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- Phyllis B. James
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Phyllis B. Munday (nee James) was a Canadian mountaineer and the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Robson, which she did alongside Annette Buck in 1924 as part of a larger expedition. She met Don Munday, her husband, in 1918, and had one daughter, Edith Munday. Phyllis and Don Mountain spent their marriage planning and going on mountaineering expeditions, with their most well-known trips being to Mount Waddington/Mystery Mountain, which they found by accident. Phyllis also founded a local Girl Guide troop in 1910 and the North Vancouver's first St. John Ambulance Brigade in 1920. She was also inducted as an official and unofficial member of multiple Alpine organizations over her life. Phyllis was awarded the Order of Canada in 1972 for her work with the Girl Guides of Canada and St. John Ambulance as well as for her mountaineering career. Mount Munday is named after Don and Phyllis Munday, and Baby Munday Peak is named for their daughter Edith.
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Primarily North Vancouver.