Caption
Club members relax around camp fire at base camp before trying an ascent of Bugaboo Glacier (background). Summer camps have been held annually since the first 1906-group met at Mount Burgess; sites are changed each year to remote locations where some first or second ascents are possible. About one-third of annual 200 campers are from U.S.A.
Date
July 1, 1946
Accession Number
LAC-NFB24589
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175724
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Though surrounded by ice and snow, crossing glacier can still be hot work for Club members when sun's rays reflect from glare ice. Clothing is important; should be light enough to permit freedom, yet offer climber protection from sudden high-altitude storms.
Date
July 1, 1946
Accession Number
LAC-NFB24677
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175725
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Ice-ridged slope presents no difficulty to these climbers roped together for safety. At low altitudes a strong party may ascend 2,000 feet per hour but difficult slopes and rarefied atmosphere of high altitudes may slow climbing to as little as 100 vertical feet per hour.
Accession Number
LAC-NFB52436
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175796
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #14: Canadian Rockies Challenge Climbers
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
June 21, 1955
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Dangerous though it sounds, crawling up a narrow rock "chimney" or hanging from 50 feet of nylon rope over a Rocky Mountain cliff is a sports formula endorsed by over 700 members of the Alpine Club of Canada, who spend long hours climbing for fun and science. Since its founding in 1906, Club members have been making valuable observations of glaciers, measuring ice movements and taking photographs of the Rockies. But helping geologists and conservationists keep tabs on our mountain resources is only one reason why these people climb. Most members are after thrill and adventure. Melting snow, avalanches, bad weather and snow-concealed crevasses are dangers that must be reckoned with. But training and careful planning have paid off; in its 49-year history the Club has had no fatalities.
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