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Bikepacking in the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 2020

Author: Correy, Ryan

Call Number: 02.6 C81b

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Author: Correy, Ryan

Responsibility: Ryan Correy

Published Date: 2020

Physical Description: 192 pages

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

Subjects: Biking; Canadian Rockies; Travel

Abstract: Before his untimely death from cancer in 2018, veteran rider and passionate cyclist Ryan Correy (two-time finisher of the Tour Divide, founder of Bikepack Canada and author of A Purpose Ridden) pedalled his way through the most popular national parks in the Canadian Rockies in order to complete his work on this unique guidebook. Featuring routes in Waterton, Kananaskis, Banff, Kootenay, Yoho, and Jasper, Bikepacking in the Canadian Rockies will take biking enthusiasts on Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert journeys in the following locations: Front Range – 496 km gravel grind down the Alberta foothills High Rockies – 183 km opening sampler for the Great Divide Beaverfoot – 389 km expedition along the Rocky Mountain Trench Devil’s Gap – 214 km backcountry passage into Banff National Park Highwood – 357 km over Highwood Pass into the Crowsnest region Castle – 266 km circumnavigation of Waterton and Castle parks Top of the World – 347 km of remote climbs in the East Kootenays Flathead Valley – 291 km through “Grizzly Bear Alley” in southeast British Columbia Three Point – 173 km hike-a-bike adventure around Kananaskis Icefields Parkway (in winter) – 291 km fat-bike trek up the world-renowned Highway 93 to Jasper The result of Correy’s remarkable dedication is an unparalleled collection of ten ambitious, multi-day routes complete with directional cues, detailed maps, a helpful Bikepacking 101 section, rich photography, and personal stories that will stoke the curiosity of both the beginner and the experienced backcountry rider. (From Rocky Mountain Books)

Contents: Foreward; Preface; Introduction; Bikepacking 101; Intermediate Routes; Advanced Routes; Expert Routes; Appendices; Acknowledgements

ISBN: 9781771602372

Accession Number: P2020.7

Call Number: 02.6 C81b

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Rocky Mountain Books

Websites

https://rmbooks.com/book/bikepacking-in-the-canadian-rockies/

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Connecting the Kootenays : the Kootenay Lake ferries, a hundred years of service 1921-2020

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

Published Date: January 2022

Author: Cone, Michael A.

Publisher: Nelson, British Columbia : Michael A. Cone

Call Number: 08.5 C75c

Author: Cone, Michael A.

Publisher: Nelson, British Columbia : Michael A. Cone

Published Date: January 2022

Physical Description: 354 pages

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

Subjects: Transportation; Water Travel; Travel; Kootenay Lake; Boat; Ferry; History

Abstract: Connecting the Kootenays chronicles the history of the Kootenay Lake ferry service from its modest beginnings in 1921 through to its 100th anniversary in 2020. -- From back cover

Contents: The Great Trunk Road (1908-1921) ; The Canadian Pacific Railway Fills the Gap (1884-1913) ; The Nasookin: Queen of Kootenay Lake (1913-1930) ; Nelson to Kuskanook: A Trip to Remember (1921-1930) ; The Provinical Government Steps In (1931) ; The Great Depression and the Second World War (1931-1947) ; Saying Goodbye to the Nasookin (1947-1956) ; A New Ferry and a New Route (1947-1954) ; The Auxiliary Ferry: The Balfour (1954) ; Growing Pains for the Two-Ferry Service and the Opening of the "Skyway" (1955-1963) ; Labour Strife, Major Rebuilds and Looking beyond the New Millennium (1964-1999) ; The Osprey 2000, Privitization and Facing Challenges Ahead (2000-2020)

ISBN: 9781778350511

Accession Number: P2022.12

Call Number: 08.5 C75c

Collection: Archives Library

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Crack climbing : the definitive guide

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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)

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

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

Websites

https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/crack-climbing-the-definitive-guide

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Dominion : the railway and the rise of Canada

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

Published Date: 2023

Author: Bown, Stephen R.

Publisher: [Toronto] : Doubleday Canada

Call Number: 08.5 B68d

Author: Bown, Stephen R.

Publisher: [Toronto] : Doubleday Canada

Published Date: 2023

Physical Description: 400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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

Subjects: Canadian Pacific Railway; Transportation; Railway; Travel; History; History-Canada

Abstract: Stephen R. Bown continues to revitalize Canadian history with this thrilling account of the engineering triumph that created a nation. In The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally thrilling and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In the late 19th century, demand for fur was in sharp decline. This could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson's Bay Company. But an idea emerged in political and business circles in Ottawa and Montreal to connect the disparate British colonies into a single entity that would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With over 3,000 kilometers of track, much of it driven through wildly inhospitable terrain, the CPR would be the longest railroad in the world and the most difficult to build. Its construction was the defining event of its era and a catalyst for powerful global forces. The times were marked by greed, hubris, blatant empire building, oppression, corruption and theft. They were good for some, hard for most, disastrous for others. The CPR enabled a new country, but it came at a terrible price. In recent years Canadian history has been given a rude awakening from the comforts of its myths. In Dominion, Stephen Bown again widens our view of the past to include the adventures and hardships of explorers and surveyors, the resistance of Indigenous peoples, and the terrific and horrific work of many thousands of labourers. His vivid portrayal of the powerful forces that were molding the world in the late 19th century provides a revelatory new picture of modern Canada's creation as an independent state."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780385698726

Accession Number: P2023.25

Call Number: 08.5 B68d

Collection: Archives Library

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In the name of wild : one family, five years, ten countries, and a new vision of wildness

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

Published Date: 2022

Author: Vannini, Phillip and April

Publisher: Vancouver ; Toronto : On Point Press, an imprint of UBC Press

Call Number: 02 V33i

Author: Vannini, Phillip and April

Responsibility: With Autumn Vannini

Publisher: Vancouver ; Toronto : On Point Press, an imprint of UBC Press

Published Date: 2022

Physical Description: xii, 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

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

Subjects: Travel; Wilderness; Wildlife; Canada; Europe; Japan; Iceland; New Zealand; Patagonia

Abstract: Five continents. Ten countries. Twenty Natural World Heritage sites in five years. In the Name of Wild is the story of what happened when one family set out to learn what wildness means to people around the world. What draws us to seek out wild places? Do they mean the same to everyone? Part travelogue, part ethnography, this book takes us on a journey into the lives of the people who call places such as Tasmania, Patagonia, and Iceland home. They reveal that wildness isn't about the absence of people. It's about connections, kinship, and coexistence with the land. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents: "Wild" can be a challenging word: Galápagos -- "Wild" can be an adjective: Tasmania -- Wild can be ephemeral: Aotearoa-New Zealand -- Wild can change: South Tyrol -- Wild can be reimagined: Belize -- Wild can be a foreign concept: Japan -- Wild can be alive: Patagonia -- Wild can be photogenic: Iceland -- Wildlife can be us: Thailand -- Wild can be someone's home: Canada.

ISBN: 9780774890403

Accession Number: P2023.11

Call Number: 02 V33i

Collection: Archives Library

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Lights to guide me home : a journey off the beaten track in life, love, adventure and parenting

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

Published Date: 2022

Author: Ward, Meghan J. Ward

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 02 W21l

Author: Ward, Meghan J. Ward

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2022

Physical Description: xxv, 291 pages : map ; 22 cm

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

Subjects: Travel; Hiking; Women

Abstract: Meghan J. Ward was 21 years old when she journeyed across the country for a summer job in the Canadian Rockies. As an inexperienced hiker from the suburbs of the nation’s capital, she knew she was in for an adventure. But what she didn’t know was that her move to the mountains would result in a 90-degree turn towards a life she never expected. In the Rockies, Meghan fell in love with the wilderness, the high elevations, and a man whose way of life expanded her horizons. As that summer drew to a close, she took her first of many courageous steps off the beaten path to create the life of her choosing—one that brought her a sense of purpose and meaning, and a new set of challenges. In Lights to Guide Me Home Meghan takes us on a trip around the world while chronicling her transitions through some of life’s major milestones. From Costa Rica to Nepal, Rapa Nui to Malta, Meghan explores what it means to carve out her own identity amidst family expectations, her responsibilities as a parent to young children, and her marriage to an ambitious travel and landscape photographer. Whom will she discover beneath these entanglements? -- From publisher