Slesse of a Trans Canada Airlines aircraft. The plane was a North Star, built by Canadair, and it carried 59 passengers and three crew members. Time: 6 hrs. Black and white photograph showing the crash site on Mt. Slesse killing all 62 aboard. Town: Chilliwack, BC. Mt Slesse, Northeast Buttress 25-27 August 2005. Slesse Middle School Mount Slesse Middle School is a grade 6 through grade 8 school in School District #33, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Slesse is also home to a rock climbing route that was first climbed on the East face in August of 1963 by one of the most prominent rock climbers in world history, Fred Becky. In November of 1956 at TCA flight from Vancouver to Calgary crashed into Mt. Six years before the crash I'd flown by Slesse myself and become transfixed by its sheer east and north faces. Fortunately, sometime around the last few days of August, the road up Nesakwatch creek was re-graded, and you can currently drive all the way to the trailhead (the new trailhead, circa 2005, not the old one) in a Subaru. Slesse to see the plane crash monument. Just curious if there was any news of this milestone and has anyone been to the site recently? Among the passengers on Flight 810 were five CFL football players on their way home from a Game in Vancouver. The crash wasn't even found until May when some climbers came across pieces of the plane. It is in this basin that one starts to encounter all of the aircraft debris from the plane crash in 1956. Slesse’s third peak at the 7,600 foot level. But today the road seemed decent and we made our way in. Stars: Activities: hike Seasons ... From here you have a view of the "debris bowl" where the majority of the debris from the plane that crashed, a Canadair Northstar, ended up. The remains are in a difficult to access area and are protected by government designation. The plane crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, on 9 December 1956 after encountering severe icing and turbulence over the mountains. Slesse. Because of the remote area where the plane crashed, and the difficult terrain, the wreckage was not found until the following May. The highest point in the centre of the picture is where the plane hit. Slesse, spotted a two-foot piece of aluminum from an aircraft wing that proved to be from Flight 810. In 1995 a plaque was erected to honour those who lost their lives, and the area was declared a commemorative site. This is where 62 people perished. He intended to make the tour within one day - but on the way back we had to bivouac at the timber line drying our cloth at an open fire place. TCA North Star Crash on Mt. Comments about Slesse Memorial Trail. Some pieces went there right away and others were carried there via slides, avalanches and spring run off. The plane crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, on 9 … The diorite wall the plane had struck is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. He read in the National Paper about a plane crash above the community of Chilliwack, all 62 passengers and crew perished. It ended with some particularly poignant footage of Harrison and his wife hiking Chilliwack, B.C. Eric stands before the memorial for the 1956 plane that crashed into Mt Slesse. By taking motion pictures all the way up at the crash site the remaining film material did last for only one minute. The plane crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, on 9 December 1956 after encountering severe icing and turbulence . A Canadair DC-4M2 North Star passenger plane, registered CF-TFD, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Mount Slesse, BC, Canada. 7. I can’t explain the feeling I had when I hiked it. The author treats the crew and passengers and their families with empathy. It's located in British Columbia, Canada.A very pleasant hike to the base of the stark, ragged peaks of Mt. seeing the crash site at Mt. The plane crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, on 9 December 1956 after encountering severe icing and turbulence over the mountains. For detailed instructions on how to get to Chilliwack Lake Road, please visit our Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park Trip Report . Little did he know that he would haul logs for Cattermole Timber off hills like these, and raise his kids in Chilliwack. Welcome to Mt. Slesse basking in the first rays of morning sun, with the propeller cairn in the foreground. 4K likes. I knew we were going to encounter this debris and actually hadn’t given it much thought. The route is out in the open following an old road, and takes you not only to the plaque but also to a breath-taking vista of Mt. Slesse Memorial Trail leads to a memorial to those who perished in 1956 in the crash of the Trans-Canada flight 810 between Vancouver and Calgary, when the aircraft smashed into Slesse Mountain. In 1956 a west bound plane had disappeared from radar scopes, evidently caught in a powerful downdraft and slammed into the sheer eastern face of Slesse. This was, at the time, the worst airline crash in Canadian history. This Page examines people, places, and events in Chilliwack's history from the perspective of a fifth-generation Chilliwackian, Merlin Bunt. However, when you’re there and you see seat covers, engine debris, wires, etc., it all becomes quite real and you realize 62 human beings lost their lives here. On this day, a Trans-Canada Airlines plane, destined for Calgary from Vancouver, crashed into the east face of the mountain and killing all 62 people on-board. Dec. 9, 1956: Four members of the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and one member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were killed when their plane crashed into Mt. At the third peak of Mt. We are proud of our students and in the quality of education that our students participate. 1. 's Mt. Now this road I have done a few times including two hikes up the eastern slopes of Mt. It's a Small size geocache, with difficulty of 1.5, terrain of 3.5. It took off from Vancouver, bound for Calgary, with later stops in Regina, Winnipeg and Toronto. It’s a spiritual hike. It truly is a mass grave in a very, very beautiful setting. Slesse in British Columbia. 'Slesse' is the Halkomelem word for 'fang'. The lower slope of Mt.Slesse, scene of Trans Canada Air Lines crash on night of Dec. 9th, 1956. Signature: "Approximately 23 miles south of Chilliwack. The trail is primarily used for hiking, rock climbing, and snowshoeing and is best used from June until October. Slesse to look at where the flight crashed. The crash site wasn't discovered until some time later. Below in this frame is the Chilliwack Ag Rec Centre, but above shows the jagged peak of Mt Slesse. (Thomas, I have your son's hat! Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810: | | Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 | | | ||| ... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Mt. The Slesse Memorial Trail in Chilliwack is steeped in history as the route passes a memorial plaque remembering the victims of one of Canada's worst aviation disasters. If you look for it, you can see the wreckage from Flight 810 in this photo, from the tragic plane crash in December 1956. The Northeast Buttress is the striking route that climbs the right skyline. Type: out-and-back. 810 in the vicinity of 8,530 ft. Mt. The airplane operated on a flight from Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) to Calgary Municipal Airport, AB (YYC). Sleese, B ... of Mt. Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 was a Canadair North Star on a scheduled flight from Vancouver to Calgary (continuing to Regina, Winnipeg, and Toronto). The Slesse Memorial Trail in Chilliwack is a scenic hike that passes a memorial plaque, remembering the air crash … 8. This mountain made the news in December 1956 when the Trans Canada Airlines flight 810 lost an engine and became iced in winter storm conditions, got off-route trying to return to the Vancouver airport, and crashed on Slesse's Eastern flank near the summit killing all 62 people on board. Slesse. 63 persons lost their lives. Slesse Memorial Total Distance: 12 km. On board the plane were 5 professional football players returning home from the East-West All-star game in Vancouver. In 1957, my dad was working as a delivery boy in Montreal. The crash wasn't even found until May when some climbers came across pieces of the plane. Mt. In 1952 I'd followed the mountain's 1927 first-ascent route and gotten a closer look. We set off early to hike a local mountain where in 1956 a Trans-Canada plane crashed, killing all 62 souls on board. But the flight ended abruptly when icing and turbulence caused the plane to crash into Mount Slesse near Cranbrook, BC. At the summit, the propeller rests in a rock cairn. Silvertip just east-northeast of where the plane finally went down moments later. Slesse (GC1ZQY7) was created by The Butt Sliders on 10/11/2009. All 62 people on board died, making this one of the worst airline crashes in the world at that date; it still ranks as the sixth worst air disaster in Canadian history. Date: June 9, 2016 Author: treadlightly2016 0 Comments. Mount Slesse Memorial Trail is a 9.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Fraser Valley E, British Columbia, Canada that features a waterfall and is rated as difficult. Slesse is also home to a rock climbing route that was first climbed on the East face in August of 1963 by one of the most prominent rock climbers in world history, Fred Becky. Although the book deals with a Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) crash into Mount Slesse in Dec 1956 and is a somber book to read - the book is extremely well written and held my attention throughout the book. On May 13th, the impact point was discovered on Mt. The other day I had the privilege to hike the amazing Mt. The hiking trail continues up to the base of Mount Slesse, known as the Propeller Cairn, where a piece of one of the propellers from the plane is propped up by rocks next to other artifacts. Dogs are also able to use this trail. Climb a Grade V with a complete stranger? Mt. Remnants of the Slesse Glacier when walking across the glacial slabs between the propeller cairn and the notch. My more recent drives encountered washouts which stopped me short of the drive I made on my first attempt back in 2002! The plane crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, ... but at 7:11 pm the station lost track of Flt. We again descended via the Crossover descent. Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 was a Canadair North Star on a scheduled flight from Vancouver to Calgary (continuing to Regina, Winnipeg, and Toronto). Mt. Mt. Slesse and its neighbours. You could almost feel the emotion of being on that fateful flight that evening. In brief what happened was the captian headed east for Calgary flying over Chilliwack. Chilliwack History Perspectives. December 9th marked the 50th anniversary of the TCA DC-4M Northstar collision with the eastern slope of Mt. Slesse - as he was a very good Bavarian alpinist. 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