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Howser Spire or Howser Spire Massif, is a group of three distinct granite peaks, and the highest mountain of the Canadian Bugaboo Spires. The mountain is located at the southwest corner of the Vowell Glacier, within the Bugaboo mountain range in the Purcell Mountains, a subrange of British Columbia's Columbia Mountains, The highest of the three spires is the North Tower at , the Central Tower the lowest, and the South Tower being slightly lower than the North at . Howser Spire is named after the town of Howser on Duncan Lake and Howser Creek. The first ascent of the North Tower was made in August, 1916 by Conrad Kain, Albert MacCarthy, E. MacCarthy, J. Vincent and Henry Frind.〔〔Mountaineers Books 2nd edition., 2003, Randall Green, Joe Bensen., ISBN 0-89886-795-9, ISBN 978-0-89886-795-4〕 The ''Beckey-Chouinard / West Buttress'' route is recognized in the historic climbing text ''Fifty Classic Climbs of North America'' and considered a classic around the world. ==Nearby== * Brenta Spire * Bugaboo Spire (3204 m) * Conrad Kain hut * Crescent Towers * Hound's Tooth * Marmolata Spire * Pigeon Spire (3156 m) * Snowpatch Spire (3084 m) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Howser Spire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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