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SUPPLIED Peter Aitchison (left) with son Jeff on one of many climbing expeditions.

A Winnipeg mountain climber has died after a fall in Banff National Park.

Peter Aitchison, a retired University of Manitoba math professor, died early Wednesday morning after he slipped during a climb of Mount Victoria near Lake Louise.

Aitchison was at the centre of Winnipeg’s small climbing community, having helped to revive the local chapter of the Alpine Club. In 1992, he lead a group of climbers to Yukon to summit Mount Manitoba, the first to make the ascent.

He led yearly Alpine Club expeditions to the mountains to help mentor newer climbers. He was on one such expedition when he died, his family said late Wednesday.

"He was passionate about sharing the outdoors with anyone who wanted to share an adventure with him," said son Jeff Aitchison.

In his retirement, Aitchison put his handyman skills to work at Pollock’s Hardware, the North End co-op.

maryagnes.welch@freepress.mb.ca