Roberto Pavesio and Rienk Lakeman have also contributed to the project through the knowledge they have gained by outstanding climbing and scrambling efforts in the Rockies.

One of the advantages of a web-based collection such as Peakfinder is that it may be easily updated with recent developments. Have a look at Mount Assiniboine and read about the One Hundredth Anniversary Climb that included Christian Bohren's grand-daughter.

We regularly add biographies of people who played significant roles in the history of the Canadian Rockies. Robert Barrett, who together with Tom Wilson and George Fear, was the first non-native to visit the base of Mount Assiniboine is a recent addition to our "Mountain People" database.

If you have any ideas or comments re Peakfinder, we'll be at the Banff Mountain Book & Film Festival in November. The site will be on-line at the Rocky Mountain Books' booth.

While you're driving up to the mountains on Sunday mornings during the fall (or even if you're still in bed) listen to Judy Hamill's "Daybreak Alberta" on CBC-1010 after the 8:00 news for a series on mountain views.

Please note that all of the previous newsletters have been archived and are available on the site. If you're interested in other esoteric lists, unusual mountain names, etc. look through the earlier issues. 

October's Unusual Canadian Rockies Name

STORELK MOUNTAIN
The name of this peak in the upper Highwood Valley has nothing to do with the storing of elk. Rather it was derived by combining the names of Storm Creek, that lies to the east of the mountain and Elk River, that lies to the west.

Enter "Storelk Peak" in the Finding Peaks search box to learn more about this mountain. 

LEAH BEAVER
Leah Peak and Samson Peak stand side by side to the east of the northern end of Maligne Lake. They were named to honour two natives who became friends of Mary Schaffer's. In the fall of 1907, Mary met a band of Stoneys and had dinner with them at the home of Elliott Barnes on the Kootenai Plains in the Saskatchewan River Valley. One of the natives was Samson Beaver who, as a boy of fourteen, had visited a legendary lake with his father nearly twenty years previous. He knew the lake as Chaba Imne. Mary had just spent the summer searching for the lake. From memory, Samson sketched a map showing a route to the lake. The following year, Mary and her party followed the route on the map and became the first tourists to visit Maligne Lake.

For information about Leah Peak enter the name in the Finding Peaks search box on the main page. For information regarding Samson Beaver and Mary Schaffer and their explorations in the Canadian Rockies enter the names in the Finding People search box.

MOUNTAINS NAMED AFTER PLANTS

Alnus Peak, Mount Avens, Campion Mountain, Cinquefoil Mountain, Forgetmenot Mountain (Alberta), Forgetmenot Mountain (BC),  Forgetmenot Ridge, Grassy Ridge (Dutch Creek), Grassy Ridge (Jasper), Grassy Mountain, Heather Ridge, Jackpine Mountain, Kishinena Peak, Kishinena Ridge, Lychnis Mountain, Mount Parnassus, Pasque Mountain, Prairie Mountain, Pulsatilla Mountain, Sage Mountain, Thistle Mountain

For information regarding any of these peaks enter the name in the "Finding Peaks" section on the front page.