Talk:Mount Robson

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The Colin Robertson reference seems completely innacurate. Given the street in Vancouver with the namesake of the mountain, it is most likely named after John Robson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robson 170.65.128.6 (talk) 19:09, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Mount Robson was named in 1915 by Colin Robertson," Is there any source for this ? It appears factually incorrect. The Name Mount Robson appears in the Canadian Alpine Journal in June 1910. Five years previous. A quote on BC parks web page from 1865 also calls it Mount Robson. Some 50 years previous to this 1915 claim.

"On every side the snowy heads of mighty hills crowded round, whilst, immediately behind us, a giant among giants, and immeasurably supreme, rose Robson's Peak" ( Milton and Cheadle, 1865 ) http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mtrobson.html

Kinney, George R. B. and Donald Phillips (1910). "To the top of Mount Robson." Canadian Alpine Journal 2, no. 2: pages 21-44. June 11th 1910.

The Geographical Name Survey http://gnss.nrcan.gc.ca shows that the name Mount Robson was officially given to the mountain on April 2nd 1912.

Also factually dishonest is the claim about who climbed it first. The 1909 group is acknowledged to have beaten the official group. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.109.109.244 (talk) 15:20, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

tourist route[edit]

Are there any marked tourist trails leading to the top of Mt. Robson? I mean achievable by mere high-mountain tourist without climbing gear (except ice-axe or crampons, but that's all, no rope, no rock climbing course needed), or at least via ferrata. Any? Thx in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.12.91.242 (talk) 22:22, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No. Even the easiest routes are long and technical; this is a very serious mountain. We should probably make that clearer in the Climbing section. -- Spireguy (talk) 04:14, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]