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Thérèse Dumesnil on the cover of the magazine Madame au Foyer

Cover of the magazine Madame au Foyer. A lady is dressed in red and wears a white helmet and other climbing equipment, and the titles of various articles also appear.

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Martine Lavallée collection

Thérèse Dumesnil, vice president of the Fédération des Clubs de Montagne du Québec (FCMQ) in the 1970s, played a vital role in the democratization of rock climbing in Québec. She wrote numerous articles on this sport which were published in the revue Madame au foyer and the “Perspectives-Dimanche” section of La Presse.

Mme Dumesnil chose to settle in Val-David village and start her family there. Her grandchildren are third-generation Québécois climbers. The Dumesnil family is one of only two with three generations of climbers.