Narrow Results By
- 1950s 1255
- 1920s 1107
- 1930s
- 1900s
- 1940s 786
- 1970s 771
- 1960s 736
- 1910s 710
- 1870s
- 1980s 508
- 1890s 458
- 1990s 313
- 1880s 274
- 1850s
- 2000s 172
- 2010s
- 1860s 97
- 1800s 94
- 1820s 52
- 1840s 45
- 1830s 40
- 1780s 24
- 1810s 20
- 1750s 10
- 1790s 10
- 1770s 8
- 1700s 6
- 2020s 5
- 1570s 2
- 1600s 2
- 1740s 2
- 1760s 2
- 1080s 1
- 1300s 1
- 1500s 1
- 1530s 1
- 1550s 1
- 1560s 1
- 1610s 1
- 1620s 1
- 1680s 1
- 1690s 1
- 1710s 1
- 1720s
... et la Montagne conquit l'Homme : histoire du developpement de l'alpinisme
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2316
- 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
- Call Number
- G510 S383
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
The 9th grade : 150 years of free climbing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15369
- 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)
- 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
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
50 percent of mountaineering is uphill : the life of Canadian mountain rescue pioneer Willi Pfisterer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15361
- 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
- Subjects
- Austria
- Jasper
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Safety
- ISBN
- 9781926455600
- Accession Number
- AC633
- Call Number
- G512 P45 F54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
8000 metres : climbing the world's highest mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14862
- 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
- ISBN
- 9781852845483
- Accession Number
- AC610
- Call Number
- G530 H56
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
The abode of snow : observations on a tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2894
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1876
- Author
- Wilson, Andrew
- Publisher
- Edinburgh & London : Blackwood
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Call Number
- DS485 H6 W54
- Author
- Wilson, Andrew
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Publisher
- Edinburgh & London : Blackwood
- Published Date
- 1876
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DS485 H6 W54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1902 – 1902
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0021
- Description
- A long black academic gown with long wide pointed sleeves gathered at the shoulders. The gown opens down the length of the gown front, with a wide panel on either side, and snaps to fasten at the top creating a V-neck. The back of the gown is gathered between the shoulders with a square 'collar' …
1 image
- Title
- Academic Gown
- Date
- 1902 – 1902
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 130.0 cm
- Description
- A long black academic gown with long wide pointed sleeves gathered at the shoulders. The gown opens down the length of the gown front, with a wide panel on either side, and snaps to fasten at the top creating a V-neck. The back of the gown is gathered between the shoulders with a square 'collar' at the yoke and a line of twisted cording down centre that buttons at the bottom of the yoke. The monogram “P.A.M.” is sewn on a label at the neck. There is also a manufacturer’s label at the neck.
- Subject
- Philip Moore
- education
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0021
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1904 – 1904
- Material
- fibre, cotton; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0023
- Description
- A gold-coloured academic gown gathered at the yoke and sleeves. The gown has a wide curving neck and front opening that are banded with black satin. There are three black satin bands along edges of the wide, long, pointed sleeves. The gown fastens at the front of the neck with hooks and a narro…
1 image
- Title
- Academic Gown
- Date
- 1904 – 1904
- Material
- fibre, cotton; fibre
- Dimensions
- 128.5 cm
- Description
- A gold-coloured academic gown gathered at the yoke and sleeves. The gown has a wide curving neck and front opening that are banded with black satin. There are three black satin bands along edges of the wide, long, pointed sleeves. The gown fastens at the front of the neck with hooks and a narrow ribbon tie.
- Subject
- education
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0023
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1902 – 1902
- Material
- fibre, cotton; fibre, silk; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0022
- Description
- A black academic hood that has a sleeve shape at the end. The deep hood is lined with orange silk and black silk in wide bands. The hood is edged in light grey velvet which forms a strap to pass over the shoulders and rest on the chest.
1 image
- Title
- Academic Hood
- Date
- 1902 – 1902
- Material
- fibre, cotton; fibre, silk; fibre
- Dimensions
- 90.0 x 107.0 cm
- Description
- A black academic hood that has a sleeve shape at the end. The deep hood is lined with orange silk and black silk in wide bands. The hood is edged in light grey velvet which forms a strap to pass over the shoulders and rest on the chest.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0022
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Accessories Guitar Accessories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.0008%20a-m
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; ivory; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0008 a-m
- Description
- A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to t…
1 image
- Title
- Accessories Guitar Accessories
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; ivory; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 cm
- Description
- A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to the band, tip is crimped in stiff fold, 3 have solder at the tip to form a longer point. (MFG: Fitrite).(b) finger pick set (2.5 x 1.8 x 2.0) six metal rings that fit over the finger tips, adjustable band has circles cut out along it, flame shaped fingernail rises from band, curling inward slightly, and with cut out circle at middle. (mfg: National) (c) finger pick (2.5 x 1.9 x 2.0) as (b) but without cut out circles (mfg: Artisto) (d) finger picks (3.0 x 1.7 x 1.9) two metal bands that wrap around finger tip, widening near the end, then narrowing to a point that extends off to one side of the finger. (e) finger picks (3.5 x 1.5 x 1.9) two flat ivory bands which curl once around finger tip and extend out to one side in a point. (f) pick (3.2 x 2.3 x .1) small, flat, egg shaped, marbleized, grey plastic, stiff. (mfg: Durro). (g) pick (3.0 x 2.2 x .1) as (f) but brown tortoise shell coloured plastic (mfg: Eureka). (h) pick (2.7 x 1.9 x .1) as (f) but transparent yellowed plastic ?, slightly curled. (i) capo (5.3 x 1.9 x .9) flat metal bar with small hooks at either end to hold tightly coiled spring across the under side, lined underneath bar with cork. (mfg: Elton). j) bridge ? (4.7 x .8 x 1.1) a long, half round, hollow metal bar with six incised rings spaced evenly along the length. (mfg: Kamiki). (k) slides (7.2 x 1.7 diam) two heavy, solid, brass rods (used to slide over strings when playing the guitar Hawaiian style) (1) peg (5.0 x .9 x 2.3) white, cast plastic peg with long shaft and flattened key with finger depression each side, ferrules around top of shaft. (m) bridge (4.7 x 1.4 x 1.9) low, unfinished wood bridge with small dark support perpendicularly across under middle, short legs thicken slightly at base, series of small notches across top, some deliberately cut into wood, some worn in odd places from strings (mfg: Grover).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- accessories
- equipment
- sound
- song
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0008 a-m
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Accessories Guitar Accessories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.0009%20a-e
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0009 a-e
- Description
- A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, …
1 image
- Title
- Accessories Guitar Accessories
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, high, yellowed, glass like bridge with arced top, and arch under between legs, curved in at sides, and four shallow notches across top. (d) pegs (15.9 x .9 x 1.9) three plain, wooden tuning pegs with straight, tapering shafts, and simple round flat keys at top with depressions for fingers to grasp, small slit cut across bottom, impressed marks from strings around bottom. (e)pick guard (7.8 x 5.2) small, lyre shaped form cut from a thin sheet of tortoiseshell patterned plastic, two pinholes at stem where broken off from something else (a bracket?).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- accessories
- equipment
- sound
- song;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0009 a-e
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Account of Tibet : the travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia...1712-1727 Edited by Filippo de Filippi
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue838
- 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
- Call Number
- DS785 D4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Aconcagua and Tierra del Fuego
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue745
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1902
- Author
- Conway, William Martin Conway, Baron
- Publisher
- London : Cassell
- Call Number
- F3063 C6
- Publisher
- London : Cassell
- Published Date
- 1902
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F3063 C6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Across America : or, the great west and the Pacific coast
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2225
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1874
- Author
- Rusling, James
- Publisher
- New York : Sheldon
- Call Number
- F594 R88
- Author
- Rusling, James
- Publisher
- New York : Sheldon
- Published Date
- 1874
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F594 R88
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Across the Great Saint Bernard
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2346
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1904
- Author
- Sennett, Alfred Richard
- Publisher
- London ; Derby : Bemrose
- Call Number
- DQ841 S15 S4
- Author
- Sennett, Alfred Richard
- Publisher
- London ; Derby : Bemrose
- Published Date
- 1904
- Call Number
- DQ841 S15 S4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Across the San Juan mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2134
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1903
- Author
- Rickard, Thomas Arthur
- Publisher
- London : Engineering and Mining Journal
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Call Number
- F782 S18 R5
- Author
- Rickard, Thomas Arthur
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- London : Engineering and Mining Journal
- Published Date
- 1903
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F782 S18 R5
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Advanced rock climbing : expert skills and techniques
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19916
- 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)
- 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
- ISBN
- 9781680510126
- Accession Number
- AC635
- Call Number
- G513 D66 A38
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
The adventure game : a cameraman's tales from films at the edge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14886
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2015
- Author
- Partridge, Keith
- Publisher
- Dingwall, Scotland : Sandstone Press
- Call Number
- G512 P37 A38
- Author
- Partridge, Keith
- Responsibility
- Keith Partridge, foreword by Steve Backshall
- Publisher
- Dingwall, Scotland : Sandstone Press
- Published Date
- 2015
- Physical Description
- 223 pages, col. ill.
- Subjects
- Photography
- Films
- ISBN
- 9781910124314
- Accession Number
- AC609
- Call Number
- G512 P37 A38
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Adventures in geyser land
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue614
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1935
- Author
- Carpenter, Frank D
- Publisher
- Caldwell (ID): Caxton
- Call Number
- F722 C37
- Author
- Carpenter, Frank D
- Publisher
- Caldwell (ID): Caxton
- Published Date
- 1935
- Notes
- From: The wonders of geyser land, ed. of 1875
- Call Number
- F722 C37
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Adventures of an Alpine guide
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1479
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1932
- Author
- Klucker, Christian
- Publisher
- London : Murray
- Edition
- Tr. from the third German ed
- Call Number
- DQ824 K58
- Author
- Klucker, Christian
- Responsibility
- edited ... by H.E.G. Tyndale
- Edition
- Tr. from the third German ed
- Publisher
- London : Murray
- Published Date
- 1932
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ824 K58
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Adventures on the roof of the world
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1538
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1904
- Author
- Le Blond, Elizabeth Alice Frances
- Publisher
- London : Unwin
- Call Number
- DQ823 L4
- Publisher
- London : Unwin
- Published Date
- 1904
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ823 L4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.