Major A.B. Rogers

I just got this really great book called 'The Great Glacier and its House'. It's all about the history of mountaineering in Roger's Pass as well as the history of the railway line. A good read and filled with some inspiring characters. Many of whom had mountains named after them. Major AB Rogers was one of the early surveyors who has been credited with finding the way through the Selkirks. Hence Roger's Pass. However, there's also a peak named after him and it's a classic ski mountaineering objective. I skied this yesterday on a bluebird, cold, windy and deep pow day. It was amazing. Skiing right off a 3100m summit 1900m to the car was a real treat.

A foreshortened view of Roger's on the left, Fleming, Swiss and Truda on the right. We skied the giant snow face.

Roger's is one of the highest around so we were looking down on everything except Sir Donald and Bonney.

Tupper, MacDonald (Sir John A) and Sir Donald

I forgot the camera so used the 'camera phone' to take these lousy images.