2. ACC, Montreal Section

Lake O'Hara Section Camp, 2001

These images are digital photographs of 35mm slides, linked to the Montreal section of the ACC. The quality is not the highest but they are now in digital format & provide a record of some ACC activities & events 20 to 30 years ago in the Adirondacks, the Chic-Chocs & western Canada. You are welcome to download any images that you like.
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  • Montreal Section, ACC camp, Lake O'Hara, July 2001

    Montreal Section, ACC camp, Lake O'Hara, July 2001

  • Cathedral Mountain

    Cathedral Mountain

    A dominant feature in the Lake O'Hara landscape.

  • Yukness MT

    Yukness MT

    Part of the Alpine circuit around Lake O'Hara

  • Lake O'Hara

    Lake O'Hara

    The ACC huts are centre-left & Lake O'Hara lodge can be seen on the extreme right.

  • Kitchen Door, Elizabeth Parker Hut

    Kitchen Door, Elizabeth Parker Hut

  • ACC Huts, Lake O'Hara

    ACC Huts, Lake O'Hara

    Mount Schaffer is coming into the morning sun upper right.

  • Elizabeth Parker Hut right, Wiwaxy cabin left

    Elizabeth Parker Hut right, Wiwaxy cabin left

  • Lake O'Hara Lodge, lower left

    Lake O'Hara Lodge, lower left

    The switchback trail to the right leads up to the Wiwaxy Gap.

  • Thierry & Fraser atop Schaffer

    Thierry & Fraser atop Schaffer

  • The Summit of Schaffer

    The Summit of Schaffer

  • Frosty Morning

    Frosty Morning

    The alpine meadow at Lake O'Hara with Cathedral Mt as a backdrop.

  • Shower Time!

    Shower Time!

    Everyone laughed, everyone wanted a shower!

  • Close the freakin' door!

    Close the freakin' door!

  • Alpine Meadow at Lake O'Hara from Mt Schaffer.

    Alpine Meadow at Lake O'Hara from Mt Schaffer.

    ACC Elizabeth Parker Hut visible at the dog leg of the trail.

  • Seven Veils Falls

    Seven Veils Falls

    This is drainage from Lake Oesa into Lake O'Hara.

  • The lake, the lodge & Mt. Schaffer

    The lake, the lodge & Mt. Schaffer

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  • Fraser

    Fraser

  • South Summit of Odaray

    South Summit of Odaray

  • July on the south summit of Odaray Mountain

    July on the south summit of Odaray Mountain

    A short but intense storm came rolling over us on what was a sunny afternoon. At this elevation, it snowed rather than rained.

  • Cathedral from Odaray

    Cathedral from Odaray

    A squall had just passed over us & is headed across the valley to Cathedral.

  • Isabelle & Tanya on Odaray

    Isabelle & Tanya on Odaray

    When the ice axes started to hum and Isabelle's hair began to point outwards we decided to retreat.

  • Coming down from Odaray

    Coming down from Odaray

  • The Fire Road linking Lake O'Hara to the highway near Field, BC

    The Fire Road linking Lake O'Hara to the highway near Field, BC

    The road is 12 km & is closed to vehicular traffic. You walk up or take the bus.

  • Mt Schaffer

    Mt Schaffer

  • Wiwaxy Hut,

    Wiwaxy Hut,

    The ACC Sleeping Cabin was built by the CPR in 1912. at Lake O'Hara. It has been rebuilt several times.

  • Mt. Schaffer

    Mt. Schaffer

  • Isabelle & Michelle

    Isabelle & Michelle

  • Odaray Mountain

    Odaray Mountain

    "Odray" is a Stoney Indian name.

  • Yukness Mt

    Yukness Mt

    "Yukness" is another Stoney Indian name.

  • The Approach to McArthur Pass

    The Approach to McArthur Pass

    Schaffer Lake right

  • The Oesa Trail & Lake Oesa

    The Oesa Trail & Lake Oesa

    Heading up to Abbot Pass

  • Scree fields just above Oesa Lake

    Scree fields just above Oesa Lake

  • The trail to Abbot Pass

    The trail to Abbot Pass

    Lake Oesa is below.

  • The joys of scrambling on scree.

    The joys of scrambling on scree.

    One step forward, and then slide back two steps.

  • Abbot Pass from Lefroy.

    Abbot Pass from Lefroy.

    This is not my photograph! Lawrence White, ACC, gave me this copy. Stunning panoramic views of Mt. Victoria's south peak, the Victoria glacier; the col at Abbot Pass, Lake Oesa; the hut is barely visible just left of the snowfield on the far side of the col.

  • Mt Lefroy, on the eastern side of Abbot Pass

    Mt Lefroy, on the eastern side of Abbot Pass

    That is Thierry, Fraser & Maria descending the mountain.

  • Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin

    Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin

    Built-in 1922 by Swiss guides hired by the CPR. It is a National Historic Site of Canada, owned by Parks Canada and operated under lease by the Alpine Club of Canada.

  • Interior, Abbot Pass Refuge Hut

    Interior, Abbot Pass Refuge Hut

    Reading up on the latest gossip.

  • Abbot Pass Hut, back elevation

    Abbot Pass Hut, back elevation

    In 2018-19 Parks Canada undertook stabilization & repair work but the erosion continued.

  • Built in 1922, by Swiss guides working for the CPR. Tragically the thawing of the permafrost has undermined the building to the point where it is not safe and beyond repair.

    Built in 1922, by Swiss guides working for the CPR. Tragically the thawing of the permafrost has undermined the building to the point where it is not safe and beyond repair.

  • Photo credit: Calgary Herald

    Photo credit: Calgary Herald

    On its 100th anniversary, Parks Canada will remove the building.

  • Mt Victoria from Abbot Pass

    Mt Victoria from Abbot Pass

    The Mt. Victoria glacier.

  • The Death Trap on the lower Victoria Glacier, 2001

    The Death Trap on the lower Victoria Glacier, 2001

    Looking down from Abbot Pass on the Alberta side of the continental divide.

  • Flight to Abbot Pass, 2005

    Flight to Abbot Pass, 2005

    As part of a Parks Canada inspection team, my second trip to Abbot pass in 2005 was easier than the first. The hut is visible in the centre of the frame as we fly over the Death Trap of the Lower Victoria Glacier.

  • Return to Abbot Pass, 2005

    Return to Abbot Pass, 2005

    The pilot wanted to look around so he left the helicopter rocking in the wind & went for a stroll.

  • Abbot Pass, Sept 2005

    Abbot Pass, Sept 2005

  • Wapta Peak from Emerald Lake

    Wapta Peak from Emerald Lake

  • Emerald Lake Lodge

    Emerald Lake Lodge

  • Warden Station & Ranch in Yoho NP.

    Warden Station & Ranch in Yoho NP.

    This Parks Canada property is located in Field, BC.

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