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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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30 hikes in Alaska

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1967
Author
Hauser, William E
Publisher
Anchorage : Mountaineering Club of Alaska
Call Number
F912 K4 H3 Pam
Author
Hauser, William E
Publisher
Anchorage : Mountaineering Club of Alaska
Published Date
1967
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Hiking
Call Number
F912 K4 H3 Pam
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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100 hikes in western Washington

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1966
Author
Marshall, Louise B
Publisher
Seattle : Mountaineers
Edition
1st ed
Call Number
F895 M3
Author
Marshall, Louise B
Responsibility
photos by Bob and Ira Spring
Edition
1st ed
Publisher
Seattle : Mountaineers
Published Date
1966
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F895 M3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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1968 supplement to A climber's guide (1965) to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Culbert, Dick
Publisher
Vancouver?: Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
F1089 C7 C8 Supp 1968
Author
Culbert, Dick
Publisher
Vancouver?: Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
1969
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Call Number
F1089 C7 C8 Supp 1968
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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Above the snow line : mountaineering sketches between 1870 and 1880

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1885
Author
Dent, Clinton Thomas
Publisher
London : Longmans, Green
Call Number
G510 D45
Author
Dent, Clinton Thomas
Publisher
London : Longmans, Green
Published Date
1885
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
G510 D45
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1968
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.09.0109
Description
Red and gold academic hood, red velvet border, 8cm. wide, fits over shoulders, main body hangs down back, lower edge is rounded. Outside is solid gold colour, inside is red with two gold bands, each 14 cm. wide. An arc is cut into center seam to create a deep pocket, 29.5 x 15.5 x 21cm. tag insid…
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Title
Academic Hood
Date
1968
Material
fibre
Dimensions
81.0 x 116.0 cm
Description
Red and gold academic hood, red velvet border, 8cm. wide, fits over shoulders, main body hangs down back, lower edge is rounded. Outside is solid gold colour, inside is red with two gold bands, each 14 cm. wide. An arc is cut into center seam to create a deep pocket, 29.5 x 15.5 x 21cm. tag inside pocket reads "09595 year "74 code 63 for Univ. of Calgary Hr. Dr. Hd. Sainthill Levine". Hood is contained in a black nylon zippered pouch, 34 x 40cm.
Subject
honours
CRW
University of Calgary
Honorary Doctorate Degree
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0109
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Across Patagonia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1880
Author
Dixie, Lady Florence Caroline (Douglas)
Publisher
London : Bentley
Call Number
F2936 D5
Author
Dixie, Lady Florence Caroline (Douglas)
Publisher
London : Bentley
Published Date
1880
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F2936 D5
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Across the Olympic Mountains : the Press Expedition, 1889-90

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1967
Author
Wood, Robert L
Publisher
Seattle : Mountaineers
Call Number
F897 O5 W6 1967
Author
Wood, Robert L
Publisher
Seattle : Mountaineers
Published Date
1967
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F897 O5 W6 1967
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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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
fibre; wood; synthetic
Catalogue Number
105.01.1016 a-c
Description
(a) Plastic pennant is triangular shape 20.0 at widest part, red with white writing: "du Maurier International". Stitched on to long thin wooden rod. (b) Light green fibre pennant with white trim and printing: "World Cup Skiing Bank of Montreal International Mount Norquay, Canada" (c) Same as (b) …
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Title
Advertising Pennant
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
fibre; wood; synthetic
Dimensions
30.5 x 62.0 cm
Description
(a) Plastic pennant is triangular shape 20.0 at widest part, red with white writing: "du Maurier International". Stitched on to long thin wooden rod. (b) Light green fibre pennant with white trim and printing: "World Cup Skiing Bank of Montreal International Mount Norquay, Canada" (c) Same as (b) except pennant colour is red.
Subject
World Cup Skiing
Mount Norquay
sports
winter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Tom Williams, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
105.01.1016 a-c
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Afghan Quest : the story of their Abinger Afghanistan Expedition, 1960

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1961
Author
Dunsheath, Joyce
Publisher
London : George G. Harrop
Call Number
DS374 D8
Author
Dunsheath, Joyce
Publisher
London : George G. Harrop
Published Date
1961
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Hindu Kush Mountains
Call Number
DS374 D8
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Aiguilles de Chamonix

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1961
Author
Isselin, Henri
Publisher
France : Arthaud
Call Number
DC611 A556 I86
Author
Isselin, Henri
Publisher
France : Arthaud
Published Date
1961
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DC611 A556 I86
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Airborne to the mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1961
Author
Mills, James
Publisher
New York : Barnes
Call Number
F912 M23 M5
Author
Mills, James
Publisher
New York : Barnes
Published Date
1961
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F912 M23 M5
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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All that glitters : a climber's journey through addiction and depression

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Talbot, Margo
Publisher
Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
Call Number
G512 T35
Author
Talbot, Margo
Responsibility
Margo Talbot
Publisher
Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
191 p. : ill., ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Talbot, Margo
Ice
Arctic
ISBN
9781550391824
Accession Number
AC609
Call Number
G512 T35
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Honnold, Alex
Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st ed
Call Number
G512 H66
Author
Honnold, Alex
Responsibility
Alex Honnold with David Roberts
Edition
1st ed
Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
viii, 248 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates : col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
ISBN
9780393247626
Accession Number
AC609
Call Number
G512 H66
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Alpenglow : the finest climbs on the 4000m peaks of the Alps

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Tibbetts, Ben
Publisher
[Hereford] : Ben Tibbetts
Call Number
DQ841 A46 T53 O.S.
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Author
Tibbetts, Ben
Publisher
[Hereford] : Ben Tibbetts
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
320 pages : illustrations (color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography
Alps
Mountaineering
Switzerland
Italy
France
Art
Abstract
Is an inspiring book of photographs, stories and drawings describing The Finest Climbs on the 4000m Peaks of the Alps (from Ben Tibbetts website)
Contents
Introduction
Practicalities
Endnotes
Bernina Alps
Bernese Alps
Pennine Alps
Mont Blanc Massif
Gran Paradiso
Ecrins
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival finalist for Mountain Image
Photographs, drawings and text by Ben Tibbetts
ISBN
9781916123106
Accession Number
AC639
Call Number
DQ841 A46 T53 O.S.
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Author's website
Websites
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Alpes et les grands ascensions

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Author
Levasseur, Emile
Publisher
Paris : Delagrave
Call Number
DQ823 L49
Author
Levasseur, Emile
Publisher
Paris : Delagrave
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ823 L49
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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