Backcountry Magazine November 2016 - The Family Issue Alpinist 61 Mountain Profile: The Aiguille du

Mountain Profile: The Aiguille du Dru Part I (1878–1955) Perhaps more than any peak in the Mont Blanc massif

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Backcountry Magazine November 2016 - The Family Issue Alpinist 61 Mountain Profile: The Aiguille duFEATURES ON LOCATION: CRESTING THE COAST Tucked in British Columbia's Coast Mountains, McGillivray Lodge stands as one of the oldest operating backcountry lodges in the entire province. The Andrews family, who started renting the lodge in the '70s and eventually purchased it, now use McGillivray as home base for their guiding operation, Whitecap Alpine. Christmas week, however, is always reserved exclusively for the family. A FAMILY AFFAIR: FROM