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2000

Chairman – Claire Ebendinger

Secretary – Jules Thomson

Treasurer – Rick Eppler

Events:

February 15-29 – Tom Carter climbs Iztaccihuatl (5230m) and then Pico de Orizaba/Citlatepetl (5636m) the highest mountain in Mexico with Charles Turner, Sylvia Moser and Mike Hubbard.

March 4 – Pat Morrow presented a slide show, Footsteps in the Clouds: Kangchenjunga a Century Later, at UVic’s David Lam Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10.

Nearby Lakes Named After WWI Casualties

Reported in the Comox Valley Record, Wednesday, November 1, 2000. p.A18.

By Ruth Masters

The Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical names recently approved Duncan Lake honouring Robert George Duncan and Andrew Charles Duncan, World War I Canadian Army casualties, who were killed in France on September 28, 1918, and McQuillan Lake, honouring Murray Rober McQuillan, RCAF, World War II, who crashed and burned while on air operations over Norway on February 24, 1945. Duncan Lake is situated a little more than three miles due north of Comox Glacier. It lies on the boundary between Strathcona park and the E&N Land Grant, and is about a quarter of a mile across. Robert Duncan was a first aid man and stretcher bearer with the 102^nd Battalion, which trained at Goose Spit, embarking for overseas on June 10, 1916. He served on the front line for over two years, tending hundreds of wounded under the hellish conditions of trench warfare before he was shot through the abdomen on September 27, 1918, and died the following day. In a letter home, he said conditions were “worse than he ever imagined hell could be.” Lt. Charles Duncan was an infantry officer who was killed at Canal du Nord while leading his platoon into action, on September 28, 1918. He had been wounded twice since arriving in France in early 1917, but had recovered and returned to the front to fight on. We can barely imagine the horror these men’s daily lives on the battlefields of Northern France, where hundreds of soldiers perished in the oceans of blood-soaked mud and were never accounted for. There are 11,205 Canadian soldiers with no known graves commemorated on the huge Vimy Ridge Memorial in Northern France, and a further 6,874 on the Menin Gate at Ypres. Charles Duncan was the son of Archie Pritchard (of Pritchard Road in Comox). His mother having died at his birth, was adopted by valley poet and author Eric Duncan and his wife. Charles’ twin brother was the Norman Pritchard, late of Courtenay, who survived World War I. Long-time pioneer resident, Barbara Marriott and Margaret Stevenson, now in their 90’s, were teenaged girls when their brother Robert, and cousin, Charles died the same day, September 28, 1918, just 54 days before the end of the conflict. McQuillan Lake lies about a mile and a half to the northwest of Duncan Lake, and is approximately the same size. It drains down into Duncan Lake, which flows down Rees Creek into the Cruikshank, and thence into Comox Lake.

2001

Chairman – Tom Hall*

Secretary – Jules Thomson

Treasurer – Rick Eppler

Events:

January 12 – Katherine Brandt-Wells climbs Aconcagua (6961m) the highest mountain in Argentina.

January – Sylvia Moser, Charles Turner, Tony Vaughn, Mike Hubbard and Don Morton attempt Aconcagua.  Don Morton and Mike Hubbard reach the summit.

January 5-24 – Lindsay Elms and Elaine Kerr climb Volcan Masaya (635m) and Mombacho (1344m) in Nicaragua.

 

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The summit of Mombacho in Nicaragua 1999 – Lindsay Elms photo.

 

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Looking at the cráter of Volcan Mayasa in Nicaragua 1999 – Lindsay Elms photo.

May 14-June 14 – Sandy Briggs, John Dunn and Chris Cooper spend four weeks on a ski/sled expedition to Devon Island, Nunavut.

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Sandy Briggs, Chris Copper and John Dunn at a camp on the sea ice on the east coast of Devon Island 2001 – Sandy Briggs photo.

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John Dunn sled-hauling at the ice edge on the south coast of Devon Island with a view west to Cape Warrender 1994 – Sandy Briggs photo.

Section members who passed away in 2002 – Eric Wille.

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Times Colonist article June 3, 2001, “Legend of the lost mine.”

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Times Colonist article August 19, 2001, “Still exploring, Don Morton switched from outer space to high places.”

Lake Named For Trail Blazer

Reported in the Comox Valley Record 2001

By Ruth Masters

Recognizing Jack Shark’s years of volunteer trail work, the Mapping and Surveys branch recently accepted the name “Jack Shark Lake” for a lovely, pristine lake situated at the headwaters of the oyster River in Strathcona Park. Retirement for jack was no passive armchair relaxation. He never had to be recruited for trail work; trails were the joy and challenge of his life. Commencing in the late 1960’s, Jack worked with out Mountaineering Club on numerous trails in Strathcona park – Marble Meadows, Elk River, Comox Glacier, Price Creek, Drabble Lakes, Crest Mountain, Capes and Idiens Lakes, Phillips Ridge, and the Slingshot Meadows area on Forbidden Plateau. But his largest contribution was pioneering and building the hiking route from Mount Albert Edward to Buttle Lake. Much of the time, Jack worked on his own, or with one or two helpers, grubbing out the steep Augerpoint climb from Buttle Lake, elevation 700 feet, up to the ridge at 5,000 feet. When some careless hiker burned this trail out in 1962, Jack, then aged 76, moved half a mile north to build a new trail from Buttle Lake Road up to the alpine. Halfway up, this new route passes by a small lake providing a pleasant camping spot or rest area before the grind up to the several pretty ponds on the ridge. Jack’s lake lies in the basin between the ridge trail and Augerpoint Mountain. As well as appreciating his years of hard work, we always liked Jack for his good company and being a great role model for several young members. Jack took up downhill skiing at age 56, and continued until age 84, when his arthritis caught up with him. A detailed account of his adventurous 93-year life would fill a large book. His trails provide his legacy for hikers, climbers and naturalists. As we say, the best way to appreciate Jack’s work is to put on a heavy pack and claw your way up to the alpine where his trails AREN’T if you want a real experience. So, Jack richly deserves his beautiful lake.

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Comox Mountaineers, Charles Turner and Brian Ross, scrambled down to Jack Shark’s Lake to mount this sign for the photo record, Sept, 2001.

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The map showing the location of Jack Shark Lake.

Addendum:

Ruth Masters of the Comox District Mountaineering Club, named the lake (c.1975) after Jack Shark (1906 – 1999), who located and built many trails in Strathcona Park, including the Augerpoint Trail from Buttle Lake to Mount Albert Edward, that passes near this lake. Jack was born 30 March 1906 at Villach, Austria, where he was raised but later lived in Argentina, Tahiti, Saskatchewan and the Yukon before moving to Comox c.1948 with his wife and 2 daughters. He worked in a variety of occupations and served as a cook in the Canadian Army during WW II, arriving at Normandy with the kitchen truck on D-Day. He had a long association with the Comox District Mountaineering Club. Jack Shark passed away 7 March 1999 in Comox.

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The late Jack Shark, one tough old trail worker.

2002

Chairman – Tom Hall

Secretary – Lynn Peppler

Treasurer – Geoff Bennett

Events:

February – Sylvia Moser, Charles Turner, Tony Vaughn and Selena Swets climb Aconcagua (6961m) in Argentina.

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Tony Vaughn, Charles Turner, Selena Swets and Sylvia Moser on the summit of Aconcagua in Argentina 2002 – Sylvia Moser photo.

February 27 – Alpine Club of Canada presents a slide show by Peter B. Janes, Walking the Length of Vancouver Island, at UVic’s David Lam Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $4.

May 1-May 22 – Sandy Briggs and John Dunn spend three weeks on a ski/sled expedition to Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut.

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John Dunn on the cliffs of Coronation Fiord, Auyuittuq National Park 2002 – Sandy Briggs photo.

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Sandy Briggs above Coronation Fiord, Auyuittuq National Park 2002 – Sandy Briggs photo.

July 15-21 – John Pratt climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro in (5895m) the highest African mountain in Tanzania.

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Mt. Kilimanjaro, the empress of the Serengeti.

Section members who passed away in 2002: Muriel Aylard (17 October).

How We Got Miners Out of the Park

Reported in the Times Colonist July 21, 2002.

By Walter Guppy (Tofino)

I would like to correct some misconceptions evident in the article by Jack Knox in your July 13 issue about Strathcona Park. The contention that the Social Credit government tried to open the area to logging and mining 15 years ago is misleading. In fact, there was logging and mining – particularly mining – in the area since before the park was established. When the blockaders drove in over paved highway constructed by Western Mines Ltd. In 1987, that company had already been operating in the area since 1962 on tenure originally Crown granted in the park in 1918. The facts of the 1980’s situation are as follows: In 1986 the Wilderness Advisory Committee (WAC), recommended the establishment of a “recreational corridor” where mining would be permitted in the section of Strathcona Park between Buttle Lake and Upper Bedwell River and Drinkwater Creek, where all the known mineral deposits and existing mineral claims in the park were located. Acting on this recommendation, the Social Credit government issued a permit for exploration drilling by Cream Silver Mines Ltd. adjacent to Western Mines producing mine. People opposed to mining in the park persuaded the government to form a committee called the Strathcona Park Public Advisory Committee (SPPAC) to overturn the recommendations of the WAC. The government caved in to pressure, threw out the WAC report, and adopted the recommendations of the SPPAC. The NDP elaborated on it and what we have today is the result.

2003

Chairman – Tom Hall

Secretary – Jules Thomson

Treasurer – Geoff Bennett

Events:

May 21-June 20 – Sandy Briggs and John Dunn spend three weeks skiing/hiking in Tuktut Nogait National Park, Northwest Territories.

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Sandy Briggs and John Dunn using John’s ’secret weapon’, sled wheels, for traversing the tundra when the snow is gone. Tuktut Nogait National Park 2003 – Sandy Briggs photo.

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John Dunn above the cliffs of the Hornaday River canyon in full spring flood. Tuktut Nogait National Park 2003 – Sandy Briggs photo.

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Times Colonist article February 8, 2003, “Enchanted valley: An experienced world traveller finds the Tonquin Valley in Alberta’s Rockies the most beautiful place she has ever seen.”

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Times Colonist article February 8, 2003, “Tonquin: A feeling of wildness and freedom.”

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Times Colonist article August 18, 2003, “Mining preceded wilderness tours: There’s no reason why they can’t co-exist.”

2004

Chairman – Tom Hall

Secretary – Jules Thomson

Treasurer – Geoff Bennett

Events:

September/October – Joseph Halls attempts Ama Dablam (6812m) in Nepal.

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The iconic Ama Dablam, also known as the Matterhorn of the Himalayas.

October 16 – November 6 – John Pratt attempts the south ridge of Pumori (7165m) in Nepal.

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Pumori, or Pumo Ri, viewed from Kala Patthar in the Khumbu Valley.

Section members who passed away in 2004: Christopher Bryce Howland (1915 – 26 October 2004).

2005

Chairman – Julie Thomson

Secretary – Cedric Zala

Treasurer – Geoff Bennett

Events:

May 10-June 26 – Sandy Briggs, John Dunn Chris Cooper and Randall Scott spend six weeks on a ski/sled expedition to Ellesmere and Coburg Islands, Nunavut.

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Chris Cooper and John Dunn on Pk 2700 (ft), Coburg Island, overlooking the North Water Polynya and Baffin Bay. The sea stack called Princess Charlotte Monument is prominent at the water-ice boundary on the right 2005 – Sandy Briggs photo.

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Five exposures of the midnight sun from camp on the east coast of Ellesmere Island en-route to Coburg Island 2005 – Sandy Briggs photo.

November – Rick Hudson climbs Cerro Cristal (1282m) in Argentina.

December – Graham Maddocks climbs Pico Duarte (3175m) the highest mountain in the Dominican Republic.

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Graham Maddocks with his packhorse en route to Pico Duarte in the Dominican Republic 2005 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Graham Maddocks on the summit of Pico Duarte 2005 – Graham Maddocks photo.

Section members who passed away in 2005: Rita Dickson (3 June) and Larry Talarico. [Link to memorial page]

Pioneer’s Name Graces Strathcona Park

Reported in the Comox Valley Record, Wednesday, February 9, 2000. p.A10.

By Paul Rudan

There’s a lake in Strathcona Park named for Len Rossiter* who died last Saturday at the age of 97. “Actually, it’s a pretty funny story how it was named,” said Klaus Vanposer of Campbell River, a longtime friend. In 1930, Rossiter was working as an outdoor guide on Forbidden Plateau when a man by the name of Regan arrived to survey the area for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the proposed E&N Railway. The main camp was at Circle [Circlet] Lake. “He was a lazy old man who sat around smoking cigars. Anyway, that was Len’s description of him,” chuckled Ruth Masters of Courtenay who first met Rossiter in 1939. It was Rossiter’s job to guide Regan through the mountainous interior of Vancouver Island covering a region that is now largely part of Strathcona Provincial Park. One day Regan announced he was going to name a mountain after himself. A couple of years later when the maps were finally published, there was Mount Regan, located beside one of the Island’s tallest mountain, Mount Albert Edward. Also on the map was Rossiter Lake, located west of Mount Washington. “That was a surprise to Len. He didn’t expect that,” said Vanposer who began working with Rossiter in 1952. Rossiter was born July 10, 1907 in London, England. He came to Canada at the age of 18 and took the train west, eventually arriving in the Comox Valley. He became one of the first paid guides on Forbidden Plateau where he worked from 1926-34. He led expeditions on horseback and helped establish Scout camps until 1941. A keen photographer and observer, Rossiter learned as much as he could about the natural environment he loved so much. “He knew every plant and he once told me about these unique butterflies that are only found in these mountains,” said Vanposer. On March 29, 1947, Rossiter married Phyliss Roberts. They soon moved to Campbell River, brought a home and built a wonderful garden, recalled Joyce Depew. “We would walk around the garden and he would give you a lesson in horticulture. He knew all the Latin names for everything,” she said. After his guiding days, Rossiter helped build the first hydro transmission line from Courtenay to Campbell River. He later opened his own electrical business which he operated in Campbell River until his retirement in the early 1970’s. He was also active in the community. In 1947, he helped establish the Campbell River Fire Department and served as a volunteer until 1966. Rossiter was also a member of the Rotary Club for 58 years, and was named president in 1953. “He did a lot in the community, including town planning, but a lot of things he did quietly,” said Depew. But he never stopped hiking. In his 88^th year, he climbed to the peak of Mount Albert Edward. “Len is very much a part of history of Forbidden Plateau,” said Masters. “He was a thorough gentleman.”

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Mt. Albert Edward and Mt. Regan in mid-winter – Tim Penney photo.

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Mount Regan – Lindsay Elms photo.

Horse Troop Rode into History

Reported in The Vancouver Sun, Saturday, November 5, 2005. p.C5.

By Larry Emrick

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Horse Troop Rode Into History – article about Horace “Rusty” Westmorland.

2006

Chairman – Julie Thomson

Secretary – Cedric Zala

Treasurer – Geoff Bennett

Events:

January – Sylvia Moser climbs Nelion Peak (5188m) on Mt. Kenya.

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Sylvia Moser on the summit of Nelion Peak on Mt. Kenya 2006 – Sylvia Moser photo.

January – Sylvia Moser climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895m).

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Sylvia Moser on the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro 2006 – Sylvia Moser photo.

May – Sylvia Moser climbs Denali (6190m) the highest mountain in North America.

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Sylvia Moser on the summit of Denali in Alaska 2006 – Sylvia Moser photo.

July 8-30 – Mike Hubbard, Tony Vaughn, Catrin Brown and Jules Thomson climb Malchin (3980m), Sheveed Uul (3350m), Khuiten (4374m) and Nairamdal/Friendship Peak (4082m) in Mongolia.

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Mike Hubbard in Mongolia 2006 – Mike Hubbard photo.

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On the way in to Nairamdal in Mongolia 2006 – Mike Hubbard photo.

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Mike Hubbard and 3 others on the summit of Nairamdal/Friendship Peak in Mongolia 2006 – Tony Vaughn photo.

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ACC party in the High Altai Mountains of Mongolia 2006 – Mike Hubbard photo.

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Catrin Brown on the summit of Malchin in Mongolia 2006 – Tony Vaughn photo.

December 7-14 – Graham Maddocks climbs the flat-topped tepui Mt. Roraima (2810m) and Kukenan (2680m) in Venezuela.

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Mt. Roraima in Venezuela 2006 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Graham Maddocks in a hammock at the camp on Mt. Roraima 2006 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Graham Maddocks on the summit of Mt. Roraima 2006 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Graham Maddocks in front of Mt. Kukenan 2006 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Looking along the summit ridge of Mt. Kukenan 2006 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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The porters cooking dinner at the camp en route to Mt. Kukenan 2006 – Graham Maddocks photo.

December – Sylvia Moser climbs Vinson Massif (4892m) the highest peak in Antarctica.

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Sylvia Moser on the summit of Vinson Massif in Antarctica 2006 – Sylvia Moser photo.

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Times Colonist article March 26, 2006, “Alpine centennial: One hundred years ago this week, surveyor Arthur Wheeler created the Alpine Club of Canada, an organization for mountain climbers and hikers in high places.”

2007

Chairman – Julie Thomson

Secretary – Cedric Zala

Treasurer – Geoff Bennett

Events:

January 2-30 – Russ Moir, Charles Turner, Tony Vaughn and Sylvia Moser climbed Pasachoa (4200m), El Corazon (4782m), Ruminahui (4634m), Cotopaxi (5897m) and Illiniza Norte (5126m) in Ecuador.

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“El Corazón” means the heart, but the striking summit only resembles a heart with a little imagination.

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Russ Moir, Tony Vaughn, Sylvia Moser and Charles Turner on the summit of Cotopaxi in Ecuador 2007 – Sylvia Moser photo.

January 8-21 – Rick Hudson attempts Batian (5199m) and Nelion (5188m) on Mt. Kenya.

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Madge Bridgeman (nee Anderson) with the ice axe Eric Shipton gave her. Madge was affectionately called Midget by Shipton and he named one of the summits of Mt. Kenya after her (Midget Peak 4700m) – Lindsay Elms photo 2002.

May 4-June 15 – Sandy Briggs, John Dunn and Paul van Peenen spend six weeks on a ski/sled expedition from Clyde River to Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut.

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Paul van Peenen and John Dunn skiing up Gibbs Fiord, eastern Baffin Island 2007 – Sandy Briggs photo.

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Camp near a side glacier of Gibbs Fiord, eastern Baffin Island. For scale, you may be able to pick out the red dot of our tent about the middle of the photo 2007 – Sandy Briggs photo.

June – Sylvia Moser climbs Mt. Elbrus (5642m) the highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia.

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Sylvia Moser on the summit of Mt. Elbrus 2007 – Sylvia Moser photo.

August 11 -15 – Don Morton climbs Kebnekaise (2111m) the highest mountain in Sweden.

September 15 – Tak Ogasawara climbs Mt. Fuji (3776m) the highest peak in Japan.

Section members who passed away in 2004: Viggo Holm*.  [link to memorial page]

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Times Colonist article March 17, 2007, “Anniversary marks decades of Island hiking.”

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Times Colonist article December 26, 2007, “Mount Arrowsmith touted as parkland.”

 

2008

Chairman – Cedric Zala*

Secretary – Rick Hudson

Treasurer – Geoff Bennett

Events:

September – Sylvia Moser climbs Mont Blanc (4806m) the highest peak in France.

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Sylvia Moser on the summit of Mont Blanc in France 2006 – Sylvia Moser photo.

November 28-December 2 – Albert Hestler, Charles Turner and Rudi Brugger climb Mt. Elgon (4321m) in Uganda.

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Mt. Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border between Uganda and Kenya.

December – Sylvia Moser climbs Mt. Kosciuszko (2228m) the highest peak in Australia and Puncak Jaya/Cartensz Pyramid (3616m) the highest peak in Oceania in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

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Sylvia Moser on the summit of Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia 2006 – Sylvia Moser photo.

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Sylvia Moser on the summit of Puncak Jaya/Cartensz Pyramid in Indonesia 2006 – Sylvia Moser photo.

Section members who passed away in 2004: Gerta Smythe* (19 June).

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Times Colonist article November 20, 2008, “Mount Arrowsmith to get regional park status Nov. 26.”

2009

Chairman – Cedric Zala

Secretary – Rick Eppler

Treasurer – Geoff Bennett

Events:

January 1-4 – Graham Maddocks climbs Cerro Chirripo (3820m) the highest peak in Costa Rica and Cerro Ventisqueros (3812m).

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Looking towards Cerro Chirripo in Costa Rica 2009 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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The summit of Cerro Chirripo 2009 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Graham Maddocks on the trail to Cerro Chirripo 2009 – Graham Maddocks photo.

May – Sylvia Moser attempts Mt. Everest. Her final summit to complete the highest peaks on the seven continents. Reached a high point between Camp 2 and 3.

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Sylvia Moser and Mt. Everest 2009 – Sylvia Moser photo.

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Sylvia Moser negotiating the Khumbu Icefall during her attempt on Mt. Everest 2009 – Sylvia Moser photo.

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Sylvia Moser negotiating the Khumbu Icefall during her attempt on Mt. Everest 2009 – Sylvia Moser photo.

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Sylvia Moser negotiating the Khumbu Icefall during her attempt on Mt. Everest 2009 – Sylvia Moser photo.

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Sylvia Moser in the Western Cwm with Pumori behind her during her attempt on Mt. Everest 2009 – Sylvia Moser photo.

August 5-9 – Tak Ogasawara climbs Mt. Yarigadake (3180m) in Japan.

December 23-27 – Graham Maddocks climbs Jabal Umm ad Dami (1854m) the highest mountain in Jordan and Mt. Sinai (2260m) in Egypt.

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Graham Maddocks riding his camel on route to Jabal Umm ad Dami in Jordan 2009 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Graham Maddocks on the summit of Jabal Umm ad Dami 2009 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Graham Maddocks and his camel Jabal Umm ad Dami 2009 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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Graham Maddocks on the summit of Mt. Sinai in Egypt 2009 – Graham Maddocks photo.

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The view from the summit of Mt. Sinai 2009 – Graham Maddocks photo.

Section members who passed away in 2009: Alan Robinson (9 January), Kathleen “Kay” Greer* (20 January) and Herbert Harzan (1 August). [link Herbert to the memorial page]

Alpine Club Honours Park Effort

Reported in the Times Colonist Sunday May 17, 2009. p.5.

A man who spent years pushing for Mount Arrowsmith to have regional park status has been honoured by the Alpine Club of Canada. Peter Rothermel of Qualicum Beach received his recognition.

The Next Decade: 2010 – 2019

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