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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1935
Author
Chabod, R
Publisher
Roma : Club Alpino Italiano
Call Number
G510 A1 C43
Author
Chabod, R
Responsibility
per cura di R. Chabod e G. Gervasutti
Publisher
Roma : Club Alpino Italiano
Published Date
1935
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
G510 A1 C43
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1939
Author
Irving, Robert Lock Graham
Publisher
London : Batsford
Call Number
DQ823 I78
Author
Irving, Robert Lock Graham
Publisher
London : Batsford
Published Date
1939
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ823 I78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Alps and men : pages from forgotten diaries of travellers and tourists in Switzerland

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1932
Author
De Beer, Gavin Rylands
Publisher
London : Arnold
Call Number
DQ823 D4
Author
De Beer, Gavin Rylands
Publisher
London : Arnold
Published Date
1932
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ823 D4
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The A.M.C. White Mountain guide

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1931
Author
Appalachian Mountain Club
Publisher
Boston : Appalachian Mountain Club
Edition
8th ed
Call Number
F41.5 A64 1931
Author
Appalachian Mountain Club
Edition
8th ed
Publisher
Boston : Appalachian Mountain Club
Published Date
1931
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Call Number
F41.5 A64 1931
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1930 – 1932
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.07.0017 a,b
Description
A pair of andirons made of railroad rail (original CPR rail), cut to length, and a cutout made from under the leading part of the rail so that they have bent up at the front to keep the logs in.
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Title
Andiron
Date
1930 – 1932
Material
metal
Dimensions
17.0 x 10.0 x 55.0 cm
Description
A pair of andirons made of railroad rail (original CPR rail), cut to length, and a cutout made from under the leading part of the rail so that they have bent up at the front to keep the logs in.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.07.0017 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0018 a,b
Description
Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a d…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.3 (a); 13.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 8.3 (b) cm
Description
Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a dark muzzle, a narrow collar with a pendant, and a chain looped around its shoulders.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, dogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0018 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0031
Description
A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.5 cm
Description
A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
Subject
households
collectables
animals, squirrel
children
Beatrix Potter
literary characters
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0031
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina worn at high points showing bronze colour through.
Subject
households
souvenirs
collectables
animals, bovine
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Eac…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Dimensions
14.0 x 6.7 x 12.5 cm
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Each elephant has a grooved crease carved in the top of its head, two creases in each ear, and three along each side.
Subject
households
animals, elephants
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 x 8.8 cm
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him and circle above that, and two long triangular shapes at each side of the oval. The figurine is glazed with green-blue slip.
Subject
households
animals, insects
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
Subject
households
animals, monkeys
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
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Animals in the Canadian Rockies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1936
Author
McCowan, Daniel
Publisher
New York : Dood, Mead
Call Number
QL721 R6 M16
Author
McCowan, Daniel
Publisher
New York : Dood, Mead
Published Date
1936
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
QL721 R6 M16
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Townshend, Nancy
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Call Number
N T69 A78
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Author
Townshend, Nancy
Responsibility
Nancy Townshend
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
vi, 136p, 40 plates : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Artists
O'Brien, Lucius
Notman, William & Son
Thompson, David
Harmon, Byron
Harris, Lawren
MacDonald, J.E.H
Sargent, John Singer
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Rocky Mountains
Purcell Mountains
Selkirk Mountains
Abstract
Nancy Townshend's book on art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains, and Selkirk Mountains presents these mountains' justifiable prominence in world art. For over two centuries, Canadian artists have admired their magnitude and grandeur, their endlessly changing light and atmospheric conditions, their four distinct seasons, and myriad other aspects. The book is organized chronologically into three eras: traditional (1809 –1899), Modern (1900–1973) and contemporary (1974–2012). From David Thompson's watercolours in the early nineteenth century (c. 1809) of the East Kootenays to Jan Kabatoff's multimedia art of the early twenty-first century that addresses the impact of global warming on glaciers, Townshend's book presents a whole gamut of Canadian art inspired by these great mountains. Featuring three comprehensive overviews and thirteen chapters on both central and western Canadian artists, as well as a chapter on American artist John Singer Sargent, the book offers insights into their art and inspirations. What did two centuries of artistic exploration in the infinitely facetted Canadian Rockies, Purcells and Selkirks yield? How did the resulting works of art serve to build a unique western Canadian identity? How does the West inform Canadians about themselves, about their own place in the world at this critical time in world history? Townshend answers these questions in this significant reference book for decades to come. Over the past two hundred years, a shift from the exploitative view of Canada's mountain West during the traditional era to the contemporary creative genesis of this area has occurred. Because of the contemporary artists' commitment to wildlife conservation and environmental issues, the contemporary era is more outward looking and expansive, concerned about the world's future. Townshend's all-encompassing text and selected stunning images confirm John Ruskin's observation that mountains are "the beginning and end of all natural scenery." That Canada's mountain West is indeed a place to be revered, a place from which we can learn about ourselves now and in the future. (from author's website)
Contents
Preface
Introduction to the Traditional Era (1809-1899):
Chapter One - Lucius O'Brien (1832-1899)
Chapter Two - William McFarlane Notman (1857-1913)
Chapter Three - Frederic Bell-Smith (1846-1923)
Chapter Four - David Thompson (1770-1857)
Chapter Five - Richard Henery Trueman (1856-1911)
Chapter Six - Byron Harmon (1976-1942)
Introduction to the Modern Era (1900-1971):
Chapter Seven - Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970)
Chapter Eight - J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932)
Chapter Nine - John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Chapter Ten - Peter Whyte (1905-1966)
Chapter Eleven - Catharine Robb Whyte (1906-1979)
Introduction to the Contemporary Era (1972-2012):
Chapter Twelve - Kent Monkman (1965-)
Chapter Thirteen - Jin-Me Yoon (1960-)
Chapter Fourteen - Jan Kabatoff (1948-)
Conclusion
Index
Notes
Signed by author
ISBN
978-1-897411-37-7
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
N T69 A78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Author's website
Websites
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Art of freedom : the life and climbs of Voytek Kurtyka

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
G512 M16 A78
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Responsibility
Bernadette McDonald
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
326 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountaineers, Polish
Biography
Abstract
"A profound and moving biography of one of the international climbing world's most respected, complicated and reclusive mountaineers. Voytek Kurtyka remains one of the greatest alpinists of all time. Born in 1947, he was one of the leading lights of the Polish golden age of Himalayan climbing. His visionary approach to climbing resulted in many renowned ascents, such as the complete Broad Peak traverse, the "night naked" speed climbs of Cho Oyu and Shishapangma and, above all, the alpine-style ascent of the West Face of Gasherbrum IV. Dubbed the "climb of the century," his route on G IV, as of 2016, has yet to be repeated. His most frequent climbing partners were alpine legends of their time: Polish Himalayan climber Jerzy Kukuczka, Swiss mountain guide Erhard Loretan and British alpinist Alex MacIntyre. After repeated requests to accept the Piolet d'Or lifetime achievement award (the Academy Award of the climbing world), Kurtyka finally accepted the honour in the spring of 2016. A fiercely private individual, he continues to decline countless invitations for interviews, lectures and festival appearances, but has agreed to co-operate with internationally renowned and award winning Canadian author Bernadette McDonald on this long-awaited biography."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction
Rock Animal
Alpinist in Training
Hindu Kush - Unleashed
Troll Wall
Bandaka - The Mordor Beauty
Hungry for Hunger
Dancing in the Moment
Enfant Terrible
Line against the Sky
The Shining Wall
Fork in the Road
Trango Tower
Night Naked
Dance of the Underclings
Chinese Maharaja
Metaphysical Think Tank
The Crux
Chronology of Selected Climbs
Acknowledgements
Notes
Sources
Index
ISBN
9781771602129
Accession Number
AC634
Call Number
G512 M16 A78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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As above, so below : a climbing story

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Kalman, Christ (author)
Muderlak, Craig (illustrator)
Publisher
Herndon, VA : Mascot Books
Call Number
P A83 K35
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Author
Kalman, Christ (author)
Muderlak, Craig (illustrator)
Publisher
Herndon, VA : Mascot Books
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
vii, 103 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Fiction
Mountaineering
Patagonia
Abstract
As Above, So Below is a 103 page fictional climbing story set in Argentine Patagonia. When something goes wrong high up a mountain, one man is forced to face his inner demons along the way to the summit. This beautiful hardbound book was published in 2018 as a limited edition of 1000 copies. The story was illustrated by the immensely talented Craig Muderlak, and edited and revised at the The Banff Centre’s prestigious Mountain and Wilderness Writing Workshop. As Above, So Below has been described as "Jack London's To Build a Fire for climbing", and reminiscent of James Salter's Solo Faces. In September of 2018, it was nominated for the Mountain Fiction Award at the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival in Banff, Canada. (from author's website)
Contents
Acknowledgements
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2018 finalist for Mountain Fiction
ISBN
9781684019694
Accession Number
AC639
Call Number
P A83 K35
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on author's website
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Les ascensions de Willo Welzenbach

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1939
Author
Welzenbach, Willi
Publisher
Paris : Editions de France
Call Number
G512 W4 A3
Author
Welzenbach, Willi
Publisher
Paris : Editions de France
Published Date
1939
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
G512 W4 A3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Ascent of Mount Stalin

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1936
Author
Romm, Michael David
Publisher
London : Lawrence and Wishart
Call Number
DK971 P2 R6
Author
Romm, Michael David
Publisher
London : Lawrence and Wishart
Published Date
1936
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DK971 P2 R6
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The ascent of Nanda Devi

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1937
Author
Tilman, Harold William
Publisher
New York : Macmillan
Call Number
DS486 N28 T5
Author
Tilman, Harold William
Publisher
New York : Macmillan
Published Date
1937
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DS486 N28 T5
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1938 – 1938
Material
plaster
Catalogue Number
102.04.0158
Description
An ashtray in the shape of a wagon wheel and decorated with a three dimensional bison skull and highlighted with brown paint. The ashtray is scorched from use, and the bison’s left horn broken and missing. The words “J Fuller ‘38’” are on one side of the ashtray, and “Made in Banff Can” is on the…
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1938 – 1938
Material
plaster
Dimensions
5.0 x 13.5 x 14.3 cm
Description
An ashtray in the shape of a wagon wheel and decorated with a three dimensional bison skull and highlighted with brown paint. The ashtray is scorched from use, and the bison’s left horn broken and missing. The words “J Fuller ‘38’” are on one side of the ashtray, and “Made in Banff Can” is on the base.
Subject
households
decorative
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0158
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At home in nature : a life of unknown mountains and deep wilderness

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Wood, Robert Julian
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Call Number
G512 A84 W66
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Author
Wood, Robert Julian
Publisher
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Architecture
Autobiography
Alberta
British Columbia
Abstract
Rob Wood grew up in a village on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, where he eventually developed a preoccupation with rock climbing. After studying architecture for five years at the Architectural Association School in London, England, he made his way to Montreal and ended up in Calgary. During his time in Calgary, Rob became a pioneer of ice climbing and posted numerous first ascents in the Rockies during the early 1970’s. Eventually, life in corporate Alberta proved unfulfilling and Rob realized that he needed to find a place where he could reconnect with nature, which brought him to the remote reaches of Canada’s West Coast. Settling on Maurelle Island, he and his wife built an off-the-grid homestead and focussed on alternative communities and developing a small house-design practice specializing in organic and wholesome building techniques. At Home in Nature is a gentle and philosophical memoir that focuses on living a life deeply rooted in the natural world, where citizens are connected to the planet and individuals work together to help, enhance and make the world a better — and sustainable — place. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Leaving the old country
Allegiance to nature
Settling down
Cosmic shack
Back to the land community
Island schooling
Domestic animals
Wild animals
Fiordland boat
Mystery mountain
Deep wilderness
Cancer
Aorta attack
Outer islands community
Off-grib homestead
Organic house
Heavy weather
Flight of the imagination
Legend of Kayak Bill
Whirlpools in the tide
ISBN
9781771602501
Accession Number
A639
Call Number
G512 A84 W66
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Rocky Mountain Books
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