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Arthur Oliver Wheeler (May 1, 1860 - May 20, 1945) was the co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada.
Wheeler was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He moved to Canada in 1876 to work as a Dominion Land Surveyor.[1] He was involved in surveying the Crowsnest Pass area in Alberta, and the Selkirk Range in British Columbia. While in the Canadian Rockies, Wheeler became interested in climbing. In 1906, together with Elizabeth Parker, he co-founded the Alpine Club of Canada.
The ACC's Arthur O. Wheeler hut is named in his honour.
He is the father of Edward Oliver Wheeler, participated in the first topographical survey of Mount Everest in 1921. He is the grandfather of John Oliver Wheeler, an award-winning Canadian geologist.[2]
Wheeler was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He moved to Canada in 1876 to work as a Dominion Land Surveyor.[1] He was involved in surveying the Crowsnest Pass area in Alberta, and the Selkirk Range in British Columbia. While in the Canadian Rockies, Wheeler became interested in climbing. In 1906, together with Elizabeth Parker, he co-founded the Alpine Club of Canada.
The ACC's Arthur O. Wheeler hut is named in his honour.
He is the father of Edward Oliver Wheeler, participated in the first topographical survey of Mount Everest in 1921. He is the grandfather of John Oliver Wheeler, an award-winning Canadian geologist.[2]
References
1. ^ Hart, E.J. (1979). Diamond Hitch : The Early Outfitters and Guides of Banff and Jasper. Summerthought.
2. ^ Winter 2002, Geolog Magazine- G.G. Awards J.O. Massey Medal
2. ^ Winter 2002, Geolog Magazine- G.G. Awards J.O. Massey Medal
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The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) is a mountaineering organization, based in Canmore, Alberta, that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906.
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Elizabeth Parker (b. December 19,1856, Colchester County, d. October 26, 1944, Winnipeg) was a Canadian journalist in the early 1900's. She attended school in Truro, obtained her teaching certificate, married Henry John Parker at the age of 18, moved to Halifax and then to Winnipeg.
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The Arthur O. Wheeler hut is an alpine hut located near Rogers Pass, British Columbia. It is best known as a base for powder skiing in this area. The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada.
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Edward Oliver Wheeler was a mountain climber from Canada. He was born in 1890 in Ottawa, Ontario. Wheeler came from a family of geologists. His father, Arthur Oliver Wheeler, a Dominion Land Surveyor, founded the Alpine Club of Canada and mapped British Columbia’s Selkirk
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John Oliver J.O. Wheeler (born 1925) is an award-winning Canadian geologist and an emeritus scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada.
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