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Mountains : mapping the earth's extremes
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Dech, Stefan
- Messner, Reinhold
- Sparwasser, Nils
- Publisher
- London, England : Thames and Hudson
- Call Number
- GA D43 M68
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- Responsibility
- Stefan Dech, Reinhold Messner, Nils Sparwasser
- Publisher
- London, England : Thames and Hudson
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 240 p. illus. (colour)
- Subjects
- Mountains
- Maps
- Cartography
- Photography, Aerial
- Abstract
- Mountains marks a new milestone in Earth observation and Alpine exploration. For the first time, a special recording process and a technique developed at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) allow the satellite recording of three-dimensional views from 300 miles above with a resolution in the range of a few meters. Photorealistic images are created in this manner from perspectives denied even to mountaineers and helicopter pilots. In addition to highly accurate detailed models of individual regions, the DLR generates a global three-dimensional elevation model of Earth in unprecedented quality. For this purpose, two German satellites are currently circling the earth at a speed of more than 15,000 miles per hour—separated by a mere 500 feet. Taken together, both techniques offer a detailed view of a world that still pushes human beings to their limits—the mountainous regions of our planet. For this book Reinhold Messner has selected thirteen peaks and routes to feature, as they’ve never been seen before. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Trailblazers
- Mountains: the fourth dimension
- Of scientists and mountaineers : the making of this book
- Kailash
- Mont Blanc
- Matterhorn
- Ushba
- Denali
- Aconcagua
- Nanda Devi
- Mount Everest
- K2
- Dhaulagiri
- Annapurna
- Masherbrum
- Histories
- Profiles
- From data to images
- Editors, authors and project partners
- Index
- ISBN
- 9780500518892
- Accession Number
- AC635
- Call Number
- GA D43 M68
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 29 b&w prints of the Norquay Ski Hill, including skiers, buildings, ski runs, employees, construction of the ski jumping judges stand, and the summer sightseeing chairlift/gondola.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1980]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / O / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
5 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, O : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Old Norquay
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / O / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 29
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1980]
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 29 b&w prints of the Norquay Ski Hill, including skiers, buildings, ski runs, employees, construction of the ski jumping judges stand, and the summer sightseeing chairlift/gondola.
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Children
- Construction
- Dogs
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Ski area
- Ski jumping
- Ski Maps
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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