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The Ogre : biography of a mountain and the dramatic story of the first ascent
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25040
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Scott, Doug
- Publisher
- Sheffield, U.K. : Vertebrate Publishing
- Call Number
- G530 T44 S36
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- Author
- Scott, Doug
- Publisher
- Sheffield, U.K. : Vertebrate Publishing
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- xi, 244 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (on lining papers)
- Subjects
- Pakistan
- Mountaineering
- Accidents
- Travel
- Abstract
- On the afternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the summit of the Ogre, Doug Scott and Chris Bonington began their long descent. In the minutes that followed, any feeling of success from their achievement would be overwhelmed by the start of a desperate fight for survival. And things would only get worse. Rising to over 7,000 metres in the centre of the Karakoram, the Ogre – Baintha Brakk – is notorious in mountaineering circles as one of the most difficult mountains to climb. First summited by Scott and Bonington in 1977 – on expedition with Paul ‘Tut’ Braithwaite, Nick Estcourt, Clive Rowland and Mo Anthoine – it waited almost twenty-four years for a second ascent, and a further eleven years for a third. The Ogre, by legendary mountaineer Doug Scott, is a two-part biography of this enigmatic peak: in the first part, Scott has painstakingly researched the geography and history of the mountain; part two is the long overdue and very personal account of his and Bonington’s first ascent and their dramatic week-long descent on which Scott suffered two broken legs and Bonington smashed ribs. Using newly discovered diaries, letters and audio tapes, it tells of the heroic and selfless roles played by Clive Rowland and Mo Anthoine. When the desperate climbers finally made it back to base camp, they were to find it abandoned – and themselves still a long way from safety. The Ogre is undoubtedly one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. (from Vertebrate Publishing website)
- Contents
- Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1 -- Chapter 1: The Mountain -- Chapter 2: Ancient History of Exploration -- Chapter 3: European Interest in the Region -- Chapter 4: The East India Company -- Chapter 5: Scottish Contribution to Empire -- Chapter 6: The Blanks on the Map -- Chapter 7: Early Mountaineering -- PART 2; Chapter 8: The Climbers -- Chapter 9: March to Base Camp -- Chapter 10: Climbing the Ogre -- Chapter 11: The Epic Descent -- Chapter 12: The Final Stretch -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- Further Reading -- The Author -- More books by Doug Scott.
- ISBN
- 9781911342793
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G530 T44 S36
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Vertebrate Publishing website
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One man's Everest
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15357
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2015
- Author
- Cool, Kenton
- Publisher
- London : Preface
- Call Number
- G512 C66 O54
- Author
- Cool, Kenton
- Publisher
- London : Preface
- Published Date
- 2015
- Physical Description
- 264 pages, illustrations (16 pages of unnumbered, coloured plates)
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Biography
- Everest, Mount
- Mountaineering
- Nepal
- ISBN
- 9781848094499
- Accession Number
- AC633
- Call Number
- G512 C66 O54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The tower : a chronicle of climbing and controversy on Cerro Torre
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15246
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Cordes, Kelly
- Publisher
- Ventura, California : Patagonia
- Call Number
- 01.1 C81t
- Author
- Cordes, Kelly
- Publisher
- Ventura, California : Patagonia
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 399 pages, illustrations (colour)
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Mountaineering
- Patagonia
- Rock climbing
- Notes
- Recipient of Jon Whyte Award at Banff Mountain Book Competition 2015
- ISBN
- 9781938349338
- Accession Number
- P2016 - 73,000 - 09
- Call Number
- 01.1 C81t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Nanga Parbat 1970 : tragedy and controversy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14901
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Sale, Richard
- Publisher
- Herefordshire, U.K. : Carreg Limited
- Call Number
- DS485 S35
- Author
- Sale, Richard
- Responsibility
- Richard Sale and Jochen Hemmleb
- Publisher
- Herefordshire, U.K. : Carreg Limited
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 208 pages, col. ill., maps
- ISBN
- 9780956316325
- Accession Number
- AC610
- Call Number
- DS485 S35
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Last hours on Everest : the gripping story of Mallory and Irvine's fatal ascent
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14861
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Author
- Hoyland, Graham
- Publisher
- London : HarperCollins
- Call Number
- DS486 H69
- Author
- Hoyland, Graham
- Publisher
- London : HarperCollins
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- x, 310 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports.
- ISBN
- 9780007455751
- Accession Number
- AC610
- Call Number
- DS486 H69
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Rescue dogs: crime and rescue canines in the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13819
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Portman, Dale
- Publisher
- Surrey, BC : Heritage House Pub
- Call Number
- 13.114 P83r
- Author
- Portman, Dale
- Publisher
- Surrey, BC : Heritage House Pub
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 125 p. : ill., map, ports
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Burstrom, Alfie
- Search and rescue
- Accession Number
- 50500 2009-09-02
- Call Number
- 13.114 P83r
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The black grizzly of Whiskey Creek
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13551
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
- Call Number
- 04.2 M33b
- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 282 p. : maps
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Banff (townsite)
- Bears
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Garbage
- Indians
- Parks Canada
- Place names
- Tourism
- Wardens
- Wildlife management
- ISBN
- 9780771056994
- Accession Number
- 40500 08-05-21
- Call Number
- 04.2 M33b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The black grizzly of Whiskey Creek
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14815
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
- Call Number
- QL M37
- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 282 p. : maps
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Banff (townsite)
- Bears
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Garbage
- Indians
- Parks Canada
- Place names
- Tourism
- Wardens
- Wildlife management
- ISBN
- 9780771056994
- Accession Number
- AC609 copy 2 to dups
- Call Number
- QL M37
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Dark summit : the true story of Everest's most controversial season
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14867
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Heil, Nick
- Publisher
- New York : Henry Holt
- Call Number
- DS486 H45
- Author
- Heil, Nick
- Responsibility
- Nick Heil
- Publisher
- New York : Henry Holt
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- xi, 271 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps
- Subjects
- Everest, Mount
- Accidents
- Notes
- Winner of 2008 Jon Whyte award for best book
- ISBN
- 9780805083101
- Accession Number
- AC610
- Call Number
- DS486 H45
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Guardians of the peaks : mountain rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13384
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Calvert, Kathy
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 13.114 C13g
- Author
- Calvert, Kathy
- Responsibility
- Kathy Calvert, Dale Portman
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2006
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- Accession Number
- 13-978-1-894765-80-0
- Call Number
- 13.114 C13g
- Collection
- Archives Library
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