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The Alpine Club of Canada operates an extensive system of alpine club huts available to both members and non-members, primarily in the Canadian Rockies, providing rustic accommodation. For example: Abbot Pass Hut , built in 1922 (dismantled in 2022) sat at 2,925m on the Alberta-British Columbia border (51.36406,-116.290204) between Mount ...
The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada. Coordinates: 50°44′18″N 116°45′48″W / 50.73833°N 116.76333°W / 50.73833; -116.76333 NAD27 11U 516700 5620754 The hut was erected in 1972 and named after the renowned alpinist Conrad Kain who first visited the area in 1910.
The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada and is the highest permanent structure in Canada. [1] It is named for hiker and adventurer Neil M. Colgan (1953–1979). The hut can accommodate 18 in the summer and 16 in the winter and is equipped with propane-powered lamps and a stovetop. [2] There is one outdoor drum toilet at the facility.
Elk Lakes cabin at the Alpine Club of Canada; Elk Lakes cabin at bivouac.com; Kananaskis Lakes (Map). 1:50,000. Guides for Hiking and Recreation in the Canadian Rockies. Gem Trek Publishing. ISBN 978-1-895526-74-5. Shows access to cabin, but not the cabin itself; 82J/11 (Kananaskis Lakes) (Map). 1:50,000. National Topographic System (NTS ...
Bill Putnam spearheaded the construction of three mountain huts now operated by the Alpine Club of Canada. The Fairy Meadow Hut was renamed the Bill Putnam Hut in 2002 to recognize his contribution. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Putnam died on December 20, 2014, at age 90, leaving his legacy behind for Canadian mountaineers to enjoy.
The hut was named after the alpinist Elizabeth Parker, one of the founding members of the Alpine Club of Canada.The log cabin style structures were built in 1912 (Wiwaxy Cabin) and 1919 (main hut). [ 2 ]
The Alpine Club of Canada approved plans for an Alpine hut to serve as a substitute for Glacier House for alpinists in 1938, but construction did not commence until after World War II ended in 1945. Like Stanley Mitchell after which the Stanley Mitchell hut is named, A.O. Wheeler did not live to see completion of the hut named after him.
The hut was built with the generous assistance of Alpine Club of Canada volunteers, the Jim Haberl Fund, [2] and the Department of National Defense, 192 Airfield Engineering Flight in Abbotsford, BC. The hut is located in the Serratus-Dione col, about a 6-hour hike above Lake Lovely Water and the Tantalus Hut or a full 14 hours (usually done ...