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Artist
Robert Guest (1938 – 2017, Canadian)
Date
2011
Medium
oil on wood
Catalogue Number
GuR.02.01
Description
A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso s…
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Artist
Robert Guest (1938 – 2017, Canadian)
Title
#4 Wildfires
Date
2011
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
19.2 x 24.3 cm
Description
A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso several stickers. At top white with black printing “THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AT BANFF. IT IS A GIFT FROM THE ARTIST, ROBERT GUEST OF GRANDE CACHE. 2012.” Sticker middle right is yellow with black print, “ CAUTION! HELP AVOID FADING: Display original artwork out of direct sunlight or other strong light, and away from heat or moist conditions!” Bottom left label, white with black printing, “#4. Wildfires./2011” NEW OILPAINT SERIES - 8X10 “ PANELS AT GRANDE CACHE, BY R. GUEST.” Bottom left sticker, blue with black print, see artist bio.
Subject
landscape
forest fire
Robert Guest
Credit
Purchased from Robert Guest, Grande Cache, 2012
Catalogue Number
GuR.02.01
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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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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
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

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
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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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.11
Description
Man in Parks Canada uniform standing with hands in pockets.
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Title
Aaron
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Dimensions
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Description
Man in Parks Canada uniform standing with hands in pockets.
Subject
documentary photography
Banff
community
landscape
portrait
Parks Canada
Credit
Gift of Sarah Fuller, Wakefield, 2016
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.11
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The abode of snow : observations on a tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DS485 H6 W54
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Account of Koonawur, in the Himalayas

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1841
Lloyd, George
Author
Gerard, Alexander
Publisher
London : Madden
Call Number
DS485 K8 G4
Author
Gerard, Alexander
Responsibility
edited by George Lloyd
Publisher
London : Madden
Published Date
1841
Lloyd, George
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DS485 K8 G4
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Across America : or, the great west and the Pacific coast

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F594 R88
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Across the continent : a summer's journey to the Rocky mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific States

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1865
Author
Bowles, Samuel
Publisher
Springfield (Mass.): Bowles
Call Number
F594 B6
Author
Bowles, Samuel
Publisher
Springfield (Mass.): Bowles
Published Date
1865
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F594 B6
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Across the country from Thonon to Trent : rambles and scrambles in Switzerland and the Tyrol

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1058
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1865
Author
Freshfield, Douglas William
Publisher
London : Spottiswoode
Call Number
DQ823 F74
Author
Freshfield, Douglas William
Publisher
London : Spottiswoode
Published Date
1865
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ823 F74
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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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)
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
ISBN
9781680510126
Accession Number
AC635
Call Number
G513 D66 A38
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The adventure game : a cameraman's tales from films at the edge

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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.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography
Films
ISBN
9781910124314
Accession Number
AC609
Call Number
G512 P37 A38
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1849
Author
Ruxton, George Frederick Augustus
Publisher
London : Murray
Call Number
F1213 R89
Author
Ruxton, George Frederick Augustus
Publisher
London : Murray
Published Date
1849
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F1213 R89
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Adventures of James Capen Adams, mountaineers and grizzly bear hunter

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1335
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1861
Author
Hittell, Theodore Henry
Publisher
Boston : Crosby, Nichols, Lee
Call Number
F864 A3
Author
Hittell, Theodore Henry
Publisher
Boston : Crosby, Nichols, Lee
Published Date
1861
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Call Number
F864 A3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Adventures with my alpen-stock and carpet bag

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1864
Author
Smith, William
Publisher
London : Pitman
Call Number
DQ23 S615
Author
Smith, William
Publisher
London : Pitman
Published Date
1864
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ23 S615
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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All that glitters : a climber's journey through addiction and depression

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Talbot, Margo
Publisher
Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
Call Number
G512 T35
Author
Talbot, Margo
Responsibility
Margo Talbot
Publisher
Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
191 p. : ill., ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Talbot, Margo
Ice
Arctic
ISBN
9781550391824
Accession Number
AC609
Call Number
G512 T35
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Honnold, Alex
Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st ed
Call Number
G512 H66
Author
Honnold, Alex
Responsibility
Alex Honnold with David Roberts
Edition
1st ed
Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
viii, 248 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates : col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
ISBN
9780393247626
Accession Number
AC609
Call Number
G512 H66
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Alpenglow : the finest climbs on the 4000m peaks of the Alps

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25035
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Tibbetts, Ben
Publisher
[Hereford] : Ben Tibbetts
Call Number
DQ841 A46 T53 O.S.
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Author
Tibbetts, Ben
Publisher
[Hereford] : Ben Tibbetts
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
320 pages : illustrations (color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography
Alps
Mountaineering
Switzerland
Italy
France
Art
Abstract
Is an inspiring book of photographs, stories and drawings describing The Finest Climbs on the 4000m Peaks of the Alps (from Ben Tibbetts website)
Contents
Introduction
Practicalities
Endnotes
Bernina Alps
Bernese Alps
Pennine Alps
Mont Blanc Massif
Gran Paradiso
Ecrins
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival finalist for Mountain Image
Photographs, drawings and text by Ben Tibbetts
ISBN
9781916123106
Accession Number
AC639
Call Number
DQ841 A46 T53 O.S.
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Author's website
Websites
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Alpine artistry : the mountain life of Glen Boles

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14914
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Martel, Lynn
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
G512 B65 Pam
Author
Martel, Lynn
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2014
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #19
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
Photography
Art
ISBN
9780920330531
Accession Number
AC611 duplicate copy transfer to ARC Library
Call Number
G512 B65 Pam
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Alpine ascents and adventures : or, rock and snow sketches

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2899
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1878
Author
Wilson, Henry Schutz
Publisher
London : Low [et al.]
Call Number
DQ825 W54
Author
Wilson, Henry Schutz
Publisher
London : Low [et al.]
Published Date
1878
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ825 W54
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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