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Columbia Icefield Area in Alberta, Canada

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