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Portal Peak, descent from the Bow Hut, Wapta Icefields, Banff National Park, Peyto Peak, at the north end of the Wapta Icefield, Banff National Park, CanadaNiles Peak, Mount Daly and the Wapta Icefield from the summit.Ascent of St. Nicholas Peak, Wapta Icefields, Yoho National Park, Canadian RockiWapta Icefield, Banff National Park, Canada
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The Wapta Icefields are comprised of a series of glaciers that run along the continental divide from Peyto Lake to the north and the Trans-Canada Highway to the south. The climbing is diverse ranging from full on ice and alpine climbs to ski summits. A chain of four Alpine Club of Canada huts makes the Wapta Ski Traverse the most popular ski mountaineering objective in Canada. The “Wapta Icefields” is typically used to describe an area of several hundred square kilometers that include both the Wapta and Waputik Icefields. Wapta means “running water” in Cree and refers to the second tallest waterfall in western Canada, Takakkaw Falls (1247’), which drains the Daly Glacier at the southern end of the Waputik Icefield. These Icefields are split down the middle by the continental divide and therefore lie in both Yoho and Banff National Parks, two of four connecting national parks in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. These are the glaciers that are part of this icefield: Peyto Glacier, Bow Glacier, Yoho Glacier, Vulture Glacier and The Crowfoot Glacier which was once connected to this icefield is no longer part of the Wapta Icefields.

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There are three main access routes to the Wapta Icefields: via the Bow Glacier from Bow Lake at the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge parking lot, via the Peyto Glacier at the Bow Pass parking area or via the Niles Glacier from the West Louise Lodge parking lot off of the TransCanada. You will be required to purchase a national park pass as you enter Banff National Park coming from the east on the Trans-Canada. This pass is good for all four national parks.

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Wapta Icefield Glacier Trek - This three day Glacier Trek is an outstanding trip boasting vistas which are unrivaled in North America. The Wapta Icefields are accessed twelve months out of the year.
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Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park, Canada
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. It encompasses 6,641 sq.km of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. The main commercial centre of the park is the town of Banff...
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