The Canadian Alpine Journal is the yearly magazine

Magazine

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 of the Alpine Club of Canada

Alpine Club of Canada

The Alpine Club of Canada is a mountain club with a National Office in Canmore, Alberta that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906. The club was co-founded by Arthur Oliver Wheeler, who served as its first president, and Elizabeth Parker, a journalist for...

. It serves as a worldwide journal of record for achievements in climbing

Climbing

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, mountaineering

Mountaineering

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, ski mountaineering

Ski mountaineering

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, and exploration

Exploration

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 of mountains.

Each issue contains feature stories about notable climbs, written by the participants, as well as short notes by climbers about new and noteworthy achievements. Some general articles about mountaineering, mountain medicine

Medicine

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, the mountain environment

Natural environment

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, or other topics are also sometimes included. Each issue includes book reviews, memorials of deceased members, and club activities.

History

The journal was founded in 1907, and during the early decades some volumes covered more than one year. Since 1947 (volume 30), the journal has been published annually.

Similar journals

Other magazines of record for climbing include the American Alpine Journal

American Alpine Journal

The American Alpine Journal is an annual magazine published by the American Alpine Club. Its mission is "to document and communicate mountain exploration."...

published by the American Alpine Club

American Alpine Club

The American Alpine Club, or AAC, was founded in 1902 by Charles Ernest Fay, and is the leading national organization in the United States devoted to mountaineering, climbing, and the multitude of issues facing climbers...

, the Alpine Journal

Alpine Journal

The Alpine Journal is the yearly publication of the Alpine Club of London. It is the oldest mountaineering journal in the world.-History:The journal was first published on 2 March 1863 by the publishing house of Longmans in London, with Hereford Brooke George as its first editor...

published by the Alpine Club

Alpine Club

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 (of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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), the Himalayan Journal, and Iwa To Yuki, a Japan

Japan

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ese journal. All of these journals are often used by climbers planning expeditions, especially those who wish to verify that a proposed route would be a new one. Entries in these journals (and others) concerning major Himalayan peaks are indexed in the Himalayan Index.

External links

• Canadian Alpine Journal (official website)