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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1047 a-d
Description
Various shaped blades (a) 8.2x2.7x2.8, blade off to the side (b) 7.8x4.0x1.8, blade centered, tip turned down, "3" stamped on blade (c) 8.3x3.7x2.3, blade centered, "50"stamped on blade (d) 9.0x4.0x1.2, blade centered. "8" stamped on blade.
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Title
Climbing Piton
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
metal
Description
Various shaped blades (a) 8.2x2.7x2.8, blade off to the side (b) 7.8x4.0x1.8, blade centered, tip turned down, "3" stamped on blade (c) 8.3x3.7x2.3, blade centered, "50"stamped on blade (d) 9.0x4.0x1.2, blade centered. "8" stamped on blade.
Subject
sports
climbing
Chic Scott
Credit
Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
Catalogue Number
108.04.1047 a-d
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1090
Description
A hand-forged piton pounded down and flattened at one end creating a tapered blade or knife, and at the raised end, a hole to fit a ring (missing) through. It was painted red at the raised end but has mostly flaked off. “10” is stamped on one side and “CASSIN” within a partial oval on the other.
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Title
Climbing Piton
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 9.8 cm
Description
A hand-forged piton pounded down and flattened at one end creating a tapered blade or knife, and at the raised end, a hole to fit a ring (missing) through. It was painted red at the raised end but has mostly flaked off. “10” is stamped on one side and “CASSIN” within a partial oval on the other.
Subject
sports
climbing
mountaineering
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1090
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Date
1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1157
Description
A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’, an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there are two holes on the wider, thicker end for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “H G”.
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Title
Climbing Piton
Date
1960
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.0 x 3.1 cm
Description
A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’, an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there are two holes on the wider, thicker end for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “H G”.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1157
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1158
Description
A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’ an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there is a hole on the wider, thicker end, for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “G”. Only a remnant of what was most likely an “H”…
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Title
Climbing Piton
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.60 x 3.2 cm
Description
A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’ an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there is a hole on the wider, thicker end, for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “G”. Only a remnant of what was most likely an “H” is discernible.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1158
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Date
1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1159 a-d
Description
A carabiner with three pitons hanging from it:(a) an aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” in raised block lettering,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, on the other “BREVETTE S G D G”.(b) a met…
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Title
Climbing Piton
Date
1960
Material
metal
Description
A carabiner with three pitons hanging from it:(a) an aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” in raised block lettering,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, on the other “BREVETTE S G D G”.(b) a metal piton (14.5x3.3cm wide) with the blade, instead of being flat, is positioned slightly sideways; engraved in script on the ‘handle’ portion “Charlet Moser” in block letters “CHAMONIX” . There is a white shop label glued on one side of the blade, in blue lettering “3 7 Premier Cycle & Sports 110 F”.(c) a trowel-shaped vertical piton (11.5x3.0cm), thin flat blade and high raised ‘handle’. This type of knife or blade was very popular in the Rockies. Commonly called the ‘Ace of Spades’. Raised “0” on the blade and “R. CASSIN” on viewer’s right and “ITALY” on the other. an “0” on the top part of the blade. Remnants of a piece of tape “1/74” indiscernable.(d) a hand-forged horizontal piton with a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. ‘LOST”, the diamond-shaped logo, “ARROW”.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1159 a-d
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Date
1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1161 a-c
Description
A carabiner with two pitons attached:(a) a thick, soft iron D-ring carabiner (10.3x6.7cm wide) with a hinged gate, but no safety bar. Stencilled in “H G”, followed by engraved “CASSIN” surrounded by part oval logo.(b) a horizontal piton (16.5cmx4.0cm wide) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade a…
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Title
Climbing Piton
Date
1960
Material
metal
Description
A carabiner with two pitons attached:(a) a thick, soft iron D-ring carabiner (10.3x6.7cm wide) with a hinged gate, but no safety bar. Stencilled in “H G”, followed by engraved “CASSIN” surrounded by part oval logo.(b) a horizontal piton (16.5cmx4.0cm wide) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. Engraved on the handle “AUSTRIA STUBAI”. A yellow sales label with black printing “BAROTTO CALGARY “$1.10 EA”. Hand printed in green ink “VERTICAL”.(c) a vertical piton (16.5x3.8cm wide) made out of soft iron, with flat blade and handle, engraved “MADE IN AUSTRIA STUBAI” remnants of a shop’s yellow sales label with black lettering “BAROTTO CALGAR” with the Y partially missing.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1161 a-c
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Date
n.d.
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1162 a-f
Description
A carabiner with five pitons hanging from it:(a) a light aluminum oval-shaped carabiner (10.0cx5.0cm wide) with a spring-lock gate mechanism and a safety bar. On one side engraved “SKI HUT” on the other “H G”. Ski Hut was a Berkley CA. sports company.(b) a malleable metal vertical piton (9.70x3.30c…
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Title
Climbing Piton
Date
n.d.
Material
metal
Description
A carabiner with five pitons hanging from it:(a) a light aluminum oval-shaped carabiner (10.0cx5.0cm wide) with a spring-lock gate mechanism and a safety bar. On one side engraved “SKI HUT” on the other “H G”. Ski Hut was a Berkley CA. sports company.(b) a malleable metal vertical piton (9.70x3.30cm wide) made out of soft iron, with flat blade and handle, engraved “TOP” on one side of the handle “H G” on the other side. It appears to hand-forged European.(c) a malleable metal vertical piton (9.50x3.50cm) made out of soft iron, with flat blade and handle, engraved “TOP” on one side of the handle “H G” on the other side. It appears to be hand-forged European.(d) a high-quality steel, chromalloy horizontal piton (11.70x 2.0cm wide 3.0cm high) a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. “LOST”, Yvon Chouinard’s early diamond-shaped logo, “ARROW”.(e) a malleable metal horizontal piton (11.0x2.0cm widex3.0 high) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade and handle, engraved “LONGWARE” on one side of the handle “T T” on the other side. It appears to hand-forged. (f) a horizontal metal piton (12.0x3.3cm wide) with the blade, instead of being flat, is positioned slightly sideways; engraved in script on the ‘handle’ portion “Charlet Moser” in block letters “CHAMONIX” . There is a white shop label glued on one side of the blade, in blue lettering “3 7 Premier Cycle & Sports 110 F”.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1162 a-f
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Date
n.d.
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1163 a-f
Description
A carabiner with five pitons hanging from it:(a) a D-ring aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then in raised block lettering “BREVETTE S G D G” ,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” on the opposite …
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Title
Climbing Piton
Date
n.d.
Material
metal
Description
A carabiner with five pitons hanging from it:(a) a D-ring aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then in raised block lettering “BREVETTE S G D G” ,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” on the opposite side.(b) a hand-forged, soft metal horizontal piton (13.5x1.10cm widex3.8cm high) pounded down and flattened at one end creating a tapered blade or knife, and at the raised end, handle, a hole to fit a carabiner through. “LONGWEAR” stamped on the handle.(c) a hand-forged piton, (12.0x1.5cm widex3.7cm high) pounded down and flattened at one end creating a tapered blade or knife, and at the raised end, handle, a hole to fit a carabiner through.(d) a high-quality steel, chromalloy horizontal piton (9.0x1.7cm widex3.0cm high) a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. ‘LOST”, Yvon Chouinard’s early diamond-shaped logo, “ARROW”.(e) a high-quality steel, Chromally horizontal piton (9.0x2.0cm widex3.0cm high) a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. ‘LOST”, Yvon Chouinard’s early diamond-shaped logo, “ARROW”.(f) a high-quality steel, chromalloy, horizontal piton (12.0x2.0cm widex3.0cm high) a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. “LOST”, Yvon Chouinard’s early diamond-shaped logo, “ARROW”.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1163 a-f
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Date
prior to 1980
Material
metal; rubber; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1046
Description
Summit register and container from Mount Louis. A narrow (5.0 diameter), long (20.0 high), metal cylinder, somewhat rusty,topped by a black, rubber cork (chewed), two link chains are attached to a metal ring on the cylinder's side, one runs to a similar ring on top of the rubber cork, the other han…
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
prior to 1980
Material
metal; rubber; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 cm
Description
Summit register and container from Mount Louis. A narrow (5.0 diameter), long (20.0 high), metal cylinder, somewhat rusty,topped by a black, rubber cork (chewed), two link chains are attached to a metal ring on the cylinder's side, one runs to a similar ring on top of the rubber cork, the other hangs free with frayed and broken string on the loose end.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Louis
Credit
Gift of Parks Canada, Banff, 1980
Catalogue Number
105.02.1046
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1094 a,b
Description
Copper cylinder with lid, Mount Lefroy, 2 items (a) cylinder 20.5 x 8.0 dia. 1.5 mm thick copper cylinder, darkened withage. Bottom cap with 0.6 lip, soldered on bottom. Scratched onto side ca. 5.0 high letters "BNP" (b) 8.3 lid, soldered together, 3 pieces including cap. diamond indentatio…
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal
Description
Copper cylinder with lid, Mount Lefroy, 2 items (a) cylinder 20.5 x 8.0 dia. 1.5 mm thick copper cylinder, darkened withage. Bottom cap with 0.6 lip, soldered on bottom. Scratched onto side ca. 5.0 high letters "BNP" (b) 8.3 lid, soldered together, 3 pieces including cap. diamond indentation centre of cap (6.5x5.0) holes formed by lightening strikes.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount LeFroy
Credit
Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1987
Catalogue Number
105.02.1094 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1095 a,b
Description
Rusted sardine can, Noseeum Peak, 2 items. Typical sardine can(a) body of can(b) lid is off and nestled inside body. Blue with silver writing: "Guardsman BRAND CANADIAN Sardines IN SOYA BEAN OIL" and other product data. Head and shoulders image of a guard with a tall bearskin hat.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1950
Material
metal
Description
Rusted sardine can, Noseeum Peak, 2 items. Typical sardine can(a) body of can(b) lid is off and nestled inside body. Blue with silver writing: "Guardsman BRAND CANADIAN Sardines IN SOYA BEAN OIL" and other product data. Head and shoulders image of a guard with a tall bearskin hat.
Subject
sports
climbing
Noseeum Peak
Eaton Cromwell
Georgia Engelhard Cromwell
Credit
Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1986
Catalogue Number
105.02.1095 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
105.02.1096 a,b
Description
2 Baking Powder tins soldered together. (a) 26.7 x 7.5 dia. 2 tins soldered together at ends, lid on one end, other missing."Calumet Double-Acting Baking Powder" head in Indigenous headdress, colours red, white, black, blue (b) 6.0 x 3.3 dia. clear plastic cylinder with white snap-on lid. chewe…
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1950
Material
metal; plastic
Description
2 Baking Powder tins soldered together. (a) 26.7 x 7.5 dia. 2 tins soldered together at ends, lid on one end, other missing."Calumet Double-Acting Baking Powder" head in Indigenous headdress, colours red, white, black, blue (b) 6.0 x 3.3 dia. clear plastic cylinder with white snap-on lid. chewed, or lightening strike.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Rae
Credit
Gift of Glen Boles, Cochrane, 1988
Catalogue Number
105.02.1096 a,b
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Date
1953
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1097 a,b
Description
Kodak metal film container, Northern Selkirks, 2 items (a) typical film tin 4.5 x 3.0 dia. "Kodak" embossed twice around middle. Top edge wide threads.(b) lid painted red/brown, threaded with rubber band inside top.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1953
Material
metal
Dimensions
4.5 cm
Description
Kodak metal film container, Northern Selkirks, 2 items (a) typical film tin 4.5 x 3.0 dia. "Kodak" embossed twice around middle. Top edge wide threads.(b) lid painted red/brown, threaded with rubber band inside top.
Subject
sports
climbing
Selkirks
Credit
Gift of W.J. Hurst, Cranbrook, 1987
Catalogue Number
105.02.1097 a,b
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Date
1960 – 1969
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1098
Description
Very rusty tin can, Mount Stephen,typical tin can, rusted inside and out. Jaggedly cut opening (in can).
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1960 – 1969
Material
metal
Dimensions
11.6 cm
Description
Very rusty tin can, Mount Stephen,typical tin can, rusted inside and out. Jaggedly cut opening (in can).
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Stephen
Credit
Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1987
Catalogue Number
105.02.1098
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Date
1948 – 1986
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1099
Description
Capped copper tube, Mount Hungabee, 1.5 mm thick copper tube, caps 3.2 long, one soldered to tube. Some lightning damage,"ACC" stamped on cap.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1948 – 1986
Material
metal
Dimensions
18.0 cm
Description
Capped copper tube, Mount Hungabee, 1.5 mm thick copper tube, caps 3.2 long, one soldered to tube. Some lightning damage,"ACC" stamped on cap.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Hungabee
ACC
Credit
Gift of Allan Kane, Calgary, 1986
Catalogue Number
105.02.1099
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Date
1984 – 1986
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1100
Description
Open-ended aluminum tube, Mount Sir Donald, 2 mm thick aluminum, roughly cut ends. Lightning damage ca 1.5 x 2, 5.0 from end.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1984 – 1986
Material
metal
Dimensions
18.7 cm
Description
Open-ended aluminum tube, Mount Sir Donald, 2 mm thick aluminum, roughly cut ends. Lightning damage ca 1.5 x 2, 5.0 from end.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Sir Donald
Credit
Gift of Sharon Wood, Canmore, 1986
Catalogue Number
105.02.1100
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Date
1920 – 1965
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1101 a,b
Description
Rusty baking powder tin, Mount Assiniboine summit canister typical baking powder tin 13.1 x 7.0 dia. very rusty, some of the paper seal still evident inside top edge (b) lid 1.1 deep has "MAGIC BAKING POWDER PURE WHOLESOME" embossed.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1920 – 1965
Material
metal
Description
Rusty baking powder tin, Mount Assiniboine summit canister typical baking powder tin 13.1 x 7.0 dia. very rusty, some of the paper seal still evident inside top edge (b) lid 1.1 deep has "MAGIC BAKING POWDER PURE WHOLESOME" embossed.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Assiniboine
Brad White
Credit
Gift of Brad White, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
105.02.1101 a,b
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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1015 a,b
Description
Red painted cylinder steel seal, paint peeling (a) 11.3x7.3 dia. one-piece cylinder, open one end (b) 14.0x7.5 dia. same as (a). (a) fits into (b), 1.5 cm wide steel seal band with screw adjuster girds (b) a small, white nylon rope is looped onto seal band, loop is 36.0 long. Loop shows signs of…
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
metal; fibre
Description
Red painted cylinder steel seal, paint peeling (a) 11.3x7.3 dia. one-piece cylinder, open one end (b) 14.0x7.5 dia. same as (a). (a) fits into (b), 1.5 cm wide steel seal band with screw adjuster girds (b) a small, white nylon rope is looped onto seal band, loop is 36.0 long. Loop shows signs of wear; one end is melted, other is frayed.
Subject
sports
climbing
Credit
Gift of Peter Fuhrmann, Harvie Heights, 1970
Catalogue Number
105.02.1015 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1985
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1026
Description
Very rusty, small round can with lid, Mount Lefroy, base 1.0 high,cap .4 high, bottom has numerous holes.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1940 – 1985
Material
metal
Description
Very rusty, small round can with lid, Mount Lefroy, base 1.0 high,cap .4 high, bottom has numerous holes.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mt. Lefroy
Credit
Gift of Neil Lauzon, Canmore, 1985
Catalogue Number
105.02.1026
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Date
1937
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1145
Description
Round, lidded pill box. Summit register from Mount Queant Aug 3, 1937 - includes names of Edward Feuz, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler - account of first ascent, was contained in pill box canister - see M235.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1937
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.8 cm
Description
Round, lidded pill box. Summit register from Mount Queant Aug 3, 1937 - includes names of Edward Feuz, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler - account of first ascent, was contained in pill box canister - see M235.
Subject
sports
climbing
first ascents
Edward Feuz
Lillian Gest
Christian Hasler
Mount Queant
Credit
Gift of Peter Tchir, South Slocan, 1993
Catalogue Number
105.02.1145
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