the railroad, the prospectors climbed the Chilkoot Pass on foot, some with pack mules or horses, thousands of others carrying their gear on their own backs.
 
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