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Riders lists 1958 to 1983
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54382
- Scope & Content
- File consists of printed participant/riders lists for numerous trail rides led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies between 1958 and 1982. Includes small pamphlet-shaped lists, standard printed pages and thin tissue pages.
- Date Range
- 1958-1976
- 1978
- 1980-1983
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 1 to 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 1 to 3
- Date Range
- 1958-1976
- 1978
- 1980-1983
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of printed participant/riders lists for numerous trail rides led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies between 1958 and 1982. Includes small pamphlet-shaped lists, standard printed pages and thin tissue pages.
- Notes
- File contains some duplicates
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Organizations
- Membership
- Trails
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Camp coordinator documents
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54470
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 bound Camp Coordinator handbooks, Coordinator reports, schedules, forms and correspondence pertaining to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [ca. 100 items total]. Content is held in two folders: M545 / II / 12 contains undated handbooks, and documents from 1974 to 1999 M545…
- Date Range
- 1974
- 1978
- 1980 - 1984
- 1997 - 2008
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 12 to 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 12 to 13
- Date Range
- 1974
- 1978
- 1980 - 1984
- 1997 - 2008
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 bound Camp Coordinator handbooks, Coordinator reports, schedules, forms and correspondence pertaining to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [ca. 100 items total]. Content is held in two folders: M545 / II / 12 contains undated handbooks, and documents from 1974 to 1999 M545 / II / 13 contains documents from 2000 to 2008
- Notes
- File contains duplicates
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Trail Riders brochures and pamphlets
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54804
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies brochures and pamphlets published and distributed between 1963 and 2011, two colour postcards [n.d.] pertaining to the Trail Riders, and three brochures promoting the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. Items contain information about pricin…
- Date Range
- 1963-2011
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 2
- Date Range
- 1963-2011
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies brochures and pamphlets published and distributed between 1963 and 2011, two colour postcards [n.d.] pertaining to the Trail Riders, and three brochures promoting the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. Items contain information about pricing, trail ride itineraries and destinations, important dates, and registration information.
- Notes
- File contains some duplicates
- Some items are annotated
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Advertising
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Communications
- Organizations
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Other collected brochures and pamphlets
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54805
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochures, pamphlets and small guide books pertaining to ranches, accommodations, attractions, excursions and tour packages based in the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 1982
- [1990]
- 1992-1996
- [2000]
- 2001
- 2003-2010
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 3 to 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 3 to 5
- Date Range
- 1982
- [1990]
- 1992-1996
- [2000]
- 2001
- 2003-2010
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochures, pamphlets and small guide books pertaining to ranches, accommodations, attractions, excursions and tour packages based in the Canadian Rockies.
- Notes
- Items pertaining to the same companies have been kept together in one file
- Files contain duplicates of some items
- Horseback riding travel guide in M545/III/5 [1982] has attached note which is addressed to Joe Madaro Summary of contents in files: M545 / III / 3 :
- Mount Robson Ranch
- Homeplace Ranch
- Lazy M. Ranch
- Castle Mountain Ski Lodge and Hostel
- Red Deer River Ranches
- Rolyn Hills B&B
- Skoki Lodge
- Banff National Park attractions & Banff Lake Louise Tourism
- Tonquin Valley
- Sunset Guiding and Outfitting M545 / III / 4 :
- Brewster
- Timberline Tours
- Saddle Peak Trail Rides
- Bar U Ranch
- Country & Ranch Vacations
- Rafter Six Ranch
- Bar JJ Outfitting Ltd. M545 / III / 5 :
- Alberta Outfitters Association
- Travel Alberta
- Tom Vinson, Guide and Outfitter
- Boundary Ranch
- Anchor D Guiding and Outfitting Ltd.
- The Cowboy Trail Travel Guide
- Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Advertising
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Businesses
- Gondolas
- Guides
- Hiking
- History
- Horses
- Hotel
- Leisure
- Membership
- Organizations
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Pack trips
- Promo
- Publication
- Ranches
- Recreation
- Sports
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Trails
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Jasper
- Red Deer
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Publications and correspondence scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54825
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and typed correspondence. Content pertains to trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, promotional content, a trail ride map, information on trail rides between 1982 and 1985 [including a 60th anniversary trip in 1983], Par…
- Date Range
- 1982-1985
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 15
- Date Range
- 1982-1985
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook ; 28 x 38 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and typed correspondence. Content pertains to trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, promotional content, a trail ride map, information on trail rides between 1982 and 1985 [including a 60th anniversary trip in 1983], Parks Canada and natural conservation, facility expansion proposals and a six-page magazine article from "Banff Life" [1984] discussing the Trail Riders.
- Notes
- Some pages in scrapbook are annotated in pen with article dates and names of publications they were taken from.
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Advertising
- Publication
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Events
- Membership
- Travel
- Tourism
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies newsletters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54832
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newsletters published by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies between 1976 and 2010. Content pertains to trail rides, membership information, upcoming events and related news.
- Date Range
- 1976-2010
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 16 to 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Organization record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 16 to 20
- Date Range
- 1976-2010
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newsletters published by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies between 1976 and 2010. Content pertains to trail rides, membership information, upcoming events and related news.
- Notes
- File contains duplicates
- Items are organized in folders by date [see "Content Details"]
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Publication
- Organizations
- Advertising
- Events
- Membership
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- M545/III/16 : 1976-1983 M545/III/17 : 1984-1989 M545/III/18 : 1990-1995 M545/III/19 : 1996-2003 M545/III/20 : 2004-2010
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- Processed
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Four Mountain Parks Planning Program
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54919
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a planning scenario draft, response form and information sheet, draft of possible implications, meeting notes and comments, and correspondence between Parks Canada and the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to the Four Mountain Parks Program implemented by Parks…
- Date Range
- 1984-1985
- Reference Code
- M545 / V / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / V : Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- Reference Code
- M545 / V / 24
- Date Range
- 1984-1985
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a planning scenario draft, response form and information sheet, draft of possible implications, meeting notes and comments, and correspondence between Parks Canada and the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to the Four Mountain Parks Program implemented by Parks Canada between 1984 and 1985, and related changes adapted by the Trail Riders. Topics include wildlife and resource management, trail use and maintenance, townsite development, hunting and fishing, and other related subjects within Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks.
- Notes
- Planning scenario draft has annotations on front cover, annotations and illustrations on second interior page
- Subject Access
- Government
- Environment
- Natural resources
- Townsite development
- Wildlife
- Wildfire
- Conservation
- Ecology
- Fishing
- Forestry
- Hunting
- Land use
- Laws and legislation
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Park policy
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Plastic binding removed from planning scenario draft
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title copied from contents in file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian history and tourism publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55109
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published materials pertaining to topics of Canadian, provincial and regional history, related statistical information, and national politics; information booklets and guides for Banff National Park, Alberta, Victoria, B.C., and other regions within Canada; and other Canadian trave…
- Date Range
- 1902-1905
- 1919
- 1928
- 1930-1931
- 1934
- 1940-1941
- 1948
- 1951
- 1955-1957
- 1960
- 1963
- 1979
- 1988
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 63 to 64
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 63 to 64
- Date Range
- 1902-1905
- 1919
- 1928
- 1930-1931
- 1934
- 1940-1941
- 1948
- 1951
- 1955-1957
- 1960
- 1963
- 1979
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published materials pertaining to topics of Canadian, provincial and regional history, related statistical information, and national politics; information booklets and guides for Banff National Park, Alberta, Victoria, B.C., and other regions within Canada; and other Canadian travel and promotional material.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Travel
- Tourism
- Transportation
- History
- Geography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Saskatchewan
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- File stored in two folders arranged by subject: LUX / II / F1 / 63 : Canadian history and research material LUX / II / F1 / 64 : Canadian tourism publications
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- Processed
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Bow Hut Registers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57641
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Bow Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1968 and 2019. 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 sightin…
- Date Range
- 1968 - 1977
- 1983 - 2006
- 2010 - 2023
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / F
- 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 / F: Bow Hut Registers
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.32
- accn. 2023.15
- accn. 2023.20
- accn. 2014.8293
- accn. 2023.19
- accn. 8002
- accn. 7779
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 6465
- accn. 6623
- accn. 6766
- accn. 2376
- accn. 3296
- accn. 3970
- accn. 5215
- accn. 2023.06
- accn. 2024.20
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / F
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1968 - 1977
- 1983 - 2006
- 2010 - 2023
- Physical Description
- 66 cm of textual records (34 volumes)
- History / Biographical
- According to the Alpine Club of Canada website and their Backcountry Huts: Bow Hut Info Sheet: "The original Bow Hut project was initiated by Peter Fuhrmann, funded by Peter and Catharine Whyte and was constructed in 1968 by members of various groups including the Calgary Ski Club and the ACC. The hut was built near Bow Glacier to facilitate ski tourers and mountaineers entering the Wapta via Bow Lake, the easiest and most natural route to the icefields. Fiberglass igloos had been established at both the Peyto Glacier and Balfour Pass in the years prior, and with the building of a deluxe 14-person facility at a location between the two, the vision of a system of huts on the Wapta/Waputik Icefields was taking shape. None of those responsible for the project, however, could have predicted the amount of use and the level of abuse that the original Bow Hut would endure. The hut was abused from the beginning, and saw very little regular maintenance or upkeep. By the 1980s the place was a total hole. The hut was used as a flop house, the snow within several hundred feet of the hut had been contaminated by the outhouses and by indiscriminate waste disposal, and some estimates put the number of users per year at 7,000 (19 people per night at a facility which was built to sleep 14!). The hut which was described upon its completion as the “the Ritz” had metamorphosed into the “Bow Ghetto”. By the mid-1980s it was evident that the facility required radical change. In 1989, under the direction of the ACC’s Huts Committee Chairman Mike Mortimer, that radical change took place. The original hut had been built on a site which was non-porous and therefore had no drainage – a problem that led to the contaminated water and snow. Plans were made for a new hut in a more environmentally sensitive location and fund-raising began. The new Bow Hut was constructed for $98,000, raised primarily through the Calgary and Edmonton sections of the Club. Design concerns in the new hut included proper waste disposal, spacious and bright common areas and sleeping rooms which were both increased in size from the original hut and separated from the common areas to facilitate use by may groups at one time. The palatial new Bow Hut was opened in the fall of 1989 to rave reviews and is presently operated by the ACC. The hut today is a far cry from the original Balfour and Peyto fiberglass igloos, which a Banff Warden predicted in the late ’60s “will only serve the few hardy ski mountaineers who can accept the hardships of carrying and skiing with heavy loads and are willing to put up with discomfort during the night in bad weather”. It’s an even further cry from the abused state of the original Bow Hut and now serves as a stopover for many summer and winter trips."
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Bow Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1968 and 2019. 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 / F / 1: Bow Glacier Hut [1968 - 1971 register]
- M200 / IV / F / 2: Bow Glacier Hut Register [1971 - 1973]
- M200 / IV / F / 3: Bow Glacier Hut Register [1973 -1975]
- M200 / IV / F / 4: Bow Hut register [1975 -1977]
- M200 / IV / F / 5: Bow Hut [register 1983 - 1984]
- M200 / IV / F / 6: Bow Hut Register [1984-1986]
- M200 / IV / F / 7: [Bow Hut Register Dec. 17, 1986 - June 19, 1989]
- M200 / IV / F / 8: Bow Hut [1989 - 1991]
- M200 / IV / F / 9: Bow Hut 1991 - 1993
- M200 / IV / F / 10: [Bow Hut Registers 1992 - 94]
- M200 / IV / F / 11: "Bow Hut Register" Sept. 30, 1994 - Aug. 28, 1995
- M200 / IV / F / 12: Bow Hut Register Sept. 16, 1995 - June 27, 1996
- M200 / IV / F / 13: [Bow Hut Dec. 1995 - March 2000 Register]
- M200 / IV / F / 14: Bow Hut Register June 29, 1996 - Mar 29, 1997
- M200 / IV / F / 15: Bow Hut register Mar 29, 1997 - Nov. 14, 1997
- M200 / IV / F / 16: "Bow Hut Register" November 24, 1997 - September 26, 1998
- M200 / IV / F / 17: Bow Hut Register [2000 - 2001]
- M200 / IV / F / 18: Bow Hut Register [2001 - 2002]
- M200 / IV / F / 19: Bow Hut Apr 18, 2002 - Feb 24, 2003
- M200 / IV / F / 20: Bow Hut Apr 8, 2003 - July 18, 2004
- M200 / IV / F / 21: Bow Hut July 18, 2004 - Aug 4, 2004
- M200 / IV / F / 22: Bow Hut Register 2004 - 2006
- M200 / IV / F / 23: Bow Hut Register 2006
- M200 / IV / F / 24: Bow Hut Register April 2009 - August 2010
- M200 / IV / F / 25: 2010 - 2012 Bow Hut Register
- M200 / IV / F / 26: Bow Hut 2012 - 2014
- M200 / IV / F / 27: Bow Hut Register [2014/15]
- M200 / IV / F / 28: Hut Register Bow Hut [2015-2016]
- M200 / IV / F / 29: Bow Hut Register, 2016 - 2018
- M200 / IV / F / 30: Bow Hut Register 2018-2019
- M200 / IV / F / 31: [100 YR SWISS CENTENNIAL CLIMB 1999: Faye Summit notes. Bow Hut OCT - DEC 1998]
- M200 / IV / F / 32: Bow Hut Register [2018-2020]
- M200 / IV / F / 33: Bow Hut Register [2021-2022]
- M200 / IV / F / 34: Bow Hut Register [2022-2023]
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Huts
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Sports and recreation
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Bow Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise, AB
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Related Material
- M200 / V / A / 156
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/bow-hut/ The Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Bow Hut Info Sheet pdf: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BowHut-InfoSheet.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
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Balfour Hut Registers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57646
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Balfour (Rob Ritchie) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1966 and 2019. 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…
- Date Range
- 1966-2001
- 2007-2019
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / I
- 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 / I: Balfour Hut Registers
- Accession Number
- accn. 2376
- accn. 3298
- accn. 3560
- accn. 7779
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 2023.31
- accn. 2023.15
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / I
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1966-2001
- 2007-2019
- Physical Description
- 20 cm of textual records 9 volumes
- History / Biographical
- According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website: "The Rob Ritchie Hut, also known as the Balfour Hut, is found on low, rocky hills at the toe of the Vulture Glacier, approximately 28 km northwest of the town of Lake Louise, AB. It is east of Balfour Pass and the Continental divide, just inside the Banff National Park boundary.[...] The Rob Ritchie Hut, also known as the Balfour Hut, is found on low, rocky hills at the toe of the Vulture Glacier, approximately 28 km northwest of the town of Lake Louise, AB. It is east of Balfour Pass and the Continental divide, just inside the Banff National Park boundary. This is the half-way mark for the Wapta Traverse and is usually used in conjunction with the other huts in this chain while attempting this classic cross-glacier ski trip. Usual approach is from Bow Hut through the Olive/St. Nicholas Col then down the gentle and pleasant Vulture Glacier to Balfour Pass, where the hut sits on a section of moraine beneath the impressive bulk of Mt. Balfour. Though most people will spend one night at the R.J. Ritchie (Balfour) Hut before continuing on to Scott Duncan, there is potential for good skiing here, especially on the Diableret Glacier which sits northwest of Mt. Balfour and makes for a fantastic run on a clear day! There is also an optional route to the summit of Mt. Gordon from this hut, which would be an excellent loop trip if combined with the normal route back towards Bow Hut. Use your imagination and some neat trip ideas will present themselves!"
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Balfour (Rob Ritchie) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1966 and 2019. 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 / I / 1: Balfour Hut [Register] [1966-1971]
- M200 / IV / I / 2: Balfour Pass Hut [1971-1972]
- M200 / IV / I / 3: Balfour Pass Hut Register [1973-1974]
- M200 / IV / I / 4: Balfour Pass Hut [register 1974-1982]
- M200 / IV / I / 5: "Balfour Hut" [register] Sept. 2, 1982 - Nov. 17, 1989
- M200 / IV / I / 6: Balfour Hut Journal Nov. 22, 1989 - Apr. 25, 1997
- M200 / IV / I / 7: Balfour Hut Register [1997 -2001]
- M200 / IV / I / 8: Balfour Hut Register 2007 - 2015
- M200 / IV / I / 9: Balfour Hut register 2011 - 2019
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Huts
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff National Park
- Buildings and facilities
- Climbing
- Environment and Nature
- Lake Louise
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Ski mountaineering
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Winter sports
- Wapta Traverse
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise, AB
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Biographical Source Notes
- Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/rob-ritchie-balfour-hut/"
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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