Mt. Athabasca Sunrise Climb (Canadian Rockies)

This photo was taken on May 28, 2023 at 4:38am during a group climb of Mt. Athabasca in the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.

The weather showed up for us that night with perfectly clear skies, and the sun was just starting to peak over the horizon when this photo was taken. A couple of hours prior, at around 1 or 2am, while we were climbing along the same face lower on the mountain, we caught a glimpse of the northern lights.

The peak of Mt. Athabasca sits at 3,491 meters (11,453 feet) above sea level with a prominence of 671 meters (2,201 feet).