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Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering - sound recordings

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 11 interviews recorded by Chic Scott in 1997 and 1998 for use in his book, Pushing the Limits. Interviewees include Pierre Bergeron, Dave Dorian, Sev Heiberg, Don Kinney, Jim Sinclair, Jean Sylvain, Jim White and Colin Zacharias.
Date Range
1997 -1998
Reference Code
S47 / I / 127 to 137
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Sound recording
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M57 / V40 / S47
Series
S47 / I : Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering
Sous-Fonds
S47
Accession Number
7330
Reference Code
S47 / I / 127 to 137
GMD
Sound recording
Date Range
1997 -1998
Physical Description
11 sound recordings
History / Biographical
This is the work of a lifetime. It tells the story of Canada’s 200 year mountaineering history from the early pioneers to modern day climbing athletes. Discover the story of Canadian climbing from the crags to the gyms, from Squamish to Val David and from the Yukon to the Rockies. Read about the Swiss guides hired by Canadian Pacific Hotels who ushered in the glory years of the first ascents. Discover the British and American men of leisure who struggled with the wilderness to reach the summits and unravel the complex geography. Learn about the European immigrants of the 1950s who pushed the limits on the rock walls and the Americans who led the search for frightening new routes on the north faces. Join the British expatriates as they pioneer the exciting new sport of waterfall ice climbing. Then witness the popular growth in sport climbing both on the crags and in the gyms. Finally discover how home grown Canadian climbers, initially slow to take up the challenge of mountaineering, have become world leaders in the sport. Lavishly illustrated with over 600 photographs. 8.5”X11”, 440pp, hard cover, colour and BW.
Scope & Content
File consists of 11 interviews recorded by Chic Scott in 1997 and 1998 for use in his book, Pushing the Limits. Interviewees include Pierre Bergeron, Dave Dorian, Sev Heiberg, Don Kinney, Jim Sinclair, Jean Sylvain, Jim White and Colin Zacharias.
Notes
Series consists of 11 sound recordings [11 interviews]:
S47 / I / 127 Pierre Bergeron 03-Feb-98
S47 / I / 128 Dave Dorian 15-Jul-97
S47 / I / 129 Dave Dorian 15-Jul-97
S47 / I / 130 Sev Heiberg 25-Sep-97
S47 / I / 131 Don Kinney 06-Jan-97
S47 / I / 132 Jim Sinclair 24-Sep-97
S47 / I / 133 Jim Sinclair 24-Sep-97
S47 / I / 134 Jean Sylvain 28-Jan-98
S47 / I / 135 Jean Sylvain 28-Jan-98
S47 / I / 136 Jim White 13-May-97
S47 / I / 137 Colin Zacharias 21-Jan-97
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Bergeron, Pierre
Dorian, Dave
Heiberg, Sev
Kinney, Don
Sinclair, Jim
Jean Sylvain
White, Jim
Zacharias, Colin
Subject Access
Climbing
Environment
Exploration
Hiking
Ice climbing
Mountaineers
Mountaineering
Personal and Professional Life
Publication
Research
Sports and recreation
Winter sports
Language
English
Related Material
V40 / I
M57 / I
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
http://chicscott.com/books.htm
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Processing Status
Processed
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