| Lived in Whistler since 1965. I did climbs in the Columbia Ice field area in 1965 & 66 while working as a tour guide to the Athabaska Glacier. In Whistler I was involved with the construction of the original lifts. In the first year of Whistler skiing Jim Rice from Montana was doing a promotional video I was a part of. I bought his Pentax camera from him which I used for 25 years until the strap broke while taking a picture on Green Lake. The camera was replaced by Pentax with a new K1000 at Manufacturer's cost. All of the pictures posted prior to 2000 were taken with those cameras. In March of 2009 I experienced a heart attack on Whistler Mountain after skiing Peak to Creek. Fortunately it occurred coming down the steps at Raven's Nest & as there was junior downhill training on the Dave Murray Downhill a young patroller noticed my condition & called for assistance. Cathy Jewett (Cathy was on the patrol when my daughter Sara & a friend was rescued from the steep gully under what is now the Peak to Peak Gondola) soon arrived & determined that a helicopter was needed. I was flown down to the Whistler Medical Clinic where I was stabilized while waiting for the Medivac Helicopter. I was then flown to Vancouver General & right into the operating room where the first of two stents was put in. The heart attack occurred about 10:30 & I was on the operating table at 13:30. Web Links: AWARE Whistler Museum Remembering Don MacLaurin There was also a feature done about the early years in Whistler which used my pictures with the Pentax Spotmatic. This was the year that Whistler was celebrating the 50th anniversary. Cliff Jennings: 50 Years of Whistler Gold | |
| Trip Reports Insert 32 2017.12.12 2017 skating on Tyaughton Lake below Crane Peak 47 2015.10.01 Black Forest loop by Pearson Mountain 18 2013.09.19 2013 Cerise Creek hike 27 2013.08.04 2013 Tea House hike up Sunshine Mountain 29 2009.09.08 2009 Cinnabar Frontside 51 2009.08.19 2009 Wendy Thompson Hike 34 2008.09.11 2008 Cinnabar Basin 32 2008.07.13 Hike up Eldorado Peak from North 23 2006.09.23 2006 Russet Lake Hike 35 2006.09.07 Hike up Eldorado E2 33 1973.02.15 1973 Locals Heli drop to Col between Weart Mountain & Mount Moe ..more | Feature Photos Insert 5 2019.02.07 Armchair Glacier 04 (serac collapse) below Mount Weart 2 2019.01.16 Whirlwind 02 (Kees & Clare Hut) 2 2019.01.16 Whirlwind 05 vert pan (Kees & Clare Hut) 3 2019.01.16 Whirlwind 04 vert pan (Kees & Clare Hut) 2 2019.01.16 Whirlwind 03 (Kees & Clare Hut) 7 2017.12.11 Skating on Tyaughton Lake 20 pan (Shulaps Range) 6 2017.12.11 Skating on Tyaughton Lake 19 pan (Truax Mtn) 2160 4 2017.04.26 Natural Cornice avalanche 01 (onto Snowbowl Glacier) 7 2017.04.26 Symphony Peak 08 pan (Cheakamus Lake & Forger Peak) 9 2017.01.31 Mount James Turner from Symphony 01 4 2017.01.05 Frozen waterfalls 11 vert pan (Alexander Falls) ..more |
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