Mount Robson - Definition and Overview

Mount Robson
South face
Elevation:	3,954 metres (12,972 feet)
Latitude:	53° 06′ 38″ N
Longitude:	119° 09′ 21″ W
Location:	British Columbia, Canada
Topo map:	NTS 83E/03
Range:	Canadian Rockies
First ascent:	1913 by W.M. Foster, A.H. McCarthy and Conrad Kain
Easiest route:	rock/ice climb

Mount Robson (or Robson Peak) is the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Mount Robson is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia. Mount Robson was named in 1915 by Colin Robertson, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. Other unofficial names include Cloud Cap Mountain, Snow Cap Mountain, Yuh-hai-has-kun, and The Mountain of the Spiral Road.

The north face of Mount Robson is heavily glaciated and 800 metres (2600 feet) of ice plunge down from the top to the shores of Berg Lake. The Emperor Face on the northwest side provides a fierce challenge to anyone wishing to attempt a route up this vertical wall of rock and ice. With the combination of no easy routes up Mount Robson and frequent severe weather, the result is usually just a handful of successful climbs each year.

The south face of Mount Robson is clearly visible from the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16). The north face can be seen from Berg Lake, reached by a 17.5-kilometre hike.

Routes

• South Face (Normal Route) IV
• Kain Face IV (named after Conrad Kain)
• Wishbone Arete IV 5.6
• Emperor Ridge V 5.6
• Emperor Face, Stump/Logan VI 5.9 A2
• Emperor Face, Cheesmond/Dick VI 5.9 A2
• North Face IV
• Fuhrer Ridge IV 5.4

External Links

• Mount Robson on Bivouac (http://Bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=2)
• Mount Robson on Peakfinder (http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Robson) - pictures and more history.
• Mount Robson on Peakware (http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/robson.htm) - unofficial summit log.
• Alpine accidents (http://alpineclub-edm.org/accidents/park.asp?park=Mount+Robson+Provincial+Park)