Climbing Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada as the Aurora Borealis glows
© Paul Zizka/Aurora Photo
Ice climbing at Athabasca. Up on the glacier
Athabasca Glacier is the most-visited glacier in North America. Located in Alberta’s Jasper National Park, it’s one of the six ‘toes’ of the Columbia Icefield, a natural feature of the Canadian Rockies. Athabasca has receded in the past 125 years, losing about 16 feet of ice each year.
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