Mt asgard canada. First published in the canadian alp ine journal 1999 dry as the mojave desert and fun in the sun were the phrased i kept replaying in my mind during our very stagnant trip in the yukon this year. The mountain lies on the boundary of the arctic circle. Mount asgard climbing notes.
Jia condon aug 1998. Mount asgard is a twin peaked mountain with two flat topped cylindrical rock towers seperated by a saddle. Asgard towers 2015m the 5th greatest peak around the block and which makes it among the greatest peaks in eastern canada and eastern the united states.
Asgard towers 2015m the fifth highest peak in the park and making it one of the highest peaks in eastern canada and eastern north america. Ffa of mount loki 510 700 m via the south buttress. Mount asgard is perhaps the most famous of the baffin.
Consider things such as access and accommodation at the base of mount asgard as well as the logistics of climbing to the summit. 29 pitches and highly recommended. We climbed only three days out of twenty six together with rich and bill prohaska and sean easton i headed for baffin island.
What sets asgard aside is many things its sheer size towering 1600m above the valley floor. Its located in auyuittuq national park on baffin island about 46 km from the inuit community of pangnirtung which is a stop for some arctic cruise ships. Please submit any useful information about climbing mount asgard that may be useful to other climbers.
Sivanitirutinguak is a twin peaked mountain with two flat topped cylindrical rock towers separated by a saddleit is located in auyuittuq national park on the cumberland peninsula of baffin island nunavut canadathe peak is named after asgard the realm of the gods in norse mythologymount asgard is perhaps the most famous of the. The mountain was named after asgard the home of the gods in. What sets asgard aside is many things its sheer size towering 1600m over the valley floor.
The peak is named after asgard the realm of the gods in norse mythology. Mount asgard actually has two flat topped peaks and a saddle in between. It is rated as one of the best big walls to climb in the world.
It is located in auyuittuq national park on the cumberland peninsula of baffin island in nunavut canada. Fa of the nw buttress of the south tower of mount asgard via sensory overload 511 a1 1200 m. Mount asgard is a twin peaked mountain with two flat topped cylindrical rock towers separated by a saddle.
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