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parking lot, arriving there at midnight. Only metal objects remained of the structure, as all the combustibles were consumed by the fire, leaving the metal roof lying on the ground. An investigation determined that the fire started at the point where the fireplace chimney went through the log cabin roof. The fire most likely occurred as the result of the ignition of the roof beams caused by leaking hot gases from the fireplace. The most probable cause of the wood becoming heated is that snow creep might have pushed open the joints of the chimney pipe. The hut was uninsured and no decision has been made by the Alpine Club whether to rebuild it or not.
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pyrolysis of the wooden components from leaking hot exhaust gases from the wood fireplace. The last occupants at the hut were using the fireplace and the fire occurred shortly after the last occupants had left the hut. The solid foam plastic insulation in the attic likely contributed to a hot fast fire dripped down in burning streams to the floors below. All that was left of the building was the metal from the roof, lying on the ground. The hut was not insured and was underutilized, so it is unlikely it will be rebuilt again.
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helicopters in June and July 2005. 20 volunteers a week worked on site for 4 weeks in July, 2005 to assemble the structure. There was one further week of work done in 2006 to finish some small items not completed the year before. In June 2005 85 flights were made to load most of the materials needed
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Glacier National Parks collect a fee for backcountry overnight use in the Parks. The fees collected from the wilderness passes go towards maintaining trails, supplying the voluntary registration service, avalanche forecasting, backcountry bridge-building, etc.
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Boles, Glen; Kruszyna, Robert; Putnam, William (1979).
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The original Fay hut was destroyed in 2003 by a major
1182:(3rd ed.). Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 93–94.
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1027:"Kootenay National Park of Canada: A Fiery Summer"
918:"STRUCTURE FIRE, Origin and Cause Report, Fay Hut"
1446:Find the Fay hut at 51° 15' 45" N, 116° 12' 29" W
304:area, it still served as a convenient base for
1116:Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies
895:. Johnson Gorman Publishing. pp. 64–65.
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1059:. The Alpine Club of Canada. Archived from
1004:. The Alpine Club of Canada. Archived from
923:. The Alpine Club of Canada. Archived from
661:The hut was originally built as a base for
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364:, a founder and the first president of the
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1119:. Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 113–119.
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1214:Patton, Brian; Robinson, Bart (2007).
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1345:. Parks Canada. 2007. Archived from
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368:. Charles Fay made 25 trips to the
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1179:Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies
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1153:Rocky Mountains of Canada: South
1083:"Cause of Fay Hut fire revealed"
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1000:Mortimer, Mike (2003-08-06).
916:Robertson, Joe (2009-04-09).
798:2,108 metres (6,916 ft)
1217:Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
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484:(the Banff-Radium Hiqhway).
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1002:"Remembering the Fay hut"
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1377:. Rocky Mountain Books.
1113:Dougherty, Sean (2000).
692:Parks Canada information
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358:Canadian Pacific Railway
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342:Valley of the Ten Peaks
302:Valley of the Ten Peaks
236:Design and construction
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1435:Kootenay National Park
1408:Fay hut at bivouac.com
1371:Corbett, Bill (2004).
1343:Kootenay National Park
1314:Kootenay National Park
1285:Kootenay National Park
975:Haberl, Keith (1997).
950:"Fay Hut… burned down"
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1176:Scott, Chic (1998).
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350:Elizabeth Parker hut
135:51.26250; -116.20806
891:Scott, Jim (2002).
833:82N/8 (Lake Louise)
641:. It has a propane
625:Fay hut living area
523:Fay hut dining area
511:near the headwall.
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56:General information
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952:. Robert L. Peters
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