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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1886
Author
Law, William John
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Call Number
DQ81 H3 L3 I
Author
Law, William John
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Published Date
1886
Physical Description
333 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 1 of 2
Subjects
Travel
Alps
Switzerland
Accession Number
AC147
Call Number
DQ81 H3 L3 I
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1886
Author
Law, William John
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Call Number
DQ81 H3 L3 II
Author
Law, William John
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Published Date
1886
Physical Description
312 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 2 of 2
Subjects
Travel
Alps
Switzerland
Accession Number
AC147
Call Number
DQ81 H3 L3 II
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Bikepacking in the Canadian Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25206
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
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The Canadian Pacific Railway

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24931
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway as per Melton Prior who travelled from Montreal to Vancouver on the train and provided a review of the journey which includes sketches of Sir Donald, Great Glacier, Glacier Hotel, Hermit Range, Mount Carroll, Stony Creek Bridge and the interior of a colonial sleeping car.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2591, Saturday December 15, 1888, pp. 720 - 722
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Pacific Railway : Banff and British Columbia

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24924
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Hot springs
Hotels
Sanitarium Hotel
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Banff and Mount Stephen including railway access and hotels, hotsprings, sanitarium with associated sketches.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2588, Saturday, November 24, 1888, pp. 613 - 614
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Connecting the Kootenays : the Kootenay Lake ferries, a hundred years of service 1921-2020

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25567
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

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)
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
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Dominion : the railway and the rise of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26203
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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The Great Glacier of the Selkirks

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24915
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Responsibility
Ernest Ingersoll
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glaciers
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Mountains - Hermit Range
Selkirk Range
Selkirk Range - B.C.
Hotels
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Travel
Tourism
Geography
Illecillewaet Glacier
Abstract
Pertains to the Selkirk Mountains, Illecillewaete Glacier, Glacier Creek, Sir Donald, the hotel and Canadian Pacific Railway access to the area as of 1889.
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIII No. 1702, August 3, 1889, pp. 616 - 618
Accession Number
7890
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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In the name of wild : one family, five years, ten countries, and a new vision of wildness

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25721
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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