North American Classic Climbs

Mount Athabasca

North Face Regular Route

Description

Climbers*

Photo*

Date

JC09

JC09

The North Face from near the base.

-

JC

8/98

24L09

24L09

Sunrise on the approach, just after reaching the glacier.

GC

LC

8/29/97

24L11

24L11

The North Face from the approach, which goes over the small saddle at the base of the Silverhorn.

-

GC

8/29/97

24L13

24L13

Looking north from the saddle on the approach to the NF.

LC

GC

8/29/97

24L14

24L14

The North Face from the saddle - a rope team can be seen 1/3 of the way up.

unknown

GC

8/29/97

24L17

24L17

Looking down from 1/3 up.

LC, MZ

GC

8/29/97

24L18

24L18

Looking up from 1/2 way.

GC

LC

8/29/97

JC10

JC10

On the face.

unknown

JC

8/98

24L19

24L19

Looking down from 5/8 way.

LC, MZ

GC

8/29/97

24L20

24L20

Approaching the crux - an 80 degree step which is 5.4 rotten rock in dryer years.

GC

LC

8/29/97

24M01

24M01

Other climbers taking a line on the west side of the face.

unknown

GC

8/29/97

24M03

24M03

Climbing the crux.

GC

LC

8/29/97

24M06

24M06

Looking down from the belay shelf (piton anchors here) just above the crux.

MZ

GC

8/29/97

24M07

24M07

The final steep snow slope to the summit.

GC

LC

8/29/97

07D11

07D11

Beginning the descent.

DK, PB

GC

8/75

YA03

YA03

On the descent, looking back up the west ridge.

unknown

YA

8/02

24M10

24M10

Traversing the crest from the summit to the Silverhorn. NF to the left.

LC, MZ

GC

8/29/97

YA02

YA02

On the descent, looking down to the A-A (Andromeda-Athabasca) col.

IB

YA

8/02

24M11

24M11

On the descent - the Sunwapta River and the Icefields Parkway to the north.

GC

LC

8/29/97

24M13

24M13

Almost back to the parking area - the trail up the moraine.

LC

GC

8/29/97

07D05

07D05

The North Face in wetter times - note the bulge, and the date of the photograph.

-

GC

8/75

YA01

YA01

Looking back up the moraine.

IB

YA

8/02