Amery, Mount


 

Trip Details
Mountain Range: 
Rockies
Mountain Subrange: 
Lyell Group
Attained Summit?: 
Yes
Trip Date: 
Friday, September 7, 2012
Summit Elevation (m): 
3,329
Summit Elevation (ft): 
10,922
Elevation Gain (m): 
2000
Total Distance (km): 
25.00
Quick 'n Easy Rating: 
Class 4 : you fall, you are almost dead
Difficulty Notes: 

Glacier route includes crevasse issues and steep snow slopes. Don't minimize these risks and learn how to manage them before attempting this trip.

GPS Route: 
Approximate route - should only be used as a guide. Download GPX File (right-click, save-as)
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Interesting Facts: 

Named in 1927. Amery, Leopold C.M.S. (Leopold Amery was a British politician who twice visited the Canadian Rockies. He was the author of, "In the Rain and the Sun." a book that described his travels in the Rockies. (see biog.)) Official name. First ascended in 1929 by Leopold Amery, B. Meredith, guided by Edward Feuz jr.. Journal reference CAJ 18-3.(from peakfinder.com) 

Photo Album: 
Vern Dewit
Related Trips: 
Monchy Mountain
Hooge Peak
External Trip Reports: 
Confluence Trip Report
Tags: 
Banff National Park
Monchy Icefield
Bushwhack
Icefields Parkway
Climb
Bivy
Map

Trip Report

Wow. That 3 letter word pretty much sums up this trip. Don't bother reading further unless you're interested in more detail. :-)

 

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Comments

Brendan Ross (not verified) - Fri, 08/18/2017 - 10:16

Funny to see so many Mount Amery trip reports now. Would have been nice when we were trying to get to that confluence. We actually bivied just below the large terminal morraine so if we hadn't gone all the way to that ridiculous confluence we could have easily made the summit. We were postholing up to our knees along the ridge to get to the confluence so just didn't have enough energy to make the quick jaunt up the ridge to get the summit. Figured why bother. Summit is just a arbitrary as a confluence. haha Always wanted to go back though. Congrats on making the summit!

vdewit - Mon, 08/21/2017 - 07:02

Hey Brendan, the Internet sure makes more mountains accessible for people doesn't it? And yes - you are right about the summit being as arbitrary as anything else in the end. :)

Brandon Collette (not verified) - Fri, 10/19/2018 - 21:30

I cant believe you got to have that view from your bivy!

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