Mount Alberta

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Mount Alberta
Mt. Alberta from Northern edge of Columbia Icefield.jpg
Mt. Alberta from Northern edge of Columbia Icefield
Highest point
Elevation 3,619 m (11,873 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 819 m (2,687 ft) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 52°17′14″N117°28′36″W / 52.28722°N 117.47667°W / 52.28722; -117.47667 [4]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Mount Alberta
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Jasper National Park
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak [4]
Climbing
First ascent July 21, 1925, by a Japanese team (Six Japanese men including Yūkō Maki and three men from Switzerland) [5]
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Alberta is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. [1] It is the most difficult of the 11,000ers from a climbing point of view.

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Mount Alberta is the fifth-highest peak of the Canadian Rockies [3] and the third highest in Alberta. It is situated 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of the town of Jasper, just beyond the Northern extent of the Columbia Icefield. According to the Climber's Guide, Mount Alberta is "One of the finest peaks in the Rockies, a singular uplift that is difficult on all sides." [6]

Climbing

History

The first ascent was made in 1925 by members of the Japanese Alpine Club: S. Hashimoto, H. Hatano, T. Hayakawa, Y. Maki, Y.Mita, N. Okabe. The team was guided by Hans Fuhrer, H. Kohler and J. Weber, and the leader of the team was Maki. This team consisted of four Keio University alpine club members and two Gakushuin University alpine club members. They started climbing on July 21, 1925. After some difficulty in dealing with an overhang and a steep series of ledges for 16 hours, they reached the top and ceremoniously planted an ice axe. [5] The ice axe was left as a symbol of their achievement. The second party that achieved the ascent found this ice axe 23 years later, and brought it back to the American Alpine Club in New York. The handle of the ice axe had been broken by the ice and rocks. In 1969, the handle was found by a Japanese party, and the two parts were put together in Tokyo in 1997. This ice axe is now exhibited in Jasper Yellowhead Museum. [1]

The second ascent was completed in 1948 by Americans Fred Ayers and John Oberlin. In 1958, the first ascent by a Canadian team was completed by Neil Brown, Hans Gmoser, Leo Grillmair, Heinz Kahl and Sarka Spinkova. [1]

Routes

There are a number of standard climbing routes: [1]

See also

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References

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  6. Putnam, William L.; Kruszyna, Robert (1985). Climber's Guide The Rocky Mountains of Canada North. Banff, AB and New York: Alpine Club of Canada and American Alpine Club. p. 127. ISBN   0-930410-19-X.