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Alpine Club of Canada Rock Climbers in 1954

A must-see short film on what it was like being a climber 70 years ago

In this short documentary vignette, members of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) display their skill and talk to host Fred Davis about why they climb.

The film take us to a ten-thousand-foot mountain in Yoho National Park, a practice slope on Grouse Mountain near Vancouver, and the Devil’s Leap, providing ample scope for a demonstration of climbing skills 70 years ago.

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1954 Climbing

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