| 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. Life Magazine 50 Years of Whistler Gold | |
| Trip Reports Insert 47 2015.10.01 Black Forest loop by Pearson Mountain 27 2013.08.04 2013 Tea House hike up Sunshine Mountain 30 2009.09.08 2009 Cinnabar Frontside 51 2009.08.19 2009 Wendy Thompson Hike 35 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 34 1971.08.21 Building the Singing Pass Trail from Whistler Mountain 25 1971.08.11 1971 Wedge from Hut 27 1971.08.10 1971 traverse of Weart Mountain ..more | Feature Photos Insert 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) 4 2017.01.05 Frozen waterfalls 18 pan (Cheakamus Falls) 8 2016.12.25 Xmas day 01 (Crane Peak from cabin) 8 2016.06.29 Pearson Ridge looking SW to Mount Sloan 9 2016.06.29 Pearson Ridge looking South to Mount Truax 10 2016.06.29 Pearson Ridge looking SSW to Mount Williams 4 2013.12.10 Frozen waterfalls 09 vert pan (Brandywine Falls climbers) 3 2011.09.23 Alaska Cruise 04 pan (Mt Watson, Mt Fairweather) ..more |
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