Phyllis Munday

Phyllis Munday
Born24 September 1894 Edit this on Wikidata
Died11 April 1990 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 95)
OccupationMountaineer Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • Member of the Order of Canada Edit this on Wikidata

Phyllis Beatrice Munday CM (née James; 24 September 1894 – 11 April 1990) was a Canadian mountaineer, explorer, naturalist and humanitarian. She was famed for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Robson (with Annette Buck) in 1924, and with her husband Don for discovering Mount Waddington, and exploring the area around it via the Franklin River and the Homathko River.[1] Munday was awarded the Order of Canada in 1972 for her work with the Girl Guides of Canada and St. John Ambulance, as well as for her mountaineering career.

Mount Munday is named after Don and Phyllis Munday, and Baby Munday Peak is named for their daughter Edith.[2]

  1. ^ O'Connor, Joe (2 July 2018). "The search for B.C.'s Mystery Mountain: Experts said it didn't exist — then Don and Phyllis Munday found it". National Post. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "BCGNIS Entry on Baby Munday". Archived from the original on 15 August 2007.