Mount Alberta
Mount Alberta is a mountain located in the upper Athabasca River Valley of Jasper National Park. J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898.
| Elevation: | 3,619 meters / 11,874 feet |
| Latitude: | 52° 17′ 20″ N |
| Longitude: | 117° 28′ 30″ W |
| Range: | Sir Winston Churchill range of the Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map: | 83C/06 |
| First ascent: | 1925 by S. Hashimoto, H. Hatano, T. Hayakawa, Y. Maki, Y.Mita, N. Okabe, guided by Hans Fuhrer, H. Kohler and J. Weber. |
| Routes: | Japanese Route (Normal Route) V 5.6; North Face VI 5.9 A3 |
The first ascent was made by members of the Japanese Alpine Club. After some difficulty in dealing with an overhang and a steep series of ledges, they reached the top and ceremoniously planted an ice axe. The ice axe was left as a symbol of their achievement. Parties on subsequent ascents took parts of the axe to the American Alpine Club in New York and back home to Japan.
The second ascent was completed in 1948 by Americans Fred Ayers and John Oberlin.
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