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Mount Alberta, a major peak in Jasper National Park near the Columbia Icefield, is the fifth-highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies and the third highest in Alberta. More than its height, it is known for exceptionally steep and serious climbing, long regarded as the hardest among the region’s 11,000-foot summits. Its reputation grew through a notable climbing history: the first ascent was not achieved until 1925 by a Japanese Alpine Club party, and an ice axe left on the summit became a lasting symbol, later recovered in parts and reunited. Subsequent ascents, including the first Canadian ascent in 1958, confirmed its status as a classic alpine objective.
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