F223-S3-f1-TA-24 - "First Ascent - Mt. Tantalus"

Mount Tantalus may not be as famous as its neighbour Mount Garibaldi but it is almost as high. Mount Tantalus is only about sixty metres shorter. This makes climbing it just as impressive.

Here, Basil Darling is on the first recorded ascent of the peak, with a second unnamed man behind him. The second climber would have been his climbing partner Alan Morkill or J. Davies, with the photographer being the other partner. All three men recorded that first ascent.

Despite their elevation in the photo, the men look at ease on the climb.

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Fonds 223 - Alpine Club of Canada - Vancouver Section

• Mount Tantalus