John Norman Collie [1859–1942]
b. 1859 — Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England
d. 1942 — Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Collie was a chemist and mountaineer who lived at London, England. Between 1897 and 1911, Collie pioneered climbing in the Canadian Rockies, making twenty-one first ascents including Mount Victoria and Mount Athabasca.
Sources of biographical information about Collie:
- Taylor, William C. The Snows of Yesteryear. J. Norman Collie, Mountaineer. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Wilson, 1973
- Wikipedia. J. Norman Collie
Events in the Mount Robson region in which Collie was involved:
- 1898 Stutfield, Collie, Woolley explore upper Athabasca
- 1908 Collie to Robson
- 1910 Mumm and Collie at Robson
- 1911 Collie and Mumm Mt Bess
Works pertinent to the Mount Robson region of which Collie was author or co-author:
- — “Climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.” Alpine Journal, Vol. 19 (1898–1899):5-17
- Stutfield, Hugh Edward Millington [1858–1929], and — Climbs and Explorations in the Canadian Rockies. London: Longmans, Green, 1903. University of British Columbia Library
- — “On the Canadian Rocky Mountains north of the Yellowhead Pass.” Alpine Journal, Vol. 26 (1912):5-17
- — “Exploration in the Rocky Mountains North of the Yellowhead Pass.” The Geographical Journal (London), 39 (1912):223-233. JSTOR
- — “Early Expeditions of the Rocky Mountains.” Alpine Journal, Vol. 33 (1920–1921):319
- — “The Canadian Rocky Mountains a quarter of a century ago.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 14 (1924):80-87