During a trip to Nch’ḵay̓/Garibaldi Park, well before Halloween, this group of mountaineers decided to get into costume as swashbuckling pirates.
The caption included with the photo reads “Piracy on the high alps!”– perhaps a nod to the popular opera of the time Pirates of Penzance, or an inside joke between friends that is lost to time.
The photo was found in one of Beverley Cochrane Cayley’s mountaineering albums made in 1926. Next time you're in the mountains, don’t forget to take some pictures to make some treasured memories yourself.
Visit the MONOVA website for more information about the history of the North Shore and to plan your visit to MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards.
Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver, at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley, is open for drop-ins on Monday and by appointment Tuesday-Friday, 12:30-4 p.m. Contact: [email protected]
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