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Goat Ridge and Panorama Ridge - July 29 and August, 1988

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Goat Ridge and Panorama Ridge between July 29 and August, 1988, including shots of Garibaldi Lake, Panorama Ridge, Sphinx Glacier, Rubble Creek, The Barrier, Britannia Beach, Goat Ridge, Woodfibre, Mt. Garibaldi, a helicopter, and Howe Sound.

Captions:
006: "14 - joins 13, also joins 1 & 5 on next film - to the N[orth]E[ast] Cinder cone centre left - low point of divide in foreground."
007: "13 - N[orth] over Helm Lake from divide - Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n top left"
008: "12 - Garibaldi Lake E[ast] from near outlet - Panorama Ridge at left edge"
009: "11 - Sphinx Glacier"
010: "10 - Panorama Ridge"
011: "9 - W[est] down Rubble Creek from the Barrier"
012: "8 - joins 9"
013: "7 - Firewood heading for Lake Garibaldi climbing over the Barrier - Aug[ust] 23 [19]88"
014: "5 - Britannia Beach"
015: "4 - Lakes or ponds on shoulder of Goat Ridge - Woodfibre in background"
016: "3 - S[outh] to Britannia Mines [Workings?] - Lions are top centre"
017: "2 - S[outh]West] to Howe Sound"
018: "1 - July 29, [19]88 - N[orth] from Goat Ridge to Mt. Garibaldi - Black Tusk just visible top left 1/4"

Letters from Rene Widmer to Whistler Museum & Archives

Letters from Rene Widmer to Alyssa Bruijns (Head Archivist & Collections Manager, Whistler Museum & Archives) sharing stories of his time working with Cliff Fenner in the Garibaldi Provincial Park area.

  • Letter 001: References the Whistler Museum exhibit on Cliff Fenner, and shares autobiographical details of his employment as a park ranger in Garibaldi Provincial Park, how he came to Canada, how he met Cliff, and a rough timeline of his activities and jobs in the 1960s.
  • Letter 002: Offers to sign a donation form for the Whistler Museum and to translate his diary entries from his time in the Black Tusk area from German to English.
  • Letter 003: Elucidation of more specific memories from his time as a park ranger under Cliff Fenner's mentorship, including a trip leading girl guides from Squamish into the park to camp at Taylor Meadows and lyrics to a song the girl guides created about Widmer's role leading the climbing and hiking party.
  • Letter 004: Contains explanation of enclosed translated diary entry from 1961 detailing 'The Visit of Judge Wilson' to Garibaldi Provincial Park while Rene Widmer and Dick Bond were rangers there.

Lynn Peak, Garibaldi Lake, Black Tusk, and the Barrier - 1990-1991

Video material taken by Robert Clark Kline of mountaineering trips, including Lynn Peak (16 mins.), Garibaldi Lake on February 28, 1990 (23 mins.), Black Tusk on March 27-28, 1990 (30 mins., 20 sec.), and the Barrier on June 14, 1990 (11 mins.), on June 5, 1991 (18 mins., 40 sec.), and on July 23, 1991 (10 mins.). The videocassette label has notes stating these descriptions written by Robert Clark Kline.

Mountaintop

Person sitting on rock beside [Black Tusk?]. Glass slide framed with blue tape that has label with number 30.

Mt. Burwell, Helm, and Packer Meadows - 1991

Video material taken by Robert Clark Kline of mountaineering trips, including Mt. Burwell on September 18 and 19, 1991 (21 mins.), Helm from the Black Tusk parking lot on September 25, 1991 (21 mins.), Packer Meadows on October 23, 1991 (18 mins.), and Packer Meadows via old trail on October 30, 1991 (34 mins., 20 sec.). The videocassette label has notes stating these descriptions written by Robert Clark Kline.

Musical Bumps + Cinder Cone - October 1988

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Musical Bumps and Cinder Cone in October 1988, including shots of the Musical Bumps, Cinder Cone, Whistler Mountain, Helm Creek, Empetrum Peak, Black Tusk, Taylor Meadows, Castle Towers, Helm Glacier, Panorama Ridge, Helm Lake, Cheakamus River, Overlord Mountain, Singing Pass, Flute summit, and Oboe summit.

Captions:

001: "24 - From N[orth] slope of cone down Helm Cr[eek] - Whistler [Mountain] top centre right"
002: "23 - joins 22 but not quite same position - Empetrum Peak at left"
003: "22 - joins 21 but not quite same position - Empetrum Peak at right"
004: "21 - From N[orth]W[est] rim of crater"
005: "20 - S[outh]W[est] from N[orth]W[est] rim of cone across Helm Cr[eek] + Lake - Taylor flats partly visible in background"
006: "19 - S[outh]E[ast] from Cinder Cone up Helm Glacier - Castle Towers M[oun]t[ai]n top centre - S[outh]W[est] side of Crater in foreground"
007: "18 - N[orth] from Cinder Cone down Helm Cr[eek] - Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n top centre right"
008: "17 - W[est] to Black Tusk from E[ast] rim of Cinder Cone - Crater in foreground"
009: "16 - Main part of Helm Glacier from near E[ast] rim of cone"
010: "15 - Same as 14 but farther up E[ast] slope of Cinder Cone"
011: "14 - opposite to 12 - Panorama Ridge in background"
012: "13 - Same as 11 but by edge of lake"
013: "12 - N[orth] to Cinder Cone from Helm Glacier (Western part)"
014: "11 - N[orth]W[est] to Black Tusk along Helm Cr[eek] - opposite to photo #9"
015: "10 - joins 9 - Cinder Cone"
016: "9 - S[outh]E[ast] into Helm Cr[eek] from Cinder flats"
017: "8 - S[outh]W[est] towards Helm Lake - Taylor flats is over the divide at centre - Panorama Ridge top centre"
018: "7 - W[est] to Black Tusk"
019: "6 - Sunday Oct[ober] 9, [19]88 - S[outh]E[ast] to Black Tusk from 1st open meadow above Cheakamus R[iver]"
020: "5 Almost joins 4 - S[outh]E[ast] from Flute to the McBride Range - Cheakamus River runs left to right behind 2 slopes in foreground - Harrison Lake in 42 km beyond peaks top centre"
021: "4 - Overlord M[oun]t[ai]n from Oboe summit - Singing pass in foreground"
022: "3 - Same as 2 but farther south for better foreground"
023: "2 - Flute from top of Oboe Summit - Whistler [Mountain] top right centre"
024: "1 - Flute summit from Oboe 1/2 way up"
025: "5 - Friday Oct[ober] 7, [19]88 - E[ast]S[outh]E[ast] from Flute summit to Overlord M[oun]t[ai]n"

Panorama Ridge + Opal Cone - August + September 1988

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Panorama Ridge and Opal Cone in August and September, 1988, including shots of Panorama Ridge, Opal Cone, Black Tusk, Mimulus Lake, Black Tusk Lake, Helm Glacier, Cinder Cone, Garibaldi Lake, Guard Mountain, Sphinx Glacier, Sky Pilot Mountain, Goat Ridge, the Barrier, Elfin Lakes, Ring Creek, and Mt. Garibaldi, Whistler Mountain, Round Mountain, and Diamond Head.

Captions:

003: "-1 Aug[ust] 23 [19]88 - From divide looking S[outh] to Panorama Ridge"
004: "S[outh] joins -1 also joins 13 + 14 on previous film"
005: "1 - From divide part way up Panorama Ridge looking W[est] over Black Tusk Lake + Mimulus Lake"
006: "2 - Black Tusk from part way up"
007: "3 - Looking E[ast] part way up N[orth] finger of Panorama Ridge at Helm Glacier. Cinder Cone starts at extreme left."
008: "4 - N[orth]W[est] to Black Tusk from Panorama Ridge"
009: "5 - Cinder Cone right centre - Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n top right"
010: "6 - Guard M[oun]t[ai]n on Garibaldi Lake - Sphinx Glacier at left - Mt. Garibaldi top right"
011: "7 - Mt. Garibaldi from Panorama Ridge - Sky Pilot M[oun]t[ai]n + Goat Ridge top centre right - The Lions + Mt. Brunswick are just over the centre of Goat Ridge along with Mt. Windsor + Deeks Peak to the right"
012: "W[est]S[outh]W[est] over the outlet of Garibaldi Lake - campsite centre left"
013: "9 - Another angle of Sphinx Glacier on the left from lower western peak of Panorama Ridge"
014: "10 - The Barrier"
015: "11 - The Barrier from parking lot"
016: "12 - Sept[ember] 8 [19]88 - Opal cone centre left - Elfin Lakes campsite at centre w[ith] huts up to the right"
017: "13 - Elfin Lakes w[ith] Opal Cone behind"
018: "14 - Looking up Ring Creek - Opal Cone top right"
019: "15 - Look down Ring Creek - Elfin Lake centre background - The Gargoyles at right"
020: "16 - As 15 but from Opal Cone - Elfin Lakes visible at left - Round M[oun]t[ai]n in centre"
021: "17 - Glacier N[orth] from Opal Cone"
022: "18 - S[outh]W[est] across Opal Cone toward the Gargoyles"
023: "19 - Also S[outh]W[est] across Opal Cone but further S[outh] along E[ast] rim"
024: "20 - Also S[outh]W[est] across Opal Cone but still further S[outh] - Elfin Lakes in centre"
025: "21 - N[orth]W[est] from Opal Cone toward Mt. Garibaldi hidden by clouds"
026: "22 - Glacier N[orth]E[ast] of Opal Cone"
027: "23 - S[outh]S[outh]E[ast] from Opal Cone"
028: "24 - S[outh] from Opal Cone - Elfin Lakes top right"
029: "25 - W[est] acrosssuccessive ridges in Opal Cone - Diamond Head in background - Light coloured rock centre right in high point with red or purple rock"

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