Mount Woolley
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| Mount Woolley | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,405 m (11,171 ft)[1] |
| Location |  Alberta  Canada |
| Range | Sir Winston Churchill Range |
| Prominence | 565 m (1,854 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | NTS 83C/06 |
| First ascent | 1925 by a Japanese team |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Woolley is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.
It is located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, 1½ km south of Diadem Peak and is part of Sir Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies.
[edit] History
The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Herman Woolley. Woolley, a former football player, climbed extensively with Collie during his 1898 and 1902 expeditions into the Canadian Rockies.
The first ascent was made in 1925 by a Japanese team consisting of S. Hashimoto, H. Hatano, T. Hayakawa, Y. Maki, Y. Mita and N. Okabe. They were guided by Hans Fuhrer, H. Kohler and J. Weber.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ PeakFinder. Mount Woolley. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Bivuac. Mount Woolley. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
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