Phyllis Munday

Phyllis B Munday, CM (née James) (1894 – 1990) was a Canadian mountaineer, explorer, naturalist and humanitarian, 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. 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. Phyllis' Engine, a prominent rock spire in the Pacific Ranges near Mount Garibaldi, was named in her honour.

Mount Munday is named after Don and Phyllis Munday, and Baby Munday Peak is named for their daughter Edith

Phyllis was born in Sri Lanka, moved to the British Columbia interior in 1901, and then to Vancouver in 1907.

In 1912 she climbed Grouse Mountain with her Girl Guide company.

In 1915, at 21, Phyllis joined the British Columbia Mountaineering Club and began going on club trips to such places as Mount Seymour, The Lions, Mount Tantalus and Mount Garibaldi.