Scrambling with Colleen.

We were lucky enough to get perfect weather for this short, fun, and breath-taking scramble. The ascent was easy, combining some steeper terrain with pleasant hiking along the almost level meadows of scenic Wilcox Pass. The actual scrambling was fun, and there was plenty of room for exploration. We avoided a couple of the more exposed sections by dropping down below the ridge. As promised the summit view was phenomenal. I must have burned a roll of film on Mount Athabasca alone! Other highlights included the Athabasca Glacier with Mount Andromeda towering above, Nigel Peak, Tangle Ridge and Sunwapta to the north, and Snow Dome, Mount Kitchener, Mount Woolley and Diadem Peak to the west. 

    
Snow Dome (right ) and Mount Kitchener (left), as seen from the meadows of Wilcox Pass

    
The highlight of the Columbia Icefield: the Athabasca Glacier and Mount Andromeda above

    
Colleen at the summit, with Mounts Athabasca and Andromeda behind

    
The mountain at the right is Nigel Peak 

    
A better view of glaciated Mount Athabasca, taken on descent

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