Ski approach and climb of Alberta's highest peak - Mount Columbia. The next day we tagged Little Andromeda on our return. See www.explor8ion... for full trip report.
Hi. I was wondering which road did you take to the base. I was there last Sunday, looking at Mt. Bryce. I took Bush River Road from Donald, At the time, I did not know I was on Mt. Columbia. I was just driving, but I do believe I was very close to the Base from a logging road. The clouds made it hard to see. I was wondering what the last 5 KM of Logging road up there were like, I ran out of time,
This is from the Alberta side from the Columbia Icefields center on hwy 93. I've been up the Bush Road many times and while you could hike to Mount Columbia from there, very few go that route. See my trip on Mount King Edward for more details at www.explor8ion.com/2017/08/27/king-edward-mount/.
No and not really. It’s actually one of the easier and safest peaks on the Columbia icefields. It has all the regular hazards of a glaciated peak but is straightforward otherwise. Put it this way - it’s one of the few peaks I’ll repeat in that area. I
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Looks like a nice trip. What would you say the max grade of the whole approach was?
Hi. I was wondering which road did you take to the base. I was there last Sunday, looking at Mt. Bryce. I took Bush River Road from Donald, At the time, I did not know I was on Mt. Columbia. I was just driving, but I do believe I was very close to the Base from a logging road. The clouds made it hard to see. I was wondering what the last 5 KM of Logging road up there were like, I ran out of time,
This is from the Alberta side from the Columbia Icefields center on hwy 93. I've been up the Bush Road many times and while you could hike to Mount Columbia from there, very few go that route. See my trip on Mount King Edward for more details at www.explor8ion.com/2017/08/27/king-edward-mount/.
Would Mount Columbia be considered dangerous or hard to you?
No and not really. It’s actually one of the easier and safest peaks on the Columbia icefields. It has all the regular hazards of a glaciated peak but is straightforward otherwise. Put it this way - it’s one of the few peaks I’ll repeat in that area. I