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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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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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Aconcagua and Tierra del Fuego

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

Published Date: 1902

Author: Conway, William Martin Conway, Baron

Publisher: London : Cassell

Call Number: F3063 C6

Author: Conway, William Martin Conway, Baron

Publisher: London : Cassell

Published Date: 1902

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F3063 C6

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Across the Great Saint Bernard

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

Published Date: 1904

Author: Sennett, Alfred Richard

Publisher: London ; Derby : Bemrose

Call Number: DQ841 S15 S4

Author: Sennett, Alfred Richard

Publisher: London ; Derby : Bemrose

Published Date: 1904

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

Call Number: DQ841 S15 S4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Across the San Juan mountains

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

Published Date: 1903

Author: Rickard, Thomas Arthur

Publisher: London : Engineering and Mining Journal

Edition: 1st ed

Call Number: F782 S18 R5

Author: Rickard, Thomas Arthur

Edition: 1st ed

Publisher: London : Engineering and Mining Journal

Published Date: 1903

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F782 S18 R5

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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Adventures on the roof of the world

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

Published Date: 1904

Author: Le Blond, Elizabeth Alice Frances

Publisher: London : Unwin

Call Number: DQ823 L4

Author: Le Blond, Elizabeth Alice Frances

Publisher: London : Unwin

Published Date: 1904

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ823 L4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alaska

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

Published Date: 1901

Author: Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)

Publisher: New York : Doubleday, Page

Call Number: QH105 A4 H37 I

Author: Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)

Publisher: New York : Doubleday, Page

Published Date: 1901

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

Series: Volume 1 of 2

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: QH105 A4 H37 I

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alaska

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

Published Date: 1901

Author: Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)

Publisher: New York : Doubleday, Page

Call Number: QH105 A4 H37 II

Author: Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)

Publisher: New York : Doubleday, Page

Published Date: 1901

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

Series: Volume 2 of 2

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: QH105 A4 H37 II

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alaska-Canadian frontier

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

Published Date: 1902

Author: Balch, Thomas Willing

Publisher: Philadelphia : Allen, Lane & Scott

Call Number: F912 B7 B3

Author: Balch, Thomas Willing

Publisher: Philadelphia : Allen, Lane & Scott

Published Date: 1902

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

Subjects: Boundaries; Canada

Call Number: F912 B7 B3

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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Alone on the wall

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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)