Jasper national Park.
Local climbers distinguish between the higher, often
glaciated alpine ranges along the continental divide, and the slightly lower,
drier ranges to the east. The Trans Canada Highway provides the main east-west
route through the park and access to the town and service centers of Banff and
Lake Louise. An excellent park highway parallels the main Divide Range from
Lake Louise in the south through to Jasper in the North. Along the way are some
of the most spectacular alpine peaks and glaciers on the continent.
The best rock climbing is found on the some of the thickly
bedded limestones (such as the lower cliffs of Mt Rundle) and dolomites (Castle
Mtn), and the fine quartzites located along the main continental divide ranges.
Sportrock sites are limited to accessible areas of high
quality quartzite, and waterworn limestone. Alpine climbs inevitably involve
climbing through multiple formations, and highly variable rock some of which is
extremely loose, as evidenced by the huge talus and scree slopes around the bases
of most peaks.
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