Abbot Pass Hut and the Death Trap

Mount Lefroy, Abbot Pass and the Abbot Pass Hut, and Mount Victoria in July 2010 as seen from the Plain of the Six Glaciers. The hut and the pass straddle the border between Banff (Alberta) and Yoho (BC) National Parks. The Abbot Pass Hut is Canada's second highest permanent structure and is used primarily a base for mountaineering attempts. The pass and the hut are named after Phillip Stanley Abbot who fell to his death while attempting Mount Lefroy's first ascent in 1896. This was North America's first mountaineering fatality. The approch to the hut from this side (the Lake Louise side) became known as the Death Trap during the construction of the hut and a near fatal avalanche involving Edward Feuz Jr.

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