Skyladder
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Route Photo
Skyladder climbs the face on the right to the righthand skyline toward the summit ridge of Mount Andromeda.
Description
Skyladder is an aesthetically pleasing route that follows a convex face on the west edge of Mount Andromeda's large north-facing cirque. The summit features stunning views across the Columbia Icecap. The descent from the summit slopes begins on a northwest aspect with exhilirating exposure above the Athabasca Glacier.
Details
| Mountain | Mount Andromeda | |
| Aspect | Northwest to north | |
| Local Relief | 1,518 m (5,004 ft) | |
| Ski descent from | Summit to Sunwapta Lake | |
| Average Slope | Vertical | Source |
| 51° | 200 m (660 ft) | Route Topo |
| Approach | Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93) | |
Documented Descents
- 1996: Ski descent by Doug Ward (WildSnow: unabridged version of Lou Dawson inteview with Doug Ward; shorter version originally appeared in Couloir Magazine, Volume 12, Number 1.)
Labelled Route Photo
Click for an enlarged version with a dashed line drawn on Skyladder.
Ski Photo
Route Topo
References
- Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, Sean Dougherty, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 0-921102-14-3
- The 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies, Bill Corbett, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 1-894765-43-5
