Mount Bryce
Elevation (feet): | 11,506 |
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Elevation (meters): | 3,507 |
Continent: | North America |
Country: | Canada |
Range/Region: | Canadian Rockies |
Province: | British Columbia |
Latitude: | 52.041036 |
Longitude: | -117.329779 |
Difficulty: | Technical Climb |
Best months for climbing: | Aug, Sep |
Year first climbed: | 1902 |
First successful climber(s): | James Outram C. Kaufman |
Nearest major airport: | Calgary |
Convenient Center: | Golden, B.C. |
Thanks to Alan Kane for adding this peak.
Mount Bryce is a major Rockies Peak that until lately had seen comparatively few ascents. It sits at the western edge of famous Columbia Icefield. A recent logging road has whittled the approach down to a comfortable 3 day round trip from Calgary. Easiest route is via south glacier, NE ridge traverse and north face are still major undertakings.
Thanks to Alan Kane for this description.
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Trip Reports
NOTE: Trip reports were previously called "Summit Logs" - same feature, new name
There are 4 trip reports for Mount Bryce.
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- Log #13271 - by Pawel Krol on Aug 02, 2004The road acces is heavy and you need a 4X4... it is waterbarred but there is no (more) bridge to cross the Rice Brook and the river is no other acces... tried to cross river with other party and just...
- Log #13272 - by
Matthew Tipper on Oct 10, 2003We took a 4WD to the end of the Rice Brook logging road. It was OK. Bushwhack (no trail) then over moraines to bivi beneath NE ridge. NE ridge to 1st summit was loose rock and slow going.
- Log #13273 - by Alan on Aug 09, 2003Rice-Brook road driveable to base of route in Alan Kane's photos. You need a high clearance vehicle due to the many water bars across the road. (Kane's site offers good and accurate route advice)...
- Log #13274 - by
Alan Kane on Jan 25, 2000We did it via south glacier. Even with a logging road approach, this is still an adventurous 3 day trip. Some years, the peak doesn't really get in good shape, and it is a very remote location,...