1745
Anthony Henday is likely the first European to see the Rocky Mountains |
1827
David Douglas makes the first recorded Canadian ascent when he climbs Mt. Brown in the
Rockies |
1885
The last spike in the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) is driven at Craigellachie in the
Monashee Range in the Columbia Mountains |
1899
The CPR brings Swiss mountain guides to western Canada |
1906
The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) holds its founding meeting in Winnipeg |
1909
George Kinney and Donald Phillips climb of Mt. Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian
Rockies. It was hailed as the first ascent of the peak, but later became controversial
since it was believed to have fallen a few feet short of the actual summit. In 1913,
Conrad Kain ascends Mt. Robson without dispute |
1915
A.P. Coleman explores the Torngat Mountains of Labrador |
1920s
Throughout the decade, highways are built linking Rocky Mountain towns Banff, Lake Louise,
Radium and Golden
|
1921
Major Edward Wheeler is the first Canadian to participate in an Everest expedition. The
first British expedition on Everest, it includes legend George Mallory. A prominent
surveyor, Wheeler maps 1,500 square kilometres around the world's tallest mountain |
1925
The first ascent of Canada's tallest peak, Mt. Logan, an expedition led by the ACC |
1932
The first recorded ascent in Quebec is made on Mont Césaire by John Brett |
1950s
European and British climbers come to Canada and revolutionize climbing attitudes and
techniques, introducing the scaling of sheer rock faces that was popular in Europe
and a fresh zeal all about the joy of climbing |
1954
Helicopters are used to transport climbers for the first time on Mt. Gilbert in the Coast
Mountains |
1956
The first rock climb in Ontario is performed by Allen Bruce-Robertson, David Fisher,
Marnie Gilmour and Katherine Starr |
1960s
Winter climbing grows in popularity |
1967
G. Hattersley Smith leads an expedition to the top of Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island,
the highest point in eastern North America |
1970s
Bugs McKeith pioneers waterfall ice climbing
|
1971
North America's first indoor climbing wall is built at Mount Royal College in Calgary |
1973
The first ascent of Mont D'Iberville/Caubvick, the highest peak in the Torngats |
1973
On a British expedition, Chic Scott becomes the first Canadian to reach a Himalayan summit
(Myagdi Matha) |
1980s
Crag climbing becomes popular |
1982
Canadians climb Mt. Everest; Laurie Skreslet reaches the summit first, followed by Pat
Morrow |
1986
Sharon Wood becomes the first North American woman to climb Mt. Everest |
1986
Pat Morrow climbs the last of the Seven Summits, becoming the first person to climb the
set of the seven continents' highest peaks |
1990s
Sport climbing grows in popularity |
1992
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society mounts an expedition to obtain the definitive
measure of Mt. Logan's height, determining it to be 5,959 m |
1993
The first Canadian ascent of K2, the world's second tallest mountain, is made by Jim
Haberl and Dan Culver on the Pakistan-China border |
2000
On May 25, Ross Watson of Cochrane, AB, became the first blind climber to summit Mount
Logan, YK, Canada's highest peak |
2000
The Banff Mountain Film Festival turns 25, marking its anniversary with a week-long celebration
that gathered renowned mountaineers such as Sir Edmund Hillary, and Canadians Pat Morrow
and Peter Croft |
2001
Calgarians Dave Rodney and Deryl Kelly reach the top of Mount Everest on May 24, creating
two new records. The climb makes Rodney the only Canadian to summit the world's highest
peak twice and 25-year-old Deryl Kelly the youngest Canadian to reach the summit |
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