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Crack climbing : the definitive guide

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25207
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2020
Author
Whittaker, Pete
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
Edition
First
Call Number
02.8 W58c
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Author
Whittaker, Pete
Responsibility
Pete Whittaker
Edition
First
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
Published Date
2020
Physical Description
302 pages : illustrations (some color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
Travel
Guidebook
Abstract
Crack climbing is a highly technical form of movement in which climbers position their hands, feet, and even their entire body in cracks to make upward progress on rock. An advocate for the sport’s aesthetic lines, physicality, and technical know-how, author Pete Whittaker teaches more than sixty Crack School Masterclasses each year and was featured in the popular climbing film Wide Boyz. This detailed and comprehensive guide teaches step-by-step techniques and tips, including for: Jamming (finger, hand, fist, foot, arm, leg, body) Crack types (chimneys, liebacks, underclings, roof cracks) How to safely lead and place protection Efficient positioning and movement Strength recovery while climbing (From Mountaineers Books website)
Contents
Preface
A Note
Before We Begin: Key Terms
Key to Illustrations
Chapter 1 - Five Rules of Crack Climbing
Chapter 2 - Finger Cracks
Chapter 3 - Hand Cracks
Chater 4 - Fist Cracks
Chapter 5 - Offwidth Cracks
Chapter 6 - Squeeze Chimneys
Chapter 7 - Chimneys
Chapter 8 - Stemming
Chapter 9 - Roof Cracks
Chapter 10 - Placing Gear
Chapter 11 - Equipment
Chapter 12 - Taping
Acknowledgements
Index
Notes
2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Winner - Guidebook 2020 National Outdoor Book Awards Honorable Mention - Instructional
ISBN
9781680512151
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
02.8 W58c
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Mountaineers Books website
Websites
https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/crack-climbing-the-definitive-guide
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Edible and poisonous mushrooms of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26231
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1981
Author
Walton Groves, J.
Publisher
Ottawa : Research Branch, Agriculture Canada
Call Number
04.1 W17e
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Author
Walton Groves, J.
Publisher
Ottawa : Research Branch, Agriculture Canada
Published Date
1981
Physical Description
326 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mushrooms
Guidebook
Identification
Canada
Botany
Plants
Science
Illustrations
Contents
Introduction -- Parts of a mushroom -- Collecting mushrooms -- Food value of mushrooms -- Mushroom poisioning -- Identification -- Nomenclature -- Classification -- Key to the genera of mushrooms -- Technical key to the genera of mushrooms.
Notes
Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
066010136
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
04.1 W17e
Collection
Archives Library
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Entertainments for home, church and school

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20061
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1910
Author
Seeger, Frederica
Publisher
New York : The Christian Herald
Call Number
05.5 C46e
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Author
Seeger, Frederica
Responsibility
Frederica Seeger
Publisher
New York : The Christian Herald
Published Date
1910
Physical Description
212 pages.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebook
Churches
Schools
Abstract
Pertains to a collection of games to play in the home, church and school. The aim of the publication was to entice amusement that was both fun and educational. The publication contains a comprehensive list of games, most requiring little to no extra materials, catered to the home, church and school. While the publication was produced in the early 20th century, it offers the reader a fun insight into past times and games used with children and adults alike.
Contents
Chapter I: Household games and amusements
Chapter II: Household games and amusements
Chapter III: Household games and amusements
Chapter IV: Household games and amusements
Chapter V: Household games and amusements
Chapter VI: Household games and amusements
Chapter VII: Church and school socials
Chapter VIII: Church and school socials
Chapter IX: Church and school socials
Chapter X: Church and school socials
Chapter XI: Optical illusions
Chapter XII: Table games for adults
Chapter XIII: Outdoor games for adults
Chapter XIV: Holiday games adn amusements
Chapter XV: Outdoor games for girls
Chapter XVI: Pastimes for children
Chapter XVII: Indoor games for young children
Chapter XVIII: Outdoor games for young children
Chapter XIX: Singing games for children
Chapter XX: Games of arithmetic
Chapter XXI: One hundred conundrums
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
05.5 C46e
Collection
Archives Library
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Exploring the southern Selkirks: including the Valhallas and Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25090
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1980
Author
Carter, John
Leighton, Doug
Publisher
Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre
Call Number
02.6 C24e
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Author
Carter, John
Leighton, Doug
Responsibility
John Carter
Doug Leighton
Publisher
Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre
Published Date
1980
Physical Description
119 pages: illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Rocky and Selkirk Mountains
Guide
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Abstract
Guidebook for exploring the Southern Selkirk mountains, including photographs, maps and trail descriptions
Contents
Preface Introduction The Land The Plant Communities Mammals Birds Fish Man in the Southern Selkirks Winter Activities Wilderness Ethics Trail Descriptions: Kokanee Region Valhalla Region Lardeau Region Bonnington Region The Valhalla Park Proposal Equipment Checklist Information Sources and Resource Agencies Reading List
ISBN
0888942737
Accession Number
2018.9003
Call Number
02.6 C24e
Collection
Archives Library
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Expo 67 : official guide

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20177
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1967?
Author
Milne, Charles C.
Publisher
Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company, Ltd.
Call Number
02.4 M58e
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Author
Milne, Charles C.
Responsibility
Charles C. Milne (Managing editor)
Publisher
Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company, Ltd.
Published Date
1967?
Physical Description
350 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Exhibitions
Guidebook
Abstract
Pertains to a guide book for the 1967 International or Universal Exposition, also referred to as Expo 67. The event was held in Montreal, Quebec and served as a general exhibition. The guide book offered a map to the various pavilions, exhibitions, dining experiences and other special events that were taking place during the event. Additionally, the publication was created with the intent of making and preserving the history of the event within the guidebook itself.
Contents
Montreal - Host City (pg. 4-9)
How to use the guide book (pg. 12)
Transport in expo (pg. 16)
Logexpo (pg. 24)
Expo-services areas (pg. 27)
Theme:
Man and his world (pg. 28-29)
Habitat 67 (pg. 30-31)
Man the creator (pg. 33)
DuPont of Canada Auditorium (pg. 38)
Man in the community (pg. 39)
Man and his health (pg. 43)
Man the explorer (pg. 46)
Labyrinth (pg. 56)
Man the producer (pg. 58)
Man the provider (pg. 64)
Theme sponsors (pg. 67)
Expo at your service (pg. 74)
Canada, host nation (pg. 88)
Place des nations (pg. 91)
Pavilions:
Commissioners general (pg. 94)
National pavilions (pg. 97)
Provinces of Canada (pg. 158)
Private pavilions (pg. 168)
Shopping at expo (pg. 203)
Restaurants (pg. 206)
Entertainment:
Music and theater (pg. 224)
Sports and spectaculars (pg. 234)
La Ronde (pg. 243)
Sponsorships, general (pg. 262)
Organization of expo 67 (pg. 256)
Concessionaires (pg. 267)
Licensees (pg. 269)
Index (pg. 277)
Advertisers (pg. 286)
Centennial section (pg. 288)
Maps:
Montreal and access roads to expo (pg. 10-11)
Site of expo (pg. 14-15)
Expo area A - cite du Harve (pg. 18-19)
Expo area B - Ile Sainte-Helene (pg. 20-21)
Expo area C - Ile Notre-Dame (pg. 22-23)
Place des Arts location (pg. 225)
Expo area D - La Ronde (pg. 240-241)
Map Index (pg. 284)
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
02.4 M58e
Collection
Archives Library
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From barnacle to Banff : a story of the rising of the Rockies from the depth of the ocean to the height of a world famous resort : a tourist's guide to where to go, and what to do in Banff, playground of the Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19872
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1973
Author
Thomas, Harriet Hartley
Publisher
[Calgary : s.n.]
Call Number
13.113 T36f Pam
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Author
Thomas, Harriet Hartley
Responsibility
Harriet Hartley Thomas
Publisher
[Calgary : s.n.]
Published Date
1973
Physical Description
84 p. : ill., 1 map ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Guidebook
Alberta
History
Abstract
Pertains to the people, stories and historical events that have shaped Banff National Park into becoming the mega tourist attraction it is today. The book features influential figures who have made an impact on the becoming of Banff, as well as many tourist attractions the author encourages people to visit.
Contents
Out of the depths (pg. 1)
Coming of the Indians (pg. 3)
Explorers and Missionaries (pg. 5)
Siding 29 (pg. 10)
The beginning of the tourist trade (pg. 13)
Sulphur springs (pg. 16)
Stories of Banff (pg. 27)
H.M. King George VI's gift (pg. 39)
The emancipation of the motor car in the park (pg. 43)
Where to go in Banff (pg. 47)
The mountains (pg. 75)
Accession Number
2017.8683
Call Number
13.113 T36f Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Guide to the trails of Banff National Park

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19874
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1972
Author
National Parks Service
Publisher
[Ottawa] : National Parks Service
Call Number
13.113 N21g Pam
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Author
National Parks Service
Publisher
[Ottawa] : National Parks Service
Published Date
1972
Physical Description
12 p.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebook
Banff National Park
Abstract
Pertains to the names, distances, locations and average hiking times for trails in and around Banff National Park. Additionally, the pamphlet contains information pertaining to parking, potential wildlife encounters and what visitors can expect from each trail. The trails include, but are not limited to the following; Tunnel Mountain Summit, Lake Minnewanka, Sundance Canyon, Cory Pass, Bourgeau Lake, Shadow Lake and Parker Ridge
Accession Number
2017.8683
Call Number
13.113 N21g Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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The Hannes Schneider Ski Technique

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25091
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1938
Author
Rybizka, Benno
Publisher
New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company
Call Number
01.5 R95t
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Author
Rybizka, Benno
Responsibility
Benno Rybizka
Publisher
New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company
Published Date
1938
Physical Description
xvi, 109 pages : illustrations, plates, 2 portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Skiing
Guidebook
Sports
Austria
Abstract
Pertains to the ski technique developed by Hannes Schneider as explained by his former assistant Benno Rybizka - includes photographs
Contents
Foreward by Hannes Schneider Introduction Equipment Learn to Walk and Climb Downhill Running The First Two Fundamental Exercises The Third Fundamental Exercise Speed Turns Jump Turns and Terrain Jumps Skiing and the Hannes Schneider Technique
Notes
Inscribed “ Elizabeth Rummel - Howard Carlson, Assiniboine, March 1940”
Benno Rybizka - former assistant to Hannes Schneider at St. Anton am Arlberg in the Austrian Tyrol
Accession Number
TBD
Call Number
01.5 R95t
Collection
Archives Library
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Healthful sports for boys

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20049
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1910
Author
Rochefort, Alfred
Publisher
New York : The Christian Herald
Call Number
05.5 C46h
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Author
Rochefort, Alfred
Responsibility
Alfred Rochefort
Publisher
New York : The Christian Herald
Published Date
1910
Physical Description
212 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Sports
Guidebook
Abstract
Pertains to a collection of tips, information, rules and codes of conduct on various sports. The publication is catered to men and discusses an abundance of sporting activities, all of which have been divided among the four seasons. Readers are granted a rare insight into the social expectations of men during the early 20th century, and the ways in which they were expected to behave.
Contents
Chapter I: Marbles - How played
Chapter II: Whip tops and Top Games
Chapter III: Kites and How Made
Chapter IV: Hoops, wheels and buzzers
Chapter V: Let's go A-Fishing
Chapter VI: Boating and Canoeing
Chapter VII: Small sail boats
Chapter VIII: How to swim
Chapter IX: Styles of swimming
Chapter X: Things boys should know
Chapter XI: Curious rhymes for games
Chapter XII: Tag and bull in the ring
Chapter XIII: All about leap frog
Chapter XIV: Duck on the rock-cat
Chapter XV: Ball, bat and racket
Chapter XVI: American baseball
Chapter XVII: All about football
Chapter XVIII: Mumbly peg-hop scotch
Chapter XIX: How to camp out
Chapter XX: Bicylces and lassoes
Chapter XXI: Golf, hockey and shinny
Chapter XXII: Skating-skiing-snow shoeing
Chapter XXIII: Coasting-tobogganing-sleds
Chapter XXIV: General athletics
Chapter XXV: Cries-shouts-college yells
Chapter XXVI: Clever tricks
Chapter XXVII: Sleight-of-hand
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
05.5 C46h
Collection
Archives Library
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Helpful talks with girls

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20050
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1910
Author
Ketling, Elizabeth
Publisher
New York : The Christian Herald
Call Number
05.5 C46he
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Author
Ketling, Elizabeth
Responsibility
Elizabeth Ketling
Publisher
New York : The Christian Herald
Published Date
1910
Physical Description
212 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebook
Women
Abstract
Pertains to a collection of tips, information and formal rules catered towards women. The publication covers topics such as health, motherhood, employment and various others. Readers are granted an interesting insight into the social expectations placed upon women during the early 20th century, and the ways in which they were expected to behave.
Contents
Chapter I: Possibilities
Chapter II: Improved Opportunities
Chapter III: An essential to success
Chapter IV: Women who must work
Chapter V: What to do
Chapter VI: What may be done
Chapter VII: Exchanges and agencies
Chapter VIII: Other money-making sources
Chapter IX: Renting apartments, boarding houses
Chapter X: Special work
Chapter XI: Candy making and catering
Chapter XII: Another novel venture
Chapter XIII: Shops
Chapter XIV: Trades
Chapter XV: Some other callings
Chapter XVI: Secretaries
Chapter XVII: The civil service
Chapter XVIII: The teacher
Chapter XIX: Tea rooms and restaurants
Chapter XX: The kindergarten
Chapter XXI: The private school and library
Chapter XXII: Women waiters
Chapter XXIII: Telegraphs and telephones
Chapter XXIV: In conclusion
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
05.5 C46he
Collection
Archives Library
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