Wheeler and Elizabeth Parker, Stanley Mitchell was responsible for founding the Alpine Club of Canada in 1906, and from 1907 to 1930 he served as its Secretary-Treasurer.

It is presently in excellent condition; a comfortable facility set in beautiful meadow and mountain terrain, and a fine memorial to one of the Club's founders.

Follow the Yoho Valley Road to the Takakkaw Falls parking lot (13 km from the highway).

In winter, follow the Yoho Valley Road for approximately 1 km and park at the locked gate.

[citation needed] Descending the Iceline allows a visitor to hike toward, rather than away from, the scenery surrounding the trail.

The standard hiking time in the summer is three to four hours but, because a lot of parties use this hut as one of their first backpacking trips and as an introduction to backcountry adventures, it can be underestimated.

The trail is mostly level for about the first 4 km, and begins gaining elevation at "Hollingsworth Hill" after passing the junction for Point Lace falls.

There is another trail junction for Marpole Lake about 0.5 km before reaching the top of the Laughing Falls hill.

Early in the summer, the trail can be difficult to follow and an ice axe might be required to safely cross some of the steep snow slopes.

A visitor can leave their car at the parking lot beside the Whiskey Jack Hostel, just before Takakkaw Falls.

Refer to Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies by Chic Scott,[3] or Summits & Icefields: Canadian Rockies by Chic Scott[4] for complete access information Two routes are commonly used to access the hut in winter: the Little Yoho Valley approach, which gives access from the highway in a long one-day push, and the less common multi-day Yoho Traverse across the des Poilus Glacier from the Wapta Icefield.

On the Little Yoho Valley approach, the road to Takakkaw Falls is not plowed in winter, and must be skied.

Many people split the trip into two days, with a bivouac at the campground cook shelter just past Takakkaw Falls.

It passes Isolated Peak on its east side, and descend its south slopes to the hut.

The hut consists of a large kitchen area and a living/dining room with tables, seats and a wood-burning stove.

The sleeping quarters have 4-inch-thick (100 mm) covered foam mattresses and are in a small room on the main floor and a large upstairs loft.

Visitors are instructed to replace all firewood used in the hut with cut and split wood from the pile.

Drinking water is available from a small stream fed by Kiwetinok lake (a day hike) running through the meadow 60 m south of the hut.

Food scraps (including coffee grounds) should not be allowed to enter the grey water sump or it will become plugged.

The routes from the col between the two peaks are excellent moderate mountaineering challenges that see a fair number of beginners brought along.

The North Ridge and East Face of Mount McArthur to the northwest are also very good alpine outings.

According to Chic, the valley, with its perfect terrain, excellent snow and ski runs which end at the door of the hut is the Gem of the Rockies.

[4] It is an awfully long way to haul ice climbing gear, but if accomplished the hiker will be rewarded with ascents of the lovely Twin Falls (100 m, WI 4–5).

The fees collected from the wilderness passes go towards maintaining trails, supplying the voluntary registration service, avalanche forecasting, backcountry bridge-building, etc.