The vast wilderness of the Canadian Rockies spans a part of the border between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Giant, snow-covered mountains, grizzly bears, lakes, waterfalls ...

Using a method developed by his father and perfected at home in the Canadian Rockies, Wheeler was able to create the first map of Everest and one that is still in use today. Watch Wheeler’s Everest.

The Canadian Rockies are distinct from the American Rockies as they have been been very heavily glaciated, resulting in sharply pointed mountains separated by wide, U-shaped valleys gouged by ...