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Rising : becoming the first Canadian woman to summit Everest : a memoir

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

Published Date: 2019

Author: Wood, Sharon

Publisher: Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & MacIntyre

Edition: 1st

Call Number: 01.1 W85r

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Author: Wood, Sharon

Edition: 1st

Publisher: Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & MacIntyre

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: xi, 228 pages : colour illustrations

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

Subjects: Mountaineering; Biography; Women; Everest, Mount

Abstract: In 1986, as part of a Canadian team, Sharon Wood became the first woman from the Americas to summit Mount Everest—and the first woman in the world to do so via the West Ridge from Tibet and without Sherpa support. But it’s how she got there that is truly compelling. In Rising, the personal motivation that drove Wood to reach further and further heights are detailed through the years leading up to the career-defining climb. Often the only woman on expeditions, Wood was an outlier in a predominantly male bastion of high altitude alpine climbing. Against the backdrop of the stunning Himalayan mountains in the days before Everest became as commercialized as it is today, Wood explores the camaraderie and rivalry, the relatable challenges of falling in and out of love, and how she kept her drive to persevere. Subsequently, she recounts how she struggled with unexpected acclaim and expectations following her ascent of Everest, but ultimately found fulfilment and her place in the world. As she tells her story today, her perspective is steeped in six decades of life experience rich with adrenalin, change, reflection and humility. It is a tale that still feels poignantly relevant—a testament to the strength of the human spirit to overcome all obstacles, whether mountain peaks, social expectations or self-imposed barriers. (from Douglas & McIntyre website)

Contents: Preface -- Part 1. 1. The promise -- 2. Neighbours -- 3. Friends, nomads and spirits -- 4. Rescue -- 5. Weight -- 6. The power of story -- 7. Redemption -- 8. One hundred trips -- 9. Proving grounds -- 10. Mentors and muses -- 11. Shit, grin and yin -- 12. Ya gotta want it -- 13. Small plans -- 14. The meeting -- 15. Glory or death -- 16. Commitment -- 17. Summit day -- Part 2. 18. Into the dark -- 19. Coming down -- 20. Lost -- 21. On stage, off stage -- 22. Reunion.

Notes: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Mountain Literature (non-fiction)

ISBN: 9781771622257

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 01.1 W85r

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Summary on Douglas & McIntyre website

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Focused on adventure : portrait of Pat Morrow

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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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Freedom climbers

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

Published Date: 2011

Author: McDonald, Bernadette

Publisher: Victoria, [B.C.] : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 01.1 M14

Author: McDonald, Bernadette

Responsibility: Bernadette McDonald

Publisher: Victoria, [B.C.] : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2011

Physical Description: 351 p. : ill. (some col.), ports.

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

Subjects: Everest, Mount; Pakistan; Hypothermia; World War II; Nepal

ISBN: 9781927330128

Accession Number: 13-2-1 70,500

Call Number: 01.1 M14

Collection: Archives Library

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Keeper of the mountains : the Elizabeth Hawley story

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14435

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

Published Date: 2012

Author: McDonald, Bernadette

Publisher: Victoria, [B.C.] : RMB

Call Number: 01.1 M14k

Author: McDonald, Bernadette

Responsibility: Bernadette McDonald ; foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary

Publisher: Victoria, [B.C.] : RMB

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: 256 pages : illustrations, portraits. ; 23 cm

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

Subjects: Everest, Mount; Nepal

Notes: Previously published under the title: I'll call you in Kathmandu; Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN: 9781927330159

Accession Number: P2015-03-31

Call Number: 01.1 M14k

Collection: Archives Library

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Into the silence : the Great War, Mallory, and the conquest of Everest

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

Published Date: 2012

Author: Davis, Wade

Publisher: Toronto : Vintage Canada

Edition: Vintage Canada edition

Call Number: 01.1 D29i 2012

Author: Davis, Wade

Responsibility: Wade Davis

Edition: Vintage Canada edition

Publisher: Toronto : Vintage Canada

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: xiv, 655 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm.

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

Subjects: Everest, Mount; Mallory, George; Wheeler, Edward Oliver; World War I

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN: 9780676979206

Accession Number: P2015-03-31

Call Number: 01.1 D29i 2012

Collection: Archives Library

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Everest, the first ascent : how a champion of science helped to conquer the mountain

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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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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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The calling : a life rocked by mountains

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

Published Date: 2014

Author: Blanchard, Barry

Publisher: Ventura, California : Patagonia

Call Number: G512 B53

Author: Blanchard, Barry

Publisher: Ventura, California : Patagonia

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 439 pages : illustrations (some color), plates

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

Subjects: Mountaineering; Music; Everest, Mount

ISBN: 9781938340314

Accession Number: AC609

Call Number: G512 B53

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Going up is easy : the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen

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

Published Date: 2015

Author: Bradey, Lydia

Publisher: New Zealand : Penguin Random House

Call Number: G512 B73 G65

Author: Bradey, Lydia

Responsibility: Lydia Bradey with Laurence Fearnley

Publisher: New Zealand : Penguin Random House

Published Date: 2015

Physical Description: 272 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps

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

Subjects: Mountaineering; Everest, Mount

ISBN: 9780143573234

Accession Number: AC609

Call Number: G512 B73 G65

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Into the silence : the Great War, Mallory, and the conquest of Everest

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14852

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

Published Date: 2012

Author: Davis, Wade

Publisher: Toronto : Vintage Canada

Edition: Vintage Canada edition

Call Number: DS486 D38

Author: Davis, Wade

Responsibility: Wade Davis

Edition: Vintage Canada edition

Publisher: Toronto : Vintage Canada

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: xiv, 655 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm.

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

Subjects: Everest, Mount; Mallory, George; Wheeler, Edward Oliver; World War I

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN: 9780676979206

Accession Number: AC609

Call Number: DS486 D38

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The vast unknown : America's first ascent of Everest

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

Published Date: 2013

Author: Coburn, Broughton

Publisher: United States : Crown Publishers

Call Number: DS485 C63

Author: Coburn, Broughton

Publisher: United States : Crown Publishers

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: xv, 300 pages, maps

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

Subjects: Everest, Mount; United States

ISBN: 9780307887146

Accession Number: AC610

Call Number: DS485 C63

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Higher love : skiing the seven summits

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

Published Date: 2015

Author: Deslauriers, Kit

Publisher: New York : Archer Publication

Call Number: G512 D47

Author: Deslauriers, Kit

Publisher: New York : Archer Publication

Published Date: 2015

Physical Description: 479 pages, colour plates

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

Subjects: Mountaineering; Skiing; Everest, Mount; Kilimanjaro, Mount; Denali

ISBN: 9781941729014

Accession Number: AC609

Call Number: G512 D47

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Last hours on Everest : the gripping story of Mallory and Irvine's fatal ascent

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

Published Date: 2013

Author: Hoyland, Graham

Publisher: London : HarperCollins

Call Number: DS486 H69

Author: Hoyland, Graham

Publisher: London : HarperCollins

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: x, 310 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports.

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

Subjects: Everest, Mount; Mallory, George; Irvine, Sandy; Accidents

ISBN: 9780007455751

Accession Number: AC610

Call Number: DS486 H69

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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8000 metres : climbing the world's highest mountains

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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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The call of Everest : history, science, and future of the world's tallest peak

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14868

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

Published Date: 2012

Author: Anker, Conrad

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic

Call Number: DS486 A55 Oversize D

Author: Anker, Conrad

Responsibility: Conrad Anker, forward by Thomas Hornbein of the first American Everest team, with contributions from those who know Everest the best