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Garibaldi climbers honoured
Dalton family descendants donate money for new bench at Elfin Lakes
by John French
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- EARLY ADVENTURE The climbers who made the first recorded ascent of Mount Garibaldi are acknowledged on a bench placed in October at Elfin Lakes.
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Now that Ball's contribution has resulted in the creation of a permanent reminder of the first recorded ascent of Mount Garibaldi she can't wait to check out her bench some 106 years after her grandfather's historic climb.
"I'm anxious to get up there myself on a sunny day," said Ball.
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