Mount Waddington

Mount Waddington, rising four thousand nineteen metres in the remote Waddington Range, is the highest peak entirely within British Columbia and dominates the Pacific Ranges through its great height above nearby inlets and deeply cut glaciated valleys. Known for severe, unpredictable weather and an ice cap climate, it became famous in climbing history after Don and Phyllis Munday identified it in 1925 and pursued repeated attempts. After several failures and one fatal accident in 1934, Fritz Wiessner and Bill House made the first successful ascent on 21 July 1936 by climbing the difficult south face. It remains a major mountaineering objective and a site of climate research.

British Columbia · Canada