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Brooks fonds

  • WA_2013_026
  • Fonds
  • 1922-2003

Photographs of Vancouver to Calgary by rail, ski mountaineering with Mt. Norquay Ski Camp, Camp Garibaldi (at Garibaldi Lake), Alpine Club of Canada camp, camping, female mountaineers, hiking, mountaineering, summit cairn of Castle Towers, Black Tusk, Emmie Brooks, Eric Brooks, snowshoeing, the Rocky Mountains, Selkirks, a glacier, Garibaldi Park, Guard Mountain, The Table, Peru, California, and Yellowstone Park.

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"

Slides

Photographs taken by Clifford Fenner from his work in Garibaldi Provincial Park and his travels in British Columbia, the United States, and Colombia.

Varsity Outdoor Club Journals

Series consists of 6 photocopied pages from two separate volumes of The Varsity Outdoor Club Journal, published by the University of British Columbia. Both sets of photocopies include the title page of the journal, a black-and-white photograph, and articles.

  • Volume II (1959) includes a photograph of Mt. Logan from Hubbard-Donjek Neve and a letter from mountaineer Dr. Neal M. Carter recounting mountain-climbing expeditions and the naming of peaks in Garibaldi Park in the 1920s. The letter has an introduction written by Karl Ricker, the donor.

  • Volume VIII (1965) includes a photograph of Veeocee Mountain and Ubyssey Glacier, and an article by Neal M. Carter, “Some Notes on the Historical Background of the Alta Lake – Fitzsimmons Creek Area," recounting various alpine expeditions made in the area (primarily in the 1920s).

Varsity Outdoor Club, University of British Columbia

Slides 18

Photographs of wildflowers, summer and winter hiking, boating on Garibaldi Lake, a seaplane on a lake, Table Mountain, meadows, a helicopter on dirt land surrounded by dust, a helicopter in the air, snowy Castle Towers, Black Tusk, hikers on the main trail of Black Tusk Meadows, and a dark view of mountains and clouds.

FEN_02_02_009 labelled "GAR AUG 62".
FEN_02_02_017 labelled "C. A. FENNER 860 Evelyn Dr West Vancouver BC"

Album K

  • WA_2013_026-01-01
  • Subseries
  • [1924-1929]
  • Part of Brooks fonds

Photographs of Mt. Assiniboine; West Summerland Valley; Chain Lake; Kettle Valley Railway; Penticton; Big Trestle K.V.R.; West Kootenay Power Point, Bonnington BC; Nelson; Kootenay Lake; Kootenay Landing; The Great Divide, Crow's Nest Pass; Cranbrook; Silent Pass, Fernie; C.P.R. Depot at Crow's Nest; Coleman, Alberta; Ludbreek Falls, Alberta; a view of Turtle Mountain and the Frank Slide; Crow's Nest Mountain; street views of downtown Calgary; Banff bridge; zoo visit; Bow Valley; Hot Springs; Mt. Rundle from Mt. Norquay Ski Camp; Mt. Edith; ski mountaineering with Mt. Norquay Ski Camp; skiing from Mt. Norquay hut; Cascade from Banff; houses in Banff; rail bridges and tracks; The Great Divide peak sign; Camp Garibaldi (at Garibaldi Lake); Alpine Club of Canada camp; tent camping; Sphinx Bay; The Table; Garibaldi Meadows; female mountaineers; hiking; mountaineering; Summit cairn of Castle Towers; Castle Towers; Black Tusk; a picnic during a climb; and Emmie Brooks.

Photo albums

Photographs of Vancouver to Calgary by rail, ski mountaineering with Mt. Norquay Ski Camp, Camp Garibaldi (at Garibaldi Lake), Alpine Club of Canada camp, Tent camping, female mountaineers, hiking, mountaineering, summit cairn of Castle Towers, Black Tusk, Emmie Brooks, Eric Brooks, snowshoeing, Rocky Mountains, Selkirks glacier, Garibaldi Park, Guard Mountain, The Table, Peru, California, and Yellowstone Park.

Garibaldi

Photographs of the Alpine Club of Canada camp, hiking, camping, mountaineering, female mountaineers, Black Tusk, Garibaldi Lake, Castle Towers, Guard Mountain, The Table, Black Tusk meadows, Helm Glacier, Mount Price, and Eric Brooks.

Album M

  • WA_2013_026-01-03
  • Subseries
  • [1922-1929]
  • Part of Brooks fonds

Photographs of mountaineering; female mountaineers; hiking; climbing; Luxor; Pitt Valley; Sphinx; Garibaldi Lake; crevasse; Garibaldi; Gentian Ridge; Black Tusk; alpine flowers; Sentinel; Castle Towers camp; The Table; cross-country skiing; Hollyburn Ridge; Forks Peak; Crown Mountain; The Camel; Echo Mountain; Goat Mountain; Cathedral-White; hiking; scenery; camping; climbing in Peru; Grand Canyon; Red Rock; Yellowstone Canyon; Old Faithful Geyser; Giant Geyser; bears; elk; buffalo; Indian Chief; picnics; a summit cairn; seagulls; Lake of the Hanging Glaciers; Purcells; Earl Grey Pass; Bugaboos; Washmawapta Snow Fields; Helmet Mountain; Isaac Creek; Twin Creek; dogsledding; waterfalls; Habrych Mountain; Burbank; Santa Barbara; aerial mountain shots; float planes; boating; and portraits.

Album N

  • WA_2013_026-01-04
  • Subseries
  • [1928-1929]
  • Part of Brooks fonds

Photographs of the Alpine Club of Canada camp, Rogers Pass, the Rocky Mountains, Swiss Peak, Sir Donald, Selkirks, a cabin, camping, hiking clothes, a glacier, climbing, mountaineering, female mountaineers, hiking, Black Tusk, Garibaldi Lake, Castle Towers, Guard Mountain, The Table, Black Tusk meadows, Helm Glacier, Mount Price, Eric Brooks, a Rocky Mountain area resort, Mount Edith Cavell, Amythest Lake, Jasper, The Seven Sisters, Mount Baker, Washington, and a postal float plane in Peru.

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