topic:"Great Divide" found 9 records - Research Collections

Abstract: In 2006 “outdoor philosopher” Kate Rawles cycled 4553 miles from Texas to Alaska, following the spine of the Rocky Mountains as closely as possible. Cycling across unforgiving but starkly beautiful landscapes in both the United States and Canada – deserts, high mountain passes, glaciers and eventually down to the sea – she encountered bears, wolves, moose, cliff-swallows, aspens and a single, astonishing lynx. Along the way, she talked to North Americans about climate change – from truck drivers to politicians – to find out what they knew about it, whether they cared, and if they did, what they thought they could do. Kate tells the story of a trip in which she has to deal with the rigours of cycling for ten hours a day in temperatures often in excess of 100° F, fighting punctures, endless repairs and inescapable, grinding fatigue … . But in recounting the physical struggle of such a journey, she also does constant battle with her own ideas and assumptions, helping us to cross the great divide between where we are on climate change and where we need to be. Can we tackle climate change while still keeping our modern Western lifestyles intact? Should we put biofuel in our camper vans and RVs? Or do we need much deeper shifts in lifestyles, values and worldviews? -- From publisher

ISBN: 9781927330777

Accession Number: P2023.25

Call Number: 02.8 R21c

Collection: Archives Library

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Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Project: Great Divide Trail

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2019

Author: Wark, Grace

Publisher: The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal

Call Number: P

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Author: Wark, Grace

Publisher: The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal

Published Date: 2019

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Great Divide Trail; Hiking; Trails; Maps; Trail Blazers

Abstract: Pertains to the anniversary of the Great Divide Trail and includes stories from "Tales from the Great Divide" and Dr. Jeny Fleick's presentation at the 2019 Great Divide Trail Association Annual General Meeting

Notes: In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 27, No.4, December 2019. pg. 7 - 9

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Digital copy available

Websites

https://albertawilderness.ca/publications/wild-lands-advocate/

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Identified Summit Records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. 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…

Date Range: 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2022

Reference Code: M200 / V / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 2023.20 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 2014.8347 accn. 6465 accn. 8002 accn. 2020.05 accn. 2023.19 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.32 accn. 2023.41 accn. 6623 accn. 6062 accn. 2014.8318 accn. 6767 accn. 2014.8315 accn. 2014.8317 accn. 5680 accn. 2023.16 accn. 2018.9010 accn. 5396 accn. 6459 accn. 2014.8316 accn. 2023.18 accn. 5631 accn. 2013.8245 accn. 2014.8275 accn. 2023.06 accn. 2023.14 accn. 2023.17 accn. 5569 accn. 8113 accn. 6396 accn. 2024.20

Reference Code: M200 / V / A

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2022

Physical Description: 100 cm of textual records 223 volumes

Scope & Content: Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. 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. The sub-series is separated into individual identified summit records.

Notes: See file-level entries for inventories of identified summit registers and notes.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; British Columbia; Castle Mountain; Cascade Mountain; Centennial; Climbing; Club; Cross-country skiing; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Fortress Mountain; Great Divide; Hiking; Kananaskis Country; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Logan; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Provincial parks and reserves; Parks; National parks and reserves; Record keeping; Ski area; Ski areas; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Skis; Skiers; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Continental Divide; Great Divide; Alberta; British Columbia; Abbot Pass; Mount Assiniboine; Cascade Mountain; Canmore; Assiniboine; Banff National Park; Banff, Alberta; Bugaboos; Castle Mountain, AB; Cathedral Mountain; Glacier; Jasper National Park; Kananaskis Country; Little Yoho Valley; Mount Baldy; Mount Baker; Mount Cory; Mount Edith; Mount Lefroy; Mount Norquay; Mount Rundle; Rundle Mountain; Mount Temple; Mount Victoria; Mount Yamnuska; Selkirks; Yoho National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English

Conservation: Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Bosworth

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Files consists of the summit register from Mount Bosworth produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between approximately 2003 to 2022. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred …

Date Range: ca. 2003-2022

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 222

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. 2024.20

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 222

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: ca. 2003-2022

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Mount Bosworth is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the Continental Divide, between Alberta and British Columbia. Nearby is Paget Peak and Kicking Horse Pass.

Scope & Content: Files consists of the summit register from Mount Bosworth produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between approximately 2003 to 2022. Summit record includes 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. File: M200 / V / A / 222: Mt. Bosworth

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Club; Record keeping; Records; Alberta; Backpacking; British Columbia; Climbing; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Great Divide; Hiking; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Great Divide; Continental Divide; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kicking Horse Pass; Mount Bosworth

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English

Conservation: Register placed in mylar due to mold.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Peak Finder: Mount Bosworth, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/156#undefined1

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Lefroy Summit Records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Files consist of summit notes and summit registers Mount Lefroy produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1985 and 2010. 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 a…

Date Range: 1985-2010

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 148 to 149

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. 5631; accn. 2023.19

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 148 to 149

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1985-2010

Physical Description: 2 volumes 3 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Mount Lefroy is located in along the Continental/Great Divide, and is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Nearby are Abbot Pass and Mount Victoria. Mount Lefroy is the site of the first fatal mountaineering accident in Canada.

Scope & Content: Files consist of summit notes and summit registers Mount Lefroy produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1985 and 2010. 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 / 148: [Mt. Lefroy register 1985-1987] M200 / V / A / 149: Mt. Lefroy. [ca. 1986-2010]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backcountry skiing; Backpacking; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Great Divide; Hiking; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Provincial parks and reserves; Record keeping; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Skiers; Skis; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Continental Divide; Great Divide; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Abbott Pass; Abbot Pass; Mount Victoria; Mount Lefroy

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Japanese; French

Conservation: Register has evidence of rust damage and loose pages. Pages have tears and some water damage.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Little Summit Register

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of summit notes from Mount Little produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2001 and 2017. Summit notes 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, wild…

Date Range: 2001-2017

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 170

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. 2018.9010

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 170

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 2001-2017

Physical Description: 1 volume 1 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Mount Little is located on the Continental/Great Divide, and is part of the Canadian Rockies on the border of Alberta and British Columbia.

Scope & Content: File consists of summit notes from Mount Little produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2001 and 2017. Summit notes 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. File: M200 / V / A / 170: Mt. Little Summit Register

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Great Divide; Hiking; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Record keeping; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Great Divide; Continental Divide; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; British Columbia; Alberta; Kootenay National Park; Banff National Park; Lake Louise; Valley of the Ten Peaks; Mount Victoria; Mount Temple; Mount Babel; Mount Bell; Deltaform Mountain; Mount Little

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Summit notes are written on sticky notes; some pages have stuck together. Glue from sticky notes has bled onto the pages.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Peak Finder: Mount Little, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/788

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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Surveying the 120th meridian and the great divide : the Alberta/BC boundary survey, 1918-1924

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

Published Date: 2019

Author: Sherwood, Jay

Publisher: Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press

Call Number: 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2

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Author: Sherwood, Jay

Responsibility: Jay Sherwood

Publisher: Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: 192 p. ; illus.

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

Series: Volume 2

Subjects: Surveyors; Surveys and Mapping; Surveys; Great Divide Trail; Alberta; British Columbia; British Columbia - Boundaries; British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping; Alberta - B.C. Boundary; Alberta - Boundaries; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver; Cautley, Richard William; History; History of Alberta

Abstract: "Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide is the second book of a two-part series describing the initial Alberta/BC boundary survey undertaken between 1913-1924. Surveying the 120th Meridian focuses on the years 1918–1924, when the Alberta crew continued the survey of the 120th meridian while the BC crew split off to continue mapping the Great (Continental) Divide. The Alberta/BC boundary survey was a unique Canadian project that combined talented surveyors, high-tech surveying equipment, rugged crew members and Canadian wilderness. This is a story of adventure and danger: the crew climbed mountains and surveyed from the peaks of the Canadian Rockies; slogged through the muskeg north of the Peace River; occasionally crossed rivers at high water; and often worked in the rain, snow or cold. The boundary survey produced the first detailed maps of the terrain along the divide and the first pictures of the northern Canadian Rockies taken from an airplane. But the most important legacy of this project is the collection of approximately 5,000 photographs developed from high-quality glass plate negatives. These photographs provide full panoramas of the Rocky Mountain landscape as it looked over a century ago. Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide combines the best of these photographs, diary entries and government documents to recount the astonishing journey of the surveyors and their crew members as they explored Canada’s most dramatic landscape."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents: Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Surveyors; Surveying Methods 1918-1924; Completion of the Boundary Survey, 1950-1953; Conclusion; Geographical Names; Survey Crews, 1918-1924; Sources Consulted; Index

Notes: Features visual and textual material from the A.O. Wheeler fonds M546 / V771

ISBN: 9780773860091

Accession Number: 2019.90

Call Number: 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publisher's website

Websites

http://caitlin-press.com/our-books/surveying-the-120th-meridian-and-the-great-divide/

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Vermillion Peak Summit Register [Vermilion Peak]

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Vermilion Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2008 and 2017. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summi…

Date Range: 2008-2017

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 169

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. 2018.9010

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 169

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 2008-2017

Physical Description: 1 volume 0.5 cm of textual record

History / Biographical: Vermilion Peak is part of the the Ball Range of the Canadian Rockies, the Continental Divide / Great Divide, and is located in the Vermilion River Valley of Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Vermilion Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2008 and 2017. Summit record includes 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. File: M200 / V / A / 169: Vermillion Peak Summit Register [Vermilion Peak]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; British Columbia; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Great Divide; Hiking; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Record keeping; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Continental Divide; Great Divide; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Ball Range; British Columbia; Kootenay National Park; Vermilion River Valley; Vermilion Peak; Vermillion Peak

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some of the ink from entries has bled, making some entries illegible

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Peak Finder: Vermilion Peak, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/1454

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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White Rose / Rose Petal Traverse 1998-2011

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Mount Whiterose and the Rose Petal Traverse, produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1998 to 2011. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events whic…

Date Range: 1998-2011

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 189

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. 8119

Reference Code: M200 / V / A / 189

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1998-2011

Physical Description: 1 volume of summit notes 0.5 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: White Rose (Whiterose) and the Rose Petal Traverse are located in British Columbia. Nearby is the Continental/Great Divide and the West Alexandra Glacier.

Scope & Content: File consists of a summit record from Mount Whiterose and the Rose Petal Traverse, produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1998 to 2011. Summit record includes 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. File: M200 / V / A / 189: White Rose / Rose Petal Traverse 1998-2011

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; British Columbia; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Glaciers; Great Divide; Hiking; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Record keeping; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Great Divide; Continental Divide; British Columbia; Mount Alexandra; Whirlwind; West Alexandra Glacier; Mount White Rose; Mount Whiterose; Rose Petal Traverse

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Summit notes placed in mylar due to presence of mold.

Related Material: M235

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Peakery: Whiterose Mountain map, Peakery: https://peakery.com/whiterose-mountain-british-columbia/map/

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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