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Ghost rock : Front Range rock climbs near Calgary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11163
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c. 1997
- Author
- Josephson, Joe
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 01.4 J77g
- Author
- Josephson, Joe
- Responsibility
- Joe Josephson, Chris Perry, Andy Genereux
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- c. 1997
- Physical Description
- 240 p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Rock climbing
- Notes
- Index
- ISBN
- 0-921102-61-5
- Call Number
- 01.4 J77g
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mixed climbs in the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11404
- 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
- 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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Playing it safe : selected mountain leadership papers, techniques and test reports of the Alpine Club of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11858
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Canmore : The Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 02.7 T57p
- Responsibility
- edited by Murray Toft
- with artwork by Tami Knight
- Publisher
- Canmore : The Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 153p. : ill
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Rock climbing
- Safety
- ISBN
- 092330398
- Accession Number
- 35500
- Call Number
- 02.7 T57p
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Crack climbing : the definitive guide
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25207
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Whittaker, Pete
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Edition
- First
- Call Number
- 02.8 W58c
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- Author
- Whittaker, Pete
- Responsibility
- Pete Whittaker
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 302 pages : illustrations (some color)
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- Travel
- Guidebook
- Abstract
- Crack climbing is a highly technical form of movement in which climbers position their hands, feet, and even their entire body in cracks to make upward progress on rock. An advocate for the sport’s aesthetic lines, physicality, and technical know-how, author Pete Whittaker teaches more than sixty Crack School Masterclasses each year and was featured in the popular climbing film Wide Boyz. This detailed and comprehensive guide teaches step-by-step techniques and tips, including for: Jamming (finger, hand, fist, foot, arm, leg, body) Crack types (chimneys, liebacks, underclings, roof cracks) How to safely lead and place protection Efficient positioning and movement Strength recovery while climbing (From Mountaineers Books website)
- Contents
- Preface
- A Note
- Before We Begin: Key Terms
- Key to Illustrations
- Chapter 1 - Five Rules of Crack Climbing
- Chapter 2 - Finger Cracks
- Chapter 3 - Hand Cracks
- Chater 4 - Fist Cracks
- Chapter 5 - Offwidth Cracks
- Chapter 6 - Squeeze Chimneys
- Chapter 7 - Chimneys
- Chapter 8 - Stemming
- Chapter 9 - Roof Cracks
- Chapter 10 - Placing Gear
- Chapter 11 - Equipment
- Chapter 12 - Taping
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Notes
- 2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Winner - Guidebook 2020 National Outdoor Book Awards Honorable Mention - Instructional
- ISBN
- 9781680512151
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 02.8 W58c
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Mountaineers Books website
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Climbing the Chamonix Aiguilles : some difficult ascents in the shadow of Mount Blanc
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6804
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1906
- Author
- Abraham, George Dixon
- Call Number
- 04.2 H39
- Author
- Abraham, George Dixon
- Published Date
- 1906
- Subjects
- Alps
- Mountaineering
- Rock climbing
- Notes
- In Canadian magazine, v.XXVII, no.3, July 1906
- Call Number
- 04.2 H39
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Climbs at Banff and vicinity
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7681
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1930]
- Publisher
- [Montreal? : Canadian Pacific Railway
- Call Number
- 01.4 B22w Pam
- Publisher
- [Montreal? : Canadian Pacific Railway
- Published Date
- 1930]
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- Notes
- "Arthur O. Wheeler . . . is the writer of this little brochure" (back of front cover)
- Accession Number
- 184
- Call Number
- 01.4 B22w Pam
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- Archives Library
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Bow Valley update : a guide to new climbs east of Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7682
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Martin, John
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 01.4 B67m Pam
- Author
- Martin, John
- Responsibility
- John Martin, Jon Jones, Chris Perry
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 1991
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Rock climbing
- Accession Number
- 24000
- Call Number
- 01.4 B67m Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Selected climbs in the Canmore area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7685
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1976]
- Author
- Spohr, Gregory
- Publisher
- Banff : Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 01.4 C16s Pam
- Author
- Spohr, Gregory
- Publisher
- Banff : Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- [1976]
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Rock climbing
- Accession Number
- 9000
- Call Number
- 01.4 C16s Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Climbing at Wasootch Slabs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7707
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 01.4 K13g Pam
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 32p. : ill
- Subjects
- Kananaskis Country
- Rock climbing
- Accession Number
- 3154
- Call Number
- 01.4 K13g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The "back of the lake" : a rockclimbers guide to the Lake Louise area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7710
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1984
- Publisher
- [S.l.] : An OFC Enterprise
- Call Number
- 01.4 L14o Pam
- Publisher
- [S.l.] : An OFC Enterprise
- Published Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 15l : ill
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- Accession Number
- 17000
- Call Number
- 01.4 L14o Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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