Randonnée glaciaire guidée sur l'Athabasca avec IceWalks
Description
Ce sera le moment fort de votre voyage à travers la promenade des Glaciers! Découvrez le monde de la glace avec nos guides professionnels Certifiés ACMG. Cette randonnée d'interprétation est parfaite pour les voyageurs à la recherche d'une expérience aventureuse et significative sur le glacier inférieur de l'Athabasca. Vous verrez des crevasses profondes, des cascades qui tombent en cascade dans les profondeurs de la glace, et en apprendrez davantage sur la formation des glaciers et comment ils façonnent le paysage. Profitez de vues spectaculaires sur la cascade de glace et les sommets environnants. Les visites partent tous les jours à 9h45 et 14h00, le temps d'embarquement est de 20 minutes avant l'heure de départ. Ne soyez pas en retard ou vous manquerez votre visite! Considéré comme une difficulté modérée avec quelques sections courtes et abruptes de sentier pour approcher le glacier et le sol inégal. Vous devriez être en mesure de marcher 5 km (3 miles) sur un terrain accidenté afin de faire le tour. Les visites sont familiales. Apportez vos propres collations et couches chaudes - nous fournissons tous les autres équipements nécessaires pour explorer confortablement le glacier.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Les guides certifiés ACMG d'IceWalks vous rencontreront dans le parking du Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre et vous prépareront pour une aventure d'interprétation inoubliable de 3 heures sur les glaciers. Vous serez transporté sur une courte distance jusqu'au début du sentier. Cette visite à pied aller-retour de 5 km vous mènera sur le glacier Athabasca et dans l'incroyable paysage des Rocheuses canadiennes. Vous apprendrez la riche histoire du glacier et vous aurez des vues spectaculaires sur les montagnes glaciaires. Vous découvrirez et explorerez les nombreuses formations de glace incroyables sur le glacier, notamment : les crevasses, les puits de moulin (cascades dans les profondeurs de la glace), les ruisseaux d'eau de fonte et les cascades de glace (à distance de sécurité). Ce sera le point culminant de votre voyage sur la promenade des Glaciers. Les photos que vous prendrez captureront les souvenirs d’une vie. Aucune expérience technique en escalade requise ! Nos circuits sont de difficulté modérée, adaptés aux jeunes enfants amateurs de randonnée et aux seniors actifs.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes cardiovasculaires
- Condition physique moyenne requise
Avis(406)
It is a hike, not just a tour, and it is amazing!! This was the best thing we did in Canada - don’t miss it. (And don’t take the bus - this is way better!)
Amazing experience. Gauthier (?) was incredibly knowledgeable and great with our kids. Would def recommend as a stop on your family Ice Highway journey.
Kate was an amazing guide onto the glacier. Thankfully we had a group of people who all walked/hiked at a relatively similar ability level and all had a similar goal of walking as far out as we had time for. Kate guided us and showed us so many beautiful parts of the glacier. It was not an easy walk/hike but it was worth all the work! I will never forget it.
An incredible, unique experience. We had a knowledgeable guide who made it a lot of fun. As someone who is middle-aged, no major health issues, but out of shape, I found this challenging but doable. There is a 40 minute hike over rocky terrain, mostly uphill just to get to the glacier. Going downhill can also be challenging because a lot of areas are steep.
Very informative. Nice hike. Would have loved to get to the foot of the glacier though. Guide took the right amount of breaks.
It was so cool to hike on a Glacier! Our guide (name started with a G, sorry I forgot) was so knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. Our family of 4 (girl 19 and boy 15) all had a really great time! Highly recommend this trip over the snow coaches.
Such an amazing experience!!! Wonderful hike with tons of information. Incredible experience on the glacier! Beyond my expectations.
This guided hike is so worth it. It was exactly as amazing as I hoped it would be. Tom was so patient with my 8 year old and he is so incredibly knowledgeable. They will provide you with crampons for your shoes, as well as hiking poles, gloves, hats, and even a warm jacket if you need. We had our own stuff but it was good for others! We went mid August and it was about 15 degrees in Jasper that day, with some cloudy moments - we were plenty warm with a base layer and a light puffer jacket, a light headband and light gloves. The hike is a gentle but consistent uphill once you are on the ice, but our group ranged from 8-60+, from fit to less obviously so, and no one was struggling to keep up because it was such a nice, easy pace to enjoy the stunning features. We were never rushing and everything was exactly as described - 5km total (tracked on my watch) and 3 hours. You take a van over to the Toe of the Glacier parking lot and start from there (don't bother doing that hike, you'll do it and more on this tour!). Truly excellent. Can't recommend this enough - absolutely worth every penny!! Avoid the crowded bus and get out and see the ice with the attention it deserves!
We absolutely loved it. It’s a small hike, about ~3-4 miles but we had a great group and our guide was awesome. Tom was so knowledgeable and patient. We would 1000% recommend this and we would absolutely do it again.
It was such a wonderful experience. There is no bus to the site and you have to rent a car. I had never driven a car overseas before, so I was very unsure whether to participate, but I am really glad I did. Thank you for the wonderful experience!
