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The romance of mountaineering
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26157
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1935
- Author
- Irving, R. L. G.
- Publisher
- London : J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Call Number
- 01 Ir8t
- Author
- Irving, R. L. G.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London : J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 320 pages ; 40 ill.
- Contents
- PART ONE: BIRTH AND EARLY YEARS -- Introductory and personal -- Lux in tenebris -- The winning of Mont Blanc -- The growth of understanding -- The great peaks are won -- PART TWO: SIGNS OF MATURITY -- The extension of the playground -- The old leading-strings are dropped -- Mechanization and the cult of danger -- The highest mountains in the world -- Nationality in mountaineering -- PART THREE: PERPETUAL YOUTH -- Methods of approach -- Mountaineering out of season -- Solidary mountaineering -- Solvitur in excelsis.
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 01 Ir8t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Guardians of a Rocky Mountain wilderness : Elizabeth Parker, Mary Schaffer and the Canadian national park idea, 1890-1914
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7447
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1990
- Author
- Reichwein, PearlAnn
- Call Number
- 13.111 R27 Pam
- Author
- Reichwein, PearlAnn
- Published Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 97p. : maps
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Maligne Lake
- Tourism
- Notes
- M.A. thesis, Carleton University
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 6638
- Call Number
- 13.111 R27 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The lure of the mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7716
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1936
- Author
- McDowell, F. E. D
- Call Number
- 01.4 M14 Pam oversize
- Author
- McDowell, F. E. D
- Published Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- p.22-23 : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Fryatt Creek
- Notes
- From Mayfair magazine, October 1936
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- 01.4 M14 Pam oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19847
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1930
- Author
- Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Edition
- second edition
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington
- Edition
- second edition
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- [244] pages
- Subjects
- American Alpine Club
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Guide
- Mountain guides
- Canada
- Mountaineering
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive climbing guide based on the mountains in the Canadian Rockies. The book was likely to be considered an invaluable resource for mountaineers based on the complexity and detail of the information provided. In detail, the guide offers insight into the approximate locations, elevation gains, climbing distances/time, and additional relevant information pertaining to climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
- Contents
- Part one: international boundary to Kicking Horse pass
- Part two: Kicking Horse pass to Yellowhead pass
- Part three: Yellowhead pass to Jasper pass
- Accession Number
- 2019.48
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Alpine Club of Canada : list of members, 1973
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20154
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1973?
- Author
- The Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- The Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 08.1 Al1th Pam
- Author
- The Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- The Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 1973?
- Physical Description
- 84 pages.
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Abstract
- Pertains to the Alpine Club of Canada’s list of members for the year 1973.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08.1 Al1th Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A climbing hut in the alpine environment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4106
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1978
- Author
- University of Calgary. Faculty of Environmental Design. 701 Project Team
- Call Number
- 02.7 Un3
- Published Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 80p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Freshfield Glacier
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 6376
- Call Number
- 02.7 Un3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Water, energy and waste management in high alpine regions workshop, October 31, 1994
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15239
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 13.1 Al7w
- Responsibility
- Alpine Club of Canada and The Faculty of Environmental Design, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
- Publisher
- Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 1v. (unpaged) : ill
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Environment
- Water
- Notes
- Abbreviated proceedings
- Accession Number
- 2016.8602
- Call Number
- 13.1 Al7w
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mont Blanc sideshow : the life and times of Albert Smith
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15300
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1934
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : John C. Winston
- Call Number
- 01.2 T39m
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : John C. Winston
- Published Date
- 1934
- Physical Description
- xv, 255 pages, illustrations
- Notes
- Inscription "James Simpson, Banff, March 25th 1934"
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 01.2 T39m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The big picture book of huts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue171
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991?
- Author
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- Canmore : A.C.C
- Call Number
- F1090 A4 Pam
- Author
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- Canmore : A.C.C
- Published Date
- 1991?
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- F1090 A4 Pam
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Water, energy and waste management in alpine shelters : notes from a Canadian conference, October 27-28, 1991
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue186
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- Canmore : A.C.C
- Call Number
- TD923 W3
- Author
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- Canmore : A.C.C
- Published Date
- 1991
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada - Huts
- Call Number
- TD923 W3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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