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[Bluerock Mountain 1989-1992]

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Bluerock Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1989 and 1992. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the su…

Date Range: 1989-1992

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 147

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 6767

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 147

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1989-1992

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual record 1 volume

History / Biographical: Mount Bluerock is located in Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park in Kananaskis, Alberta. Nearby are Mount Rose and Mount Ware.

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Bluerock Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1989 and 1992. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 147: [Bluerock Mountain 1989-1992]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Kananaskis Country; Provincial parks and reserves; Record keeping; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Alberta; Kananaskis; Kananaskis Country; Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park; Mount Rose; Mount Ware; Bluerock Mountain

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Register contains severe water damage, rust damage. Evidence of mold.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Club photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Includes photographs of ACC property at Mount Assiniboine (accompanied by 2 maps - AC 018P); clubhouse view; move of library to Vancouver Public Library; Board meeting; closing party at the old clubhouse (AC 421P / 09-37); office staff.

Date Range: 1953-1983

Reference Code: V14 / AC 018P / 1-7; V14 / AC 041P / 1; V14 / AC 345P / 1-3; V14 / AC 363P / 1; V14 / AC 421P / 09-37; V14 / AC 421P / 52-53

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

5 images

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.2.i. Administration: photography and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 018P / 1-7; V14 / AC 041P / 1; V14 / AC 345P / 1-3; V14 / AC 363P / 1; V14 / AC 421P / 09-37; V14 / AC 421P / 52-53

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1953-1983

Physical Description: ca.44 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Includes photographs of ACC property at Mount Assiniboine (accompanied by 2 maps - AC 018P); clubhouse view; move of library to Vancouver Public Library; Board meeting; closing party at the old clubhouse (AC 421P / 09-37); office staff.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Mount Assiniboine; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on material

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Identified Summit Records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit…

Date Range: 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2022

Reference Code: M200 / V / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 2023.20 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 2014.8347 accn. 6465 accn. 8002 accn. 2020.05 accn. 2023.19 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.32 accn. 2023.41 accn. 6623 accn. 6062 accn. 2014.8318 accn. 6767 accn. 2014.8315 accn. 2014.8317 accn. 5680 accn. 2023.16 accn. 2018.9010 accn. 5396 accn. 6459 accn. 2014.8316 accn. 2023.18 accn. 5631 accn. 2013.8245 accn. 2014.8275 accn. 2023.06 accn. 2023.14 accn. 2023.17 accn. 5569 accn. 8113 accn. 6396 accn. 2024.20

Reference Code: M200 / V / A

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2022

Physical Description: 100 cm of textual records 223 volumes

Scope & Content: Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual identified summit records.

Notes: See file-level entries for inventories of identified summit registers and notes.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; British Columbia; Castle Mountain; Cascade Mountain; Centennial; Climbing; Club; Cross-country skiing; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Fortress Mountain; Great Divide; Hiking; Kananaskis Country; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Logan; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Provincial parks and reserves; Parks; National parks and reserves; Record keeping; Ski area; Ski areas; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Skis; Skiers; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Continental Divide; Great Divide; Alberta; British Columbia; Abbot Pass; Mount Assiniboine; Cascade Mountain; Canmore; Assiniboine; Banff National Park; Banff, Alberta; Bugaboos; Castle Mountain, AB; Cathedral Mountain; Glacier; Jasper National Park; Kananaskis Country; Little Yoho Valley; Mount Baldy; Mount Baker; Mount Cory; Mount Edith; Mount Lefroy; Mount Norquay; Mount Rundle; Rundle Mountain; Mount Temple; Mount Victoria; Mount Yamnuska; Selkirks; Yoho National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English

Conservation: Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Mount Colin Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Mount Colin Centennial Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1967 and 1993. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hu…

Date Range: 1967-1993

Reference Code: M200 / IV / S

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / S: Mount Colin Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2023.10

Reference Code: M200 / IV / S

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1967-1993

Physical Description: 6 volumes 7 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website, the Mount Colin Centennial Hut is located in Jasper National Park at the base of the Southwest Face of Mount Colin. Located close by are Mounts Colin and CR6. The ACC states: "With a thorough renovation in the summer of 1999, the Colin Hut is a clean and efficient shelter which sleeps 6 comfortably in summer. Equipped with Coleman stoves and lanterns as well as a well stocked cooking area, this hut is similar in design to the Castle Mountain Hut."

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Mount Colin Centennial Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1967 and 1993. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / S / 1: Mount Colin hut register July 5, 1967 - Sept. 24, 1971; M200 / IV / S / 2: Mount Colin hut register June 5, 1972 - July 19, 1975; M200 / IV / S / 3: [Mount Colin hut register] Sept. 14, 1975 - Sept. 23, 1976; M200 / IV / S / 4: [1975-1976 hut register]; M200 / IV / S / 5: Mount Colin hut register July 30, 1983 - July 19, 1992; M200 / IV / S / 6: Mount Colin hut register June 30, 1977 - Aug. 28, 1983; Aug 6, 1990 - Oct. 29, 1993

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Alberta; Backpacking; Buildings and facilities; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Jasper

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Japanese

Conservation: Some registers have loose/broken bindings and loose pages.

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/mount-colin-centennial-hut/

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Mount Lougheed Summit Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Lougheed produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1967 and 2017. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred …

Date Range: 1967-1970; 1980; 1996-2017

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 140 to 142

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 2023.19; accn. 8119; accn. 2023.41

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 140 to 142

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1967-1970; 1980; 1996-2017

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records 3 volumes

History / Biographical: Mount Lougheed is located in Kananaskis Country near the Spray Lakes Reservoir, in Alberta. Mount Lougheed has three summits, and the mountain is part of the Canadian Rockies. The highest of the three peaks is known as Peak 2 or Lougheed II.

Scope & Content: Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Lougheed produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1967 and 2017. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 140: [Mt. Lougheed, 1967-1970, 1980] M200 / V / A / 141: Mt. Lougheed 1996-2007 M200 / V / A / 142: [Lougheed II 2007-2017]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Climbing; Club; Cross-country skiing; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Kananaskis Country; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Record keeping; Ski mountaineering; Ski area; Ski areas; Skiing; Skiers; Skis; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Alberta; Kananaskis; Kananaskis Country; Spray Lakes; Dead Man's Flats; Canmore; Canmore, AB; Canmore, Alberta; Mount Lougheed

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Japanese; Mandarin

Conservation: Some summit notes are placed in mylar. Some registers have water damage and rust damage.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Peak Finder: Mount Lougheed, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/811#undefined1

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Bogart Summit Records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Bogart produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1972 and 1999. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred wh…

Date Range: 1972-1999

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 75 to 76

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 6767; accn. 7779

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 75 to 76

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1972-1999

Physical Description: 2 volumes 2 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Mt. Bogart is located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies. Nearby are Mt. Kidd, Wind Mountain, and Mount Sparrowhawk.

Scope & Content: Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Bogart produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1972 and 1999. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 75: [Mt. Bogart 1972 - 1994] M200 / V / A / 76: Mt. Bogart August 23, 1994 - Sept 4, 1999 Summit Register

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Climbing; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Kananaskis Country; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Record keeping; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Kananaskis; Kananaskis Country; Mount Kidd; Mount Sparrowhawk; Mount Bogart

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Spanish

Conservation: Some registers placed in mylar. Some registers have rust damage or water damage.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Mount Bogart, Peak Finder: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/148

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Buller [1971-2000]

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Mount Buller produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1971 and 2000. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit,…

Date Range: 1971-2000

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 113

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 2023.10

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 113

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1971-2000

Physical Description: 1 volume 1 cm of textual record

History / Biographical: Mount Buller is located in the Spray Valley Provincial Park, Alberta. Nearby are the Spray Lakes Reservoir, Cone Mountain, Canmore, and Kananaskis Village.

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Mount Buller produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1971 and 2000. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 113: Mt. Buller [1971-2000]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Kananaskis Country; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Provincial parks and reserves; Record keeping; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Alberta; Spray Valley Provincial Park; Spray Valley; Kananaskis; Kananaskis Country; Spray Lakes Reservoir; Cone Mountain; Canmore; Mount Buller

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Hood, 1953 - 2009

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Mount Hood produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1953 and 2009. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, w…

Date Range: 1953-2009

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 188

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 8119

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 188

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1953-2009

Physical Description: 1 Summit record 1 cm of textual record

History / Biographical: Mount Hood is located in Kananaskis, and is part of the Opal Range of the Canadian Rockies, Alberta.

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Mount Hood produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1953 and 2009. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 188: Mt. Hood, 1953 - 2009

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Bow Valley; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Kananaskis Country; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Record keeping; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Opal Range; Alberta; Kananaskis; Kananaskis Country; Kananaskis Country Golf Course; Exshaw; Exshaw, AB; Mount Hood

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Peak Finder: Mount Hood, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/645

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Tyrwhitt summit register Nov. 7, 1987 - July 31, 1996

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Mount Tyrwhitt produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1987 and 1996. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summi…

Date Range: 1987-2001

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 215 to 216

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 2023.10

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 215 to 216

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1987-2001

Physical Description: 2 volumes 2 cm of textual record

History / Biographical: Mount Tyrwhitt is located in Kananaskis, and is on the Continental Divide/Great Divide, along the Canadian Rockies. Nearby are Mount Joffre, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and Mount Pocaterra.

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Mount Tyrwhitt produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1987 and 1996. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 215: Mt. Tyrwhitt summit register Nov. 7, 1987 - July 31, 1996 M200 / V / A / 216: Mt. Tyrwhitt [1996-2001]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Bow Valley; British Columbia; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Great Divide; Hiking; Kananaskis Country; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Provincial parks and reserves; Record keeping; Ski mountaineering; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Continental Divide; Great Divide; Alberta; British Columbia; Elk Range; Kananaskis; Kananaskis Country; Peter Lougheed Provincial Park; Mount Joffre; Mount Pocaterra; Mount Tyrwhitt; Mt. Tyrwhitt

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Spiral metal binding on register is rusting. Register contains water damage, resulting in some pages being stuck together and some entries are difficult to read due to ink bleeding on M200 / V / A / 215. M200 / V / A / 216 may have some water damage, but is in mostly fair condition.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Peak Finder: Mount Tyrwhitt, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/1440

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Wilcox Summit Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mt. Wilcox (Wilcox Peak) produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1976 and 2000. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which…

Date Range: 1976-1983; 1988-1992; 1997-1998; 2000

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 43 to 46

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 6062 accn. 6623 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 43 to 46

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1976-1983; 1988-1992; 1997-1998; 2000

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records 5 volumes

History / Biographical: Mount Wilcox (also known as Wilcox Peak) is located in Jasper National Park near the Columbia Icelfield, in the Sunwapta River Valley. The nearest peak is Nigel Peak. Mt. Wilcox was named after Walter D. Wilcox who made the first ascent of the mountain in 1896.

Scope & Content: Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mt. Wilcox (Wilcox Peak) produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1976 and 2000. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 43: [loose Mt. Wilcox summit notes, 1976-1983] M200 / V / A / 44: [Mt. Wilcox register 1988-92 & St. Nicholas Peak 1988-92] M200 / V / A / 45: [Mt. Wilcox Summit register June 28, 1997 - July 19, 1998] M200 / V / A / 46: [Mt. Wilcox, 2000]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Backcountry skiing; Backpacking; Climbing; Columbia Icefield; Environment and Nature; Environment; Hiking; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Record keeping; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Columbia Icefield; Columbia Icefields; Sunwapta River Valley; Jasper National Park; Mount Wilcox

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French

Conservation: Some registers have water damage.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Summit Posts.org Wilcox Peak (Mount Wilcox): https://www.summitpost.org/wilcox-peak-mount-wilcox/153841

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 6 - 1 : black leather diary, titled July 15 - 1975: 1976 - July 25-76 on fabric adhered to the cover with tape. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1975 trip (carried o…

Date Range: 1975-1981

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 6 - 1 to 6 - 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

6 images 7 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes

Sous-Fonds: M67

Sub-Series: i. Diaries

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 6 - 1 to 6 - 6

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1975-1981

Physical Description: 7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11 x 17.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 6 - 1 : black leather diary, titled July 15 - 1975: 1976 - July 25-76 on fabric adhered to the cover with tape. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1975 trip (carried over from M67 / 5 - 6) and the first few months of the summer 1976 trip to the Canadian Rockies. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas as well as hiking trips with and without the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes a list of Lake O'Hara staff for 1975, reservation details for 1976, song lyrics, and lists of people met. M67 / 6 - 2 : black leather diary, dated July 26-1976 - Sept 8-1976 on fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1976 trip (carried over from M67 / 6 - 1) and contains details about club activity as part of the Alpine Club of Canada, various hikes, travel around the Canadian Rockies, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Also includes reservation details for 1977, names and phone numbers, people met, and information from a letter sent to Dr. Link from Edward Feuz in 1960 that included details about the Feuz family (including when they came to Canada and when they retired) and other matters relating to Lake O'Hara. M67 / 6 - 3 : black leather diary, titled June [illegible] - Sept 2-1977 on badly damaged fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the summer 1977 trip to the Canadian Rockies with stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, hikes with and without the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada, and between Banff and Pennsylvania. Also includes birds seen at Lake O'Hara, lists of staffs and people met, and events from Banff in 1977 (including the construction of the Sundance Mall and Elizabeth Rummel's 80th birthday that March). M67 / 6 - 4 : black leather diary, titled June 21, 1978 to June 26, 1979 to Aug 5, 1979 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the summer trips of 1978 and 1979 to the Canadian Rockies. Summer 1978 includes stays in the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Field BC areas as well as many hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers. Summer 1979 includes stays in the Banff and Lake O'Hara areas, hiking trips, and travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Also includes lists of staff names, phone numbers, and people met, histories and timelines for the Lake Louise area and Simpson's Ranch, distances, and events (including the marriage of Carole Harmon to Stephen Hutchings, summer 1978). M67 / 6 - 5 : black leather diary, titled August 5-25 1979 - Sun July 6-1980 to Aug 2 1980 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the last few weeks of the summer 1979 trip (carried over from M67 / 6 - 4) and the summer 1980 trip. The summer 1980 trip included time spent in and around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, as well as hiking trips and details pertaining to travelling between Banff and Pennsylvania. Also includes detailed lists of equipment for 1980 &1981, a small list of notes (including selling prices for a book called "Mt. Assiniboine" written by Lillian Gest), and lists of people met. M67 / 6 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1981 on an adhesive paper label torn in half. Pertains to first two weeks of July 1924 summer trip and summer 1981. Summer 1924 consists of early details for a trip organized by Caroline Hinman and mainly of lists of names of those included. Summer 1981 consists of time spent predominantly in and around the Lake Louise and Lake O'Hara areas, with shorter stays in Banff at the beginning and end of the trip. Also includes details of a climbing trip two people took over Wenkchemna Pass on Aug 9, lists of people met, staff of businesses around Banff, and telephone numbers. Also includes loose items consisting of notes to self, a postcard, a photograph, guest lists and itineraries for the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and newspaper clippings.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Feuz, Edward; Feuz, Edward, Jr.; Feuz, Ernest; Harmon, Carole; Hinman, Caroline; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Rummel, Elizabeth; Gest, Lillian

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Community; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Parks Canada; Record keeping; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Pipestone Pass; Saskatchewan River; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: M67 / 6 - 1 : find alternative for adhesive tape on front cover.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Photos, prints, negs, etc.

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to geological formations and research, rock climbing, views of glaciers and mountains, historic figures from Banff and Morley [including the Beaver family, Conrad Kain, Mary Schaffer and others] and other related subjects. Photographs were produced and/or col…

Date Range: [ca.1989-1995]

Reference Code: V810 / II / A / PA - 201 to 238

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / II / A / PA - 201 to 238

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1989-1995]

Physical Description: 38 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 21.5 x 14 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to geological formations and research, rock climbing, views of glaciers and mountains, historic figures from Banff and Morley [including the Beaver family, Conrad Kain, Mary Schaffer and others] and other related subjects. Photographs were produced and/or collected by Ben Gadd for use in the second edition of his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. File includes duplicates of historic images from the Whyte Museum and other sources.

Notes: Photographs in file are accompanied by a list of image numbers with descriptions, sent to Ben Gadd by David and Martha McIntyre.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Schaffer, Mary; Kain, Conrad; Beaver, Sampson; Beaver, Leah

Subject Access: Research; Geology; Geological formation; Glaciers; Mountains; Mountaineering; Indigenous Peoples; Environment; Recreation; Hiking; Climbing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Related Material: Corresponding negative photographs : V810 / II / A / NA - 31 to 41

Category: Environment; Indigenous Peoples; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Premier Peter Lougheed

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 32 b&w prints of former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed and his family being guided up Mount Lougheed in Kananaskis Country as part of the 75 anniversary of Alberta joining Canadian Confederation. Also includes 3 copies of a clipping from the front page of the August 30, 1980 editio…

Date Range: 1980

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / vii / PA - 01 to PA - 32

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

8 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vii : Premier Peter Lougheed

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / vii / PA - 01 to PA - 32

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1980

Physical Description: 32 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 32 b&w prints of former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed and his family being guided up Mount Lougheed in Kananaskis Country as part of the 75 anniversary of Alberta joining Canadian Confederation. Also includes 3 copies of a clipping from the front page of the August 30, 1980 edition of The Weekend Herald featuring a photograph of the Lougheeds and their guides on the mountain peak, as well as a clipping from a July 1997 Kananskis newspaper featuring an interview with Lougheed.

Name Access: Engler, Bruno; Lougheed, Peter; Schiesser, Bernie

Subject Access: Anniversary; Ceremony; Climbing; Family; Guides; Helicopters; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait

Geographic Access: Kananaskis Country; Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / P / vii / NA - 01 to NA - 03

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Premier Peter Lougheed - negatives

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 78 b&w & col. negatives on 15 strips of 35mm film of former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed and his family being guided up Mount Lougheed in Kananaskis Country as part of the 75 anniversary of Alberta joining Canadian Confederation and Lougheed opening the Kananaskis Golf Course in …

Date Range: 1980-1983

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / vii / NA - 01 to NA - 03

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vii : Premier Peter Lougheed

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / vii / NA - 01 to NA - 03

GMD: Film; Negative

Date Range: 1980-1983

Physical Description: 78 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 78 b&w & col. negatives on 15 strips of 35mm film of former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed and his family being guided up Mount Lougheed in Kananaskis Country as part of the 75 anniversary of Alberta joining Canadian Confederation and Lougheed opening the Kananaskis Golf Course in July, 1983.

Name Access: Engler, Bruno; Lougheed, Peter; Schiesser, Bernie

Subject Access: Anniversary; Ceremony; Climbing; Family; Golf Course; Golfing; Guides; Helicopters; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait

Geographic Access: Kananaskis Country; Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / P / vii / PA - 01 to PA - 32

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Publication Photos

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow L…

Date Range: 1961-1983

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: viii : Publication Photos

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1961-1983

Physical Description: 60 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow Lake, airplanes and air shows, and members of the Montana Rocky Mountain Model T Ford Club.

Notes: PA - 01 to 08 pertain to the [Boy] Scout Jamboree in Kananaskis, 1983. PA - 09 to 19 pertain to a Banff Fireman Show, 1982.

Subject Access: Airplane; Airplanes; Automobiles; Banff Centre; Banff Flying Club; Cadet camp; Ceremony; Children; Climbing; Comptetions; Family; Fire fighters; Fire fighting equipment; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Tourism

Geographic Access: Bow Lake; Lake Louise; Banff; Banff National Park; Kananaskis Country; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Summit Records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wil…

Date Range: 1916; 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2020

Reference Code: M200 / V

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Accession Number: accn. 2023.20; accn. 7779; accn. 2023.10; accn. 2014.8347; accn. 6465; accn. 8002; accn. 2020.05; accn. 2023.19; accn. 2014.8293; accn. 8119; accn. 2023.32; accn. 2023.41; accn. 6623; accn. 6062; accn. 2014.8318; accn. 6767; accn. 2014.8315; accn. 2014.8317; accn. 5680; accn. 2023.16; accn. 2018.9010; accn. 5396; accn. 6459; accn. 2014.8316; accn. 2023.18; accn. 5631; accn. 2013.8245; accn. 2014.8275; accn. 2023.06; accn. 2023.14; accn. 2023.17; accn. 5569; accn. 8113; accn. 6396

Reference Code: M200 / V

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1916; 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2020

Physical Description: 110 cm of textual records ca. 235 volumes

Scope & Content: Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics.

Notes: See file-level entries for inventories of summit registers and notes.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backcountry skiing; Backpacking; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; British Columbia; Castle Mountain; Centennial; Climbing; Club; Environment; Environment and Nature; Fay Hut; Fortress Mountain; Glaciers; Hiking; Ice climbing; Kananaskis Country; Mount Assiniboine; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Parks Canada; Porcupine; Provincial parks and reserves; Rundle Mountain; Ski area; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Summit; Temple Mountain; Trail making; Trails; Travel and Exploration; Winter sports; Yamnuska Mountain

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Abbot Pass; Assiniboine; Banff National Park; Banff, Alberta; Bugaboos; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Canmore; Cascade Mountain; Castle Mountain, AB; Cathedral Mountain; Glacier; Jasper National Park; Kananaskis Country; Little Yoho Valley; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Baldy; Mount Baker; Mount Cory; Mount Edith; Mount Lefroy; Mount Norquay; Mount Rundle; Mount Temple; Mount Victoria; Mount Yamnuska; Rocky Mountains; Rundle Mountain; Selkirks; Yoho National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Wates-Gibson Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Wates-Gibson Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1983 and 2018. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlif…

Date Range: 1983 - 2022

Reference Code: M200 / IV / C

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / C : Wates-Gibson Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2023.10; accn. 8002; accn. 2023.19; accn. 2023.20; accn. 2023.32; accn. 2024.20

Reference Code: M200 / IV / C

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1983 - 2022

Physical Description: 27 cm of textual records (14 volumes)

History / Biographical: The Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut is located in the Emerite/Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta. According to the Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Wates-Gibson Info Sheet: "The present Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut is the third ACC structure on the third different plot of land to serve skiers and climbers in the Emerite-Tonquin Valley. The original Memorial Hut was on Penstock Creek some 500 metre north of the present hut site. It was built in 1930 and lasted 17 years before the foundation gave way and a better location was sought. The Wates-Memorial Hut remained for the next 12 years on the north shore of Outpost Lake. Unfortunately the location was too close to the shore of the lake for expansion, and in 1959 when the ACC applied to Jasper National Park for a permit to enlarge the hut, it was turned down. The completely new Wates Gibson Memorial Hut was built on the present site in 1959 after the idea of moving the existing hut and then renovating it was rejected. The Edmonton section of the ACC initiated the idea for a climbing and skiing hut in the Jasper area in 1927, but found they could not finance it alone. They approached the National Club to assist with the financing, specifically from two funds: the Soldier’s Memorial Fund, set up in remembrance of Canadians who gave their lives in the Great War, and the Slark-Rutishauser Fund, established in the memory of the first ascentionists of Dedoubt Peak in the Ramparts. Redoubt, named in concurrence to a protected place of refuge; ironically, Slark and Rutishauser apparently had an accident while descending and they were never seen again. The first hut, built on the north shore of Penstock Creek in 1930 with money from these funds, was simply named the Memorial Hut. Cyril G. Wates was a well-known climber and Club member to the time of his death in 1946. Among other climbing accomplishments, Wates participated in the first ascent of Mt. Geikie, the highest mountain in the Ramparts. Wates was active in the administration of the Club and a driving force behind the construction of the original Memorial Hut, and served as Club President from 1938 to 1940. The second hut in the area, the Wates-Memorial Hut, was a fitting tribute to a true lover of the Rampart area and a man for whom “the mountains weaved a thread of worship…a thread of peace.” Upon the building of the third hut in the area, the name of Rex Gibson was added to its title. Gibson was the president of the Club from 1955 to 1957, when he died in a climbing accident after being elected to a second term. Gibson also had a strong affinity for the Tonquin Valley and the Ramparts in particular, where he did much of his earlier climbing with Cyril Wates."

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Wates-Gibson Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1983 and 2018. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / C / 1: "Wates Gibson Hut A.C.C. Register" Feb. 19, 1983 - Mar. 18, 1988 + loose pages added Mar. 11, 1989 - Dec. 28, 1990; M200 / IV / C / 2: Wates-Gibson Hut Register March 9, 88 - Oct. 23/88 [should be July 22, 1990]; M200 / IV / C / 3: Wates-Gibson Hut register Feb. 23, 1991 - Aug. 24, 1994; M200 / IV / C / 4: Wates-Gibson hut register Mar 8, 1994 - July 31, 1996; M200 / IV / C / 5: Wates Gibson Hut Register [1996 - 1999]; M200 / IV / C / 6: Wates-Gibson Hut Register 1999-2001; M200 / IV / C / 7: Unidentified Hut [Maybe Wates-Gibson Hut Register] 2001 -2004; M200 / IV / C / 8: Wates-Gibson Hut Register 2003 - 2004; M200 / IV / C / 9: Unidentified Hut Maybe Wates-Gibson Hut Register 2003 - 2007; M200 / IV/ C / 10: Wates-Gibson Hut Register 2005 - 2007; M200 / IV / C / 11: Wates-Gibson Hut register (2007 - 11); M200 / IV / C / 12: Wates-Gibson Hut Register [2012 - 2016]; M200 / IV / C / 13: Wates-Gibson Hut Register, 2016 - 2018; M200 / IV / C / 14: Wates-Gibson Hut Register [2018-2022]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backcountry skiing; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Huts; Memorial; Mountain; Mountaineering; Parks Canada; Skiing; Sports and leisure; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Jasper, AB; Tonquin Valley

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English; French; Norwegian; Spanish; Japanese; Mandarin

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wates-gibson-hut/ Alpine Club of Canada Wates-Gibson Info Sheet PDF: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WatesGibson2018.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

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