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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19829
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- The Mountaineers, Seattle
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 01 M86 1963
- Author
- The Mountaineers, Seattle
- Responsibility
- planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers
- Harvey Manning, chairman of editors
- editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others
- illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- x, 430p. : ill
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Manuals
- Equipment
- Camping
- Travel
- Rock climbing
- Snow
- Ice
- Ice climbing
- First aid
- Geology
- Abstract
- Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee
- Contents
- Preface
- Part One - Approaching the Peaks
- Equipment
- Camping and Sleeping
- Alpine Cuisine
- Wilderness Travel
- Navigation in the Hills
- Part Two - Rock Climbing
- Routefinding on Rock
- Balance
- Counterforce
- Roped Climbing
- Belaying
- Pitoncraft and Rappels
- Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing
- Snow
- Ice
- Glaciers
- Arrests and Belays
- Part Four - Safe Climbing
- The Climbing Party and its Leadership
- Climbing Dangers
- First Aid
- Alpine Rescue
- Part Five - The Climbing Environment
- Mountain Geology
- The Cycle of Snow
- Mountain Weather
- Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers
- ISBN
- 0916890015
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01 M86 1963
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mountaineering around Montreal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue190
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1966
- Author
- Alpine Club of Canada. Montreal Section
- Publisher
- [Montreal] : Montreal Section, Alpine Club of Canada
- Edition
- 2d rev ed
- Call Number
- F1054 S3 A4 1966 Pam
- Edition
- 2d rev ed
- Publisher
- [Montreal] : Montreal Section, Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 1966
- Subjects
- Laurentian Mountains
- Rock climbing
- Accession Number
- 2 copies
- Call Number
- F1054 S3 A4 1966 Pam
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Mountaineering around Montreal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue191
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1964
- Author
- Alpine Club of Canada. Montreal Section
- Publisher
- [Montreal]: Montreal Section, Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- F1054 S3 A4
- Publisher
- [Montreal]: Montreal Section, Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 1964
- Subjects
- Laurentian Mountains
- Rock climbing
- Call Number
- F1054 S3 A4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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On snow and rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2115
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Author
- Rebuffat, Gaston
- Publisher
- London : Nicholas Kaye
- Call Number
- G513 R413 1963
- Author
- Rebuffat, Gaston
- Responsibility
- translated from the French by Eleanor Brockett, with technical assistance from J.E.B. Wright
- Publisher
- London : Nicholas Kaye
- Published Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 186 pages, ills.
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- Mont Blanc
- Accession Number
- AC629
- Call Number
- G513 R413 1963
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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A climber's guide to Oregon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14984
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Author
- Dodge, Nicholas A
- Publisher
- Beaverton (Ore.): Touchstone Press
- Call Number
- F874.3 D6 1968
- Author
- Dodge, Nicholas A
- Publisher
- Beaverton (Ore.): Touchstone Press
- Published Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 154 pages
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Rock climbing
- Call Number
- F874.3 D6 1968
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Artificial aids in mountaineering
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3240
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1962
- Author
- Sutton, Geoffrey
- Publisher
- London : Nicholas Kaye
- Call Number
- 01 Su8
- Author
- Sutton, Geoffrey
- Publisher
- London : Nicholas Kaye
- Published Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 64p. : ill
- Subjects
- Equipment
- Rock climbing
- Accession Number
- 641
- Call Number
- 01 Su8
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1036 a,b
- Description
- Pair of rubber soled, leather uppers laced women's outdoor boot, moulded rubber sole and foot, chgain design tread, written on heel back "Maine Hunting Shoe, L. L. Beane Inc. Freeport, Me." and arch: "Made in the USA", leather uppers sewn on to shoe, 7 eyes for round woven laces, full tongue sewn t…
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- Title
- Boot
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 10.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of rubber soled, leather uppers laced women's outdoor boot, moulded rubber sole and foot, chgain design tread, written on heel back "Maine Hunting Shoe, L. L. Beane Inc. Freeport, Me." and arch: "Made in the USA", leather uppers sewn on to shoe, 7 eyes for round woven laces, full tongue sewn to sides, extra piece of leather up back of boot has a loop sewn at end to form pull tab.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- climbing
- Lillian Gest
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1036 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1985
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1068 a,b
- Description
- Pair of leather hiking/climbing boots.
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- Title
- Boots
- Date
- 1965 – 1985
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre; rubber
- Description
- Pair of leather hiking/climbing boots.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1068 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1963
- Material
- skin; nylon; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1076 a,b
- Description
- A pair of green nylon overboots with off-white leather soles. There are two strips of white nylon fabric sewn onto the boot on each side running from the leather sole to the top border. The strips have ten metal hooks one side and one hook followed by nine metal grommets on the other for the laces,…
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- Title
- Overboots
- Date
- 1960 – 1963
- Material
- skin; nylon; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of green nylon overboots with off-white leather soles. There are two strips of white nylon fabric sewn onto the boot on each side running from the leather sole to the top border. The strips have ten metal hooks one side and one hook followed by nine metal grommets on the other for the laces, which are attached. There is a manufacturer’s label attached: a logo of a circle with blue sky and white mountain with red “Gerry” in script across the mountain and underneath printed in black “MOUNTAIN CLIMBING EQUIPMENT”, underneath “WARD COLORADO” in red.
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1076 a,b
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- Date
- 1963
- Material
- plastic; paint; skin; fibre; foam; rubber; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1033 a,b
- Description
- (a) A white helmet with a black border and an insert for skull protection and safety. The insert is white foam covered with ridged teal blue cover, a black leather chin strap with metal buckle, inside plastic headband, clear plastic covering, fabric, criss-cross rigging support with cord and heavy-…
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- Title
- Climbing Helmet
- Date
- 1963
- Material
- plastic; paint; skin; fibre; foam; rubber; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 20.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- (a) A white helmet with a black border and an insert for skull protection and safety. The insert is white foam covered with ridged teal blue cover, a black leather chin strap with metal buckle, inside plastic headband, clear plastic covering, fabric, criss-cross rigging support with cord and heavy-duty nylon strip suspension to create a space between skull and hardhat. A metal zipper attaching (to three quarters of the insert) earflaps outer black plastic inner lined with red and black corduroy. There is a white fabric tag with “M” in red on the inner grey headband and a gold and black oblong label glued on the front with black lettering on a gold-coloured background “Russell Sporting Goods CALGARY”. Written in black felt pen on the interior of the shell “JAPAN”.(b) The ear flap detachable portion with the other side of the corresponding helmet zipper. Made out of black plastic with a black and red corduroy lining.
- Subject
- sports
- mountain climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1033 a,b
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