Historic hut in Rocky Mountains dismantled due to erosion of slope
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The Canadian Press
Posted July 13, 2022 1:35 pm EST
Updated July 13, 2022 7:40 pm EST
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WATCH: A century-old stone hut in the Canadian Rockies has been successfully dismantled. As Ina Sidhu reports, the Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin needed to be removed due to safety concerns.
– Jul 13, 2022
Parks Canada says a hut built by Swiss guides a century ago in the Rockies has been substantially removed.
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Only a piece of wall, some stone steps and a plaque about the Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin remain at the site that straddles the Continental Divide and the Alberta-British Columbia boundary.
The hut was designated a national historic site in 1992.
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Workers dismantle the Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin in this undated handout photo. Parks Canada says a hut built by Swiss guides a century ago in the Rockies has been substantially removed. Only a piece of wall, some stone steps and a plaque about the Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin remain at the site that straddles the Continental Divide and the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. The hut was designated a national historic site in 1992. Parks Canada says it had to be dismantled because of erosion.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/handout - Parks Canada, Pete Hoang
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A worker cleans up after the dismantling of the Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin in this undated handout photo. Parks Canada says a hut built by Swiss guides a century ago in the Rockies has been substantially removed. Only a piece of wall, some stone steps and a plaque about the Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin remain at the site that straddles the Continental Divide and the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. The hut was designated a national historic site in 1992. Parks Canada says it had to be dismantled because of erosion.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/handout - Parks Canada, Pete Hoang