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Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering - sound recordings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55069
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11 interviews recorded by Chic Scott in 1997 and 1998 for use in his book, Pushing the Limits. Interviewees include Pierre Bergeron, Dave Dorian, Sev Heiberg, Don Kinney, Jim Sinclair, Jean Sylvain, Jim White and Colin Zacharias.
- Date Range
- 1997 -1998
- Reference Code
- S47 / I / 127 to 137
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- S47 / I : Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering
- Sous-Fonds
- S47
- Accession Number
- 7330
- Reference Code
- S47 / I / 127 to 137
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Date Range
- 1997 -1998
- Physical Description
- 11 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- This is the work of a lifetime. It tells the story of Canada’s 200 year mountaineering history from the early pioneers to modern day climbing athletes. Discover the story of Canadian climbing from the crags to the gyms, from Squamish to Val David and from the Yukon to the Rockies. Read about the Swiss guides hired by Canadian Pacific Hotels who ushered in the glory years of the first ascents. Discover the British and American men of leisure who struggled with the wilderness to reach the summits and unravel the complex geography. Learn about the European immigrants of the 1950s who pushed the limits on the rock walls and the Americans who led the search for frightening new routes on the north faces. Join the British expatriates as they pioneer the exciting new sport of waterfall ice climbing. Then witness the popular growth in sport climbing both on the crags and in the gyms. Finally discover how home grown Canadian climbers, initially slow to take up the challenge of mountaineering, have become world leaders in the sport. Lavishly illustrated with over 600 photographs. 8.5”X11”, 440pp, hard cover, colour and BW.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11 interviews recorded by Chic Scott in 1997 and 1998 for use in his book, Pushing the Limits. Interviewees include Pierre Bergeron, Dave Dorian, Sev Heiberg, Don Kinney, Jim Sinclair, Jean Sylvain, Jim White and Colin Zacharias.
- Notes
- Series consists of 11 sound recordings [11 interviews]:
- S47 / I / 127 Pierre Bergeron 03-Feb-98
- S47 / I / 128 Dave Dorian 15-Jul-97
- S47 / I / 129 Dave Dorian 15-Jul-97
- S47 / I / 130 Sev Heiberg 25-Sep-97
- S47 / I / 131 Don Kinney 06-Jan-97
- S47 / I / 132 Jim Sinclair 24-Sep-97
- S47 / I / 133 Jim Sinclair 24-Sep-97
- S47 / I / 134 Jean Sylvain 28-Jan-98
- S47 / I / 135 Jean Sylvain 28-Jan-98
- S47 / I / 136 Jim White 13-May-97
- S47 / I / 137 Colin Zacharias 21-Jan-97
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Bergeron, Pierre
- Dorian, Dave
- Heiberg, Sev
- Kinney, Don
- Sinclair, Jim
- Jean Sylvain
- White, Jim
- Zacharias, Colin
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Environment
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Ice climbing
- Mountaineers
- Mountaineering
- Personal and Professional Life
- Publication
- Research
- Sports and recreation
- Winter sports
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V40 / I
- M57 / I
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
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Heart Mountain summit register May 9, 1999 - Sept 11/99
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57723
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a summit record from Heart Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada in 1999. 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 si…
- Date Range
- 1999
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 132
- 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. 7779
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 132
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual record 1 volume
- History / Biographical
- Heart Mountain is located in the Bow Valley, near Exshaw, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a summit record from Heart Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada in 1999. 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 / 132: Heart Mountain summit register May 9, 1999 - Sept 11/99
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Bow Valley
- Climbing
- Club
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- 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
- Alberta
- Bow Valley
- Canmore
- Canmore, AB
- Exshaw
- Exshaw, AB
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M235
- Title Source
- Original title
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Interest Files - "Guitar" to "Living in the Snow"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55804
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 71 to 83
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 71 to 83
- Responsibility
- Compiled by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Notes
- Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / C / 71 : Guitar M590 / I / C / 72 : "Grizzlies Need Friends, Too" M590 / I / C / 73 : Heli-Hiking M590 / I / C / 74 : Hemp M590 / I / C / 75 : Horses M590 / I / C / 76 : Icefield Centre Redevelopment M590 / I / C / 77 : Interpretation Canada M590 / I / C / 78 : JPC Expansion, Other CP Hotel M590 / I / C / 79 : Jasper Environmental Association M590 / I / C / 80 : Jasper Management Plan Forum M590 / I / C / 81 : JNP Issues - Not Tours M590 / I / C / 82 : Jeeps, ATVs, etc. M590 / I / C / 83 : Kananaskis Country"
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- National parks and reserves
- Wildlife
- Horses
- Bears
- Conservation
- Environment
- Hiking
- Winter
- Guiding
- Hotels
- Natural resources
- Music
- Organizations
- Community events
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Jasper
- Kananaskis
- Jasper National Park
- Icefields Parkway
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Interest Files - "Kattenburg, Dave" to "Maligne Canyon - Guiding, etc."
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55805
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 84 to 93
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 84 to 93
- Responsibility
- Compiled by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Notes
- Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / C / 84 : Kattenburg, Dave M590 / I / C / 85 : Kootenay Plains M590 / I / C / 86 : Leave No Trace M590 / I / C / 87 : Living in the Snow M590 / I / C / 88 : Locks M590 / I / C / 89 to 91 : Logging, Pulp Mills, Forestry [Files 1 to 3 of 3] M590 / I / C / 92 : Maligne Canyon Crawls, Cia and Ben M590 / I / C / 93 : Maligne Canyon - Guiding, etc.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- National parks and reserves
- Conservation
- Environment
- Hiking
- Winter
- Guiding
- Natural resources
- Industry
- Forestry
- Logging
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Kootenay Plains
- Kootenay National Park
- Maligne Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Interest Files - "Robson Provincial Park" to "Townsite Issues"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55810
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 144 to 160
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 144 to 160
- Responsibility
- Compiled by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Notes
- Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / C / 144 : Robson Provincial Park M590 / I / C / 145 : "Rocks in the River" M590 / I / C / 146 : Torry Schultz M590 / I / C / 147 : Sewage and Treatment M590 / I / C / 148 : Sierra Legal Defense Fund M590 / I / C / 149 : Skiing M590 / I / C / 150 : Ski Areas M590 / I / C / 151 : Society for Technical Communication M590 / I / C / 152 : State of the Parks Meetings M590 / I / C / 153 : Superwood M590 / I / C / 154 : Surveys, Opinion Polls M590 / I / C / 155 : Timoney, Kevin M590 / I / C / 156 : Tonquin Valley M590 / I / C / 157 : Chris Townsend M590 / I / C / 158 to 160: Townsite Issues [Files 1 to 3 of 3]
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- National parks and reserves
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Sports and recreation
- Environment
- Skiing
- Winter sports
- Organizations
- Science and technology
- Townsite development
- Municipal views
- Community life
- Natural resources
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Laws and legislation
- Legal and Financial
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Tonquin Valley
- Mount Robson
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Natural resources
- Commerce and industry
- Law and justice
- Science and technology
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Physical Description
- ca. 17,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca. 150 prints). -- ca. 12.5 cm textual records. -- 42 reels of film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Aerial photography
- Airplanes
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Automobiles
- Avalanches
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow Valley
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Community events
- Environment and Nature
- Filmaking
- Films and film making
- Fire
- First Nations
- Helicopter skiing
- Helicopters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Parks Canada Warden
- Photography
- Public events
- Scenery
- Search and rescue
- Ski areas
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canmore Events
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56875
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 129 b&w prints of various Canmore events. Includes parades, dogsledding, biathlons, rodeos, various races, a man paragliding, various fires, the Canmore Centennial celebrations, Grassi Lakes, and interior shots of a building, possibly a new hospital.
- Date Range
- 1974-1992
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / C / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 129
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
16 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iii : Canmore Events
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / C / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 129
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1974-1992
- Physical Description
- 129 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 129 b&w prints of various Canmore events. Includes parades, dogsledding, biathlons, rodeos, various races, a man paragliding, various fires, the Canmore Centennial celebrations, Grassi Lakes, and interior shots of a building, possibly a new hospital.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Ceremony
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Cowboys
- Cross-country skiing
- Dog Teams
- Dogs
- Dogsledding
- Ducks
- Entertainment
- Family and personal life
- Fire
- Grassi Lakes
- Horses
- Mountains
- Olympic Games (Winter)
- Parade
- Public entertainment
- Public events
- Race
- Recreation
- Rodeo
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Sled dogs
- Sports and recreation
- Weather
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of hut registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between ca.1930-2020. 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 huts; wildlife sightings; custodi…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-2020]
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- S6
- V14
- Series
- M200 / IV : Hut Registers
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.19 accn. 8002 accn. 2023.20 accn. 2023.32 accn. 1299 accn. 1040 accn. 2141 accn. 3298 accn. 3757 accn. 6376 accn. 6465 accn. 6623 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 5538 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 2023.31 accn. 2023.15 accn. 2020.05 accn. 6766 accn. 2376 accn. 3296 accn. 3970 accn. 5215 accn. 3560 accn. 2014.8278 accn. 5462 accn. 3382 accn. 5330 accn. 6457 accn. 5635 accn. 5591 accn. 8120 accn. 2376 accn. 3560 accn. 2023.41 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.14 accn. 3160 accn. 3298 accn. 3970 accn. 5114 accn. 5200 accn. 5463 accn. 5631 accn. 6470
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-2020]
- Physical Description
- ca. 3.5 metres of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of hut registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between ca.1930-2020. 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 huts; wildlife sightings; custodial issues and updates; and related topics. Series is separated at the sub-series level by individual huts: M200 / IV / A : Abbot Pass Hut M200 / IV / B : Elizabeth Parker Hut M200 / IV / C : Wates-Gibson Hut M200 / IV / D : A. O. Wheeler Hut M200 / IV / E : Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut M200 / IV / F : Bow Hut M200 / IV / G : Stanley Mitchell Hut M200 / IV / H : Fay Hut M200 / IV / I : Balfour Hut M200 / IV / J : Peyto Hut/ Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut M200 / IV / K : Elk Lakes Cabin M200 / IV / L : Bon Echo Hut M200 / IV / M : Bill Putnam / Fairy Meadows Hut M200 / IV / N : Scott Duncan Hut M200 / IV / O: Conrad Kain/Bugaboos Hut M200 / IV / P: Neil Colgan Hut M200 / IV / Q: Silver Spray Hut M200 / IV / R: Asulkan Hut M200 / IV / S: Mount Colin Hut M200 / IV / T: Great Cairn Hut M200 / IV / U: Other Huts [Registers]
- Notes
- See sub-series entries for chronological inventories of hut registers
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Backcountry skiing
- Buildings and facilities
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Climbing
- Environment
- Exploration
- Helicopter skiing
- Huts
- Log structures
- Memorial
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Peter Whyte Hut
- Porcupine
- Property
- Recreation
- Ski areas
- Sports
- Sports and recreation
- Wildlife
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M235
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut Registers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57640
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1985 and 2020. 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 …
- Date Range
- 1985 - 2020
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / E
- 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 / E: Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut Registers
- Accession Number
- accn. 6623
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 8002
- accn. 2023.19
- accn. 2023.20
- accn. 2023.32
- accn. 2023.41
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / E
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1985 - 2020
- Physical Description
- 32 cm of textual records 17 volumes
- History / Biographical
- The Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut is located in Fryatt Valley of Jasper National Park. According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website and their Fryatt Hut Info Sheet: "The idea for this hut was born in 1968 when the Vallance family made [a] donation to the Alpine Club of Canada for a backcountry hut. Fryatt Valley was quickly chosen, the location of the Club’s General Mountaineering Camp eight years earlier, and a site with excellent mountaineering but a very long approach. The hut was constructed in 1970 and turned over to Jasper National Park for operation. The hut was initially abused, to the extent that Parks eventually removed the interior facilities. In 1991 this hut, along with Mt. Colin and the Mt. Alberta (Lloyd MacKay) Huts, was turned over to the ACC to operate. The Club has upgraded the outhouse from pit to fly-out barrel system and installed an efficient coal-burning stove to replace one which was removed in 1991. The hut is named for Sydney R. Vallance, Q.C., ACC president from 1947 to 1950, who died in 1979."
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1985 and 2020. 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 / E / 1: [Fryatt Hut 1985 - 1986]
- M200 / IV / E / 2: [Fryatt Hut 1986 -87]
- M200 / IV / E / 3: [Fryatt Hut 1987 - 88]
- M200 / IV / E / 4: Vallance Hut [1989 -1990]
- M200 / IV / E / 5: Fryatt [Hut] 1990 - 1991
- M200 / IV / E / 6: Fryatt [Hut] 1991
- M200 / IV / E / 7: Fryatt Hut [1991 - 1992]
- M200 / IV / E / 8: "Sydney Vallance Hut" October 1992 - Aug. 12, 1995
- M200 / IV / E / 9: "Sydney Vallance Hut Register" Aug. 18, 1996 - October 9, 1998
- M200 / IV / E / 10: Fryatt Hut Register [1998 - 2001]
- M200 / IV / E / 11: Fryatt Hut Register 2001 - 2003
- M200 / IV / E / 12: Sydney Vallance Hut Register 2003 - 2006
- M200 / IV / E / 13: [Fryatt Hut 2006 - 2009]
- M200 / IV / E / 14: Fryatt Hut Register 2010 - 2013
- M200 / IV / E / 15: Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut [2014 - 2016]
- M200 / IV / E / 16: 2016 -2018 Fryatt Hut Register
- M200 / IV / E / 17: Fryatt Hut [2018 - 2020]
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Huts
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Environment and Nature
- Alberta
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Buildings and facilities
- Climbing
- Mountain
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Ski mountaineering
- Sports and recreation
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Spanish
- German
- Biographical Source Notes
- Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/sydney-vallance-fryatt-hut/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FryattHut-InfoSheet.pdf
- Title Source
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Bow Hut Registers
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- 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
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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