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.

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to the Barrier on July 23, 1991 and to Mt. Price and Culliton Creek on August 1 and 2, 1991, including shots of the Barrier, Mt. Price, Culliton Creek, Mt. Garibaldi, Sentinel Hut [known as Burton Hut], Garibaldi Lake, Sphinx Bay, Sphinx Glacier, Brohm Ridge, and Rubble Creek.

Captions:

001: "25 Aug[ust] 2, [19]91 - [Mt.] Garibaldi from just S[outh] of Culliton Cr[eek]"
002: "24 Aug[ust] 1, [19]91 - 100 mm? of [Mt.] Garibaldi from [Mt] Price - Route - Lower right at 1500m too right centre ab[ou]t 2100m"
003: "21 - Parallel but 50m? E[ast] of #20"
004: "20 - S[outh] down slope of Price M[oun]t[ai]n"
005: "19 - 135mm of #14 - Sentinel Hut at centre"
006: "18 joins top left of 17"
007: "18"
008: "17 joins L[eft] side of 15 - bottom of 16 - E[ast] from S[outh] side of [Mt.] Price"
009: "16 joins 14 - above 17 - Sphinx Bay + Glacier"
010: "15 joins bottom of 14"
011: "12 - S[outh]S[outh]W[est] from S[outh] side of Price M[oun]t[ai]n - Brohm Lookout top centre"
012: "10 Aug[ust] 1, [19]91 - N[orth]W[est] from Price M[oun]t[ai]n peak"
013: "8 - Close up of July 23, [19]91 route"
014: "7 - Close up of June 15, [19]90 + June 5, [19]91 routes"
015: "6 part of 5 - Route up today from along edge of green at bottom left to extreme left of clear spots near top - Centre of photo: hurt foot June 15, 1990. Also took that route June 5, 1991. From bottom centre to 1 inch from top right."
016: "5 - N[orth]E[ast] from about centre of Barrier - parking lot at centre"
017: "3 - As 1 + 2 but 135mm? - Path up diagonal l[eft] to r[ight]"
018: "2 as 1 but closer"
019: "1 July 23, 1991 Tues[day] - W[est] down Rubble Cr[eek] from Barrier Lookout"

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to the Barrier on June 5, 1991, including shots of crumbling cliff faces on the Barrier, Garibaldi Lake, Lesser Garibaldi Lake, Black Tusk, Mt. Garibaldi, Mt. Price, Clinker Peak, Empetrum Ridge, Rubble Creek, Cheakamus River, the Stawamus Chief, and a wooden footbridge covered in snow.

Captions:
001: "1 - June 5, 1991 Wed[nesday] - Centre left - accident site - Right edge - better route"
002: "2 - Accident site - just to the right of huge cracked boulder"
003: "3 - as #2 taken from top right of #1"
004: "4 - S[outh]W[est] along barrier (tipped to the right)"
005: "5 - joins #4 and on angle"
006: "6 - S[outh] from edge of barrier = Mt. Garibaldi top left"
007: "7 - joins #6 from different point - Mt. Price and Clinker Peak behind tree at centre - This is where the lava came from to build the barrier"
008: "8 - joins #7 - Garibaldi Lake through notch at centre - 10,000 year old lava to right - 300,000,000 year old seabed to left - Empetrum Ridge top left."
009: "10 - joins #9"
010: "9 - joins #8 - Black Tusk top left"
011: "11 - 135mm of #9"
012: "12 - Looking down a chute of the Barrier - Rubble Cr[eek] top left"
013: "13 - joins the right of #12 - Rubble Cr[eek] left centre bottom"
014: "14 - Part of route up showing just over the ridge in the foreground"
015: "15 - S[outh]W[est] to inflow of Lesser G[aribaldi] L[ake]"
016: "16 - opposite to #15 - exit at centre"
017: "17 - W[est] across L[esser] G[aribaldi] Lake"
018: "18 - joins #17"
019: "19 - Damage caused by snow"
020: "20 - Garibaldi L[ake] taken from exit"
021: "21 - as #19"
022: "22 - S[outh] along the Cheakamus River to where it joins the Squamish R[iver] + [?] to the Stawamus Chief just left of centre"

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Black Tusk on August 29, 1989 and to the Lions on September 8, 1989, including shots of Black Tusk, the Lions, Rainbow Mountain, Empetrum Ridge, Corrie Ridge, marmots basking on rocks, Mt. Harvey, Brunswick Mountain, Mt. Hanover, Goat Ridge, Mt. Garibaldi, David Peak, James Peak, Thomas Peak, Unnecessary Mountain, Hanging Lake, Enchantment Pass, Capilano River, Harvey Pass, Harvey Creek, and Horseshoe Bay.

Captions:

001: "1 - Aug[ust] 29 [19]89 - N[orth] from Black Tusk"
002: "2 joins 1 - Rainbow M[oun]t[ai]n top left centre"
003: "3 - Telephoto of 2 - Car was just behind ridge of very centre"
004: "4 joins 3 - shows ridge followed - went over left knoll + behind right one"
005: "5 - S[outh] from W[est] base of Tusk"
006: "6 - B[lack] T[usk] from the W[est]"
007: "7 - 135 mm of 6"
008: "8 - E[ast]N[orth]E[ast] along flank of B[lack] T[usk] - Empetrum ridge on left - Corrie ridge centre"
009: "9 - B[lack] T[usk] from the N[orth]W[est]"
010: "10 - N[orth] from Microwave tower - Car at centre"
011: "11"
012: "12"
013: "13 - Sept[ember] 9 [19]89 - S[outh]S[outh]E[ast] to Van[couver] from base of W[est] Lion"
014: "14 - 135 mm of 13"
015: "15 - N[orth] from base of W[est] Lion - L[eft] to R[ight]: Mt. Harvey, Mt. Brunswick, Mt. Hanover, Black Tusk, Goat Ridge, part of Mt. Garibaldi, David P[ea]k centre right"
016: "16 - S[outh] from between Lions - base of W[est] Lion on right - Mt. Unnecessary on left"
017: "17 - N[orth]N[orth]E[ast] from ridge between Lions - L[eft] to R[ight] in foreground: David, James + Thomas Peaks"
018: "18 - Similar to 17 showing Hanging Lake just right of James P[ea]k that goes to the right of Thomas Peak, along ridge of James peak, then almost to lake then left into Harvey Cr[eek]"
019: "19 - S[outh]W[est] from near Enchantment Pass - W[est] Lion top left - Ferry wake visible through tree bottom right - Horseshoe Bay"
020: "20 - The Lions from James Peak"
021: "21 - E[ast]N[orth]E[ast] down valley from Hanging Lake to Capilano River"
022: "22 - S[outh] from Harvey Pass to the Lions"
023: "23 - E[ast] from Harvey Cr[eek] Pond - L[eft] to R[ight]: James P[ea]k, Thomas P[ea]k, W[est] Lion at edge"
024: "24 - joins 23 - David P[ea]k + part of James P[ea]k"
025: "25 (E[ast]) - W[est] Lion from Harvey Cr[eek] R[oa]d"

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Black Tusk on August 29, 1989, including shots of Helm Lake, Black Tusk, Mt. Garibaldi, Cinder Cone, Empetrum Ridge, and Golden Ears.

Captions:

001: "15 - From high point on left of photo 14"
002: "16 - N[orth] from point just left of centre on photo 14"
003: "17 joins 16 - Helm Lake left centre"
004: "18 joins 17"
005: "19 N[orth] to B[lack] T[usk]"
006: "20 - From base of [Black] Tusk - S[outh]S[outh]E[ast] down trail to Black Tusk meadows"
007: "21"
008: "22 - Trail west along base"
009: "23 - N[orth]E[ast] down crevasse"
010: "24 - From top - Mt. Garibaldi centre right"
011: "14 - near bottom of moraine"
012: "13 as 12"
013: "11 - Bee on flow - 2nd type just to right"
014: "12 - B[lack] T[usk] from S[outh] end of E[ast] ridge"
015: "10 joins 9 - S[outh]E[ast] from E[ast] ridge - Helm glacier centre - Cinder Cone centre right"
016: "9 joins 8 - S[outh] from E[ast] ridge - Mt. Garibaldi centre left"
017: "8 - S[outh]W[est] from E[ast] ridge - Microwave tower at right"
018: "7 as 6"
019: "6 - B[lack] T[usk] from E[ast] ridge"
020: "5 - N[orth]N[orth]E[ast] from Empetrum Ridge - Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n top centre right"
021: "4 - B[lack] T[usk] from E[ast] slope of Empetrum Ridge"
022: "3 - Black Tusk S[outh] from 5200' knoll - Aug[ust] 29, [19]89"
024: "2 - Golden Ears from Steve + Meager"

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Diamond Head on October 16, 1989 and to Deeks Lake on November 2, 1989, including shots of logging on Brohm Ridge, Diamond Head, Atwell Peak, Mt Garibaldi, Cheekye River, Opal Cone, Ring Creek, Paul Ridge, Alice Ridge, Brunswick Mountain, Deeks Peak, Deeks Lake, Mt. Hanover, and a mountain hut.

Captions:

001: "26 - 1 Mon]day] Oct[ober] 16 [19]89 - joins #25 of previous film - W[est] to logging on Brohm Ridge from Diamond Head"
002: "27 - 2 joins 1 - N[orth]W[est] to Brohm Ridge"
003: "34 - 9 - Telephoto of #1"
004: "28 - 3 joins 2 - N[orth] to Atwell P[ea]k on Garibaldi M[oun]t[ai]n"
005: "33 - 8 - Ridge between D[iamond] H[ead] & Atwell P[ea]k"
006: "29 - 4 - W[est] down Cheekye River valley - Below photo 1"
007: "30 - 5 - S[outh]E[ast] from D[iamond] H[ead] to Ring Creek - Opal Cone base top left"
008: "31 - 6 - 135 mm from D[iamond] H[ead]"
009: "32 - 7 - (135 mm) of saddle + Paul Ridge"
010: "35 - 10 - D[iamond] H[ead] top right"
011: "36 - 11 - From Alice Ridge - Opal Cone centre left - Ring Cr[eek] bottom right"
012: "37 - 12 - Gargoyles from Alice Ridge"
013: "38 - 13 - Atwell P[ea]k with D[iamond] H[ead] in line"
014: "39 - 14 - Gargoyles with rock type in foreground"
015: "40 - 15 - Closeup of Gargoyle rock"
016: "41 - 16 - Paul Ridge from saddle"
017: "42 - 17 - 135 mm of 16"
018: "43 - 18 - Nov[ember] 2 [19]89 - From dam on Middle Lake - Mt. Brunswick top centre - Falls centre left"
019: "44 - 19 - Middle lake from top of falls - Deeks M[oun]t[ai]n top right"
020: "45 20 - Emergency hut just above centre - Brunswick M[oun]t[ai]n top left - W[est] arm of Brunswick lake foreground"
021: "46 21 - Mt. Hanover above Brunswick L[ake]"
022: "47 - 22 - N[orth]N[orth]E[ast] down the valley from hut - Deeks M[oun]t[ai]n centre left - Arm of Brunswick L[ake] foreground"
023: "48 - 23 - From hut to Brunswick L[ake] - W[est] arm bottom left"
024: "49 - 24"
025: "50 - 25 - Top of falls top left - Middle Lake at right"

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Mt. Harvey and Brunswick Mountain on September 29, 1989 and to Diamond Head on October 16, 1989, including shots of Mt. Harvey, Thomas Peak, James Peak, David Peak, Brunswick Mountain, Magnesia Meadows, Howe Sound, Howe Sound Crest Trail, the Lions, Mt. Strachan, Hollyburn Mountain, Mt. Seymour, Mt. Baker, Crown Mountain, Deeks Lake, Brunswick Lake, Mt. Garibaldi, Elfin Lakes, Squamish, Ring Creek, Opal Cone, and Diamond Head.

Captions:

001: "1 - Fri[day] Sept[ember] [19]89 - S[outh]E[ast] from Mt. Harvey - East rim at right then Thomas, James + David Peak on left"
002: "2 - Mt. Brunswick from Mt. Harvey"
003: "3 joins 2 - N[orth]E[ast] from Mt. Harvey - Hut centre right"
004: "4 also joins #1 - E[ast] from Mt. Harvey - Hut centre left"
005: "5 - Magnesia Meadows from Mt. Harvey"
006: "6 - Hut + Mt. Harvey"
007: "7 - Weather station near hut"
008: "8 - Mt. Harvey + Howe Sound"
009: "9 - Magnesia Meadows from Howe Sound Crest Trail on Mt. Brunswick - Hut upper centre - Lions top right"
010: "10 - Similar to 9 but from top of Mt. Brunswick - Mt. Harvey on right - Mt. Hollyburn + Strachan to the right of the Lions"
011: "11 - The Lions on 135 mm from position of photo 10"
012: "12 - S[outh]E[ast] from Mt. Brunswick (approx[imately] 85 mm?) - Mt. Baker top centre - Mt. Seymour on left + Crown M[oun]t[ai]n on right"
013: "13 - N[orth] to Deeks, Middle + Brunswick Lakes"
014: "14 - Microwave relay on Mt. Brunswick - Heli[copter] pad to left"
015: "15 - Mon[day] Oct[ober] 16, [19]89 - Mt. Garibaldi from just above Red Heather"
016: "16 - As 15 but with 135 mm"
017: "17 - Mt. G[aribaldi] behind the Gargoyles - Elfin Lakes on right"
018: "18 - Mt. G[aribaldi] from saddle"
019: "19 - Squamish from between saddle + Diamond Head"
020: "24 - joins 23 - S[outh] from D[iamond] H[ead] - Saddle upper centre"
021: "25 - joins 24 - S[outh]W[est] from D[iamond] H[ead] - Squamish upper centre"
022: "20 - Mt. Garibaldi from Diamond Head"
023: "23 - joins 22 - S[outh]E[ast] from D[iamond] H[ead] - Ring Cr[eek] bridge in foreground"
024: "22 - joins 21 - E[ast] from D[iamond] H[ead] - Opal Cone centre right"
025: "21 - joins 20 - N[orth]E[ast] from Diamond Head"

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"

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"

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Clinker Peak and Mt. Price on October 27, 1988, including shots of Clinker Peak, Mt. Price, Culliton Creek, Warren Glacier, Sky Pilot Mountain, Brohm Ridge, Black Tusk, Battleship Islands, Howe Sound, Sphinx Glacier, Sphinx Bay, Mt. Garibaldi, Table Mountain, Sentinel Bay, and Sentinel Glacier.

Captions:

001: "24 around 5:30 pm - [Mt.] Price + Clinker [Peak] - Battleship Islands in foreground"
002: "23 - Dry Hollow close to 100 ft deep - There are many of these that hold no water"
003: "22 - [Mt] Price, Clinker Peak + unnamed peak from E[ast] ridge"
004: "21 - Price M[oun]t[ai]n from trail just E[ast] of main flow ridge"
005: "19 - S[outh] from Price M[oun]t[ai]n - Foreground Culliton Cr[eek] which drains Warren Glacier on the N[orth] side of [Mt.] Garibaldi - Sky Pilot M[oun]t[ai]n in just left of centre on top ridge - Brohm Ridge in next lower with its high point to the right with Howe Sound just to its right"
006: "18 - Clinker Peak from Price M[oun]t[ai]n"
007: "17 joins 16 - E[ast] across [Mt.] Price crater to Sphinx Glacier"
008: "15 - [Mt] Garibaldi + Table M[oun]t[ai]n from Price M[oun]t[ai]n"
009: "14 - N[orth]W[est] along Clinker Peaks lava flow from Price M[oun]t[ai]n"
010: "12 - In shadows of rocks soil os still raised 2-3 inches on frost. - Soil showing is very muddy since it attracts the heat although air seems to be well below freezing"
011: "11 - N[orth]N[orth]W[est] from Price M[oun]t[ai]n"
012: "10 - Sentinel Bay + Glacier - Sharkfin top centre right"
013: "9 - E[ast]N[orth]E[ast] slope of Price M[oun]t[ai]n - Sphinx Bay top right"
014: "8 - N[orth] through [Mt] Price crater to Black Tusk"
015: "6 - Sentinel Glacier from Price M[oun]t[ai]n"
016: "5 - N[orth]E[ast] from Clinker Peak - Crater centre foreground"
017: "4 - Table M[oun]t[ai]n from Clinker Peak"
018: "3 - N[orth]N[orth]W[est] from Clinker Peak"
019: "2 - Thurs[day] Oct[ober] 27, [19]88 - Looking S[outh]S[outh]East] at [Mt] Garibaldi along N[orth]E[ast] ridge of Clinker Peak"