A close up view of the north face of Mt. Edith Cavell is visible after a short hike to Cavell Meadows. The trailhead is by the parking lot at the end of Mt. Edith Cavell road. The trail to the meadows is 3.8 km one way, rising 370 metres (1,200 ft) to 2,135 metres (7,000 ft). The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide describes the trail in detail.
The hanging Angel Glacier is visible from Cavell Meadows, which spills over a 300 metre cliff on the north face.
Routes
West Ridge (Normal Route) II
East Ridge III 5.3
North Face, East Summit IV 5.8
Reference
Mt. Edith Cavell on PeakFinder (http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Edith+Cavell)
Mount Edith Cavell on Bivouac (http://bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=8)
EdithCavell (1865-1915) was a matron nurse of the Belgium Red Cross in Brussels.
Her heroic deeds of aiding 200 or more allied soldiers to escape from behind enemy lines in Germany into freedom in Holland, via the underground railroad, are never to be forgotten with the tribute to her patriotism in the naming of this mountain.
The story of EdithCavell is one of compassion and disregard for oneself in the face of misery
Head of a specialized school in Brussels, Belgium, for training nurses, EdithCavell became part of a group that helped soldiers and other refugees escape from the German army during World War I. She was eventually arrested, tried by a German military court, and sentenced to death.
Cavell's execution turned out to be a serious blunder by the Germans, who were soon facing a widespread outcry as "murdering monsters." Cavell's death is credited with helping to strengthen Allied morale and doubling recruitment in the Allied army for nearly two months after her death.
Cavell's heroism was also honored by the naming of MountEdithCavell in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, and in a movie and a play about her life and death.
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