topic:"Biography" found 58 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Switchbacks : true stories from the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 1999

Author: Marty, Sid

Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart

Call Number: 05 M33s c.1; 05 M33s c.2

Author: Marty, Sid

Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart

Published Date: 1999

Physical Description: xi, 316 p.

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

Subjects: Accidents; Bears; Biography; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Russell, Charles (Charlie); Wardens

Notes: Winner of 1999 Jon Whyte Award for Mountain Literature

ISBN: 0-7710-5669-9

Accession Number: 7250; 7441

Call Number: 05 M33s c.1; 05 M33s c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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Drawing from the mountain : an illustrated journey

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

Published Date: 2006

Author: Perry, Lorne

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Edition: 1st ed.

Call Number: 06.1 P41d

Author: Perry, Lorne

Responsibility: Lorne Perry

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2006

Physical Description: 141 p. : ill., ports.

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

Subjects: Art; Trees; Flora; Flowers; Geology; Wildlife; Mountaineering; Equipment; Biography; Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Photography; Wilderness; Travel

Abstract: Pertains to art created by Lorne Perry during

Contents: Prologue; Beginning with trees; The limstone triangle; A fine kind of madness; "Real good" stories; Lords of the dance; The power of one; Flesh and blood; The gift; Epilogue; Acknowledgements

Notes: Signed by Lorne Perry

ISBN: 9781894765817

Accession Number: 2019.110

Call Number: 06.1 P41d

Collection: Archives Library

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A life in the wild : the story of mountain explorer John Baldwin

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

Published Date: 2019

Author: Scott, Chic

Publisher: Canmore, Alberta : The Alpine Club of Canada

Edition: Summit Series 2019

Call Number: 01.4 Sc3a

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Author: Scott, Chic

Responsibility: Chic Scott

Edition: Summit Series 2019

Publisher: Canmore, Alberta : The Alpine Club of Canada

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: 43 pages : illustrations

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

Subjects: Skiing; Mountaineering; Travel; Biography

Abstract: Known affectionately to his friends as the King of the Coast Range, John Baldwin has spent his life in a quest to experience the west coast wilderness. Since his teenage years he has explored the rugged Coast Mountain Range, climbing 700 peaks, many of them first ascents, and making perhaps one hundred multi-week, long-distance forays across the icefields and along the ridges of what is one of the last true wilderness areas on earth. Shunning the easy path, John has forged his own way through some of the toughest geography on the planet. He is a mountaineer and explorer of the first order (from Alpine Club of Canada)

Contents: Introduction; Chapter One - an idyllic childhood; Chapter Two - the Varsity Outdoor Club; Chapter Three - a world of snow and ice; Chapter Four - adventures with John Clark; Chapter Five - the mountains of the coast; Chapter Six - soul of wilderness; Chapter Seven - a life dedicated to mountains

ISBN: 9780920330777

Accession Number: 2021.08

Call Number: 01.4 Sc3a

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Available to order via Alpine Club of Canada

Websites

https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/web//ItemDetail?iProductCode=SS1027

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Rising : becoming the first Canadian woman to summit Everest : a memoir

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

Published Date: 2019

Author: Wood, Sharon

Publisher: Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & MacIntyre

Edition: 1st

Call Number: 01.1 W85r

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Author: Wood, Sharon

Edition: 1st

Publisher: Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & MacIntyre

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: xi, 228 pages : colour illustrations

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

Subjects: Mountaineering; Biography; Women; Everest, Mount

Abstract: In 1986, as part of a Canadian team, Sharon Wood became the first woman from the Americas to summit Mount Everest—and the first woman in the world to do so via the West Ridge from Tibet and without Sherpa support. But it’s how she got there that is truly compelling. In Rising, the personal motivation that drove Wood to reach further and further heights are detailed through the years leading up to the career-defining climb. Often the only woman on expeditions, Wood was an outlier in a predominantly male bastion of high altitude alpine climbing. Against the backdrop of the stunning Himalayan mountains in the days before Everest became as commercialized as it is today, Wood explores the camaraderie and rivalry, the relatable challenges of falling in and out of love, and how she kept her drive to persevere. Subsequently, she recounts how she struggled with unexpected acclaim and expectations following her ascent of Everest, but ultimately found fulfilment and her place in the world. As she tells her story today, her perspective is steeped in six decades of life experience rich with adrenalin, change, reflection and humility. It is a tale that still feels poignantly relevant—a testament to the strength of the human spirit to overcome all obstacles, whether mountain peaks, social expectations or self-imposed barriers. (from Douglas & McIntyre website)

Contents: Preface -- Part 1. 1. The promise -- 2. Neighbours -- 3. Friends, nomads and spirits -- 4. Rescue -- 5. Weight -- 6. The power of story -- 7. Redemption -- 8. One hundred trips -- 9. Proving grounds -- 10. Mentors and muses -- 11. Shit, grin and yin -- 12. Ya gotta want it -- 13. Small plans -- 14. The meeting -- 15. Glory or death -- 16. Commitment -- 17. Summit day -- Part 2. 18. Into the dark -- 19. Coming down -- 20. Lost -- 21. On stage, off stage -- 22. Reunion.

Notes: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Mountain Literature (non-fiction)

ISBN: 9781771622257

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 01.1 W85r

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Summary on Douglas & McIntyre website

Websites

http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/book/rising

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Lorenzo Grassi in ' Merica. Un umile eroe falmentino in Canada

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

Published Date: 2018

Author: Costa, Elio and Gabriele Scardellato

Publisher: Verbania, Italy : Tarara' Edizioni Associazione Culturale

Call Number: 01 Co81l

Author: Costa, Elio and Gabriele Scardellato

Responsibility: Elio Costa and Gabriele Scardellato

Publisher: Verbania, Italy : Tarara' Edizioni Associazione Culturale

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 167 pages : illustrations

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

Subjects: Biography; Mountaineering; History; Canada; Italy; Rocky Mountains

Abstract: Italian edition of "Lawrence Grassi : from Piedmont to the Rocky Mountains"

Contents: Nota Introduttiva; Prefazione; Premessa; Gli Inizi : Falmenta, La Val Cannobina, E L'Emigrazione; Caro Figlio Scrivimi : Quelli Lasciati Alle Spalle E Vita Nel North Shore; Lawrence Grassi Sulle Montagne; Il Tracciatore di Sentieri; Epilogo : Simbolo e Leggenda Delle Montagne Rocciose Canadesi; Alcune Lettere da Falmenta; Ringraziamenti

ISBN: 978-88-97795-35-3

Accession Number: 2019.22

Call Number: 01 Co81l

Collection: Archives Library

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Conrad Kain : letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933

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

Published Date: 2014

Author: Kain, Conrad

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press

Call Number: 01 K12c; 01 K12c c.2; 01 K12c c.3

Author: Kain, Conrad

Responsibility: edited with an introduction by Zac Robinson ; translated by Maria and John Koch

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 468 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

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

Subjects: Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission; Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Kain, Conrad; Malek, Amelie; Mountaineering; Mountain guides; Pistor, Dr. Erich; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Notes: Partial contents: Foreword : Conrad Kain, guide and mountaineer / Chic Scott; Epilogue: The Kain-Malek correspondence: provenance, 1934-2005 / Don Bourdon