Mount Alberta - West Face

Incredibly, there is an aspect of Mount Alberta even wilder and less traveled than its infamous North Face: the West Face had not seen a single ascent until Raphael Slawinski and Eamonn Walsh decided in 2007 that its beautiful succession of ribs and gullies needed at least one line. Their ascent does not seem to have been repeated, and there is a lot (a lot) of other real estate prime for the taking.

There are three posters of Mount Alberta, see also the North and East Faces.

Free download link - medium resolution, personal use only (no printing allowed)

Route List

1: Northwest Ridge, ED 5.9 A3, B. Blanchard, J. Elzinga, 08/1990
2: West Face, ED 5.10+ R, R. Slawinski, E. Walsh, 09/2007
3: Japanese Couloir (Normal-ish Route), D 5.6, S. Hashimoto, M. Hatano, T. Hayakawa, Y. Maki, Y. Mita, N. Okabe, H. Fuhrer, H. Kohler, J. Weber, 07/1925

Sources and Credits

• “The Climbers Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, Volume III: Rockies West,” David P. Jones, Thin Gruel Press, 2018
  
• “The Bold and the Cold,” Brandon Pullan, Rocky Mountain Books, 2016
  
• “Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies,” Sean Dougherty, Rocky Mountain Books, 2008
  
• “Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering,” Chic Scott, Rocky Mountain Books, 2000
  
• “Mount Alberta, West Face,” Raphael Slawinski, AAJ, 2008