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 ...
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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 ...
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