Columbia Icefield Area in Alberta, Canada
July 10, 2014
Mt. Athabasca
The summit of Mt. Athabasca
Saskatchewan Glacier from Mt. Athabasca
Mt. Athabasca AA col
Crossing Athabasca River en route to Mt. Alberta area
Crossing Athabasca River
En route to Mt. Wooly and Mt. Diadem base camp
Mt Wooly on the left and Mt. Diadem on the right
Directly ahead is the Wooly’s shoulder, the pass leading to Mt. Alberta. It is a SLOG!
Working our way up the Wooly’s Shoulder
Twins Tower from the Wooly’s Shoulder Pass
Mount Alberta and approach to the ACC hut
ACC hut in front ot Mt. Little Alberta
The ACC hut and Mt. Alberta
The north side of Mt. Wooly
Mt. Alberta from Wooly/Alberta col
Mt. Alberta
Mt. Wooly
Mt. Alberta
The Twins, Twins Tower and Mt. Columbia (on the right)
Mt. Alberta
Mt. Little Alberta
Mt. Kitchener and Snow Dome
Mt. Little Alberta and ACC hut
Ascending Mt. Little Alberta
Mt. Kitchener
Summit of Little Alberta 2,956m and Mt. Wooly behind
The summit of Little Alberta
Mt. Alberta
ACC Hut and Mt. Diadem
The Twins and Twins Tower
Mt. Athabasca
Mt. Athabasca and Mt. Andromeda
On Nigel Peak
Nigel Peak 3,211m
View from the summit of Nigel Peak
Mt. Athabasca from Nigel Peak 3,211m
Athabasca Glacier and Columbia Icefield from Nigel Peak 3,211m
Athabasca Glacier and Snow Dome from Nigel Peak
Mt. Alberta, Mt. Wooly and Mt. Diaden from Nigel Peak
Looking south from Nigel Peak
The Icefield Parkway from Nigel Peak
The summit of Nigel Peak 3,211m
Nigel Peak is the mountain on the horizon on the right
The summit of Sunwapta Peak 3,315m
View to Mt. Brazeau (high peak in the centre) from Sunwapta Peak 3,315m
Snow Dome (left), Mt. Alberta, Mt Diadem (right) from Sunwapta Peak
Sunwapta Peak
Mt. Edith Cavell in the distance (high peak left of centre) - looking north from Sunwapta Peak
Nigel Peak from Sunwapta Peak 3,315m
Mt. Athabasca and Mt. Andromeda from Sunwapta Peak 3,315m
Mt. Columbia from Sanwapta Peak 3,315m
Sunwapta in winter
Sunwapta in winter
Mt. Brazeau from Sunwapta in Winter
Mt. Edith Cavell from Sunwapta in winter
Mt. Athabasca and Andromeda from Sunwapta
Sanwapta Peak from Mt. Brazeau
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