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Black Tusk Mountaineering
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Photographs of 1960 and 1964 Garibaldi Park maps, the diamond head area, an aerial view of Whistler Mountain from left ridge to Singing Pass, snowfields, the main upper bowl in Whistler Mountain, hikers at Black Tusk and Garibaldi Lake, hiking at Garibaldi Mountain, and the helicopter used for the Olympic site search.

Caption on FEN_02_02_006_003: "Diamond Head area. Search for Olympic site. Site not suitable".
Caption on FEN_02_02_006_004: "AERIAL VIEW | Whistler Mountain left Ridge to Singing Pass R."
Caption on FEN_02_02_006_008: "Main upper bowl Whistler Mtn Top of Olympic Area foreshortened view. Straight Track made by Al Menzies. Olympic skier in fantastic run".
Caption on FEN_02_02_006_012: "Diamond Head area. Search for Olympic site. Site not suitable".
Caption on FEN_02_02_006_016: "Fueling up in Squamish in search for site".

Slides 3

Photographs of snowshoeing, ski touring, Black Tusk, the Tantalus Range, a snowfield, mountains, Mt Garibaldi, tarps on snow, skiers, mountain climbing, ladies near a pond, and a helicopter on snow-covered ground.

Slides 15

Photographs of hikers and Black Tusk, a hiker in Black Tusk Meadows, climbers on a glacier with Table Mountain in the background, Garibaldi Mountain in the clouds, outside and inside of Diamond Head Chalet, 2 people at Diamond Head, and portraits including John [Stolt?], Harold [?], and Jack Edwards.

FEN_02_02_015_004 labelled "John [Stolt?]".
FEN_02_02_015_008 labelled "Harold [?]".
FEN_02_02_015_009 labelled "DIAMOND HEAD CHALET - GARIBALDI".
FEN_02_02_015_004 labelled "Jack Edwards".
FEN_02_02_015_017 labelled "L + S DIAMOND HEAD".

Slides 9

Photographs of Garibaldi Lake, Black Tusk meadows covered in snow, chopping wood, snowcap lakes, a floatplane and tents at snowcap lakes, a sunset at Garibaldi Lake, mountain climbers near glacier and on ridge, hikers near Tantalus, two people melting snow on a rock and putting the water in cups, hikers in snow on mountain, Dr. Brink on a slope at Black Tusk, and fishing.

Caption on FEN_02_02_009_003: "GAR August 62".
Caption on FEN_02_02_009_019: "Dr. Brink BT slopes".

Slides 10

Photographs of a tent and seaplane at Snowcap Lakes, hikers on trail, Wedge Mountain with climbers on Mt Weart, mountain reflections in lake, a hiker near side of mountain, climbers on a glacier, fishing on a lake, a tent on fresh snow covered ground in Garibaldi Park, chopping wood in Black Tusk Meadows, an aerial view of Black Tusk, the moon above mountains reflecting in a lake, kayaking on Garibaldi Lake, a boat on shore partially in water, people and a boat in front of cabin, dirty snow, and a helicopter in a field with trees in the background.

FEN_02_02_010_002 labelled "Wedge from Weart 1959".
FEN_02_02_010_003 labelled "C. A. Fenner | Lake reflections".
FEN_02_02_010_007 labelled "GARIBALDI AUGUST 62".

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Photographs of wildflowers, boating on Garibaldi Lake, hiking, a toad, hikers sitting in a field of wildflowers, a floatplane on a lake, mountains reflected in Garibaldi Lake, basalt rocks and formations, and a view of Black Tusk and surrounding area.

Written on FEN_02_02_017_008 is "C. A. FENNER 860 Evelyn Dr West Vancouver BC".

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Photographs of a cabin buried in snow, ski touring at Black Tusk and Garibaldi Mountain, a photographer near Garibaldi Mountain, Garibaldi Mountain, hikers on scree slope, a hiker in a meadow at Black Tusk, a ski track, a skier with gear looking into a tunnel, hikers on top of a rock formation, a helicopter on grass with a building and trees behind, Garibaldi Lake covered in snow, a yellow boat on Garibaldi Lake, and hikers on a mountain ridge.

Slides 8

Photographs of animals (including a marmot) on a footbridge, hiking, hikers on glacier, a hiker in Black Tusk meadows, a hiker sitting and looking at Black Tusk, mountain climbers on Garibaldi Mountain, Garibaldi Lake, kayaking on Garibaldi Lake, a campsite, a sunset, a yellow helicopter in a field and in a construction area, and a field on a mountain with thick clouds or smoke in background [possibly forest fire?].

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

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