Item AAAB0180 - Kate McQueen interview : [Leslie, 1979]

CALL NUMBER: T0156:0009 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1979-05 SUMMARY: Kate McQueen was born in 1884 and gives a witty introduction. She attended the first Alpine Club of Canada (A.C.C.) in 1914 in Little Yoho Valley. She describes camp; climb up Mount President; news of WWI reaching the A.C.C. camp; enjoyable campfires. The next camp she attended was in 1916(?). Discussion of purchase of life membership. Camp at Healey Creek. Next camp she attended was at Assiniboine in 1920. Joined the British Columbia Mountaineering Club (B.C.M.C.) and climbed the North Shore mountains. Women's dress for climbing. Reverend Sovereign and meetings of the B.C.M.C. executives during the First World War. 1920 A.C.C. camp at Assiniboine. Description of Sydney Mitchell, early secretary of the A.C.C. Supply problems at Assiniboine camp. CALL NUMBER: T0156:0010 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1979-05 SUMMARY: Kate McQueen tells a story about a forest fire in Assiniboine; getting lost on the trails; anecdote about campfire talks; Col. Foster's strategem to shut up a loquacious speaker; women's dress in camp; the "tea tent" at camp. Camp at Tonquin Valley, 1926; days hike in Tonquin Valley; Swiss guide gets lost in the forest. Taking a rail trip in trousers -- seemed very daring. Protocol at camps. A romance at the 1914 camp. Conrad Kain. "Parting shot" a summary. Discussion of photography (in the midst of tea) cameras and film. Unrelated discussion of Fripp paintings in McQueen household. Subjects for mountain photographs. Anecdote about climbing Garibaldi. Anecdote about hike in Rockies -- modesty in the mountains.