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Abbot, Philip S. | (1867-1896) When Philip Abbot came to the Canadia... |
Aemmer, Rudolph | (1883-1973) After receiving his guideÍs license ... |
Akeley, Mary Jobe | (1878-1966) Mary Jobe Akeley, an American schoolt... |
Allen, Samuel | (1874-1945) Samuel E. S. Allen was born in Philad... |
Amery, Leopold | (1873-1955) Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amer... |
Barnes, Elliott | Elliott Barnes had a horse ranch in the Saskatchew... |
Barrett, Robert L. | (1871-1969) Robert LeMoyne Barrett was the wealth... |
Beaver, Samson | In 1907 Mary Schaffer met a band of Stoneys and ha... |
Benham, Gertrude | (1867-1938) Gertrude Benham was an amazing woman.... |
Blakiston, Thomas | (1832-1891) Thomas Blakiston was a remarkable man... |
Bohren, Christian | (1865-1937) Christian Bohren was from the Grindel... |
Bourgeau, Eugene | (1813-1877) Eugene Bourgeau was the botanist on t... |
Bridgland, Morrison P. | (1878-1948) Born in Toronto, Morrison Bridgland w... |
Brown, Kootenai | (1839-1916) "I had settled long before that when ... |
Carnegie, James (Earl of Southesk) | (1827-1905) At the age of 32, James Carnegie, the... |
Cautley, Richard W. | RICHARD CAUTLEY Richard W. Cautley was the Albert... |
Cheadle, Walter | (1835-1910) Together with William Fitzwilliam (Vi... |
Coleman, Arthur P. | (1852-1939) Born in La Chute, Quebec, Arthur Cole... |
Collie, J. Norman | (1859-1942) The view from the Chateau Lake Louise... |
Dawson, George M. | (1849-1901) George Mercer Dawson, the son of the ... |
De Saint Pierre, Le Gardeur | There is documentation that De Saint Pierre, a Fre... |
DeSmet, Pierre-Jean | (1801-1873) Father de Smet was a Catholic mission... |
Douglas, David | (1799-1834) David Douglas was a Scottish botanist... |
Edwards, Ralph | (1869-19??) A native of England, Ralph Edwards wo... |
Engelhard, Georgia | (1906-1985) A native of New York, Georgia Engelha... |
Engler, Bruno | (1915- 2001) Swiss born, Bruno Engler had become ... |
Erasmus, Peter | (1833-1931) Peter Erasmus was a remarkable and im... |
Fay, Charles | (1846-1930) Professor Charles Fay, a president of... |
Feuz, Ernest | (1889-1966) "He is a most enjoyable companion, an... |
Feuz, Walter | (1894-1985) Walter was one of the youngest of the... |
Feuz, Edward jr. | (1884-1981) Edward Feuz jr. was the son of Edward... |
Feuz, Edward sr. | (1859-1944) A professional guide in his native Sw... |
Fidler, Peter | (1769-1822) Peter Fidler was the first European e... |
Fitzwilliam, William (Viscount Milton) | (1839-1877) Together with Walter Cheadle, Viscoun... |
Forest, Don | 1920-2003 Born in 1920 in Hanna, Alberta, Don For... |
Foster, William W. | (1875-1954) (courtesy Lindsay Elms) William (Bi... |
Fuhrer, Hans | HANS FUHRER (1888-19??) Born in Switzerland, Han... |
Gardner, Katie | (1885-1974) Katie Gardner completed thirty-three ... |
Geddes, Malcolm Daniel | Malcolm Daniel Geddes was born in Wick, Scotland, ... |
Gibson, Rex | (1892-1957) According to Chic Scott, "Rex Gibson ... |
Gmoser, Hans | (1932-2006) Hans Gmoser was the founder of modern ... |
Grant, George | In 1872 George Grant, a Presbyterian Minister, ser... |
Grassi, Lawrence | (1890-1980) Lawrence Grassi was a remarkable indi... |
Green, William Spotswood | Rev. Willliam Spotswood Green and his cousin Rev. ... |
Grillmair, Leo | "Leo Grillmair is a warm and charming man with a l... |
Habel, Jean | (c.1845-1902) "The professor was no meek follower... |
Harkin, James | Regarding mountains, James Harkin once said: "Peop... |
Harmon, Byron | (1875-1942) Byron Harmon was an American who arri... |
Hasler, Christian | (1857-1924) Christian Hasler sr. came to Canada i... |
Hector, Sir James | (1834-1907) James Hector was a geologist, natural... |
Henday, Anthony | After ascending a hill near what is now Innisfail ... |
Hickson, J.W.A. | (1873-1956) Joseph William Andrew Hickson was one... |
Hind, Bob | Bob Hind attended his first Alpine Club Camp in 19... |
Holway, E.W.D. | (1853-1923) An American banker, Edward Willett Do... |
Inderbinen, Moritz | (1856-1926) After becoming a guide in Zermatt, Sw... |
Joachim, Adam | Adam Joachim accompanied Alfred Ostheimer on his 1... |
Jones, Ken | (1910-2004) "Ken Jones is a real guide, he takes p... |
Kahl, Heinz | (1933-1966) Leo Grillmair recalled that Heinz Kah... |
Kain, Conrad | (1883-1934) Conrad Kain was born in Nasswald, Aus... |
Kane, Paul | (1810-1871) Born in Ireland, Paul Kane came to Ca... |
Kaufmann Brothers | Christian Kaufmann (1872-1939) and Hans Kaufmann (... |
King, Don | A longtime resident of High River, Don King and fr... |
Kinney, George | (1872-1961) “Oh what a glorious sight he was th... |
Link, George K.K. | George K.K. Link was a professor of botany at the ... |
MacCarthy, Albert H. | (1876-1956) Albert (Mack) MacCarthy was born in A... |
McArthur, James J. | (1856-1925) James Joseph McArthur was a Dominion ... |
McGillivray, Duncan | (1770-1808) Duncan McGillivray was inspired by th... |
Mumm, Arnold | (1859-1927) An English publisher with climbing ex... |
Ostheimer, Alfred J. | (1908-1983) A.J. Ostheimer was an American who fi... |
Outram, James | (1864-1925) In his drive to make the first ascent... |
Palliser, John | (1817-1887) From 1857 to 1860 Captain John Pallis... |
Palmer, Howard | (1883-1944) An American, Howard Palmer climbed wi... |
Patterson, Raymond M. | (1898-1984) After service with the military in WW... |
Perren, Walter | (1914-1967) Walter Perren came to Canada from Swi... |
Peyto, Bill | (1868-1943) After arriving in Canada from England... |
Phillips, Donald | (1884-1938) Everyone held the same high opinion o... |
Pocaterra, George | Born in a valley of the Italian Alps, George Pocat... |
Porter, James | (1871-1939) After joining Walter Wilcox and Rober... |
Robertson, James Robert | (1872 – 1932) -courtesy Linday Elms James Rob... |
Rummel, Elizabeth | (1897 – 1980) Elizabet von Rummel, the daughter... |
Sanson, Norman | (1862-1949) Born and educated in Toronto, Norman ... |
Sarbach, Peter | (1844-1930) Peter Sarbach was the first of the Sw... |
Schaffer, Mary | (1861-1939) Jasper National Park was created in 1... |
Scott, Chic | Chic Scott was born in Calgary in 1945 and is a fo... |
Simpson, George | (c.1790-1860) Although it is not obvious looking ... |
Simpson, Jimmy | (1877-1972) Jimmy Simpson emigrated from England,... |
Sinclair, James | (1805-1856) In 1841 James Sinclair, a University ... |
Smythe, Frank | (1900-1949) Frank Sydney Smythe was a widely trav... |
Strom, Erling | (1897- ) Born in Norway, Erling Strom sailed t... |
Stutfield, Hugh | (1858-1929) Hugh Edward Millington Stutfield, tog... |
Thompson, Charles S. | (1869-1921) Charles Thompson climbed extensively... |
Thompson, David | (1770-1857) David Thompson was one of Canada’s ... |
Thorington, J. Monroe | (1895-1989) J. Monroe Thorington was an American o... |
Unwin, Sid | (1881-1917) "Unsurpassed in woodcraft and resourc... |
Vaux, Mary | (1860-1940) An American from Philadelphia, Mary V... |
Vavasour, Mervin | Lt. Henry James Warre of the 14th Regiment and Mer... |
Waffl, Newman D. | (1879-1930) An American, Newman Waffl had climbe... |
Walcott, Charles D. | The first fossil bed in Yoho National Park is said... |
Walcott, Mary Vaux | (1860-1940) An American from Philadelphia, Mary V... |
Warre, Henry James | Lt. Henry James Warre of the 14th Regiment and Mer... |
Warren, Billy | (1880-1943) Born in Sussex, England, Billy Warren... |
Weber, Jean | In the introduction to his book, "Every Other Day,... |
Weiss, Joe | 1896-1993 Born in Switzerland, Joe served in the ... |
Westmorland, Horace | Horace "Rusty" Westmorland was born in Penrith, En... |
Wheeler, Arthur O. | (1860-1945) Irish-born, Arthur Wheeler came to Ca... |
Whymper, Edward | (1840-1911) "Every night, do you understand, I se... |
Whyte, Peter and Catharine | PETER AND CATHARINE WHYTE After being raised in B... |
Wilcox, Walter D. | (1869-1949) An American student from Yale Univers... |
Wilson, Tom | (1859-1933) During the summer of 1882 a former me... |
Woolley, Herman | A successful book publisher, Herman Woolley was a ... |
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