Tag: Wedgemount Hut

Mountain Culture
Museum Musings

Settling on WedgeSettling on Wedge

June 9, 2018 Whistler Museum 0 Comments

With the successful completion of the Himmelsbach Hut in 1968, the British Columbia Mountaineering Club (BCMC) began looking for another location to build a Gothic arch hut near Whistler. They already had a couple of ideas for their next location; one was near Mt. Trorrey along the Spearhead Traverse, the other was an alpine meadow […][...]

Environment & Biodiversity
Mountain Culture

Mountain Profile: Wedge MountainMountain Profile: Wedge Mountain

September 12, 2015 Whistler Museum 0 Comments

On this blog we try to highlight many of the unique characters in Whistler’s history. Being a mountain community, however, many of the local mountains are arguably as familiar as any person. In the past we’ve set the spotlight on Fissile Mountain; today we shift slightly northwards to Wedge Mountain. Wedge is an iconic local […][...]