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Banff rock : a guidebook to rock climbing in Banff National Park, Canada

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

Published Date: 2012

Author: Perry, Chris

Publisher: Altona, Manitoba : Friesens

Call Number: 01.4 P42b

Author: Perry, Chris

Responsibility: Chris Perry

Publisher: Altona, Manitoba : Friesens

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: 510 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Guidebooks; Kootenay National Park; Rock climbing; Sport climbing; Thompson, David; Yoho National Park

ISBN: 9780987937001

Accession Number: P2015-03-31

Call Number: 01.4 P42b

Collection: Archives Library

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Climbing in Southern Ontario

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

Published Date: 1980

Author: Alpine Club of Canada. Toronto Section

Publisher: Toronto : A.C.C., Toronto Section

Call Number: F1057 A4

Author: Alpine Club of Canada. Toronto Section

Responsibility: edited by James Mark

Publisher: Toronto : A.C.C., Toronto Section

Published Date: 1980

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

Subjects: Guidebooks; Ice climbing; Rock climbing

Call Number: F1057 A4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Commemorative Certificate

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Date: 1954

Material: paper; fibre

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1019 a,b

Description: El Club Excursionista EXMEX (a) certificate (21.0x28.7) parchment drawing of a fully rigged male climber on a rock wall on left of page, drawing signed "GURZQUEZP", top of page in green "El Club Excursionista" "EXMEX" below that in Old English lettering, dated 15 Julio 1954 and signed by 3 diffe…

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Title: Commemorative Certificate

Date: 1954

Material: paper; fibre

Description: El Club Excursionista EXMEX (a) certificate (21.0x28.7) parchment drawing of a fully rigged male climber on a rock wall on left of page, drawing signed "GURZQUEZP", top of page in green "El Club Excursionista" "EXMEX" below that in Old English lettering, dated 15 Julio 1954 and signed by 3 different people. Small crest centre right pasted on certificate, stapled to a stencilled likeness of the Virgin Mary on fabric glued to paper (b) envelope (19.2x26.6) brown business envelope "The N.C.O. or Constable I/c., Royal Canadian Mounted police" "Banff Alta" handwritten, also stamped signature of commissioner R.C.M. Police, and "O.H.M.S."

Subject: sports; climbing; disasters; climbing disasters; Mount Victoria; Mexican Alpine Club

Credit: Gift of Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1982

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1019 a,b

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Mexican Flag

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Date: prior to 1982

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 109.02.1005

Description: Mexican flag with 3 colour panels - green, white and red. Centre white panel has the Mexican symbol 16.5 dia. centered, brown eagle with snake in mouth, 3 green loops at left side 11.0x1.5. Label sewn on hem "Equipos Miltares Le Principal Sa."

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Title: Mexican Flag

Date: prior to 1982

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 51.0 x 75.0 cm

Description: Mexican flag with 3 colour panels - green, white and red. Centre white panel has the Mexican symbol 16.5 dia. centered, brown eagle with snake in mouth, 3 green loops at left side 11.0x1.5. Label sewn on hem "Equipos Miltares Le Principal Sa."

Subject: Mexico; sports; climbing; climbing accidents; Mount Victoria; Mexican Alpine Club

Credit: Gift of Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1982

Catalogue Number: 109.02.1005

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Mixed climbs in the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 2000

Author: Isaac, Sean

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 01.4 Is1

Author: Isaac, Sean

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2000

Physical Description: 144 p. : ill., maps

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

Subjects: Guidebooks; Ice climbing; Rock climbing

Notes: Includes route index

ISBN: 0-921102-81-x

Accession Number: 33500

Call Number: 01.4 Is1

Collection: Archives Library

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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills

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

Published Date: 1960

Author: The Mountaineers, Seattle

Publisher: Seattle : The Mountaineers

Edition: 1st ed.

Call Number: 01 M86 1963

Author: The Mountaineers, Seattle

Responsibility: planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers; Harvey Manning, chairman of editors; editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others; illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: Seattle : The Mountaineers

Published Date: 1960

Physical Description: x, 430p. : ill

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

Subjects: Mountaineering; Manuals; Equipment; Camping; Travel; Rock climbing; Snow; Ice; Ice climbing; First aid; Geology

Abstract: Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee

Contents: Preface; Part One - Approaching the Peaks; Equipment; Camping and Sleeping; Alpine Cuisine; Wilderness Travel; Navigation in the Hills; Part Two - Rock Climbing; Routefinding on Rock; Balance; Counterforce; Roped Climbing; Belaying; Pitoncraft and Rappels; Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing; Snow; Ice; Glaciers; Arrests and Belays; Part Four - Safe Climbing; The Climbing Party and its Leadership; Climbing Dangers; First Aid; Alpine Rescue; Part Five - The Climbing Environment; Mountain Geology; The Cycle of Snow; Mountain Weather; Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers

ISBN: 0916890015

Accession Number: 2019.43

Call Number: 01 M86 1963

Collection: Archives Library

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Pennant

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Date: n.d.

Material: fibre; skin

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1018 a,b

Description: Triangular, Club Alpino and Club de Explorncions (a) blue triangular pennant (60.5x21.0) a triangular crest on left side (yellow, blue, green, red) with "Tequitepetl" written on it. At the top of the crest are 2 grey ice axes. "Club de Exploraciones" is written in blue on a white background surr…

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Title: Pennant

Date: n.d.

Material: fibre; skin

Description: Triangular, Club Alpino and Club de Explorncions (a) blue triangular pennant (60.5x21.0) a triangular crest on left side (yellow, blue, green, red) with "Tequitepetl" written on it. At the top of the crest are 2 grey ice axes. "Club de Exploraciones" is written in blue on a white background surrounding the club crest. "Tequitepetl" in large white letters running from the club crest to the point of the pennant, 2 white ribbons on left side,white leather top on point. (b) blue triangular pennant (53.9x23.0), club crest on left side, grey top, green white, red beneath grey,diagonally, gold eagle in centre on diagonal colours, blue letter "I M" on grey. In grey lettering above crest "Club" below crest "Alpino"; in large grey letters "Aguiluchos" taper to point of pennant, leather tip, blue ribbons ofbroad side of pennant.

Subject: sports; climbing; climbing disasters; organizations; Mexican Alpine Club

Credit: Gift of Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1982

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1018 a,b

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Summit Records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wil…

Date Range: 1916; 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2020

Reference Code: M200 / V

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Accession Number: accn. 2023.20; accn. 7779; accn. 2023.10; accn. 2014.8347; accn. 6465; accn. 8002; accn. 2020.05; accn. 2023.19; accn. 2014.8293; accn. 8119; accn. 2023.32; accn. 2023.41; accn. 6623; accn. 6062; accn. 2014.8318; accn. 6767; accn. 2014.8315; accn. 2014.8317; accn. 5680; accn. 2023.16; accn. 2018.9010; accn. 5396; accn. 6459; accn. 2014.8316; accn. 2023.18; accn. 5631; accn. 2013.8245; accn. 2014.8275; accn. 2023.06; accn. 2023.14; accn. 2023.17; accn. 5569; accn. 8113; accn. 6396

Reference Code: M200 / V

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1916; 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2020

Physical Description: 110 cm of textual records ca. 235 volumes

Scope & Content: Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics.

Notes: See file-level entries for inventories of summit registers and notes.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backcountry skiing; Backpacking; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; British Columbia; Castle Mountain; Centennial; Climbing; Club; Environment; Environment and Nature; Fay Hut; Fortress Mountain; Glaciers; Hiking; Ice climbing; Kananaskis Country; Mount Assiniboine; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Parks Canada; Porcupine; Provincial parks and reserves; Rundle Mountain; Ski area; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Summit; Temple Mountain; Trail making; Trails; Travel and Exploration; Winter sports; Yamnuska Mountain

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Abbot Pass; Assiniboine; Banff National Park; Banff, Alberta; Bugaboos; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Canmore; Cascade Mountain; Castle Mountain, AB; Cathedral Mountain; Glacier; Jasper National Park; Kananaskis Country; Little Yoho Valley; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Baldy; Mount Baker; Mount Cory; Mount Edith; Mount Lefroy; Mount Norquay; Mount Rundle; Mount Temple; Mount Victoria; Mount Yamnuska; Rocky Mountains; Rundle Mountain; Selkirks; Yoho National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Warden Mt. Rescue History

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 93 b&w prints of the Banff National Park Warden Service conducting various training and live rescues, including mountain-based, water-based, and helicopter rescues. Also includes group portraits and training courses [mostly climbing, mountaineering, and glacier travel].

Date Range: [ca. 1956 - 1980]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / W / i / PA - 01 to PA - 93

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, W : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Warden Mt. Rescue History

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / W / i / PA - 01 to PA - 93

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1956 - 1980]

Physical Description: 93 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 93 b&w prints of the Banff National Park Warden Service conducting various training and live rescues, including mountain-based, water-based, and helicopter rescues. Also includes group portraits and training courses [mostly climbing, mountaineering, and glacier travel].

Subject Access: Administration; Advertising; Bow River; Climbing; Education; Environment and Nature; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Helicopters; Hospital; Ice climbing; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden; Portrait; Search and rescue

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: The first 14 prints appear to have been pulled out of a photo album and have black paper residue throughout the entirety of the backs.