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Ice Walk

Columbia Icefield, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
1-800-565-7547
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013

Recently took the 3 hour ice walk trip with Joss as our guide. It was interesting, informative, and fun. Joss had a great sense of humor and kept the group moving at a perfect pace. The view from the glacier was amazing and we felt very safe the entire time. When we saw the bus pass by with the people... More

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Vienna, Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2013

A fantastic trip - Ice Cubed. Hiking up the glacier is a great way to experience it. The variety of the ice was amazing - small streams, little holes created by rocks, crevasses, and big blue holes. The guide was very knowledgeable, providing interesting information as we made our way up, and he was great fun too. All the gear... More

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London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2013

We had an amazing day trip onto the glacier with Peter before the start of the season in a private tour. The day of our trip we met with Peter in the morning and discussed what we'd like to do. As it was just two of us going, and because it was so early in the season, Peter said he... More

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JasperIceman, Owner at Ice Walk, responded to this review
2 June 2013

Thanks so much for that Cathy. It was a pleasure to spend the day with you and Nick. I hope that you can both come back sometime, so that I can take you all the way to the lower icefalls on the Deluxe trip. I don't think you'd be disappointed. Cheers, Peter More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2012

We did a Deluxe Ice Walk in August with guide Ron. It was an excellent experience - at all times we felt safe, we had plenty of breaks during which Ron provided an educational narrative about the glacier, and the views were spectacular. We walked about 5 miles/8 km - up to the first "wave" of broken ice that you... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 September 2012

Based on our research this walk was what we were expecting, we were greeted promptly in the parking lot and given the right equipment to complete the walk. It was great fun being on the ice and Todd our guide was friendly and had a good level of interaction. Yes it was disheartening to see and hear the trucks going... More

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Debrecen, Hungary
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2012

Planning our trip I was hesitating quite a lot on choosing the bus trip or the Ice Walk on Athabasca Glacier. I would like to spare you this time: if you have a long half day time and you are capable to walk 8 km do not hesitate and you will have a lifetime experience. Ice Walk is a well... More

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Spring Valley, Ohio
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 September 2012

We did the "ice walk in the Afternnon" which is the same as the Ice Cubed" walk. Our guide, Todd, was knowledgable and interesting. It was so amazing to be actually hiking on a glacier! I was so glad that we were not on the snow coach. If you hike at all skip the bus and take the Ice Walk.... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2012

Our family (two adults and two teenagers) recently did the Ice Walk and it was one of the highlights of a very good trip to the Rockies. There was so much more that we learnt and experienced by doing this tour than we would of got from just visiting it by ourselves. Peter, our guide (and the owner) was exceptionally... More

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Ottawa, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 August 2012

The Ice Walks tour up the glacier was definitely worth. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The tour itself really just means a guided walk up the glacier, with the guide talking about the glacier's history, retreat, the geology and science of glaciers, and different glacial features. Way better than riding one of those buses up, and definitely safer... More

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Perth, Western Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 August 2012 via mobile

We thoroughly enjoyed our ice walk with Ron and would recommend that everyone who is able to walk give it a go. It is great value for money, all gear is provided (from gloves & wind proof pants to crampons) plus experienced mountaineer naturalist. A highlight was drinking the fresh cool glacier meltwater!

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