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Jon Whyte : mind over mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2000

Author: Whyte, Jon

Publisher: Calgary : Red Deer Press

Call Number: 05.1 W62v

Author: Whyte, Jon

Responsibility: edited by Harry Vandervlist; foreword by Myrna Kostash

Publisher: Calgary : Red Deer Press

Published Date: 2000

Physical Description: vii, 166 p. : ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mills, Ike; Mountaineering; Schaffer, Mary; Stone, Margaret

Notes: Photographs by Edward Cavell, Pam Knott and Craig Richards

ISBN: 0-88995-208-6 (pbk.)

Accession Number: 7282

Call Number: 05.1 W62v

Collection: Archives Library

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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1890

Author: J.R.

Publisher: Harper's Weekly

Call Number: 02.6 R11a PAM O.S

Author: J.R.

Responsibility: J.R. (author); Frederic Remington (illustrator)

Publisher: Harper's Weekly

Published Date: 1890

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Mountaineers, British; Mountaineers, Swiss; Sir Donald, Mount; Glacier House; Travel; Tourism; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels

Abstract: Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725

Notes: In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725

Accession Number: 7979

Call Number: 02.6 R11a PAM O.S

Collection: Archives Library

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Drawing from the mountain : an illustrated journey

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2006

Author: Perry, Lorne

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Edition: 1st ed.

Call Number: 06.1 P41d

Author: Perry, Lorne

Responsibility: Lorne Perry

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2006

Physical Description: 141 p. : ill., ports.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art; Trees; Flora; Flowers; Geology; Wildlife; Mountaineering; Equipment; Biography; Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Photography; Wilderness; Travel

Abstract: Pertains to art created by Lorne Perry during

Contents: Prologue; Beginning with trees; The limstone triangle; A fine kind of madness; "Real good" stories; Lords of the dance; The power of one; Flesh and blood; The gift; Epilogue; Acknowledgements

Notes: Signed by Lorne Perry

ISBN: 9781894765817

Accession Number: 2019.110

Call Number: 06.1 P41d

Collection: Archives Library

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Life and limb : a true story of tragedy and survival against the odds

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2004

Author: Andrew, Jamie

Publisher: London : Portrait, an imprint of Judy Piatkus Limited

Call Number: 01.2 An2l

Author: Andrew, Jamie

Publisher: London : Portrait, an imprint of Judy Piatkus Limited

Published Date: 2004

Physical Description: 306 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Accidents; Survival

Abstract: The weather looked perfect when Jamie Andrew and his closest friend, Jamie Fisher set off to climb the formidable North Face of Les Droites in the French Alps in 1999. But a sudden and ferocious storm hit them 10,000 feet up the mountain. They were trapped on a narrow ridge in temperatures of -30C, battered by winds so strong the rescue helicopters could not reach them. After five nightmarish nights doggedly clinging to life, Jamie Andrew was finally rescued; but his friend Jamie Fisher had died beside him on the last night. -- From inside cover

ISBN: 0749950072

Accession Number: P2023.19

Call Number: 01.2 An2l

Collection: Archives Library

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On thin ice : alpine climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2005

Author: Fowler, Mick

Publisher: London : Baton Works Publications

Call Number: 01 F83o

Author: Fowler, Mick

Responsibility: Foreword by Chris Bonington

Publisher: London : Baton Works Publications

Published Date: 2005

Physical Description: 223 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Climbing; Travel; Sports

Abstract: Mick Fowler's second set of climbing memoirs, follows Vertical Pleasure (Hodder, 1995). Here the celebrated mountaineer records his expeditions since 1990. Despite work and family commitments he has maintained a regular series of 'big trips' to challending objectives around the world with a sequence of major successes. -- From inside cover

ISBN: 1898573581

Accession Number: P2023.19

Call Number: 01 F83o

Collection: Archives Library

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Mountain climbing

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1897

Publisher: London : Charles Scribner's Sons

Call Number: 01 W69m

Responsibility: Edward L. Wilson, Edwin Lord Weeks, A. F. Jaccaci, W. Martin-Conway, Mark Brickell Kerr, William Williams, and H. F. B. Lynch

Publisher: London : Charles Scribner's Sons

Published Date: 1897

Physical Description: 358 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; St. Elias; Alps; Climbing; Glaciers

Contents: I. Mount Washington in winter / Edward L. Wilson -- II. Some episodes of mountaineering by a cause amateur / Edwin Lord Weeks -- III. Ascent of Mount Aetna / A. F. Jaccaci -- IV. Ascent of Mount Ararat / H. F. B. Lynch -- V. Climbing Mount St. Elias / William Williams -- VI. Mount St. Elias and its glaciers / Mark Brickell Kerr -- VII. One thousand miles through the Alps / Sir. W. Martin Conway

Accession Number: 2023.47

Call Number: 01 W69m

Collection: Archives Library

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My climbs in the Alps and Caucasus

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1895

Author: Mummery, A. F.

Publisher: London : T. Fisher Unwin

Call Number: 01.2 M92m

Author: Mummery, A. F.

Publisher: London : T. Fisher Unwin

Published Date: 1895

Physical Description: 360 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Alps; Caucasus; Mummery, A. F.

Accession Number: 2023.47

Call Number: 01.2 M92m

Collection: Archives Library

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Climbing the Chamonix Aiguilles : some difficult ascents in the shadow of Mount Blanc

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1906

Author: Abraham, George Dixon

Call Number: 04.2 H39

Author: Abraham, George Dixon

Published Date: 1906

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alps; Mountaineering; Rock climbing

Notes: In Canadian magazine, v.XXVII, no.3, July 1906

Call Number: 04.2 H39

Collection: Archives Library

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In the heart of the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1905

Author: Outram, James

Publisher: London : Macmillan & Co., LTD

Call Number: 02.6 O1i

Author: Outram, James

Responsibility: James Outram

Publisher: London : Macmillan & Co., LTD

Published Date: 1905

Physical Description: 466 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains Canada; Outram, James; Travel; Mountaineers Canadian; Mountaineers, British; Great Britain

Abstract: Pertains to the experiences of James Outram, an English mountaineer and author. With a specific chapter dedicated to Banff, the author offers insight into what he considered to be the ‘training’ area of the Rocky Mountains, that being Banff itself. Due to his comprehensive climbing experience, the author is able to provide the reader with specific details pertaining to the Canadian Rocky Mountains based on his personal experience and adventures.

Contents: I. The mountains and their history; II. Banff the beautiful; III. Mt. Assiniboine; IV. Lake Louise; V. The tragedy on Mt. Lefroy; VI. The valley of the ten peaks; VII. Field and Mt. Stephen; VIII. The Yoho Valley; IX. The ottertail group; X. The valley of the upper bow; XI. The sources of the North Saskatchewan; XII. Mt. Forbes; XIII. The mountains of the West Branch; XIV. Mt. Bryce; XV. Farther north

Notes: Chapter dedicated to Banff contained in the following page numbers ; 27 -37

Accession Number: 2019.54

Call Number: 02.6 O1i

Collection: Archives Library

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A tale of two passes : an inquiry into certain alpine literature

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2008

Author: Putnam, William Lowell

Publisher: Flagstaff, Arizona : Light Technology; Co-published by American Alpine Club, Alpine Club of Canada and International Association of Alpine Societies

Call Number: 08 P98 T14

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Author: Putnam, William Lowell

Responsibility: William L. Putnam

Publisher: Flagstaff, Arizona : Light Technology; Co-published by American Alpine Club, Alpine Club of Canada and International Association of Alpine Societies

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: i, 219 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Alps; Alps, Italian; History; Passes; Literature

Abstract: Written by AAC Honorary President William L Putnam, "this text is devoted to that pair of passes: the Mont Cenis and the Great Saint Bernard. Both of these mountain crossings appear to have been known and used from pre-Roman times. Both were prominently and frequently used by the Romans inestablishing and maintaining their empire; both were long adorned with hospice/shelters near their crests; and both have been by-passed by modern tunnels but are still crossed by paved highways. Despite these similiarites, their historic prominence derives from distinctly different events and factors. Herein lies the histories of these passes and stories of many travelers amongst the Alps - told as much as possible in their own words." ( from book jacket)

Contents: Introduction; Part I:; Chapter I : Early Alpine Passages; Chapter II : The Terrain; Part II:; Chapter III : Hannibal's Crossing; Chater IV : The Argument; Chapter V : The Railway; Part III:; Chater VI : The Other Route of the Ancients; Chapter VII : Hazards of the Mountain; Chapter VIII : The Great Saint Bernard in Later Literature; Chapter IX : The Early Alpinists; Chapter X : The Largest Crossing; Chapter XI : Popes and Passes; Index

Notes: Signed by author - addressed to Margaret Gmoser - dated October 19th, 2008

ISBN: 1-891824-66-X

Accession Number: AC637

Call Number: 08 P98 T14

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Book available through The American Alpine Club

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The mountaineer and the artist : the Alpine Club of Canada centennial|The mountaineer and the artist : the Alpine Club of Canada centennial exhibition (DVD)

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Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Published Date: 2006

Author: Alpine Club of Canada

Publisher: Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada

Call Number: 06 W62m Pam; 06 W62m Pam Copy 2; 06 W62m DVD

Author: Alpine Club of Canada

Responsibility: Craig Richards, still photographer; Joseph Potts video photographer

Publisher: Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada

Published Date: 2006

Physical Description: 64p. : ill., ports; 1 digital video disc (35:00) : 1 sd., col

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Subjects: Artists; Mountaineering

Notes: Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies collaboration with Alpine Club of Canada. Exhibition catalogue: Barry Blanchard, Brent R. Laycock; Lloyd "Kiwi" Gallagher, Donna Jo Massie; Richard and Louise Guy, Mary Lynne McCuthcheon; Nancy Hansen, Michael Peterson; Brad Harrison, Leona Amann; Marj Hind, Barbara J. West; Pat Morrow, Dominik Modlinski; Mike Mortimer, Glen Boles; Robert W. Sandford, Deborah Lougheed Sinclair; Chic Scott, Ed Bamling; Don Serl, Michael Binkley; Jim Tarrant, Susan Gottselig; Sharon Wood, Alice Saltiel; DVD recording pertains to each artist and mountaineer discussing the work for the exhibition

Call Number: 06 W62m Pam; 06 W62m Pam Copy 2; 06 W62m DVD

Collection: Archives Library

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Guardians of the peaks : mountain rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2006

Author: Calvert, Kathy

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 13.114 C13g

Author: Calvert, Kathy

Responsibility: Kathy Calvert, Dale Portman

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2006

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Accidents; Avalanches; Mountaineering; Search and rescue

Notes: Bibliography and index

Accession Number: 13-978-1-894765-80-0

Call Number: 13.114 C13g

Collection: Archives Library

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In the heart of the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2007

Author: Outram, James

Publisher: Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 02.6 Ou8 2007

Author: Outram, James

Responsibility: James Outram ; foreword by Chic Scott

Publisher: Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2007

Physical Description: x, 295 p.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Mountain classics collection 3

Subjects: Mountaineering

Notes: Modern reprint text only (no maps or ill.) of: In the heart of the Canadian Rockies : with maps and illustrations -- New York : Macmillan. -- 1905

ISBN: 9781894765961

Accession Number: 40500 08-01-04

Call Number: 02.6 Ou8 2007

Collection: Archives Library

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The Coast Mountains trilogy : mountain poems 1957-1971

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2009

Author: Culbert, Dick

Publisher: Vancouver : Tricouni Press

Call Number: 05.1 C61c

Author: Culbert, Dick

Responsibility: Dick Culbert; Illustrated by Arnold Shives; Edited and with an introduction by Glenn Woodsworth

Publisher: Vancouver : Tricouni Press

Published Date: 2009

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering

ISBN: 9780981153605

Accession Number: 50,500 09-09-02

Call Number: 05.1 C61c

Collection: Archives Library

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Jimmy Simpson : legend of the Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2009

Author: Hart, E. J

Publisher: Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 02.7 H25j 2009

Author: Hart, E. J

Publisher: Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2009

Physical Description: 219 p. : ill., ports.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Outfitters trail guides packers; Num Ti Jah Lodge; Mountaineering

Notes: Bibliographical note and index

ISBN: 9781897522257

Accession Number: 8173

Call Number: 02.7 H25j 2009

Collection: Archives Library

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Mountaineering

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1892

Author: Dent, Clinton Thomas

Publisher: London, Longmans, Green

Call Number: 01.2 D41m

Author: Dent, Clinton Thomas

Responsibility: by C. T. Dent, Illustrations by H.G. Willink et. al.

Publisher: London, Longmans, Green

Published Date: 1892

Physical Description: xx, 439 p. illus., ports., diagrs.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: The Badminton library of sports and pastimes, ed. by his Grace the Duke of Beaufort K.G. assisted by A.E.T. Watson

Subjects: Women; Mountaineering; Whymper, Edward

Notes: By C. T. Dent with contributions by W. M. Conway, D. W. Freshfield, C. E. Mathews, C. Pilkington, Sir F. Pollock, H. G. Willink, and an introduction by Mr. Justice Wills; This book was used by Walter Wilcox, Sam Allen, and other members of the Yale "Lake Louise" Club in 1893. It was printed in 1892 and considered very up-to-date.; Includes discussion of 'Climbing outfits for ladies' p. 50-52