North American Classic Climbs

Mount Alberta

Japanese Route

Description

Climbers*

Photo*

Date

EF03

EF03

Wading the Sunwapta River to begin the approach.

DN

EF

8/03

GB08

GB08

Hiking up Wooley Creek.

JP, LL, BW

GB

7/03

RG110

RG110

Wooley Creek.

-

RG

8/91

RG113

RG113

On the seemingly endless approach.

CG

RG

8/91

RG126

RG126

Looking east from the approach.

-

RG

8/91

RG130

RG130

Near the crest of Wooley Shoulder.

CG

RG

8/91

RG131

RG131

Looking back down Wooley Creek toward the road.

-

RG

8/91

RG202

RG202

Looking south at the North Faces of the Twins from Wooley Shoulder.

CG

RG

8/91

GB12

GB12

Heading over to the hut from Wooley Shoulder.

BW, JP

GB

7/03

GB54

GB54

The hut.

-

GB

7/03

GB02R

GB02R

The route marked.

-

GB

7/03

EF08

EF08

A closeup of the technical climbing section, with the pitches marked. Note that 2003 was an exceptionally dry year.

-

EF

8/03

RG308

RG308

Looking up the route from the approach.

-

RG

8/91

RG309

RG309

Beginning the climb - the lower sandstone band.

-

RG

8/91

RG311

RG311

In the sandstone band.

RG

CG

8/91

RG312

RG312

Looking up at the upper sandstone band.

-

RG

8/91

RG314

RG314

Good solid Canadian Rockies sedimentary rock - looking left from the route.

-

RG

8/91

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