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Date
1950
Material
metal; fiber
Catalogue Number
108.04.1147
Description
(a) One screw gate, old-style, heavy metal carabiner , with spring loaded hatch, with climbing rope (260cm long) attached. Stamp engraved on sideof carabiner “STUBAI MADE IN AUSTRIA”
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Title
Carabiner; Rope
Date
1950
Material
metal; fiber
Dimensions
5.0 x 10.0 cm
Description
(a) One screw gate, old-style, heavy metal carabiner , with spring loaded hatch, with climbing rope (260cm long) attached. Stamp engraved on sideof carabiner “STUBAI MADE IN AUSTRIA”
Subject
climbing
sports equipment
guding
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2004
Catalogue Number
108.04.1147
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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
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1174 a,b
Description
A pair of crampons with one piece of cotton twill binding with metal closure attached to one of the side rings. They are made from one piece of metal and cut-out with four points, the centre bar is split and turned down. At the centre two pieces go off at right angles and curve upward with a ring …
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Title
Crampons
Date
1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
4.5 x 10.5 x 4.5 cm
Description
A pair of crampons with one piece of cotton twill binding with metal closure attached to one of the side rings. They are made from one piece of metal and cut-out with four points, the centre bar is split and turned down. At the centre two pieces go off at right angles and curve upward with a ring for bindings at each end. Rings enclosed in loops 3 cm dia. Stamped on top “44” in between “ER”, the rest is indiscernible, “HAMMERWEK FULPMES” followed by “45” and underneath the mid-portion cutout that has been turned down “MUSTERSCHUTZ GES. GESCH.”
Subject
sports
climbing
Lizzie Rummel
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1989
Catalogue Number
108.04.1174 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1171
Description
An early style, horizontal, hard metal ice piton with an oblong metal ring attached. The blade is narrow with a point and the other end has a hole where the ring for the carabiner goes through. The oblong ring is not soldered together, just folded shut to close. The blade is bent and has nicks on …
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Title
Horizontal Piton
Date
1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.0 x 3.0 x 26.7 cm
Description
An early style, horizontal, hard metal ice piton with an oblong metal ring attached. The blade is narrow with a point and the other end has a hole where the ring for the carabiner goes through. The oblong ring is not soldered together, just folded shut to close. The blade is bent and has nicks on either side making it serrated for ice climbing.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1171
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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
1954
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
108.04.1045
Description
Braided rope made from an unknown fibre, which is secured with an alpine coil in a large loop. The ends are wrapped with a string to keep them from fraying.
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Title
Climbing Rope
Date
1954
Material
fibre
Description
Braided rope made from an unknown fibre, which is secured with an alpine coil in a large loop. The ends are wrapped with a string to keep them from fraying.
Subject
Mexico
women
Mt. Victoria
sports
climbing
mountaineering
Credit
Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
Catalogue Number
108.04.1045
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Date
1954
Material
paper; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1019 a,b
Description
El Club Excursionista EXMEX (a) certificate (21.0x28.7) parchment drawing of a fully rigged male climber on a rock wall on left of page, drawing signed "GURZQUEZP", top of page in green "El Club Excursionista" "EXMEX" below that in Old English lettering, dated 15 Julio 1954 and signed by 3 diffe…
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Title
Commemorative Certificate
Date
1954
Material
paper; fibre
Description
El Club Excursionista EXMEX (a) certificate (21.0x28.7) parchment drawing of a fully rigged male climber on a rock wall on left of page, drawing signed "GURZQUEZP", top of page in green "El Club Excursionista" "EXMEX" below that in Old English lettering, dated 15 Julio 1954 and signed by 3 different people. Small crest centre right pasted on certificate, stapled to a stencilled likeness of the Virgin Mary on fabric glued to paper (b) envelope (19.2x26.6) brown business envelope "The N.C.O. or Constable I/c., Royal Canadian Mounted police" "Banff Alta" handwritten, also stamped signature of commissioner R.C.M. Police, and "O.H.M.S."
Subject
sports
climbing
disasters
climbing disasters
Mount Victoria
Mexican Alpine Club
Credit
Gift of Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1982
Catalogue Number
105.02.1019 a,b
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Date
1955
Material
metal; plastic; leather
Catalogue Number
104.44.1020 a, b
Description
A metal hand compass (a) in a brown leather case (b) into which the compass fits perfectly. The case has “MADE IN GERMANY” stamped in ink on the inside. The compass is two-sided; one side is calibrated for a directional compass and one side is for measuring inches to miles and nautical miles (on ma…
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Title
Hand Compass
Date
1955
Material
metal; plastic; leather
Dimensions
9.2 x 5.2 cm
Description
A metal hand compass (a) in a brown leather case (b) into which the compass fits perfectly. The case has “MADE IN GERMANY” stamped in ink on the inside. The compass is two-sided; one side is calibrated for a directional compass and one side is for measuring inches to miles and nautical miles (on maps). The compass is suspended on a central pivot with a metal ring on the top. The compass has a round face covered by hard clear plastic; the body of the compass is metal. The bottom of the compass is elongated with a point at the end where a small wheel is riveted onto the body. This compass wheel is used for measuring distances (land miles or nautical miles) on maps. On the directional side of the compass face the background is white and the letters and numbers are blue. The magnetic compass needle is half silver, half blue. The face dial is calibrated in degrees starting with 0, every 10 degrees marked to 330, completing the 360 degrees; N, E, S, and W and the lines marking them from the centre are in bold face blue N/E, S/E, S/W and N/W are in blue but smaller lettering. On the opposite side of the compass the outer ring is blue and the inner ring is orange, the background is white with the degrees in black; the needle is black also. The outer “inches to miles” compass has 39 on the top and every fifth degree is calibrated to 3, then 6, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36 where it comes full circle to the top at 39. The inner “Nautical Miles” starts with 0 at the top and every 10th degree is marked in succession by 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, until it comes full circle to 0. The word “GERMANY” is printed at the bottom of the compass.
Subject
climbing
hiking
mountaineering
exploration
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
Catalogue Number
104.44.1020 a, b
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Date
1955
Material
metal; leather
Catalogue Number
108.04.1149
Description
Piton hammer with rectangular steel head and steel looped handle with thick black leather grip; climbing cord looped through and knotted. A steel shaft bent to loop around to form a handle is soldered onto the steel head. A thick leather piece, dyed black, with no apparent seam, has been fitted ove…
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Title
Piton Hammer
Date
1955
Material
metal; leather
Dimensions
21 x 5.5 cm
Description
Piton hammer with rectangular steel head and steel looped handle with thick black leather grip; climbing cord looped through and knotted. A steel shaft bent to loop around to form a handle is soldered onto the steel head. A thick leather piece, dyed black, with no apparent seam, has been fitted over the shaft for gripping. There is a thin piece of climbing rope, blue and white weave, knotted at the end and looped through the shaft for attaching and carrying.
Subject
sports
climbing
mountaineering
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
Catalogue Number
108.04.1149
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Date
1955
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
108.04.1148
Description
Typical ice axe, well-used, with head (blade) and two long metal strips extending 14 cm. from head (blade) riveted to the wooden shaft, two rivets to each side. “WERK... PMES” encircled and “ORIGINAL ASCHENBRENNER GES.GESCH.” stamped on the head. There is an a “M” scored in the wooden shaft 4 cm. f…
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Title
Ice Ax
Date
1955
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
75 x 30 cm
Description
Typical ice axe, well-used, with head (blade) and two long metal strips extending 14 cm. from head (blade) riveted to the wooden shaft, two rivets to each side. “WERK... PMES” encircled and “ORIGINAL ASCHENBRENNER GES.GESCH.” stamped on the head. There is an a “M” scored in the wooden shaft 4 cm. from the metal head. A screw is embedded in the wooden shaft 25.5cm from the pointed metal tip.
Subject
sports
climbing
mountaineering
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
Catalogue Number
108.04.1148
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Date
1955
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1168
Description
A hand-forged, chromalloy steel, angle piton with a welded ring attached. Engraved “STUBAI” below that “MADE IN AUSTRIA” and then “HG”.
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Title
Angle Piton
Date
1955
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.4 x 16.0 cm
Description
A hand-forged, chromalloy steel, angle piton with a welded ring attached. Engraved “STUBAI” below that “MADE IN AUSTRIA” and then “HG”.
Subject
sports
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.04.1168
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Date
1956
Material
metal; paper
Catalogue Number
104.19.1106 a-c
Description
A small portable stove, consisting of two parts, in its original box and an instruction booklet: (a) a fuel tank canister/pipe with coil burners with a metal stand (for propping up the canister) attached to the canister; and (b) a metal hook:(a) the bomb-shaped fuel canister has a screw-on bottom t…
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Title
Portable Stove
Date
1956
Material
metal; paper
Dimensions
6.0 x 16.5 cm
Description
A small portable stove, consisting of two parts, in its original box and an instruction booklet: (a) a fuel tank canister/pipe with coil burners with a metal stand (for propping up the canister) attached to the canister; and (b) a metal hook:(a) the bomb-shaped fuel canister has a screw-on bottom that can be opened to insert fuel. The other end has a U-shaped, solid flat piece of metal soldered onto the canister. Two metal coils (each 0.50cm) are soldered on 0.50cm from the flat part that stabilizes it. Engraved on the flat part “BORDE” “PATENT” forming a circle with the logo inside. The flat metal ‘stovetop’ on which a pot would be placed, has eight metal prongs extending from a depressed circular piece; the four large prongs are bent, four small are straight. The fuel tank (16.3x6.0 wide) has a metal rod (0.50cm wide) coiled twice with each end soldered to the top of the fuel canister. There is a piece of metal tubing soldered onto the coil. The stand (9.0x4.5cm wide) is a metal rod fashioned to hold the fuel tank; each end is bent in the shape of a circle/coil to hold the stove; it fits over the canister. (b) the hook (15.0cmx1.0cm wide) is a straight metal rod with a curved hook at the end. The curved hook is for opening and closing the fuel outlet.The stove is contained in the original paper box with “BORDE”, underneath “Benzin-Brenner” and underneath that “Zurich / Switzerland” printed in black lettering.(c) the instruction booklet for the stove.
Subject
recreational
cooking
camping
climbing
Credit
Gift of H. A. Buckmaster, 2009
Catalogue Number
104.19.1106 a-c
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Date
1982
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1092
Description
Blue, Mount Everest, red and navy design, ordinary blue cotton short sleeve t-shirt, red maple leaf 20.0 x 27.0 with climber holding up and ice axe superimposed on left side of maple leaf, on right side lettering in navy,1.0 tall reading :"Canadian Mt. Everest Expedition 1982".
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Title
T-Shirt
Date
1982
Material
fibre
Dimensions
46.0 x 60.0 cm
Description
Blue, Mount Everest, red and navy design, ordinary blue cotton short sleeve t-shirt, red maple leaf 20.0 x 27.0 with climber holding up and ice axe superimposed on left side of maple leaf, on right side lettering in navy,1.0 tall reading :"Canadian Mt. Everest Expedition 1982".
Subject
events
Mount Everest
sports
climbing
Laurie Skreslet
Pat Morrow
Credit
Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
103.05.1092
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Date
1987
Material
metal; enamel; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
103.09.1221 a-c
Description
One medal of order (a) (Order of Canada) and two lapel pins (b,c) (Order of Canada):(a) the medal of order is a six-pointed white enamel stylized snowflake design edged in silver. There is a silver maple leaf (signifying that it stands for Member of the Order of Canada) soldered onto the centre of …
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Title
Medal
Date
1987
Material
metal; enamel; fibre; paper
Dimensions
3.75 x 9 cm
Description
One medal of order (a) (Order of Canada) and two lapel pins (b,c) (Order of Canada):(a) the medal of order is a six-pointed white enamel stylized snowflake design edged in silver. There is a silver maple leaf (signifying that it stands for Member of the Order of Canada) soldered onto the centre of the snowflake. The maple leaf is surrounded by a red enamel ring bearing the motto of the order “DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM” (meaning “They desire a better country”) in silver lettering. The circle is topped by a crown (white, red, and turquoise) enamel simulating jewels edged in silver) of St. Edward, symbolizing that the order is headed by a sovereign. At the top of the snowflake badge there is a silver metal suspension ring. A grosgrain ribbon, white, bordered in red stripes similar to the Canadian flag, is passed through the ring and attached to a silver pin bar. The reverse side is plain silver except for the word “CANADA” and “1181” underneath, printed on the centre disc. Directly below on one of the snowflake points are some numbers and underneath that the word “RIDEAU”. On the top reverse side of the pin bar there is a horizontal hinged pin with a swivel-locking safety catch, underneath which “RIDEAU” is printed. The pin bar has an opening for the ribbon to pass through and two holes at the bottom where the ribbon is sewn to the pin bar with red thread.(a,b) The two small lapel pins (1cm high,1cm wide) are white enamel stylized snowflakes edged in silver with a silver maple leaf in the centre. On the back there is one small spike and one larger spike soldered onto the medal with a tie-tack style (spike and clutch closure attachment) pin closure. The medal and lapel pins are stored in a hinged black leatherette case lined in blue satin; the medal (a) rests in a depression, the lapel pins have no depressions for storage, the cover is lined in white satin, the letters “C.M.” in gold on outside lid.
Subject
Order of Canada
award
guiding
climbing
skiing
humanitarian
businessman
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
Catalogue Number
103.09.1221 a-c
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Date
1988
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1276
Description
blue, white and gold circular pin “UIAA 19 BANFF, CANADA 88” with white tag “from John Whyte Sept 1988”
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Title
Commemorative Pin
Date
1988
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 2.0 cm
Description
blue, white and gold circular pin “UIAA 19 BANFF, CANADA 88” with white tag “from John Whyte Sept 1988”
Subject
UIAA
mountaineering
climbing
Jon
Whyte
Credit
Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
103.09.1276
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Date
1980 – 1985
Material
metal; plastic; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.04.1013 a,b
Description
Motronic “Pieps 2” avalanche beacon or transceiver. Orange plastic with metal parts. Labeled on side with “Pieps 2. Motronic. Made in Austria.” and instructions for use. Yellow fabric case with black cord marked “Pieps 2. Motronic. Canada.”
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Title
Avalanche Transceiver
Date
1980 – 1985
Material
metal; plastic; fibre
Dimensions
11.7 x 7.0 cm
Description
Motronic “Pieps 2” avalanche beacon or transceiver. Orange plastic with metal parts. Labeled on side with “Pieps 2. Motronic. Made in Austria.” and instructions for use. Yellow fabric case with black cord marked “Pieps 2. Motronic. Canada.”
Subject
sports
skiing
climbing
communication
rescue equipment
Credit
Gift of Douglas Leonard, Canmore, 1998
Catalogue Number
105.04.1013 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1161
Description
Small metal film canister, yellow with green screw-on lid, “Kodak” embossed on front. Used as summit register canister on Mt. Buller (Spray Lakes area) from 1956 to 1998.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal
Dimensions
4.5 cm
Description
Small metal film canister, yellow with green screw-on lid, “Kodak” embossed on front. Used as summit register canister on Mt. Buller (Spray Lakes area) from 1956 to 1998.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mt. Buller
Alpine Club of Canada
Credit
Gift of Don Peterson, Vancouver, 1998
Catalogue Number
105.02.1161
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Date
1950 – 1980
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
108.04.1125
Description
One coiled manilla climbing rope, light beige.
Title
Climbing Rope
Date
1950 – 1980
Material
fibre
Description
One coiled manilla climbing rope, light beige.
Subject
sports
climbing
Arnold Wexler
Credit
Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
Catalogue Number
108.04.1125
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Date
1950 – 1980
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
108.04.1126
Description
One coiled manilla climbing rope, dark brown.
Title
Climbing Rope
Date
1950 – 1980
Material
fibre
Description
One coiled manilla climbing rope, dark brown.
Subject
sports
climbing
Arnold Wexler.
Credit
Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
Catalogue Number
108.04.1126
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