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West Canada’s Best Hiking Tours
British Columbia / Alberta Guided Hiking Tours within Wells Gray Park, Mt.Robson, Rocky Mountain National Parks of Banff, Jasper, Yoho, the Chilcotin, Coast Mountains and Whistler. |
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Mount Robson is located in the Canadian Rockies, 80 km west of Jasper, Alberta and is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies, 3954 m high rising over 3000 m from the valley floor. Mount Robson is comprised of sedimentary bedrock that is flat lying, which cannot be eroded by glaciers as quickly as the sloping layers of bedrock. It is believed that Mount Robson was named after Colin Robertson, an officer in the Hudson’s Bay Company, in 1820.The Shuswap Indians of the area refer to the mountain as “Yuh-hai-has-kun”, which means “the mountain of the spiral road to heaven”. On July 31, 1913, Austrian guide Conrad Kain and his two clients, Albert MacCarthy and William Foster, were the first people to climb Mount Robson.
Our multi-day backpacking trip at Mount Robson, is 21 km one-way with an elevation gain of 788 m. The trailhead begins at Berg Lake and follows the Robson River to Kinney Lake, through to the Valley of a Thousand Falls, past Emperor Falls ending at Berg Lake. There are numerous campsites along the trail route. Along the trail you can expect to see beautiful turquoise lakes, the spectacular colour results from the glaciers finely grounding the rock material. There is also a micro rainforest along the Robson River with trees such as the Douglas fir, cedar, spruce and hemlock. Hoary marmots (large member of the squirrel family) are also common along the trail to Berg Lake. |
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| Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park |
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6 Day Berg Lake Trail, Mt Robson Hiking Tour |
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| Individual Arrival. Our guide will meet the group in Calgary for a brief welcome and introduction. We’ll go over the trip and check that everybody is properly outfitted. We spend the evening at a campground next to trailhead. |
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| The trail follows the Robson river from the south face to the north face of the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies Mt. Robson. The views are spectacular and the trail ascends through some very unique terrain for the Rockies. The trail begins in an interior temperate rain forest. Giant western red cedars tower towards the sky in this magnificent old growth forest that appears completely out of place with the rest of the Rockies. With such a massive peak nearby, prevailing air masses are lifted over Robson, condense and rain with the frequency and intensity of a coastal climate. The result is this unique plant community. It is an easy walk through the forest to Kinney lake. Along the way avalanche paths crossing the trail are rich in blue berries that makes for good bear habitat, and berry picking. One avalanche path down the great coulour on Mt. Robson ran all the way to Kinney lake. The terrain near the lake caused the avalanche to become airborne and many of the great cedars are shattered like toothpicks ten metres above the ground. Today new growth hides most of the old scars and the frightening display of power is all but hidden. Past the lake, the trail follows a broad open valley with a braided stream. Travel is relatively easy across the valley and up a moderate switch back. It is not until passing the Whitehorn campground that the trail becomes more challenging. |
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| From here a large headwall is ascended through the valley of a thousand falls. The trail is well maintained and the views during the ascent are very impressive, especially after a rainstorm. From the top of the headwall the trail follows the shoreline of Berg lake. Travel is again moderate and the magnificent view of Mt. Robson's north face comes into view. We overnight at the Robson Pass campsite. |
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| Day hike from our campsite at Robson Pass to the Mumm Basin, Toboggan Falls, and along Berg Lake. We hike back 2km to just before Marmot campground climb up towards Hargreaves lake. From the West we gradually climb as we traverse towards the East until we are above the tree line at Mumm Basin and enjoy the senic views of the u-shaped valley carved out by the Hargreavesglacier. Many wild flowers are in bloom during the summer time. |
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| Today we break camp and hike back down to the Whitehorn campsite. |
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| After a hearty breakfast we break camp and hike out to our trailhead. Transfer to Calgary. |
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| July |
18 |
| Rates per Person in CAD$ |
Adult |
| 6 Day Mt. Robson Backpacking Tour |
$780.00 |
Including:
• 5 Nights Camping Accommodation • All Meals • Permits • Professional, certified Guide Service • Use of Group Equipment • Ground Transportation from / to Calgary • Additional transportation arrangements from Canmore, Banff or Jasper can be made prior to booking |
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