Fay hut

Geobox| alpine hut
name = Fay hut
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etymology_type = Named for
etymology = Charles Ernest Fay
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country = CAN
state_type = Province
state = BC
region = Kootenay National Park
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location = Prospectors Valley
elevation_round = -2
elevation = 2108
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lat_d = 51 | lat_m = 15| lat_s = 45 | lat_NS = N
long_d = 116 | long_m = 12 | long_s = 29 | long_EW = W
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author_type = Built by
author = Alpine Club of Canada
style = Log cabin
material = Wood
established_type = Built in
established = 2005
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government_type = Governed by
government = Parks Canada
owner_type = Operated by
owner = Alpine Club of Canada
public = Reservations required
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access = via Tokumm Creek
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free_type = Capacity | free = 12 in summer or winter
free1_type = Heating | free1 = Wood stove
free2_type = Lighting / Cooking | free2 = Solar / Propane
free3_type = Sleeping | free3 = Dormitory style
free4_type = Drinking water | free4 = Creek (boil or filter)
free5_type = Human waste | free5 = Outhouse (helicoptered out)
free6_type = GPS coordinates | free6 = NAD83 11U 555256 5679315
free7_type = Map reference | free7 = 82N/8 (Lake Louise)
free8_type = Grid reference | free8 = 552793


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website = http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/fay.html
footnotes =The Fay hut is an alpine hut located above Prospectors Valley in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia. Although the higher Neil Colgan hut has superseded it it as a base for climbs in the Valley of the Ten Peaks area, it still serves as a convenient base for hikers and skiers doing day trips in the area, and as an overnight stop for mountaineers continuing on to the Neil Colgan hut. Since it was built in 2005 to replace the original Fay hut, which was destroyed by a forest fire in 2003, it is one of the most modern of the Canadian alpine huts. The Fay hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC). Cite book
last = Scott
first = Jim
title = Backcountry Huts and Lodges of the Rockies and Columbias
date = 2002
edition =
publisher = Johnson Gorman Publishing
url =
isbn = 0921835582
pages = pp. 64-65 ]

History

The original Fay hut was built in 1927 as a base for climbing in the Valley of the Ten Peaks area. Although it was predated by the Abbot Pass hut and the Elizabeth Parker hut, it was the first hut actually built by the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC). The other two huts were built by the Canadian Pacific Railway and turned over to the ACC some time later. The Fay hut was named for Charles Fay, a founder and the first president of the American Alpine Club. Charles Fay made 25 trips to the Canadian Rockies, participated in the first ascents of Mounts Victoria and Lefroy, and was an honorary member of the ACC.Cite book
last = Haberl
first = Keith
title = Alpine Huts: A guide to the facilities of the Alpine Club of Canada
date = 1997
edition = 2nd ed
publisher =The Alpine Club of Canada
url =
isbn = 0920330320
pages = pp. 69-72 ]

[The ACC operated the hut until 1972, when it turned it over to Kootenay National Park because it could not afford to pay for repairs after a tree fell through the roof. The Park operated it until 1991 when, in a reversal of philosophy, it returned it to the ACC because it did not want to pay for renovations to keep it operating. The ACC and its Rocky Mountain Section put a major effort into renovations and returned the hut to excellent condition. Cite book
last = Haberl
first = Keith
title = Alpine Huts: A guide to the facilities of the Alpine Club of Canada
date = 1997
edition = 2nd ed
publisher =The Alpine Club of Canada
url =
isbn = 0920330320
pages = pp. 69-72 ]

The original Fay hut was destroyed in 2003 cite web
last = Mortimer
first = Mike
title = Remembering the Fay hut
publisher = The Alpine Club of Canada
date = 2003-08-06
url = http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/memorial.html
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ] by a major forest fire that burned 12.6% of Kootenay National Park. [ cite web
title = Kootenay National Park of Canada: A Fiery Summer
work = Stories About Canada's Natural Heritage
publisher = Parks Canada
date = 2003-12-11
url = http://www.pc.gc.ca/canada/pn-tfn/itm2-/2003/dec/index_E.asp
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ]

The current Fay hut was rebuilt by the ACC in 2005, close to the site of the original hut. Construction involved the contribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and thousands of hours of volunteer time, by the members of the ACC and its Rocky Mountain Section. The new hut was a modern log building, prefabricated outside of the park and airlifted to the site in 140 loads by two Bell 407 helicopters in June and July 2005. 20 volunteers a week worked on site for 4 weeks in July, 2005 to assemble the structure. There was one further week of work done in 2006 to finish some small items not completed the year before. In June 2005 85 flights were made to load most of the materials needed to complete the project. This was completed by several volunteers over a four day period. In order for the actual construction to begin the site had to be cleared, a bridge built and a helicopter landing pad constucted. [ cite web
last = Hardardt
first = Bruce
title = Fay Hut update
publisher = The Alpine Club of Canada
date = 2005-07-04
url = http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/fay-updates-1.html
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ]

Access

* cite map
publisher = Gem Trek Publishing
title = Lake Louise and Yoho
scale = 1:50,000
series = Guides for Hiking and Recreation in the Canadian Rockies
year =
edition =
section =
url = http://www.gemtrek.com/lakelouise.html
isbn = 1-895526-64-7
accessdate = This map shows the trails and highlights of the area.
* cite map
publisher = Canadian Government
title = 82N/8 (Lake Louise)
scale = 1:50,000
series = National Topographic System (NTS)
edition =
section =
url = http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php
accessdate = The hut is located at grid reference 552793
* cite map
publisher = Canadian Government
title = 82N/1 (Mount Goodsir)
scale = 1:50,000
series = National Topographic System (NTS)
edition =
section =
url = http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php
accessdate = For the trail along Tokumm Creek, but not really necessary.

References

Further reading

* Cite book
last = Corbett
first = Bill
title = 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies
date = 2004
publisher = Rocky Mountain Books
url = http://www.rmbooks.com/books/cor11000.htm
isbn = 1894765435
pages =

External links

* [http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/facility/fay.html Fay hut at the Alpine Club of Canada]
* [http://www.bivouac.com/GtxPg.asp?GtxId=243 Fay hut at bivouac.com]
* [http://www.weather.ec.gc.ca/ Weather forecasts from Environment Canada]
* [http://www.avalanche.ca/ Public avalanche bulletins from the Canadian Avalanche Centre]
* [http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/kootenay/index_e.asp Kootenay National Park] at [http://www.pc.gc.ca/index_e.asp Parks Canada]
* [http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth] Find the Fay hut at 51° 15' 45" N, 116° 12' 29" W