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... et la Montagne conquit l'Homme : histoire du developpement de l'alpinisme

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1931

Author: Schwartz, Myrtil

Publisher: Paris : Fischbacher

Call Number: G510 S383

Author: Schwartz, Myrtil

Publisher: Paris : Fischbacher

Published Date: 1931

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: G510 S383

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The 9th grade : 150 years of free climbing

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2015

Author: Chambre, David

Publisher: Les Editions du Mont-Blanc

Call Number: G510 C43 N56

Author: Chambre, David

Publisher: Les Editions du Mont-Blanc

Published Date: 2015

Physical Description: 297 pages, illustrations (colour)

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: France; History; Mont Blanc; Rock climbing; Yosemite Valley

ISBN: 9782365450225

Accession Number: AC633

Call Number: G510 C43 N56

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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36 views of Mt. Fuji

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1959

Author: Katsushika, Kokusai

Publisher: Tokyo : Toto Shuppan

Call Number: DS895 F9 K3

Author: Katsushika, Kokusai

Responsibility: introduction and notes on plates by Charles S. Terry

Publisher: Tokyo : Toto Shuppan

Published Date: 1959

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DS895 F9 K3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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50 hikes in Mount Rainier National Park

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1959

Author: Spring, Ira

Publisher: Seattle : Mount Rainier Natural History Association : Mountaineers

Call Number: F897 R2 S6

Author: Spring, Ira

Publisher: Seattle : Mount Rainier Natural History Association : Mountaineers

Published Date: 1959

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F897 R2 S6

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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50 percent of mountaineering is uphill : the life of Canadian mountain rescue pioneer Willi Pfisterer

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2016

Author: Pfisterer, Susanna

Publisher: Edmonton : Newest Press

Call Number: G512 P45 F54

Author: Pfisterer, Susanna

Publisher: Edmonton : Newest Press

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: 310 pages, illustrations

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Austria; Jasper; Rocky Mountains, Canada; Safety

ISBN: 9781926455600

Accession Number: AC633

Call Number: G512 P45 F54

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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8000 metres : climbing the world's highest mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2013

Author: Hinkes, Alan

Publisher: Cumbria, U.K. : Cicerone Press

Call Number: G530 H56

Author: Hinkes, Alan

Publisher: Cumbria, U.K. : Cicerone Press

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: xii, 189 pages, col. ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Himalaya Mountains; Karakorum Mountains; K2; Nanga Parbat; Everest, Mount

ISBN: 9781852845483

Accession Number: AC610

Call Number: G530 H56

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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...A travers les Alpes francaises; onze jours chez les grand guides

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1950

Author: Barbarin, Georges

Publisher: Paris : Ermite

Call Number: DC611 A556 B37

Author: Barbarin, Georges

Publisher: Paris : Ermite

Published Date: 1950

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alps

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DC611 A556 B37

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Abode of snow : a history of Himalayan exploration and mountaineering

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1955

Author: Mason, Kenneth

Publisher: London : Rupert Hart-Davis

Call Number: DS485 H6 M3

Author: Mason, Kenneth

Publisher: London : Rupert Hart-Davis

Published Date: 1955

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DS485 H6 M3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Account of Tibet : the travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia...1712-1727 Edited by Filippo de Filippi

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1937

Author: Desideri, Ippolito

Publisher: London : Routledge

Edition: Rev. ed

Call Number: DS785 D4

Author: Desideri, Ippolito

Edition: Rev. ed

Publisher: London : Routledge

Published Date: 1937

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DS785 D4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Aconcagua : South face

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1956

Author: Ferlet, Rene

Publisher: London : Constable

Call Number: F2851 F4

Author: Ferlet, Rene

Responsibility: by Rene Ferlet and Guy Poulet

Publisher: London : Constable

Published Date: 1956

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Expedition francaise aux Andes argentines (1953-1954)

Call Number: F2851 F4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Across the Alps : aerial views between Nice and Vienna|texts by Hans Annaheim [et al.]

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1959

Author: Swissair

Call Number: DQ823 S95; DQ823 S95 copy 2 - Duplicate ACC box 1

Author: Swissair

Published Date: 1959

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ823 S95; DQ823 S95 copy 2 - Duplicate ACC box 1

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Across the roof of the world

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1911

Author: Etherton, Percy Thomas

Publisher: London : Constable

Call Number: DS8 E84

Author: Etherton, Percy Thomas

Publisher: London : Constable

Published Date: 1911

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DS8 E84

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Advanced rock climbing : expert skills and techniques

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2016

Author: Donahue, Topher

Publisher: Seatte, Washington : Mountaineers Books

Edition: 1st ed.

Call Number: G513 D66 A38

Author: Donahue, Topher

Responsibility: Topher Donahue

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: Seatte, Washington : Mountaineers Books

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: 350 p. ; illustrations (colour)

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Rock climbing

Abstract: Advanced Rock Climbing: Expert Skills and Technique is for good climbers who want to get even better, from training to gear, sport climbing to multi-pitch efficiency, and beyond. Each chapter has detailed advice from some of the world's best climbers and guides, Tommy Caldwell, Angela Hawse, Justen Sjong, Steph Davis, Sonny Trotter, Alex Honnold, Lynn Hill, and more. (from WorldCat).

Contents: Foreward; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Face climbing; Chapter 2 - Crack climbing; Chapter 3 - Climbing gear; Chapter 4 - Knots and anchoring; Chapter 5 - Traditional gear placement; Chapter 6 - Belaying for mastery; Chapter 7 - Sport climbing; Chapter 8 - Traditional lead climbing; Chapter 9 - Long route efficiency; Chapter 10 - Big wall free climbing; Chapter 11 - Rappelling and descents; Chapter 12 - Bouldering; Chapter 13 - Performance; Chapter 14 - Improvised rescue and epic avoidance; Contributor profiles; Resources; Index