Athabasca

We enrolled in the snow and ice long weekend at the Columbia Icefileds with Yamnuska Adventures. Fearing a sleep-in for our guided summit attempt on Mt. Athabasca (3475m), we park and sleep right at the foot of the mountain. An ice axe banging on the window at 2am tells us we have indeed slept in. 10 minutes of utter panic and we are dressed and climbing up the route with the rest of the team. Our route is the North Ridge (Alpine Grade II), and under sunny skies we complete our first Alpine climb!