Beverley Cochrane Cayley

Beverley Cochrane Cayley (October 25, 1898 – June 8, 1928) was a Canadian lawyer and mountaineer.

Beverley Cayley (right) and woman.

Early Life

Cayley was born on October 25, 1898 in Grand Forks, BC. He was the only child of Canadian politician and County Court judge Hugh S. Cayley and Leonora Adelaide Cochrane.[1]

He attended the University of British Columbia and graduated from the Arts faculty in 1918. He was called to the BC bar in 1921.[2]

Mountaineering

Cayley was an ardent mountaineer and a member of the executive committees of the BC Mountaineering Club (BCMC) and the Vancouver section of the Alpine Club of Canada.

He made of one the first winter ascents of the West Lion in February 1924, and one of the first ascents of Foley Peak (Easter 1924) and Mount Robie Read (May 1925).[3]

He also climbed Mounts Victoria, Ringrose, Huber, Pinnacle, Temple and other peaks of the southern Rockies. He made several ascents in the Robson District. He climbed Mt. Sir Donald in the Selkirks, Mt. Baker in Washington State, Mt. Garibaldi and other peaks of Garibaldi Park, and made numerous excursions to the mountains around Vancouver.[2]

Cayley's last climb was Mount Garibaldi in 1926.[4]

Death and Legacy

In 1926, Cayley discovered that he was terminally ill with tuberculosis. He died on June 8, 1928.[4]

From July 7 – 14, 1928, Cayley's friends completed an expedition in honour of Beverley, becoming the first to climb a volcanic mountain peak between the Cheakamus and Squamish Rivers, which they named Mount Cayley.[4]

His obituary was the first to appear in the BCMC monthly newsletter: “The passing of Mr BC Cayley, who for many years was an active member of our organization, came as a great shock to us. Possessed with the true spirit of the Mountaineer, Bev was one whose genial personality made for him a great circle of friends, who held him high in their esteem...”[3]

The Beverley Cayley Prize at UBC was endowed through a bequest of his mother. The $200 prize is awarded to the male student obtaining the highest standing in a first year course in English.[5]

He is buried in Ocean View Cemetery.[3]

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References
  1. Canada, Library and Archives (2013-01-07). "Search Results: Census of Canada, 1901". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. Crerar, D.; Ourom, A.; Crerar, H. (2017). "Let the sky fall: Lawyers in the history of british columbia mountaineering, part ii: The mountaineers". Advocate (Vancouver Bar Association). 75(3): 341–354 – via HeinOnline.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Archives, North Vancouver Museum and (February 2010). "Video Transcript Cayley's Chronicle - Inspiration – Passion – Climbing to the Clouds". nvma.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  5. "Award #1103 - 2019W - Beverley CAYLEY Prize". Student Services. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
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