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Book report notebook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55658
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one spiral notebook titled "Part I - Book Report", dated 1965, with annotations by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes research notes pertaining to various historic people from the Banff area, a rough sketch of Castle Peak and Devil's Head, and notes on other assorted topics…
Date Range
1965
Reference Code
M9 / I / B / 14
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M9
S13
V605
Series
M9 / I : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
M9
Sub-Series
M9 / I / B : Research and other professional records
Accession Number
7412
Reference Code
M9 / I / B / 14
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (1 volume : 15 x 22.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one spiral notebook titled "Part I - Book Report", dated 1965, with annotations by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes research notes pertaining to various historic people from the Banff area, a rough sketch of Castle Peak and Devil's Head, and notes on other assorted topics related to Banff and the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Some pages in notebook are loose
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Subject Access
Research
Environment
Mountains
Geography
Biography
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Category
Environment
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Bowling along: early travel adventures of Mary Morris Vaux

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14650
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Jones, Marjorie G
Call Number
02.3 V46j Pam
Author
Jones, Marjorie G
Responsibility
Marjorie G. Jones
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
p.22-39 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Vaux family
Walcott, Mary Vaux
Notes
In Quaker History: the bulletin of Friends Historical Association, vol 100, no. 1 (Spring 2011).
Contains bibliographic references
Manuscript of the article to be in Quaker History sent to the Whyte Museum requestin permission to use a photograph of Mary Vaux Walcott
Actual article in 02.3 V46j
Call Number
02.3 V46j Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten catalogue cards listing names of individuals with connections to Banff and area. Cards were possibly produced by Maryalice Harvey Stewart as resource materials to be used at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies.
Date Range
[1965-1976]
Reference Code
M9 / I / A / 41 to 43
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M9
S13
V605
Series
M9 / I : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
M9
Sub-Series
M9 / I / A : Archives of the Canadian Rockies records
Accession Number
7412
Reference Code
M9 / I / A / 41 to 43
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
[1965-1976]
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten catalogue cards listing names of individuals with connections to Banff and area. Cards were possibly produced by Maryalice Harvey Stewart as resource materials to be used at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Materials are arranged alphabetically, with blue separators to mark individual letter sections.
Contents of individual folders: M9 / I / A / 41 : Cards A - G M9 / I / A / 42 : Cards H - O M9 / I / A / 43 : Cards P - Z
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Subject Access
Professional and Personal Life
Research
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Biography
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M…
Date Range
1942-1998
1942-1943
1947
1998
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 6-7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Textual record
Calendar
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M521
Sub-Series
M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 6-7
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Textual record
Calendar
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1942-1998
1942-1943
1947
1998
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (23 x 33.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M. Tory at Carleton College (photocopies and handwritten originals), and two envelopes, 23 x 33.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the founding, early years, and community impact of Carleton College, including instructor profiles, corporation and registration, a tribute to Dr. H.M. Tory (college head), and Dorothy's personal experiences and memories while working at the college from 1942-1944 as the first secretary. Newspaper clippings come from the Ottawa Citizen and the Ottawa Journal and are dated:
September 14, 1942
June 30, 1943
November 7, 1942
November 4, 1943
June 9, 1942
August 29, 1942
February 7, 1947 Correspondence between Dorothy and Blair Neatby is dated February 19 and February 25, 1998.
Notes
Carleton College is now Carleton University.
Blair Neatby was a historian who wrote a biography of Carleton College.He contacted Dorothy (ca. 1997-1998) to solicit her experiences and memories of when she worked there. "Creating Carleton: The Shaping of a University" was published in 2002.
Envelopes were originally used to file the records. There are notations and labels on them created by Dorothy.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Tory, Dr. H.M.
Neatby, Blair
Subject Access
Education
History
Newspaper
Organizations
Professional and Personal Life
World War II
Biography
Geographic Access
Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
Language
English
Conservation
Clippings are taped and glued together. May present conservation issues in the future.
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Education
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of notes, research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings and other personal records collected by Chic Scott. Content pertains to publication projects, biographies, Chic Scott and Kathy Madill's wedding, and the 1982 Everest Expedition.
Date Range
[1982 - 2018]
Reference Code
M57 / XIV
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M57
S47
V40
Series
M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
Sous-Fonds
M57
Accession Number
6772
8110
2015.8559
Reference Code
M57 / XIV
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[1982 - 2018]
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Series consists of notes, research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings and other personal records collected by Chic Scott. Content pertains to publication projects, biographies, Chic Scott and Kathy Madill's wedding, and the 1982 Everest Expedition.
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Madill, Kathy
Amann, Eddie
Subject Access
Biography
Research
Publication
Weddings
Events
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Everest '82
Sports
Recreation
Exploration
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Lake Louise
Mount Everest
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Collected research, Geddes family

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55265
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of collected genealogical records, research notes and correspondence pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, Jennie (Waters) Geddes, Alvin Geddes, Enid (Geddes) Darroch, and various extended family members. File includes research notes on Geddes family history, including a copy of Alvin Geddes'…
Date Range
1968
[1975-1990]
1989-1991
1993-1994
2007-2009
2012-2013
Reference Code
M39 / III / B / 2 to 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M39
V756
Series
M39 / III : Personal and family records
Sous-Fonds
M39
Sub-Series
M39 / III / B : Genealogy and research
Accession Number
2015.8558
Reference Code
M39 / III / B / 2 to 4
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1968
[1975-1990]
1989-1991
1993-1994
2007-2009
2012-2013
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of collected genealogical records, research notes and correspondence pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, Jennie (Waters) Geddes, Alvin Geddes, Enid (Geddes) Darroch, and various extended family members. File includes research notes on Geddes family history, including a copy of Alvin Geddes' birth record; a transcription of Jessie Geddes' diary [1870-1914]; articles and publications about the Geddes and Waters families; timelines of family events; emails and letters sent between descendants of Malcolm Geddes pertaining to their family history; a copy of Photolife Magazine featuring an article about Malcolm Geddes; a copy of 1906 census records; a copy of a Certificate of Standing for Malcolm Geddes from the Ontario Agricultural College [1896]; and other related materials.
Notes
File includes original and scanned documents
Name Access
Geddes, Malcolm
Geddes, Alvin
Geddes, Jennie (Waters)
Geddes, Jessie
Geddes, James
Geddes, Enid
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Research
Genealogy
Biography
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Ontario
Guelph
England
Scotland
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Con bravura : the remarkable mountaineering life of Peter Fuhrmann

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15193
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Sandford, Robert William
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
01.4 F95c Pam
R 01.4 F95c Pam
Author
Sandford, Robert William
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2014
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #18
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
ISBN
9780920330555
Accession Number
2017.8637
Call Number
01.4 F95c Pam
R 01.4 F95c Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Con bravura : the remarkable mountaineering life of Peter Fuhrmann

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14915
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Sandford, Robert William
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
G512 F84 Pam
Author
Sandford, Robert William
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2014
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #18
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
ISBN
9780920330555
Accession Number
AC611 duplicate copy transfer to ARC Library
Call Number
G512 F84 Pam
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Les conquerants de l'inutile : des Alpes a l'Annapurna

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19925
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1961
Author
Terray, Lionel
Publisher
France : Gallimard
Edition
1st
Call Number
G512 T47 L47
  1 website  
Author
Terray, Lionel
Responsibility
Lionel Terray
Edition
1st
Publisher
France : Gallimard
Published Date
1961
Physical Description
560 p. ; 88 illus. ; maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Terray, Lionel
Biography
Alps
Eiger
Himalaya Mountains
Abstract
"All these faces that appear in close-up in the news or in the press are also men. The name of Lionel Terray, one of the most famous living mountaineers, comes back periodically in conversations, because he participated in a rescue or because he helped to conquer a great world summit like Annapurna or the Makalu. In The Conquerors of the Useless , it is the whole mountain and its secrets that it reveals to us without emphasis and especially without pretension. We see how a little boy can already sense his vocation and soon to live only for the mountain; how this passion led him from the Alps to the Himalayas, from Canada to Peru. Each story of his prodigious ascensions will fascinate those who know the mountain only through the cable car. Indeed, this book that Lionel Terray wrote entirely himself using notes and stories in which he fixed his memories throughout his career, was written for them. The Conquerors of the Useless is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the heroic fate of the last survivors of the Knights race. " (from publisher's website)
Contents
Decouverte de la montagne
Premieres conquetes
La guerre des Alpes
Je rencontre Lachenal
La face nord de l'Eiger
Guide de grandes courses
L'Annapurna
Sur les sommets du monde
Notes
EVE-DELACROIX PRIZE OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY 1962
French edition signed by Lionel Terray
Newsclipping tucked inside entitled "La mort de Lionel Terray a stufefie les membres du Ski Club"
ISBN
2070262146
Accession Number
AC636
Call Number
G512 T47 L47
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Publication information on publisher's website
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Conrad Kain : letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14535
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Kain, Conrad
Publisher
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press
Call Number
01 K12c
01 K12c c.2
01 K12c c.3
Author
Kain, Conrad
Responsibility
edited with an introduction by Zac Robinson ; translated by Maria and John Koch
Publisher
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
468 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission
Alpine Club of Canada
Biography
Kain, Conrad
Malek, Amelie
Mountaineering
Mountain guides
Pistor, Dr. Erich
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Notes
Partial contents: Foreword : Conrad Kain, guide and mountaineer / Chic Scott; Epilogue: The Kain-Malek correspondence: provenance, 1934-2005 / Don Bourdon
ISBN
9781772120042
Accession Number
2015-8404
P2015.06.30
P2015-06-30
Call Number
01 K12c
01 K12c c.2
01 K12c c.3
Collection
Archives Library
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Eddie Amann interview transcript

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55259
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
Date Range
2018
Reference Code
M57 / XIV / A / 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M57
S47
V40
Series
M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
Sous-Fonds
M57
Sub-Series
M57 / XIV / A : Research materials
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M57 / XIV / A / 5
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
2018
Physical Description
0.2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Interview was possibly used as publication material.
Name Access
Amann, Eddie
Subject Access
Helicopter skiing
Personal and Professional Life
Biography
Research
World War II
Skiing
Recreation
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Austria
Germany
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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End of the rope : mountains, marriage, and motherhood

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25047
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Redford, Jan
Publisher
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint Press
Call Number
G512 E53 R43
  1 website  
Author
Redford, Jan
Publisher
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint Press
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
x, 303 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
Mountaineering
Women
Biography
Abstract
In this funny and gritty debut memoir, praised by Outside, Sierra, Alpinist, and more, Jan Redford grows from a reckless rock climber to a mother who fights to win back her future. As a teenager, she sets her sights on the improbable dream of climbing mountains. By age twenty, she’s a climber with a magnetic attraction to misadventures and the wrong men. Redford finally finds the love of her life, an affable Rockies climber. When he is killed in an avalanche in Alaska, a grieving Redford finds comfort in the arms of another extreme alpinist. Before long, they are married, with a baby on the way. While her husband works as a logger, Redford tackles the traditional role of wife and mother. But soon, she pursues her own dream, one that pits her against her husband. End of the Rope is Redford’s telling of heart-stopping adventures, from being rescued off El Capitan to leading a group of bumbling cadets across a glacier. It is her laughter-filled memoir of friendships with women in that masculine world. Most moving, this is the story of her struggle to make her own way in the mountains and in life. To lead, not follow. (from Counterpoint Press website)
Contents
First climb -- On the rocks -- Lion's layback -- The rescue -- Speed ruts -- Learning to roll -- Bugaboo -- World's toughest milkman -- Fragile ice -- We're gathered here today -- Aberdeen -- Show no fear -- Climbing girlfriend -- The final last straw -- The memo -- In the arms of a mountain -- The underwear drawer -- Teetering on the edge -- Pink wedding dress -- The waiting -- Miracles -- Into the shadows -- Back on the sharp end -- Yodel village -- You lead, I'll follow -- Carsick -- Die young, stay pretty -- Grant's lunch -- Fractured -- Playing dead -- Mama spiders -- Remember the lilac -- Power surge -- Leaving Chaba -- Only four years -- One little "non" -- Second chances.
ISBN
9780345812315
Accession Number
AC639
Call Number
G512 E53 R43
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Counterpoint Press website
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Eric Mountjoy exhibit

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55883
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to an exhibit about geologist Dr. Eric Mountjoy which was put on display at Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes a 2008-2010 business plan summary for the museum and archives.
Date Range
2007-2010
Reference Code
M590 / III / D / 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / III : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / III / D : Contracts and other projects
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / III / D / 4
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
2007-2010
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to an exhibit about geologist Dr. Eric Mountjoy which was put on display at Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes a 2008-2010 business plan summary for the museum and archives.
Notes
Handwritten notes in file possibly produced by Ben Gadd.
Name Access
Mountjoy, Eric
Subject Access
Research
Biography
Museums
Publication
Newspaper
Environment
Education
Geology
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Related Material
Corresponding materials [digital photograph files on CDs and paper printed copies of images] processed as V810 / III / D / DF - 1, 2
Category
Environment
Education
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Everest, the first ascent : how a champion of science helped to conquer the mountain

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14628
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Tuckey, Harriet
Publisher
Guilford, Connectcut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Call Number
01.1 T81e
Author
Tuckey, Harriet
Responsibility
Harriet Tuckey
Publisher
Guilford, Connectcut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
xxi, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Everest, Mount
Mount Everest Expedition 1953
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Already awarded a prize by the Biographer's Club,
Harriet Tuckey's book is both the history of what went into the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 and a biography of her father, Dr Griffith Pugh, whose role was absolutely pivotal, yet mostly untold. As the expedition's physiological consultant, Pugh designed almost every aspect of the survival strategy for the expedition, the acclimatization program, the oxygen- and fluid-intake regime, the diet, the clothing and the high altitude boots. Without him and his work, the ascent of Everest would have been impossible.
Winner of the 2013 Jon Whyte Award
ISBN
9780762791927
Accession Number
2015.8537
Call Number
01.1 T81e
Collection
Archives Library
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Fall of heaven : Whymper's tragic Matterhorn climb

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25031
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Messner, Reinhold (author)
Bierling, Billi (translator)
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
Call Number
G512 F35 M47
  1 website  
Author
Messner, Reinhold (author)
Bierling, Billi (translator)
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
206 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Whymper, Edward
Biography
Matterhorn
Abstract
As Fall of Heaven begins, we join professional mountain guide Jean-Antoine Carrel as he tries and fails, again and again, to summit the Matterhorn—one of the most famous and iconic peaks in the Alps. Is it the “Devil’s mountain,” as the locals call it? Should he heed the village priest who warned that its summit was not meant to be climbed? Carrel is undeterred, he just needs capable climbers to join him. Enter Edward Whymper, who in 1861 at the age of 21 decided—unbeknownst to Carrel—that he would be the first to climb the Matterhorn. So the storyline is set, except that where Carrel is captivating, Whymper is utterly unsympathetic as an adventurer. He is mean and disdainful of guides, describing them as little more than porters who eat and drink too much. Despite this attitude, Whymper’s quest leads him inexorably into partnership with Carrel. The story follows their many attempts to find a route to the top of the Matterhorn, but then fate pulls them apart just as Whymper finds the line. His successful summit on July 14, 1865, in which Carrel did not take part, shocked the Victorian world with both awe and revulsion as four members of Whymper’s party died in frightening falls. Famed climber and author Reinhold Messner acknowledges that Whymper was the first man to summit the Matterhorn, the last of the great Alpine peaks to be climbed and representing the beginning of an age of alpinism based on difficulty rather than conquest. But rather than leaving a hero’s legacy, Whymper is revealed as the Captain Ahab of alpinism, a team leader who accepted no responsibility for the deaths of his teammates. Fall of Heaven is an exciting tale and an examination of the different types of men who were caught up in the adventuring spirit of the Victorian age, and the ironic fates that can follow success or failure. (from Mountaineers Books website)
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019
ISBN
9781680510850
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
G512 F35 M47
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Mountaineers Books website
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Family history notes, editing notes, other

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55126
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes writ…
Date Range
1924
[1960-1970]
Reference Code
LUX / II / C3 / 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C3 / 26
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1924
[1960-1970]
Physical Description
0.3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes written on an envelope which was previously mailed to Georgina Luxton in 1924.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Luxton, Georgina
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Biography
Research
Publication
Genealogy
Recreation
Sports
Hunting
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Morley
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Land, settlement and immigration
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Fenollosa and his circle

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25564
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1962
Author
Brooks, Van Wyck
Publisher
New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Call Number
05 B79f
Author
Brooks, Van Wyck
Publisher
New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Published Date
1962
Physical Description
321 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Japanese
Japan
Art
Slavery
Archaeology
Mexico
Mayan
Biography
Abstract
A parade of fascinating personalities -- intellectuals, artists, travelers and explorers -- moves through this rich and colorful book of biographical essays by the author of Makers and Finders. --From dust cover
Contents
Fenollosa and His Circle ; Fanny Wright ; John Lloyd Stephens ; George Catlin ; Charles Wilkes ; Charles Godfrey Leland ; Anecdotes of Maurice Prendergast ; Randolph Bourne
Accession Number
3069A
Call Number
05 B79f
Collection
Archives Library
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Focused on adventure : portrait of Pat Morrow

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14086
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Martel, Lynn
Publisher
Canmore AB : The Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
01 M36f Pam
Author
Martel, Lynn
Responsibility
Lynn Martel
Publisher
Canmore AB : The Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
32 p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #12
Subjects
Biography
Everest, Mount
Nepal
Yukon
China
Tibet
ISBN
0920330665
Accession Number
8218
Call Number
01 M36f Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Focused on adventure : portrait of Pat Morrow

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14811
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Martel, Lynn
Publisher
Canmore : The Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
G512 M67 Pam
G512 M67 Copy 2
G512 M67 Copy 3
Author
Martel, Lynn
Responsibility
Lynn Martel
Publisher
Canmore : The Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
32 pages, illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #12
Subjects
Biography
Everest, Mount
Nepal
Yukon
China
Tibet
ISBN
0920330665
Call Number
G512 M67 Pam
G512 M67 Copy 2
G512 M67 Copy 3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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From Lac La Ronge country : the life and photographic legacy of fur trader Alan Sturley Nunn

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14631
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
MacDonald, Graham A.
Publisher
Fairmont Hot Springs, BC : MacDonald & Nunn Publishing
Call Number
08.2 M25f
Author
MacDonald, Graham A.
Responsibility
Graham A. MacDonald
Publisher
Fairmont Hot Springs, BC : MacDonald & Nunn Publishing
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
x, 134 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 26 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Fur trade
Hudson's Bay Company
Notes
Co-published by MacDonald & Nunn Publishing
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN
9780991917815
Accession Number
2015.8544
Call Number
08.2 M25f
Collection
Archives Library
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