Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Sir Donald produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1984 and around 2013. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which …
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1984-1989
2003-ca. 2013
Physical Description
4 volumes
4 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Mount Sir Donald is located in the Rogers Pass area of Glacier National Park, in the Selkirk Mountains of B. C. The mountain was originally named Syndicate Peak, but it was officially named after Sir Donald A. Smith, the first Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, who was the head of the syndicate; he was also the Canadian Pacific Railway director who drove in the Last Spike on the CPR at Craigellachie in 1885.
Scope & Content
Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Sir Donald produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1984 and around 2013. 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 / 97: [Mt. Sir Donald register 1984-1989]
M200 / V / A / 98: MT. SIR DONALD Summit Log 2003 - 2009
M200 / V / A / 99: Mt. Sir Donald, Sept 2, 2009
M200 / V / A / 100: Mt. Sir Donald 3284m Summit Register [2010 - ca. 2013]