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Identifier
F205-S17-PM-Fyles
Title
"Early Vancouver's Mountaineering Leader"
Contributor
Thomas 'Tom' Fyles (1887-1979)
Date(s)
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2007
Description
As the BC Mountaineering Club's longest serving trip director, Tom Fyles must have had many stories to tell. A gifted climber, he took on many challenging routes, claiming many first recorded ascents in the process. Not content with his own climbs, he inspired many other mountaineers over the years.
This short video puts a spotlight on this popular and talented mountaineer.
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Format
Source
Fyles' video is an excerpt from the BCMC production "Passion for the Mountains: 100 years of exploration and preservation of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia 1907-2007 (BCMC, 2007)", directed & edited by Bill Noble. The excerpt was made for the Climbing to the Clouds virtual museum exhibit, 2010.