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The Red Pillar is a mountain in the Vancouver Island Ranges of British Columbia, southwest of Courtenay and south of Mount Albert Edward. Its name originated with early climbers exploring the surrounding glacier country. In 1931, Geoff Capes and Jack Gregson reached the summit and left a note in a cairn calling it “The Pillar.” In a 1935 letter, Ben Hughes of the Comox Argus said the party had avoided naming it after one of their own and proposed “The Red Pillar” for its reddish rock. The usual route approaches from the south via the Ash River Trail, with another route from the Comox Glacier area by way of Argus Mountain.
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