Originally posted by flint:

I did have the troll armour and a finewood bow. that didn't help. I built a little hut near the spot I need to get to to recover my gear. I have now tried a few different days with wait periods in between. the wolves seem to always be at the same exact location.

I wasnt suggesting retrieving your gear, you should let it go and make a new set. It's not going to help in that biome. Like I said going there at all that early was a mistake and trying to get your stuff back just isn't worth dying over and over.