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The Kees and Claire Hut at Russet Lake – the First Stop in the Spearhead Traverse – is now open and welcoming visitors. But we are still actively fundraising for the remaining $170,000 to complete the Solar and Water Systems.
We are also actively fundraising for the remaining two huts in the system.
Volunteer
The Spearhead Huts Society (SHS) is seeking volunteer Hut Custodians to look after the day to day operations and maintenance of up to three alpine backcountry huts in the Spearhead Range of Garibaldi Provincial Park near Whistler, British Columbia. The first of these huts – the Kees and Claire Hut – is now open for operations and visitors.
Special Thanks
Primary Partners
Kees Brenninkmeyer Foundation
Thanks to the extremely generous and substantial donation from the Kees Brenninkmeyer Foundation, the first hut at the Russet Lake location will now be a reality. The hut will be named the Kees and Claire Hut in honour of Kees Brenninkmeyer and Claire Dixon whose unfortunate passing during a Wapta ski traverse trip in 2006 inspired a revival of the Spearhead Huts Project.
We are actively seeking primary naming rights donors for the third hut in the system, located at Mount Pattison.
Brian Hill and Andrea Thomas Hill
We are thrilled and grateful to announce that a $1.5 million donation from Vancouver philanthropists will fund the construction of the second hut in the Spearhead Huts System located at Mt Macbeth. Brian Hill, CEO and founder of Vancouver-based retail clothing chain, Aritzia, and Andrea Thomas Hill, chair of the Cause We Care Foundation, committed the gift to show their support for the innovative project.
Supporter
$39,999 – $20,000
Arc’teryx
Coast Essential Construction
Kees & Claire Memorial Society
Howe Sound Brewing
Blackcomb Helicopters
Brett Carlson Memorial Foundation
Flynn Companies
The Bond Family
MEC
Helipsair
Friends of Kees & Claire
Ross Beaty
Graham H. Gregory Design Associates
Sponsor
$250,000 – $40,000
Don Stuart Architect Inc.
Resort Municipality of Whistler
Smart Body Smart Mind
The Mischa Arnott Fund
The Alpine Club of Canada
Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb Foundation
Government of Canada - Canadian Experiences Fund
Donor
$19,999 – $10,000
The British Columbia Mountaineering Club
Caulus Consulting
Equilibrium Consulting
Fraserwood Industries
Golder Associates
Longboard by Mayne Inc.
Patagonia
Read Jones Cristoffersen
Smith & Anderson
Spalding Foundation
Upper Canada Forest Products
Westform Metals
Innotech Windows and Doors
Donor
$9,999 – $5,000
Anonymous
Bennett Land Surveying
Christian Hluchy
Doug and Karen Wylie
Gibbons Life
John Doyle
Karl Richer
Liz du Fresne and Manrico Scremin
Patrick and Linda Lloyd
Premier Plastics
Roy Gutteridge
Snowline Ecological Research
Skyline Scaffold
Aurora Woodwork
Kolbe Windows and Doors
David Berkowitz
Contributor
$4,999 – $500
Airspan Helicopters
Amec Foster Wheeler
Armstrong Moore & Associates
Blackcomb Glass
Cardinal Concrete
C&J Reinforcing Steel
Dave Scanlon
Duke Custom Kitchens
Eduardo Campos Memorial
Frank Baumann
Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia
Gescan
Hardwoods Specialty Products
Harrison and Elissa Mack
John Baldwin
Joyride Bike Parks
KSM Stainless Steel Fabricators
MyTiCon Timber Connectors
Nesters Market
Oldrich Hungr
Opus International
Rona
Sabre Rentals
Save-On Foods
Snow Management Systems
Trax Developments
Triton Environmental Consultants
Whistler Health Care Foundation