Tonquin Valley and Mt. Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada
In 2013 we did a 60km trek to the Ramparts area at the head of the Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park. This area offers many interesting opportunities for exploration off the trail.
Mt. Athabasca along the Icefield Highway on the boundary between Banff and Jasper National Parks.
Athabasca River
Mt. Edith Cavell at the start of the trail to the Tonquin Valley
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Scrambling route on Mt. Edith Cavell
Climbing Mt. Edith Cavell - Summit Ridge
Climbing Mt. Edith Cavell
The Ramparts from the summit of Mt. Edith Cavell
The summit of Mt. Edith Cavell
Looking down from the summit of Mt. Edith Cavell
The Tonquin Valley
Near Chrome Lake
The Ramparts
Parapet Peak and Radoubt Peak
The Ramparts
The Ramparts and the Amethyst Lake
Chrome Lake
Eremite Valley
Eremite Valley and the Arrowhead Lake
The head of the Eremite Valley
Pink Snow
Mc. Donell Peak
Mc.Donell Peak
Parapet Peak
Amethyst Lake
Looking back at the Tonquin Valley. The pointy peak on the left is Mt. Edith Cavell.
The Tonquin Valley and the Chrome Lake
At the Wates Gibson Hut
At the ACC Wates Gibson Hut
The trail in the Tonquin Valley
Tonquin Valley
The trailhead at Mt. Eidth Cavell
The welcoming committee