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Building the Gothic Arch HutsBuilding the Gothic Arch Huts

October 21, 2017 Whistler Museum 0 Comments

For almost 50 years the Himmelsbach Hut has sat perched near Russet Lake at the head of Singing Pass. The hut was built by the British Columbia Mountaineering Club (BCMC) and named after carpenter and long-time Whistler local Werner Himmelsbach. Construction of the hut was scheduled in September 1967. Dick Chambers, a member of the […][...]

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Building the Himmelsbach HutBuilding the Himmelsbach Hut

November 21, 2015 Whistler Museum 5 Comments

As mentioned in last week’s post about the Wendy Thompson Hut, we’ve got gothic arches on the brain. First built in the 1960s by the British Columbia Mountaineering Club, there are now at least 10 of these structures spread throughout the Coast Mountain backcountry. The first hut, the Batzer Hut, was built near Chilliwack, but […][...]