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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

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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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50 years of alpinism

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

Published Date: 1981

Author: Cassin, Riccardo

Publisher: London : Diadem; Seattle : Mountaineers

Call Number: G512 C3

Author: Cassin, Riccardo

Publisher: London : Diadem; Seattle : Mountaineers

Published Date: 1981

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

Subjects: Mountaineers, Italian

Call Number: G512 C3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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103 hikes in Southwestern British Columbia

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

Published Date: 1983

Author: Macaree, Mary

Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: F1089 B7 1983

Author: Macaree, Mary

Edition: 2d ed

Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers

Published Date: 1983

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

Call Number: F1089 B7 1983

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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1978-80 survey of the Athabasca and Saskatchewan glaciers

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

Published Date: 1982

Author: Water Survey of Canada

Publisher: Calgary : The Survey

Call Number: QE576 W36 1978-80 Pam

Author: Water Survey of Canada

Publisher: Calgary : The Survey

Published Date: 1982

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

Subjects: Rocky Mountains, Canada

Call Number: QE576 W36 1978-80 Pam

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 ABC of wilderness travel

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

Published Date: 1982

Author: Saul, Marg

Publisher: Calgary : Alta Publishing

Call Number: G504 A2 Pam

Author: Saul, Marg

Responsibility: compiled by Marg Saul, Alf Skraskins, Peter Thompson

Publisher: Calgary : Alta Publishing

Published Date: 1982

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

Call Number: G504 A2 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Abode of snow : a history of Himalayan exploration and mountaineering

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

Published Date: 1987

Author: Mason, Kenneth

Publisher: London : Diadem ; Seattle : Mountaineers

Call Number: DS485 H6 M3 1987

Author: Mason, Kenneth

Publisher: London : Diadem ; Seattle : Mountaineers

Published Date: 1987

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

Call Number: DS485 H6 M3 1987

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Aconcagua : cuadernos de alpinismo

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

Published Date: 1982

Publisher: Barcelona : Servei General D'Informacio de Muntanya

Call Number: F2851 A2 A2 Pam 1982

Responsibility: Recopilado por : Carles Capellas Cabanes

Publisher: Barcelona : Servei General D'Informacio de Muntanya

Published Date: 1982

Physical Description: 29p. : ill., maps

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

Call Number: F2851 A2 A2 Pam 1982

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Aconcagua Argentina

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

Published Date: 1981?

Author: Magnani, Alfredo Eduardo

Publisher: Mendoza (Argentina): Editorial Dhaulagiri

Call Number: F2851 M3

Author: Magnani, Alfredo Eduardo

Publisher: Mendoza (Argentina): Editorial Dhaulagiri

Published Date: 1981?

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

Notes: Text in Spanish

Call Number: F2851 M3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Across China

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

Published Date: 1986

Author: Jenkins, Peter

Publisher: New York : William Morrow / Sweet Springs

Call Number: DS711 J44

Author: Jenkins, Peter

Publisher: New York : William Morrow / Sweet Springs

Published Date: 1986

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

Subjects: Tibet

Call Number: DS711 J44

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Advanced avalanche awareness course for the winter recreationist

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

Published Date: 1984

Author: Canadian Avalanche Association. Education Committee

Publisher: [Canada]: The Association

Call Number: QC929 A8 C3 A3

Author: Canadian Avalanche Association. Education Committee

Publisher: [Canada]: The Association

Published Date: 1984

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

Call Number: QC929 A8 C3 A3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Advanced rock climbing : expert skills and techniques

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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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Airline Tag

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Date: 1982

Material: metal; plastic; paper

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0156 a-g

Description: Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.

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Title: Airline Tag

Date: 1982

Material: metal; plastic; paper

Dimensions: 4.7 x 0.4 x 12.t cm

Description: Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.