Maligne Pass - also known as the Skyline's little sister - GDT Section "E"

Maligne Pass is a wonderful alpine pass in a rarely-visited area of Jasper National Park. Maligne Pass is one of the largest alpine passes in the Rockies, dotted with tarns and wildflowers and surrounded by some of the largest peaks in the Rockies. Samson Beaver, a member of the Stoney First Nation, was a guide and trail setter of the late 19th and early 20th century in the Canadian Rockies. As a boy of 14, Samson accompanied his father on a trip to the lake they called Chaba Imne (Beaver lake). Many years later, in 1907, Samson met Mary Schäffer, who had just failed in an attempt to find the route to a reputed large lake high in the mountains between Lake Louise and Jasper. Samson sketched a map showing the route to Chaba Imne. The following year Schäffer returned with her friend Mary Adams, guides Sid Unwin and Billy Warren. Using the map provided by Beaver, they found the lake, and explored it by raft (which they named HMS Chaba). The lake is now known as Maligne Lake. On their way there, they travelled through the Maligne Pass. My Caltopo track (red): https://caltopo.com/m/EF61 0:00 Introduction 4:00 Poboktan campground 7:28 Porcupine on the trail 8:32 Meeting Whalley on the trail 10:23 Avalanche campground 12:35 Maligne Pass 14:57 Mary Vaux campground 24:47 Mary Schaffer campground 27:14 Trapper Creek campground #malignelake #jasper #backpacking