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Fortress Mountain Summit Registers and Notes
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Fortress Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1992 and 2005. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurr…
- Date Range
- 1992-1999
- 2002-2005
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 34 to 36
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 7779
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 34 to 36
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1992-1999
- 2002-2005
- Physical Description
- 3 volumes 4 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Fortress Mountain is located in Kananaskis Country, near Spray Valley, Banff National Park and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. It was originally a mountain ski resort. The films, Inception, The Bourne Legacy, The Claim, The Revenant and others were filmed in the area. Canadian climate researchers have used the area of Fortress Mountain Resort to study the effects of climate change in the area.
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Fortress Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1992 and 2005. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 34: Fortress Mountain Summit register Aug. 16, 1992 - Aug. 13, 1995 M200 / V / A / 35: [Fortress Mountain? 1995 - 1999] M200 / V / A / 36: Fortress Mountain Sep 15, 2002 - Aug 13, 2005
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Avalanches
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- Climatology
- Climbing
- Conservation
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Films and film making
- Fortress Mountain
- Helicopters
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineers
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Kananaskis Country
- Rocky Mountains
- Spray Valley
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Mandarin
- Japanese
- Korean
- Related Material
- M235
- Biographical Source Notes
- Fortress Mountain and the false promise of public participation in Alberta, March 2020, Shaun Fluker, In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 28, No.1, March 2020, p. 6 - 8, The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal. Whyte Archives Library Call Number: P
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Movie: Disney ["Portraits of Canadians" Documentary]
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various documents, usually letters addressed to Bruno Engler, concerning the filming of a Disney documentary titled "Portraits of Canadians" in 1984. Also includes shipping notices, shooting schedules, travel and accomodation details, and logistics for filming avalanche bombing nea…
- Date Range
- 1984
- Reference Code
- M323 / VI / M / x / e / 01 - 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- M323
- Sub-Series
- x : Movies, e : Disney
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- M323 / VI / M / x / e / 01 - 13
- Date Range
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 0.7 cm of textual records (13 volumes ; 27.9 x 20 cm) or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various documents, usually letters addressed to Bruno Engler, concerning the filming of a Disney documentary titled "Portraits of Canadians" in 1984. Also includes shipping notices, shooting schedules, travel and accomodation details, and logistics for filming avalanche bombing near Norquay Ski Hill.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Avalanche control
- Documentary
- Films and film making
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Ski areas
- Sulphur Mountain
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [February - April 1933]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 34 handwritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between February 1933 and April 1933. Topics include daily life in Banff, preparing for the season at Skoki, the Rankins sending a ski racing trophy, Peter attending a hockey game in Canmore, daily life…
- Date Range
- 1933
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 90
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 90
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (110 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 34 handwritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between February 1933 and April 1933. Topics include daily life in Banff, preparing for the season at Skoki, the Rankins sending a ski racing trophy, Peter attending a hockey game in Canmore, daily life in Concord [including honeymooning Russ and Kitty and where they will live in Concord and Boston], lists names of the Boston ski crowd, the death and aftermath [including funeral] of Kit Paley after an avalanche at Skoki, dealings with the lawyer Mr. Bing, returning to Skoki with more guests, Barbara Carpenter White's pregnancy and heading east with her mother [and possibly visiting Edith Morse Robb], and visits with locals and others [including Mr. and Mrs. Jack, Jimmy Boyce, Vic Kutschera, Cyril Paris, Norman Knight, Agnes Hammon, and Aileen Harmon].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Paley, Christopher (Kit)
- Harmon, Aileen
- Subject Access
- Accidents
- Avalanches
- Backcountry skiing
- Churches
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Funeral
- Hockey
- Ski areas
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- St. George's-in-the-Pines Anglican Church
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Skoki
- Concord
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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HCR Info Files - Quotes, miscellany, safety
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to avalanches and wilderness safety; collecting permits; and loose research notes.
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-1990]
- 1984
- 1988
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 72
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-1990]
- 1984
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to avalanches and wilderness safety; collecting permits; and loose research notes.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Recreation
- Health services
- Avalanches
- Wildlife
- Geology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mountaineering Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Herbert E. Sampson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to scrapbook containing news clippings and memorabilia related to mountaineering in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the Alps.
- Date Range
- 1927-1939
- Reference Code
- M76
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Herbert E. Sampson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M76 / V174
- Sous-Fonds
- M76
- Accession Number
- 496
- Reference Code
- M76
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1927-1939
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (22 pages ; 27 x 35.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to scrapbook containing news clippings and memorabilia related to mountaineering in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the Alps.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Avalanches
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Bears
- Climbing
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Jasper
- Tonquin Valley
- Mount Lefroy
- Mount Logan
- Matterhorn
- Himalayas
- Jasper National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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T.C.H. . -- 1957
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Trans Canada Highway through Fortitude, Hermit Creek, Lauria?, Lanack, and Connaught slides. Also avalanche studies in Glacier National Park.
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.D.i. - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Old file: Government operations and projects
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.D.i. - 3
- Physical Description
- ca.44 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Trans Canada Highway through Fortitude, Hermit Creek, Lauria?, Lanack, and Connaught slides. Also avalanche studies in Glacier National Park.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Landslides
- Trans Canada Highway
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Avalanches. -- 1957-1980
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Avalanches on or near Mount Brewster, Camp 3 on Banff-Jasper Highway?, Mount Norquay, Bow Summit, Cascade River area, Cathedral Mountain, Glacier National Park, Sunshine area, Spray Road.
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.i. - 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.i. - 14
- Physical Description
- ca.72 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Avalanches on or near Mount Brewster, Camp 3 on Banff-Jasper Highway?, Mount Norquay, Bow Summit, Cascade River area, Cathedral Mountain, Glacier National Park, Sunshine area, Spray Road.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Banff National Park
- Field, B.C.
- Glacier National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Glacier Park B.C. . -- 1957-1962
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Army artillery group; snow research group; building of Abbot Observatory; Illecillewaet Glacier; Mount Tupper Hermit Hut and A.O. Wheeler hut; snowshed construction for Trans-Canada Highway; Nakimu Caves.
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.vii. - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.vii. - 3
- Physical Description
- ca.147 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Army artillery group; snow research group; building of Abbot Observatory; Illecillewaet Glacier; Mount Tupper Hermit Hut and A.O. Wheeler hut; snowshed construction for Trans-Canada Highway; Nakimu Caves.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada - Huts
- Avalanches
- Canada. Department of National Defence
- Glacier National Park
- Illecillewaet Glacier
- Nakimu Caves
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Northern Affairs Roger Pass Avalanche gun sites and trigger zones. -- 1963-1965
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.xiv. - 5
- Physical Description
- ca.56 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Rogers Pass
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Wardens Winter Training. -- 1956, February
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Warden avalanche probing.
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.A.i. - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV.A. Warden collection: Warden schools and training
- Reference Code
- V190 / IV.A.i. - 4
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Physical Description
- 1 negative: 6 x 6 cm.
- Scope & Content
- Warden avalanche probing.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- National parks and reserves - Wardens
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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