translate English to French: The year marked the 150th anniversary of the Geological Survey of Canada as well as the 125th anniversary of the Dominion of Canada and a number of climbers wanted to do something special to commemorate this.
Cette année commémorait le 125e anniversaire de la Commission géologique du Canada ainsi que le 125e anniversaire du Canada; plusieurs alpinistes souhaitaient marquer l’occasion en accomplissant un exploit particulier.