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| North Glacier, II   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America Lat/Lon: 51.49970°N / 116.5597°W Route Type: Mountaineering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Time Required: Most of a day Difficulty: Glacier Travel Grade: II
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| Page By: Dow Williams Created/Edited: May 9, 2005 / Jul 30, 2006 Object ID: 164986 Hits: 1396 Loading... Page Score: 87.04% - 4 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
ApproachFrom the Takakkaw Falls parking lot. Follow the signed Yoho Valley Trail (north) pass Laughing Falls and on to the Little Yoho Valley Trail (west). This trail leads to the Stanley Mitchell Hut and .3 km more to campground #6. We camped two nights at this campground and used it as our base for this alpine climb and another scramble.
Route DescriptionThe accurate name of the routes is President/V.President(considered separately) as boring as it might seem. From the campground, head back to the hut and catch a trail heading right at the hut and past the wardens cabin. This trail immediately intersects the Little Yoho River. After crossing the river, follow it to the right for either of two approaches. Either continue on the trail as it follows the drainage and proceed up to the left hand moraine's edge dumping you on the glacier lower left, or gain the left hand moraine earlier by veering left off the trail as soon as you pass the sign marking the Kiwetinok Pass at 4k. Start glacier left, ascend and then traverse glacier right as you aim for the 'schrund towards the col. Once at the col, you can unrope and enjoy lower 5th class scrambling up either or both peaks. They both have summit registers. The crux is crossing the bergschrund, depending on conditions.
Essential GearWe did not place any ice or rock gear. Of course a rope, crampons, helmet, crevase rescue equipment, etc. all make sense.
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Canadian Rockies Alpine Climbs
