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John Clarke (mountaineer)
John Clarke, Order of Canada, CM (February 25, 1945 – January 23, 2003) was a Canadians, Canadian explorer, mountaineer, conservation movement, conservationist, and wilderness educator. For much of his adult life, Clarke spent at least six months of each year on extended backcountry trips, usually into the Coast Mountains of British Columbia using the technique of dropping food caches from small planes along an intended route, then traveling that route for weeks at a time. His routes regularly led him along the high ridges and glaciated icefields of the West Coast and allowed him to make hundreds of first ascents of the many mountains along the way. Many of these trips exceeded 30 days in length and were often done solo, simply because nobody could afford the time to accompany him. Biography Born in Ireland to Brigit Ann Clarke (née Conway) and Thomas Kevin Clarke, he moved to Canada with his parents at age 11, attending the Westminster Abbey (British Columbia), Monastery Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation, the three-tiered order was established in 1967 as a fellowship that recognizes the outstanding merit or distinguished service of Canadians who make a major difference to Canada through lifelong contributions in every field of endeavour, as well as the efforts by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions. Membership is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, , meaning "they desire a better country", a phrase taken from Hebrews 11:16. The three tiers of the order are Companion, Officer, and Member; specific individuals may be given extraordinary membership and deserving non-Canadians may receive honorary appointment into each grade. , the reigning Canadian monarch, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coast Salish Peoples
The Coast Salish is a group of ethnically and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, living in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. They speak one of the Coast Salish languages. The Nuxalk (Bella Coola) nation are usually included in the group, although their language is more closely related to Interior Salish languages. The Coast Salish are a large, loose grouping of many nations with numerous distinct cultures and languages. Territory claimed by Coast Salish peoples span from the northern limit of the Salish Sea on the inside of Vancouver Island and covers most of southern Vancouver Island, all of the Lower Mainland and most of Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula (except for territories of now-extinct Chemakum people). Their traditional territories coincide with modern major metropolitan areas, namely Victoria, Vancouver, and Seattle. The Tillamook or Nehalem around Tillamook, Oregon ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelion Mountain
Pelion Mountain is a summit located in the Tantalus Range, in Tantalus Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated northwest of Squamish, east of Ossa Mountain, and north-northwest of Mount Tantalus, which is its nearest higher peak and the highest peak in the Tantalus Range. Unnamed glaciers surround the peak and precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Squamish River and Clowhom River. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1944 by V. Brink and B. McLellan. The mountain names in the Tantalus Range have a Greek mythology theme, and Pelion Mountain was named for the legendary Pelion mountain in Thessaly, upon which the Aloadaes are said to have attempted to pile Mount Pelion on top of Mount Ossa in their attempt to scale Olympus, home of the Greek gods. The mountain's name was officially adopted on June 6, 1957, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Pelion M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivalis Mountain
Nivalis Mountain is a mountain summit in British Columbia, Canada. Description Nivalis Mountain is located southeast of Whistler, British Columbia, Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is the second-highest point of the McBride Range which is a subrange of the Coast Mountains. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain's slopes drains to the Lillooet River via Billygoat Creek and Tuwasus Creek. Nivalis Mountain is notable for its steep rise above local terrain as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,860 metres (6,100 ft) above Tuwasus Creek in . Etymology The mountain was named by climber John Clarke (mountaineer), John Clarke in July 1971. Nivalis is the Latin word for snowy. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on November 28, 1980, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada as first identified in the 1972 Canadian Alpine Journal and submitted in 1978 by Karl Ricker of the Alpine Club of Canada. Climate Based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In-SHUCK-ch Mountain
In-SHUCK-ch Mountain is a summit in British Columbia, Canada. Description In-SHUCK-ch Mountain is located east of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park and the Coast Mountains. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Lillooet River. In-SHUCK-ch Mountain is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 2,186 metres (7,172 ft) above Little Lillooet Lake in . History The mountain was officially named Gunsight Peak in 1978, but officially changed on August 13, 1992, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The name of the mountain is pronounced In-SHUCK-ch, meaning "split like a crutch", which refers to the split gap of the summit area. The people of the In-SHUCK-ch Nation The In-SHUCK-ch Nation, also known as Lower Lillooet people, are a small First Nations Tribal Council on the lower Lillooet River south of Pembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossa Mountain
Ossa Mountain is a summit located in the Tantalus Range, in Tantalus Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated northwest of Squamish, and north-northwest of Mount Tantalus, which is the highest peak in the Tantalus Range. Its nearest higher peak is Pelion Mountain, to the east. Unnamed glaciers lie on the northern and eastern slopes. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Squamish River and Clowhom River. The first ascent of the mountain was made on July 25, 1960, by Dick Chambers, Jack Bryan, and Howie Rode via the east ridge. The mountain names in the Tantalus Range have a Greek mythology theme, and Ossa Mountain was named for legendary Mount Ossa in Thessaly, upon which the Aloadaes are said to have attempted to pile Mount Pelion on top of Mount Ossa in their attempt to scale Olympus, home of the Greek gods. The mountain's name was officially adopted on June 6, 1957, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearing (navigation)
In navigation, bearing or azimuth is the horizontal angle between the direction of an object and north or another object. The angle value can be specified in various angular units, such as degrees, mils, or grad. More specifically: * Absolute bearing refers to the angle between the magnetic north (''magnetic bearing'') or true north (''true bearing'') and an object. For example, an object to due east would have an absolute bearing of 90 degrees. Thus, it is the same as azimuth.U.S. Army, ''Advanced Map and Aerial Photograph Reading'', Headquarters, War Department, Washington, D.C. (17 September 1941), pp. 24-2/ref> * #Relative, Relative bearing refers to the angle between the craft's forward direction (heading) and the location of another object. For example, an object relative bearing of 0 degrees would be immediately in front; an object relative bearing 180 degrees would be behind. Bearings can be measured in mils, points, or degrees. Thus, it is the same as an ''azimuth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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