Location: The Edith Cavell Region lies along the Continental divide between Yellowhead Pass and Fortress Pass. It lies west of the Athabasca River and northeast of the Canoe River (now flooded and called Canoe Reach). Northwestern Jasper Park and surroundings. Area: 5560 sq km

Includes: Includes the Ramparts, Selwyn Range and Hooker Icefield, headwaters of the Fraser River, Whirlpool River, Hugh Allan Creek,

Terrain: This area only has one sizeable icefield (the Hooker Icefield) and one other peak with a sizeable glacier (Fraser Peak). The height of the mountains gradually decreases as you go northwest.

The trails in this region are mostly accessable from the Alberta side, along the icefields parkway. Perhaps the best known trail is the one from Edith Cavell to the Ramparts area (Amethyst Lakes). Other trails include Geraldine Lakes, Fryatt Creek, Whirlpool River, and upper Athabasca River itself. Beyond the trails, the terrain is rugged but fairly easy to travel, with extensive meadows. The area has numerous moose, which themselves maintain a network of trails, and can often be sighted on longer trips.

Although the region was visited by mountaineers somewhat earlier, many of the peaks were first ascended in 1927 by A. J. Ostheimer, as described in his journals titled "Every Other Day". Click Here for Mountains

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61 Selwyn Range Traverse - Classic Mountain Exploration Robin Tivy
59 Overland to the Fraser Headwaters Robin Tivy
58 Up the Chaba River to Dais Mountain Steve Sheriff
50 Tusk Peak - Overland from Athabasca River Rick Collier
49 Fitzwilliam Basin: Solitude in Mount Robson Provincial Park David Wasserman
49 East Ridge - Edith Cavell Henrik Hinkkala
49 Chaba Icefield Ski Traverse Robin Tivy
48 Legendary Mt. Brussels, A Climb of the 'Standard' North Ridge Orvel Miskiw
45 Plan B: Climbing in the Fryatt Valley Klaus Haring
43 Fraser River - Tonquin Valley Traverse Klaus Haring
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26Mount Edith Cavell in April from Skyline Trail Robin Tivy

21Mount Fryatt from Skyline Trail (April) Robin Tivy

21Dunkirk Mountain Stephen Skog

20The Full Bulk of Catacombs Mountain Klaus Haring

19Oldhorn Mountain and Portal Creek David Wasserman

18Overlander Mountain at Sunset David Wasserman

18Mount Geikie Eric Coulthard

18Majestic Mountain Eric Coulthard

17To Go or Not to Go Orvel Miskiw

17Kuraluk Peak Eric Coulthard

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