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JANUARY, 2005 NEWSLETTER
| Peakfinder Updates
A major addition to the website during the past month has been an upgrade that makes it possible for the user to view additional photos as a link from the information page that is available for each mountain. This feature is not available for every mountain but you will find it there for many and the number will be growing. The only limiting factor, of course, is acquiring the photos by either taking them myself or having them offered for use on the website. Peakfinder currently has photos for 933 peaks in the Canadian Rockies and a total of about 1900 photos. The philosophy is to, as much as possible, present "portraits of mountains" rather than close ups of particular ridges etc. Numerous mountain photographers have assisted with the photos in this collection. As many as ten photos are now available for some peaks. Try Castle Mountain as an example where views of a number of aspects of this classic peak are presented. Many visitors arrive at www.peakfinder.com while searching for information about a relative. This was the case when Keith Evans discovered Mount Bolton. Keith then passed along a summary of the life of Lambert Bolton that adds considerably to the information on the Mount Bolton page.
If you have a favourite mountain photo or any information
about the peaks of the Canadian Rockies that you would like
included in Peakfinder please contact <dave@peakfinder.com>.
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| Look who's honoured in the Canadian Rockies GEORGES CLEMENCEAU Georges Clemenceau served as Premier of France from 1906 - 1909 and again from 1917 - 1919. Born in Vendée, France in 1841, Georges Clemenceau grew up with strong republican views. He began involved with a publication that was seized by the police and Clemenceau spent 73 days in prison. After finishing his medical studies he went to live in the United States because he was impressed by the political freedom enjoyed by the people there. Clemenceau returned home in 1869 and became a doctor. In February, 1871, Clemenceau was elected as a Radical Republican deputy in the National Assembly. After being re-elected to the National Assembly in 1876, Clemenceau emerged as the leader of the Radical-Republicans. As a result of his aggressive debating style, Clemenceau was given the nickname, 'The Tiger'. In 1902 Clemenceau became a senator and four years later was appointed minister of home affairs. Seven months later he became France's prime minister. His period in office was marked by his hostility to socialists and trade unionists. On the outbreak of the First World War Clemenceau refused office and became an outspoken opponent of Joseph Joffre, chief of general staff in the French Army. Clemenceau also accused the interior minister, Louis Malvy, of being a pacifist when it became known that he favoured a negotiated peace. In November 1917 the French president, Raymond Poincare appointed Clemenceau as prime minister. Later Clemenceau became minister of war and played an important role in persuading the British to accept the appointment of Ferdinand Foch as supreme Allied commander. He also insisted that the exhausted French Army lead the offensive against the German Army in the summer of 1918. At the Versailles Peace Conference Clemenceau clashed with Woodrow Wilson and David Lloyd George about how the defeated powers should be treated. Lloyd George told Clemenceau that his proposals were too harsh. Clemenceau, like most people in France, thought that Germany had been treated too leniently at Versailles. Clemenceau's failure to achieve all his demands resulted in him being rejected by the French electorate. After retiring from politics Clemenceau wrote his memoirs, warning of further conflict with Germany and predicted that 1940 would be the year of the gravest danger. For information about Mount Clemenceau enter the mountain's name in the appropriate search box on the main page. |