Climbing to the Clouds — A People’s History of BC Mountaineering.

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Time Immemorial
Where the Lions Are
Early Days
Garibaldi’s Top
Matrimonial Club
The Red Shack
Club House
Climbers Camps
Girl Guide Pioneer
Rockies' Robson
Peace on the Lions
Wartime Climbs
Paradise Camp
Pinnacle Pose
Cathedral’s Peak
Turner to Chaos
First Woman Summits
Hollyburn Heaven
Goat Mountain Memoir
Snowboating
A Friend Remembered
Bird’s Eye View
On the Rocks
Vancouver Vista
Wartime Peace
Mountaineer Troops
Centennial Adventure
The Aided Way
Climber’s Guide
13 First Ascents
Risk Assessment
Manatee Centennial
Winter on Waddington
Most Miserable Mountain
Mountain Conservation
The Spell of VOC
Search and Rescue
First Nations Snowboarders
North Shore Hikers
View of peaks with climbers’ footsteps in foreground.

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Cathedral's Peak

You can see the top of Cathedral Mountain from downtown Vancouver. Yet climbers who make it across the snow to its peak, like this party in 1922, are rewarded with magnificent views towards other mountains, making the nearby city seem far away. The dramatic peaks close to downtown lured many residents to participate in climbing activities in the early 1900s.

C. Townsend collection. BCMC.

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