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Photographic Paper
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0224
- Date
- 1922
- Material
- cardboard; paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0224
- Description
- A heavy beige box of photographic paper. The box is plain with little branding, one label on the top and a label along one side that connects to the bottom of the box. The label on the lid is black text in a square, it reads “OPEN ONLY IN PHOTOGRAPHIC DARK ROOM SENSITIZED PAPER”, a black line, and …
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- Title
- Photographic Paper
- Date
- 1922
- Material
- cardboard; paper;
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 18.7 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- A heavy beige box of photographic paper. The box is plain with little branding, one label on the top and a label along one side that connects to the bottom of the box. The label on the lid is black text in a square, it reads “OPEN ONLY IN PHOTOGRAPHIC DARK ROOM SENSITIZED PAPER”, a black line, and “Manufactured by Canadian Kodak Co., Limited TORONTO, CANADA”. The other label is coloured with a white background, blue banner, and green text which reads “GLOSSY DOUBLE WEIGHT 500 POST CARDS AZO F No. 4”. In the blue banner with a black border in white text reads “No. 4 FOR EXTREMELY FLAT NEGATIVES”. There is a stamped text that reads “EXPIRES JULY 1, 1922”. The bottom part of the label that is on the bottom of the box reads “500 POST CARDS AZO F No. 4 GLOSSY DOUBLE WEIGHT”. The bottom of the box features so handwriting and a stamped text that reads “5510 7034 46”. Inside the box is lots of post card photographic paper, some is wrapped in black paper.
- Credit
- Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0224
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Film Projector
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.0044
- Date
- ca. 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; cable; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0044
- Description
- A black, heavy, cast iron-like Apollo Sound 16mm film projector. It has a unique shape with an art deco type styling. One side of the projector features a switch and silver metal knobs where the tightly coiled spring would be placed to move the film. There is a label with instruction but is illegib…
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- Title
- Film Projector
- Date
- ca. 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; cable; glass
- Dimensions
- 37.2 x 14.8 x 38.3 cm
- Description
- A black, heavy, cast iron-like Apollo Sound 16mm film projector. It has a unique shape with an art deco type styling. One side of the projector features a switch and silver metal knobs where the tightly coiled spring would be placed to move the film. There is a label with instruction but is illegible due to wear, herringbone-shaped cut-outs below that expose some of the mechanisms of the projector, next to these cut-outs is where the power cord connects to the projector, and towards the front of the projector is another cord that becomes wire that is wrapped around a smaller spool. Along the back side, in raised letters, text reads “APOLLO [vertical] SOUND [horizontal]”. On the very back of the projector are two switches and a black knob that props the back of the projector up slightly. The other side of the projector is the same raised text that reads “APOLLO [vertical] SOUND [horizontal]” near the back, and there is also a a sloped pattern cut-out near the bottom that exposes the fan of the projector. This side features the main part of the projector with the lens, reels, and the track for the film. The top of the projector features a handle-like design.
- Subject
- film
- 16mm film
- projector
- Apollo Sound
- Credit
- Gift of Dan MacDonald, Calgary, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0044
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1302
- Description
- White ceramic gravy boat with gold gilding along the rim, down the handle, and around the middle - also on the middle are gilded flowers, one on each side. There is no makers mark.
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- Title
- Gravy Boat
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic;
- Dimensions
- 10. x 8.7 x 19.3 cm
- Description
- White ceramic gravy boat with gold gilding along the rim, down the handle, and around the middle - also on the middle are gilded flowers, one on each side. There is no makers mark.
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- dining utensils;
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1302
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1301
- Description
- Two-part glass butter dish with a shallow base and deeper lid, both pieces have decorative beveling throughout the sides and on the top. Engraved into the base is “BOTTOM,” legible when the lid is removed - the base also has small handles that stick out from the short sides.
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- Title
- Butter Dish
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass;
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 16.7 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Two-part glass butter dish with a shallow base and deeper lid, both pieces have decorative beveling throughout the sides and on the top. Engraved into the base is “BOTTOM,” legible when the lid is removed - the base also has small handles that stick out from the short sides.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1301
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; plastic; paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0288 a,b
- Description
- Two glass drug store bottles with black plastic caps and paper adhesive labels on the front:a - tall and narrow clear glass bottle with a “KING EDWARD DRUG STORE” paper adhesive label on the front - “Acetone” is typed along the top of the label. Molded onto the back of the bottle are measurement ma…
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- Title
- Glass Bottles
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; plastic; paper;
- Dimensions
- 12.1 x 2.6 x 4.1 cm
- Description
- Two glass drug store bottles with black plastic caps and paper adhesive labels on the front:a - tall and narrow clear glass bottle with a “KING EDWARD DRUG STORE” paper adhesive label on the front - “Acetone” is typed along the top of the label. Molded onto the back of the bottle are measurement markers.b - short and narrow brown glass bottle with a “Banff Pharmacy” paper adhesive label on the front - the label has typed instructions for taking tablet medication.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- medicine
- drug store
- pharmacy
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0288 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; steel; wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1298 a,b
- Description
- Two kitchen knives with steel blades and wooden handles - the handles have three brass studs each. One knife has a thicker blade that curves slightly and has a small raised reinforcement before the handle - stamped on one side near the handle is a head wearing a hat and scarf that has “LA DUROLLIEN…
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- Title
- Kitchen Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; steel; wood;
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 2.3 x 32.5 cm
- Description
- Two kitchen knives with steel blades and wooden handles - the handles have three brass studs each. One knife has a thicker blade that curves slightly and has a small raised reinforcement before the handle - stamped on one side near the handle is a head wearing a hat and scarf that has “LA DUROLLIENNE” written on it. The other knife’s blade has been sharpened so much it appears to be less than half of its original width - faded remnants of something stamped on the blade is visible, but illegible.
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- cooking
- food preparation;
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1298 a,b
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- Date
- 1927 – 1946
- Material
- metal; glass; leather; paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0182 a,b
- Description
- Black leather and silver metal hand-held Ciné-Kodak Model K 16mm film camera with a leather handle and two view finders on top, hand crank and trigger on the right hand side, lens and instruction plate on the front, and a metal switch on the left-hand side that allows the panel to come off in order…
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- Title
- Movie Camera
- Date
- 1927 – 1946
- Material
- metal; glass; leather; paper;
- Dimensions
- 12.7 x 6.2 x 23.6 cm
- Description
- Black leather and silver metal hand-held Ciné-Kodak Model K 16mm film camera with a leather handle and two view finders on top, hand crank and trigger on the right hand side, lens and instruction plate on the front, and a metal switch on the left-hand side that allows the panel to come off in order to access the film reels. Also comes with an instruction manual for “Making the Most” of the camera with more Ciné-Kodak leaflets tucked into the back cover.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0182 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- straw; metal; string;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0016
- Description
- Small straw whisk broom bound at the top with four groupings of metal wire and capped with a metal cap and attached loop. Remnants of beige and green string visible in the middle of the bristles, which are mostly frayed and broken.
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- Title
- Whisk Broom
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- straw; metal; string;
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 7.6 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Small straw whisk broom bound at the top with four groupings of metal wire and capped with a metal cap and attached loop. Remnants of beige and green string visible in the middle of the bristles, which are mostly frayed and broken.
- Subject
- household utensils
- cleaning utensils;
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0016
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1295
- Description
- Metal eggcup with a hollow base and fluted stand below the cup, which has a slightly curved-out lip.
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- Title
- Eggcup
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 5.9 cm
- Description
- Metal eggcup with a hollow base and fluted stand below the cup, which has a slightly curved-out lip.
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1295
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal; aluminum;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1294
- Description
- Glass and aluminum salt shaker with a weighted glass bottom, wide central body, and tapered top with a screw-cap covered in holes. Shaker is empty.
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- Title
- Salt Shaker
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal; aluminum;
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- Glass and aluminum salt shaker with a weighted glass bottom, wide central body, and tapered top with a screw-cap covered in holes. Shaker is empty.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1294
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; aluminum;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1293
- Description
- Small aluminum pepper shaker with a narrow weighted base, wide central body, and tapered top with a screw-cap covered in holes throughout. The top of the cap and the interior stained pale brown. Shaker is empty.
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- Title
- Pepper Shaker
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; aluminum;
- Dimensions
- 6.6 cm
- Description
- Small aluminum pepper shaker with a narrow weighted base, wide central body, and tapered top with a screw-cap covered in holes throughout. The top of the cap and the interior stained pale brown. Shaker is empty.
- Subject
- kitchen utensils
- seasonings
- house ware
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1293
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal; aluminum; wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0272
- Description
- Tall cylindrical aluminum coffee maker/pot with an ventilation cap that fits on top and an internal filter. The main body has a wooden handle screwed into one side, with a short spout opposite it - throughout the portion of the coffee maker that is covered by the spout are small holes. The cap has …
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- Title
- Coffee Maker
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal; aluminum; wood;
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 11.2 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Tall cylindrical aluminum coffee maker/pot with an ventilation cap that fits on top and an internal filter. The main body has a wooden handle screwed into one side, with a short spout opposite it - throughout the portion of the coffee maker that is covered by the spout are small holes. The cap has two roughly-triangular groupings of ventilation holes opposite from each other and the domed top is capped with a small wooden handle. Inside the coffee maker is a metal filter that consists of a thin pole supported by a slightly domed base with a lip just above the middle on which sits the removable filter. No manufacturer details could be found.
- Subject
- coffee maker
- drinks
- kitchen utensil
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0272
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Camera Lens Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0083%20a-c
- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; plastic; foam; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0083 a-c
- Description
- Black hard leather carry case with silver corner protectors and tarnished silver buckles and lock. The exterior of the case has remnants of shipping labels (and possibly other stickers) as well as painted red squares (approx. 7.5x6.5 cm) throughout the front and side panels - remnants of some large…
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- Title
- Camera Lens Case
- Date
- 1920 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; plastic; foam; fabric
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 35.8 x 62.8 cm
- Description
- Black hard leather carry case with silver corner protectors and tarnished silver buckles and lock. The exterior of the case has remnants of shipping labels (and possibly other stickers) as well as painted red squares (approx. 7.5x6.5 cm) throughout the front and side panels - remnants of some large red label remains on the lid. The side opposite the handle has 2 (two) parallel pieces of wood nailed on horizontally. The handle is wrapped entirely in black electrical tape, leaving the metal hoops exposed - hanging from both metal hoops are the strings and tops of various “CP Rail” shipping tags, as well as a large tag reading “MORANT COLLECTION J-8 ‘Long Takumar Lens for 6x7 work, 600 mm’ 1 of 2” written on it in black ink and attached with a plastic loop.The interior of the case is lined with black paper and contains several pieces of thick white foam along the sides and bottom. Also inside the case is a dual-sided weight that looks homemade, possibly filled with sand, as well as a purple Crown Royal bag containing several small pieces of photography equipment and tools. A manufacturer label inside the lid reads “G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS AND SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG” - no information about the manufacturer found online.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0083 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; cardboard;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0209 a-e
- Description
- Five paper-wrapped boxes of one dozen 1 11/16 x 4 3/16 cm Eastman Portrait Films. Each box has a white paper lid that features the manufacturer details and the product type, as well as a blue paper “ribbon” in the bottom right corner with “Par-Speed” printed on it in black - the boxes are sealed sh…
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- Title
- Film
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; cardboard;
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 5.5 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- Five paper-wrapped boxes of one dozen 1 11/16 x 4 3/16 cm Eastman Portrait Films. Each box has a white paper lid that features the manufacturer details and the product type, as well as a blue paper “ribbon” in the bottom right corner with “Par-Speed” printed on it in black - the boxes are sealed shut with paper adhesives wrapped around the edges and bottoms. On one long side of each box is stamped “DEVELOP BEFORE MAY 1930.”Portrait Films were first introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1913 to replace glass plates and are suitable for home use or in professional studios.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0209 a-e
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Waymaking : an anthology of women's adventure writing, poetry and art
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25116
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Barnard, Camilla (editor)
- Carter, Claire (editor)
- Dawe, Heather (editor)
- Mort, Helen (editor)
- Publisher
- Sheffield, United Kingdom : Vertebrate Publishing
- Call Number
- 05.1 M84w copy 1
- 05.1 M84w copy 2 (reference)
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- Author
- Barnard, Camilla (editor)
- Carter, Claire (editor)
- Dawe, Heather (editor)
- Mort, Helen (editor)
- Publisher
- Sheffield, United Kingdom : Vertebrate Publishing
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 280 pages : illustrations (some colour)
- Subjects
- Poetry
- Writing
- Art
- Literature
- Women
- Abstract
- Waymaking is an anthology of prose, poetry and artwork by women who are inspired by wild places, adventure and landscape.Published in 1961, Gwen Moffat's Space Below My Feet tells the story of a woman who shirked the conventions of society and chose to live a life in the mountains. Some years later in 1977, Nan Shepherd published The Living Mountain, her prose bringing each contour of the Cairngorm mountains to life. These pioneering women set a precedent for a way of writing about wilderness that isn't about conquering landscapes, reaching higher, harder or faster, but instead about living and breathing alongside them, becoming part of a larger adventure. The artists in this inspired collection continue Gwen and Nan's legacies, redressing the balance of gender in outdoor adventure literature. Their creativity urges us to stop and engage our senses: the smell of rain-soaked heather, wind resonating through a col, the touch of cool rock against skin, and most importantly a taste of restoring mind, body and spirit to a former equanimity. With contributions from adventurers including Alpinist magazine editor Katie Ives, multi-award-winning author Bernadette McDonald, adventurers Sarah Outen and Anna McNuff, renowned filmmaker Jen Randall and many more, Waymaking is an inspiring and pivotal work published in an era when wilderness conservation and gender equality are at the fore. (from Vertebrate Publishing website)
- Contents
- A note from the editors -- Introduction / by Melissa Harrison -- VICINITY. Snapshots from the Camino de Santiago / Cath Drake; Lost in the light / Tara Karmer; Iceberg / Deziree Wilson; Steinbock / Anja Konig; [untitled 1] / Krystle Wright; Enchantment larches / Nikki Fumkin; Mountains of the Mourne / Penelope Shuttle; Fairfield from Wansfell / Paula Dunn; Eglwyseg Day / Jean Atkin; Affric / Alison Grant; Walking Moses Trod / Pam Williamson; Murmuration / Dr. Judy Kendall; Signs / Geraldine Green; Brimmerhead farmhouse / Paula Dunn; Last night I dream we walk up to the point again / Imogen Cassels; To reach green before dark / Lilace Mellin Guignard; Excerpts from 'La Fuente', an essay / Kari Nielsen; Titcomb basin / Lizzy Dalton; Cerro Torre / Caroline Eustace; Mountain-guide dog / Tami Knight; She collects wild islands in the wild wild sea / Paula Flach; Snapshots from the Camino de Santiago / Cath Drake-- HEART & SOUL. A child in these hills / Solana Joy; Rewilding / Lee Craigie; Squamish / Jen Randall; Leaving for the edge of the world / Kathleen Jones; This ocean sings / To follow / Claire Carter; Caton Bay / Genevieve Carver; Leaving protection / Maria Coffey; Running by the Quay in Exeter / Evelyn O'Malley; Straggle / Allison Williams; Falling / Joanna Croston; Climber / Hazel Findlay; First peak: a response to climber / Camilla Barnard; No-self / Hazel Findlay; Memory ten / Libby Peter; By the way / Sarah Outen; There is no substance but light / Heather Dawe; When I lived in a small / Alyson Hallett; Ken the cross-dresser / Tami Knight; Oh / Paula Flach -- WATER. Snow / Bernadette McDonald; [untitled 2] / Krystale Wright; Through the snow (Winter 2010) / Judith Brown; Ski tracks / Tami Knight; Counterflow / Jen Benson; Ystradfellte tree reflections / Nick Davies; Aqueous / Mab Jones; [untitled 3] / Krystale Wright; Taking the plunge / Anna Fleming; Waterfall series no.5 / Nick Davies; Diabaig / Jen Randall; Thirsty / Tami Knight; Do you remember me turkey blue? / Sandy Bennett-Haber; She collects the puddles and lakes she swims each year / Paula Flach; Llanerch Wake / Nick Davies; Emergence / Claire Giordano -- UNION. Running on the roof of the world / Lily Dyu; Out there / Ruth Wiggins; She collects all the trees she climbed that summer / Paula Flach; Bouldering / Kathryn Hummel; Bouldering at Ardmair Beach / Deziree Wilson; Snails / Tami Knight; The Grampians / Jen Randall; K'e yil yal tx'i': saying something / Leslie Hsu Oh; [untitled 4] / Krystle Wright; The climb / Helen Mort; Mad hatter's gully in winter / Deziree Wilson; Unmapping / Katie Ives; Unshod to meet the flints / Polly Atkin; She always collects her starter number in stones along the way / Paula Flach; A pattern-maker for memories / Alice Maddicott; The wilderness / Anna McNuff.
- Notes
- Jon Whyte Award winner 2019
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Mountain Literature
- ISBN
- 9781910240755
- Accession Number
- P2020-1
- Call Number
- 05.1 M84w copy 1
- 05.1 M84w copy 2 (reference)
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Summary on Vertebrate Publishing website with book preview
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Ueli Steck : my life in climbing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25051
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Steck, Ueli (author)
- Steinback, Karin (co-author)
- Bierling, Billi (translator)
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- G512 U45 S74
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- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 214 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- Switzerland
- Nepal
- Abstract
- A climber of incredible strength, Ueli Steck set climbing records for speed and endurance that no one had previously thought possible. This deeply personal and revealing memoir, Ueli Steck: My Life in Climbing, is the only one of his books to be published in English. In 2016, Ueli established a new speed record on Eiger’s North Face—beating his own record! That same year he climbed all 82 four-thousand-meter peaks in the Alps within 62 days (traveling between the peaks by bicycle), and summited Annapurna’s south face in 28 hours. But the dramatic events of the previous two years—the internationally reported conflict with Sherpas at Mount Everest, and the discovery of Alex Lowe’s body on Shishapangma—changed him and made him rethink his approach to the mountains. After withdrawing from the sport for a period, Ueli rediscovered his love of climbing, and in this memoir he explains how his perspective changed. While his drive to achieve in the mountains hadn’t diminished, an evaluation of his experiences helped him find a new way to process the emotional and mental challenges that shaped his athletic outlook. Structured around key climbs, Ueli Steck: My Life in Climbing provides the history of each mountain and route, Ueli’s reasons for attempting it, what happened on each climb itself, and what he learned from the experience. It also includes some fascinating insights into his training regimen. Ueli infuses his story with the joy and freedom of climbing and running. He is honest, direct and, at times, exhibits the self-absorption common to many elite athletes. Ultimately, however, his experiences brought him to a place of self-awareness and he was no longer the same climber who first set the speed record on the Eiger’s North Face. Ueli was determined that he would take only acceptable risks. Unfortunately, Ueli’s bar for risk was still very high—he died while on a training climb on the Himalayan peak Nuptse on April 30, 2017. (from Mountaineers Books website)
- Contents
- Everest : when the world suddenly changes -- Annapurna I : first the glory, then the fall from grace -- Shishapangma : a step too far -- All 4000-meter peaks in the Alps : rediscovering the joy of climbing -- Eiger : the fascination of speed -- Afterword by Steve House -- Translator's note.
- ISBN
- 9781680511321
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G512 U45 S74
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Mountaineers Books website
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At home in nature : a life of unknown mountains and deep wilderness
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25052
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Wood, Robert Julian
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Call Number
- G512 A84 W66
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- Author
- Wood, Robert Julian
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Abstract
- Rob Wood grew up in a village on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, where he eventually developed a preoccupation with rock climbing. After studying architecture for five years at the Architectural Association School in London, England, he made his way to Montreal and ended up in Calgary. During his time in Calgary, Rob became a pioneer of ice climbing and posted numerous first ascents in the Rockies during the early 1970’s. Eventually, life in corporate Alberta proved unfulfilling and Rob realized that he needed to find a place where he could reconnect with nature, which brought him to the remote reaches of Canada’s West Coast. Settling on Maurelle Island, he and his wife built an off-the-grid homestead and focussed on alternative communities and developing a small house-design practice specializing in organic and wholesome building techniques. At Home in Nature is a gentle and philosophical memoir that focuses on living a life deeply rooted in the natural world, where citizens are connected to the planet and individuals work together to help, enhance and make the world a better — and sustainable — place. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Leaving the old country
- Allegiance to nature
- Settling down
- Cosmic shack
- Back to the land community
- Island schooling
- Domestic animals
- Wild animals
- Fiordland boat
- Mystery mountain
- Deep wilderness
- Cancer
- Aorta attack
- Outer islands community
- Off-grib homestead
- Organic house
- Heavy weather
- Flight of the imagination
- Legend of Kayak Bill
- Whirlpools in the tide
- ISBN
- 9781771602501
- Accession Number
- A639
- Call Number
- G512 A84 W66
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books
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Inner ranges : an anthology of mountain thoughts and mountain people
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25053
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Powter, Georff
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
- Call Number
- P I55 P69
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- Author
- Powter, Georff
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 359 pages
- Abstract
- This collection of original and previously published pieces includes provocative editorial and opinion work about the state of adventure, personal tales from a life of exploration and risk-taking, some touches of humour, and award-winning profiles of some of Canada’s mountaineering greats. Stories include conversations with and profiles of alpine personalities such as Barry Blanchard, Sonnie Trotter, Lena Rowat, Raphael Slawinski, David Jones and many more. Bringing these essays together for the first time has given Geoff the unique opportunity to reflect back on the stories behind the stories, the consequences of their publication, and the sometimes complex processes of writing about adventure and adventurous lives. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Foreward by Sir Chris Bonnington
- Preface
- Part I : pieces of me:
- That joy
- Funerals and a wedding
- On Assiniboine
- Conjuring Kain
- Short change on the shield
- A lightening sky
- Part II: mountain views:
- Death on the Wapta
- A herd for the killing
- A mirror in the mountains
- A higher education
- Meet the new boss
- The art of forgiving
- Part III : three against Everest (with apologies to Woodrow Wilson Sayre):
- Into hot air
- The truth on Everest
- What went wrong on Everest
- Part IV : mountain lite:
- The partner from hell
- The vertical limit
- From better, traverse
- Part V : mountain people:
- The happy, tormented life of a mountain legend
- The numbers man
- The unstoppable Lena Rowat
- The life of Brian
- The (really) good doctor
- The rock star
- What happens: Ryan Titchener's longest climb
- The man who would be first: Earl Denman's Everest dream
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Climbing Literature
- ISBN
- 9781771602877
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- P I55 P69
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website
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Paul Preuss, lord of the abyss : life and death at the birth of free-climbing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25054
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Smart, David
- Publisher
- Toronto : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- G513 P38 S63
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- Author
- Smart, David
- Publisher
- Toronto : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 248 pages : illus.
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- History
- Biography
- Abstract
- In the months before his death in 1913, from falling more than 300 metres during an attempt to make the first free solo ascent of the North Ridge of the Mandlkogel, Paul Preuss’s public presentations on his climbing adventures filled concert halls in Austria, Italy, and Germany. George Mallory, the famed English mountaineer who died on Mount Everest in 1924, said “no one will ever equal Preuss.“ Reinhold Messner, the first climber to ascend all fourteen 8000 metre peaks, was so impressed by the young Austrian’s achievements that he built a mountaineering museum around Preuss’s piton hammer, wrote two books (in German) about him and instituted a foundation in Preuss’s name. Alex Honnold, the first and only person to free solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, has thought about Preuss’ untimely and surprising death and imagined it to have likely been “the worst four seconds” of Preuss’ life. Although he died at only 27 years old, modern climbing may never have developed the ethical, existential core that it has today if not for Preuss’s bold style. Even the most trenchant traditionalists remain unsure about whether to add him to their pantheon or dismiss him as at worst a lunatic or at best an indelicate subject better left ignored. Smart’s biography is the first English language volume to be published and is certain to bring the remarkable story of Paul Preuss to a whole new generation of climbers. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Introduction : Paul Preuss
- The boy who loved flowers and mountains
- The student mountaineer : Vienna, 1907-1910
- Schneid : Planspitze, Matterhorn, 1908
- Jesus of the Dorotheergasse, 1909
- Dolomites : the Devil's Lair, Summer 1910
- In Munich, the city of climbers
- Allein : five days that changed climbing, summer 1911
- A crazy notion : the great dispute, 1911-12
- Doctor Preuss presents
- Life as a trifle : the Kaisergebirge, Northern Limestone and the Western Alps, 1912-13
- Valhalla : Mandlkogel North Face, October 1913
- The sleeper of Altaussee
- Acknowledgements
- Selected bibliography
- Notes
- Index
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 shortlist for Mountain Literature
- ISBN
- 9781771603232
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G513 P38 S63
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website
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Himalaya - the tribulations of mick & vic
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25045
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Fowler, Mick
- Saunders, Victor
- Publisher
- LULU.COM
- Call Number
- G512 H56 F69
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- Author
- Fowler, Mick
- Saunders, Victor
- Publisher
- LULU.COM
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 267 pages : ill.
- Abstract
- Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders, famed British alpinists learned to know each other while winter climbing in Scotland, in all kind of weather, mostly bad: an ideal stepping stone for great Himalayan adventures. They shared three expeditions in Pakistan: The ascents of Bojohagur (7329m), Spantik (7027m) and Ultar (7388m). The tales of these selected adventures, published separately over three of their books (rewarded several times - Banff festival, Boardman Tasker), have been assembled in a new book: HIMALAYA - Mick and Vic' Tribulations. The two pals' tales are intertwined and offer two visions sometimes similar, sometimes different of the same events, with a caustic humour at the turn of every single line. This refreshing, compelling text full of funny and uncommon anecdotes is also the story of their strong friendship. Besides the amateurs of mountaineering tales, this book should please the amateurs of unconventional atmospheres. (from Lulu website)
- Contents
- Forward
- Prelude
- Part One - in Great-Britain
- Part Two - Bojohaghur, 1984
- Part Three - Spantik, 1987
- Part Four - Ultar, 1991
- Apologue
- Twenty Nine Years After
- ISBN
- 9781326804817
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G512 H56 F69
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on LULU website
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