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Barrier - June 5, 1991

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"

Black Tusk

Photograph of man standing beside Black Tusk peak. Photographer's shadow cast on ground. Glass slide framed with blue tape.

Black Tusk - August 29, 1989

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"

Black Tusk - August 29, 1989 + Lions - September 8, 1989

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"

Black Tusk - June 23, 1989

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Black Tusk on June 23, 1989, including shots of Black Tusk, Empetrum Ridge, Whistler Mountain, Helm Creek, Singing Pass, Cinder Cone, Helm Glacier, Panorama Ridge, Garibaldi Lake, Mt. Garibaldi, the Halliwell family and a Finnish tourist on the hike, Helm Lake, Taylor Meadows campsite, and the Barrier.

Captions:

001: "1 June 23, 1989 - Whistler from Black Tusk"
002: "2 - Similar to 1"
003: "3 - Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n in centre - Empetrum Ridge in foreground"
004: "4 joins 3 - Down Helm Cr[eek] - Singing Pass in centre"
005: "5 joins 4 - E[ast] to Cinder Cone + Helm Cr[eek] + Glacier"
006: "6 joins 5 - Panorama Ridge centre right - Black Tusk L[ake] lower right - Helm Cr[eek] lower left"
007: "7 joins 6 - S[outh]S[outh]E[ast] across Panorama Ridge to Garibaldi L[ake] + M[oun]t[ai]n"
008: "N[orth]E[ast] along Helm Cr[eek] from part way down"
009: "9 The Halliwells + Finnish tourist"
010: "11 - Ridge to Helm Lake"
011: "12 - Taylor campsite centre left - The Barrier top centre"
012: "13 - Ridge to Helm Lake"
013: "14 - N[orth] from part way down"
014: "15"
015: "19 - N[orth]E[ast] to B[lack] T[usk]"
016: "16"
017: "17"
018: "18 - from bottom of chimney"
019: "26 - S[outh]S[outh]E[ast] from ridge S[outh]W[est] of Black Tusk"
020: "21 - Dust from a slide on the Barrier"

[Black Tusk?] [3]

Photograph of person sitting on top of mountain looking at [Black Tusk?]. Glass slide framed with blue tape.

C[harles] T. T[ownsend] on the summit of Mt [James] Turner - Sept. 12, 1923

  • WMA_P88-01-050
  • File
  • September 12, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of Charles Townsend on the summit of Mt. James Turner on September 12, 1923.

Caption: "C[harles] T. T[ownsend] on the summit of Mt. [James] Turner - Sept. 12, 1923."

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains in view on the back of the photograph with labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image. The labels read Pyramid Peak, Wedgemount Valley, [James] Turner Glacier [now known as Chaos Glacier], and Black Tusk.]

Clinker Peak + Price Mountain - October 27, 1988

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"

Cloudburst Mountain - May 22 + June 4, 1961

  • WA_2019_030-01-148
  • File
  • May 22 - June 4, 1961
  • Part of Dick Chambers

Photographs of Joe Hutton on Cloudburst Mountain, Black Tusk as seen from Cloudburst Mountain, and Cloudburst Mountain as seen from the hike up in May and June, 1961.

Captions:
001: "Joe Hutton on Cloudburst [Mountain] - May 22, 1961"
002: "Cloudburst [Mountain] from Ridge - May 22, 1961"
003: "Pond on Cloudburst [Mountain] Ridge - June 4, 1961"
004: "Black Tusk from Cloudburst [Mountain] - June 4, 1961"

Coliseum + Brunswick - August 15 + September 4, 1991

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to the Goat Ridge and Panorama Ridge between July 29 and August, 1988, including shots of Brunswick Mountain, Coliseum Mountain, Mt. Seymour, Lynn Peak, Needle Peak, Mt. Harvey, Mt. Strachan, Black Tusk, Mt. Burwell, Mt. Elsay, Lynn Peak, Cathedral Mountain, and Sky Pilot Mountain.

Captions:

001: "25"
002: "24"
003: "22"
004: "21"
005: "20"
006: "19"
007: "18"
008: "17"
009: "16"
010: "14"
011: "12"
012: "11"
013: "8"
014: "7 joins 6 - Mt. Elsay at right"
015: "6 - joins 5 Mt. Seymour"
016: "5 - joins 4 - The Needle + Lynn Peak centre"
017: "3 joins 2 - Lynn [Peak] top centre then [Mt] Harvey + Brunswick [Mountain] top right - Mt. Strachan top left"
018: "2 joins 1 - Mt. Burwell - Black Tusk + Sky Pilot [Mountain] visible between [Mt.] Burwell + Cathedral [Mountain]"

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