Beverley Cochrane Cayley

Beverley Cochrane Cayley (October 25, 1898 – June 8, 1928) was a Canadian lawyer and mountaineer.

Early life Cayley was born on October 25, 1898, in Grand Forks, British Columbia. He was the only child of Canadian politician and County Court judge Hugh S. Cayley and Leonora Adelaide Cochrane.

He attended the University of British Columbia, where he was interested in literature and was one of the first editors of The Ubyssey. Cayley graduated from the Arts faculty in 1918. He was called to the BC bar in 1921.

He also climbed Mount Victoria, Ringrose Peak, Mount Huber, Pinnacle Mountain, Mount Temple and other peaks of the southern Rockies. He made several ascents in the Robson District. He climbed Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains, Mount Baker in Washington State, Mount Garibaldi and other peaks of Garibaldi Provincial Park, and made numerous excursions to the mountains around Vancouver.

Death and legacy In 1926, Cayley became terminally ill with tuberculosis. – completed an expedition in honour of Beverley, becoming the first to climb a volcanic mountain peak between the Cheakamus and Squamish rivers, which they named Mount Cayley.

He is buried in Ocean View Cemetery.