PPCLI Ridge was adopted 10 August 1989 on 92 N/7, as requested February 1989 by Commanding Officer 3rd BN PPCLI, CFB Esquimalt. It was named to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, a regiment commonly known as PPCLI. The regiment was founded 10 August 1914, named after Princess Patricia, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the Duke of Connaught, who was governor general of Canada 1911-16. PPCLI was selected to perform guard duty at Buckingham Palace, St. James' Palace, and at the Tower of London during May 1998 - a rare honour last awarded to a Canadian regiment during the 1953 coronation. Adoption date selected to coincide with the anniversary date of the Regiment. In addition to numerous commemorative activities scheduled throughout the summer of 1989, several members of the 3rd Battalion PPCLI climbed the face of this ridge 21-25 August 1989 - the first recorded ascent. PPCLI commissioned a decorative certificate to recognize the official name "PPCLI Ridge" and signed by BC naming authority, Colonel of the Regiment, Commanding Officer 3rd BN, and the Expedition Leader Major David Fraser.