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Overexposure : a story about a skier

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

Published Date: 2021

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 01.5 S9o

Variant Title: Sayers, Chad

Responsibility: Leslie Anthony and Taylor Godber

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2021

Physical Description: 288 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 35 cm

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

Subjects: Skiing; Ski mountaineering; Biography; Photography

Abstract: At the age of 18, Chad Sayers chooses to pursue a perilous existence in the world of professional freeskiing. Immediately successful, he rides high on a train of celebrity, sponsorship, travel, and freedom. But "living the dream" is, in reality, a tiring treadmill of daily risk that eventually sets him adrift from family, friends, lovers -- even himself. As injuries and emotional traumas pile up, his identity fractures into a hall of mirrors -- the flickering images of athlete, son, brother, traveller, and seeker veiling the reality of a man running blindly from heartbreak and physical debilitation. Then one day, in the mountains of France, hanging by a finger above certain death, he sees the one reflection that finally scares him straight: a man who doesn't care. To heal this severed connection to reality and the constant pain he lives with, Sayers quits skiing and turns to his other passions of travel, surfing, and photography. In Overexposure, some of the world's greatest outdoor photographers contribute to this engaging story in order to parse not only the high-stakes gambits required for a pro skier to stay in the spotlight, but also the grandeur of the stage on which these play out. The international roster of renowned photographers included in this stunning work are: Oskar Enander, Mattias Fredriksson, Jordan Manley, Paul Morrison, Steve Ogle, Daniel Ronnback, Chad Sayers, Jason Thompson, Eric Berger, David Carlier, Guy Fattal, Garrett Grove, Guillaume Le Guillou, Bruno Long, Kari Medig, Bruce Rowles, Ben Thouard, and Don Weixl. -- Provided by publisher

Contents: An epiphany -- Whistler days -- The Alps -- A skier's journey -- La Grave -- Broken -- Traveller -- Shadows in the snow

ISBN: 9781771605199

Accession Number: P2022.14

Call Number: 01.5 S9o

Collection: Archives Library

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Ski-runs in the high Alps

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

Published Date: 1913

Author: Roget, F. F.

Publisher: London : T. Fisher Unwin

Call Number: 01.5 R63s

Author: Roget, F. F.

Responsibility: Illustrations by L. M. Crisp

Publisher: London : T. Fisher Unwin

Published Date: 1913

Physical Description: 312 pages

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

Subjects: Skiing; Education; Alps; Switzerland; Skiing, Cross Country; Ski mountaineering

Accession Number: 2023.47

Call Number: 01.5 R63s

Collection: Archives Library

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The art of Shralpinism : lessons from the mountains

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

Published Date: 2022

Author: Jones, Jeremy

Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books

Call Number: 01.5 J71t

Author: Jones, Jeremy

Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books

Published Date: 2022

Physical Description: 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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

Subjects: Skiing; Ski mountaineering; Avalanches; Safety; Backcountry; Health; Guidebook

Abstract: Not a technical guide on snowboarding but, rather, a very personal approach to how to think about mountains, snow, and adventure, The Art of Shralpinism reflects the remarkable journey of snowboarding superstar Jeremy Jones. Drawing on the hundreds of journals he has kept over the years, Jones offers intriguing snapshots of time and place that include his own on-the-slope stories and white-out moments, as well as those of other prominent adventurers such as Jimmy Chin, Zahan Billimoria, and Christina Lusti. Shralpinism is a compendium of lessons hard won: quick tips, sound advice, and impactful stories. Learn which aspects of avalanche training are most crucial to absorb, ways to anticipate slope behavior or recognize clean lines, how to cut a cornice or develop safety protocols, how to build a fitness routine, the art of the turn, and keys to developing terrain and skills progression. Jones discusses the importance of mentors, the necessity and intensity of practice, the nature of risk, and the shape of failure. But at its heart, The Art of Shralpinism revels in the power of experience, the impact of stoke, and the beauty that underscores all outdoor adventure. -- From Publisher

Contents: Building a foundation -- The resort and progression -- Mistakes, goals, mentors, and partners -- Risk -- Mountains -- Avalanche safety -- Health and fitness -- Gear and backcountry travel -- Life of glide -- Alaska and the birth of TGR -- Raising shredders -- The mountains are changing.