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All-Canadian team completes successful expedition to the top of Canada
After being postponed a year due to COVID-19, the Mount Logan Ice Expedition made a successful summit of Canada’s highest peak.
Rebecca Haspel, Toby Harper-Merrett, Alison Criscitiello and Zac Robinson on Mount Logan s summit, May 18, 2021. (Photo: Zac Robinson)
May 28, 2021
Mission accomplished! The Mount Logan Ice Expedition team has successfully completed their first of two ascents to the summit of Yukon’s Mount Logan. The expedition is supported by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
The team made it to the summit on May 18, around 3 p.m. PDT, just two weeks after arriving at base camp on the Quintina Sella Glacier.
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