Mount Whymper (Edward)
| Mount Whymper (Edward) | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,844 m (9,331 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 263 m (863 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Kootenay National Park Rocky Mountains  British Columbia Canada |
| Range | Canadian Rocky Mountains |
| Coordinates | - BC_ 51°13′28″N 116°05′55″W / 51.22444°N 116.09861°WCoordinates: - BC_ 51°13′28″N 116°05′55″W / 51.22444°N 116.09861°W[1] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1901 by Edward Whymper Joseph Bossoney, Christian Kaufmann, Christian Klucker, and James Pollinger |
Mount Whymper, 2.844 m, is a mountain on the Canadian Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Vermilion Pass area, Kootenay National Park.
The mountain is named for its first conqueror, the English alpinist, explorer, writer and engraver Edward Whymper.
In 1901, Whymper and his four guides (Joseph Bossoney, Christian Kaufmann, Christian Klucker, and James Pollinger)[2][3] first climbed Mount Whymper.[1][3][4][5] It was renamed to honour him. Before the mountain was named Mount Lefroy.[1] Whymper was exploring the area sponsored by Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)[2][6][7] to promote the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the railway in his conferences.[8][9]
There is another Mount Whymper in British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. It is named for Edward's brother Frederick Whymper.[10][11][12]
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Mount Whymper British Columbia #1562". Bivouac.com. http://bivouac.com//MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1562.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Whymper, Edward". Peakfinder.com. http://www.peakfinder.com/people.asp?PersonsName=Whymper%2C+Edward.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peakware.com, ed. "Mount Whymper". Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia. http://peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=353&view=overview.
- ↑ Governement of British Columbia, ed. "Mount Whymper (Edward)". Geo BC - BC Geographical names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/22078.html.
- ↑ "Mount Whymper". summitpost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/mount-whymper/152808.
- ↑ Henry, Emil William (2011). Triumph and Tragedy: The Life of Edward Whymper. Leicester: Matador - Troubadour Publishing. ISBN 978-1848765-788. http://books.google.es/books?id=Dg_ll3VWo64C&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Triumph+and+Tragedy:+The+Life+of+Edward+Whymper+%C2%A0Per+Emil+William+Henry&source=bl&ots=bZ9kXepZtB&sig=lJTrv_hvvhSc2AmXryVwTzJCpws&hl=ca&sa=X&ei=cBHKT5iJF42ChQe7wrT1Dw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
- ↑ Archives Society of Alberta, ed. "Edward Whymper fonds : [1900-1909"]. Archives Network of Alberta. http://asalive.archivesalberta.org:8080/access/asa/archaa/display/WHYTE-615.
- ↑ Dave Jones, ed. (1987). "Whymper's Antiques Fueled Many a Conversation". CP Rail News. http://www.okthepk.ca/dataCprSiding/cprNews/cpNews60/87100103.htm.
- ↑ Sanford, Emerson; Sanford Beck, Janice (2008). Life of the Trail 2: Historic Hikes in Northern Yoho National Park. Surrey BC: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 102–116. ISBN 978-1-897522-00-4. http://books.google.cat/books?id=CjEPWlrcs2IC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=whymper+canadian+pacific+railway&source=bl&ots=0GjXNFohEl&sig=AFCqcETJu4HCC0mB2CyNEn29w_0&hl=ca&sa=X&ei=sf_JT_IuiKaEB6OHweQP&ved=0CG4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=whymper%20canadian%20pacific%20railway&f=false.
- ↑ Governement of British Columbia, ed. "Mount Whymper (Frederick)". Geo BC - BC Geographical names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/22079.html.
- ↑ "Mount Whymper British Columbia #1333". Bivouac.com. http://bivouac.com//MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1333.
- ↑ "Mt Whymper". summitpost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/mt-whymper/439368.
