Athabasca Glacier
koob.mark,
Saturday 5th April, 2025 1:00PM
Was attempting to ascend Athabasca Glacier to Mt Kitchener. By 10AM in the morning, the overhead hazard from Snowdome was releasing avalanches that extended across the normal up-path that proceeds under the seracs. See photos.
We attempted to find a path through the first and second icefalls that don't proceed directly under the seracs and avalanche paths. We could not find a path that doesn't require taking skis off and likely using boot crampons, on the 4 variations we attempted.




Location: 52.20597000 -117.30607000