
1 Heading south from Jasper to the Columbia Icefield, we passed Diadem Peak which rises to 11,060 ft

4 View of the Athabasca Glacier, which is one of several that descend from the Columbia Icefield, from the visitor center across the road.

6 Descending a 30% grade at 3 mph for the final stretch onto the glacier, the warning sign about "steep inclines" doesn't begin to convey how scary it is when the…

8 At first, Max was content to stay on the transport and wave to us fools that clambered off onto the ice

9 After much pursuasion, Max gingerly climbed out and hung onto the tire for dear life while the rest of us carefully made our way up the glacier

10 Not having trekking poles or crampons, it took me 10 minutes to make it 100 yards uphill from the transports