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A climber’s guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25079
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1953
Author
Thorington, J. Monroe
Publisher
[New York] : The American Alpine Club
Edition
Revised Edition, 5th printing
Call Number
01.4 C61 1953
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Author
Thorington, J. Monroe
Responsibility
J. Monroe Thorington
Edition
Revised Edition, 5th printing
Publisher
[New York] : The American Alpine Club
Published Date
1953
Physical Description
xx, 323 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Guide
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Rocky Mountains
Abstract
A guide for mountaineers for the Canadian Rocky Mountains arranged geographically including map references.
Contents
Introduction Preface Part One - International Boundary to Kicking Horse Pass Part Two - Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass Yellowhead Pass to Jarvis Pass List of authorites Principle maps of the Canadian Rocky Mountains Huts of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada
Notes
First ed., by Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington, published in 1921.
Accession Number
8062
Call Number
01.4 C61 1953
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publication information on the American Alpine Club website
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Treasures of the trail : a nature guide to Edworthy Park, Lawrey Gardens and the Douglas Fir Trail

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20078
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2002
Author
Osborn, Jerry
The Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Publisher
Calgary : Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Call Number
04 O1t
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Author
Osborn, Jerry
The Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Responsibility
Jerry Osborn
The Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Publisher
Calgary : Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Published Date
2002
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Botany
Wildlife
Archaeology
History
History of Alberta
Maps
Ecology
Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Walking
Tours
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Trails
Abstract
Pertains to Edworthy Park in Calgary, Alberta, including the geology, paleontology, plant life, animal life, insect life, archaeology, Indigenous Peoples history, settler history and maps of walks which include plant and bird checklists. The three brick plants that operated in what is now Edworthy Park: Burnvale, Brickburn, Tregillus Clay Products were used to construct many buildings in Banff.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Geology and Paleontology
Plant Life
Animal Life
Butterflies
Archaeology and Native Culture
History
Park Map
Walk One - Wester Plateau of Edworthy Park
Walk Two - Brickburn and the Pond Lookout Trail
Walk Three - Edworthy Park Riverside
Walk Four - Douglas Fire Trail West
Walk Five - Quarry Road Trail, Lawrey Gardens, and Douglas Fire Trail East
Appendix One - Plant Checklist
Appendix Two - Bird Checklist
Contributors
Further Reading
Index of Photos
Notes
Brick information as per Ann Jones conversation with Lena Goon.
ISBN
0973176105
Accession Number
2014.8268
Call Number
04 O1t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
City of Calgary website re: Edworthy Park location and trail maps
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Chamonix : a guide to the best rock climbs and mountain routes around Chamonix and Mont Blanc

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19914
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Boscoe, Charlie
Geldard, Jack
Publisher
Rockfax
Call Number
DQ841 B67 C43
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Author
Boscoe, Charlie
Geldard, Jack
Responsibility
Charlie Boscoe and Jack Geldard
Publisher
Rockfax
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
456 p. ; illus (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Chamonix
Guidebooks
Abstract
Chamonix is the most famous climbing area in Europe. Nowhere else has as much quality rock, spectacular peaks and varied mountaineering history. For most climbers a trip to Chamonix is an integral part of their climbing and mountaineering career. When there you want to try everything; perfect granite rock routes, magnificent long ridges, intimidating north faces and then also have some valley sport climbing for the ‘rest days’. Or maybe you just want to tick Mont Blanc.For the first time ever, all this is available in a single publication from Rockfax with hundreds of routes ranging from short sport ticks to the best multi-day adventures. It is illustrated with some amazing photo-topos, superb maps and with excellent detailed descriptions. For Rockfax this has been one of our most exciting challenges to date. Doing justice to this vast area with it many iconic climbs and mountain routes and great variety of climbing is no small task. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Introduction
Chamonix logistics
Chamonis climbing
Glacier du Tour
Glacier d'Argentiere
Glacier de Talefre
Grandes Jorasses
Envers des Aiguilles
Plan de l'Aiguille
Aiguille du Midi
Helbronner
Mont Blanc du Tacul
Mont Blanc
Tre la Tete
Aiguilles Rogues - Brevent
Aiguilles Rogues - Index
Chamonix Valley sport climbing
Route index
Mountain route index and tick list
Crag general index
ISBN
9781873341575
Accession Number
AC635
Call Number
DQ841 B67 C43
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
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Rocks, Ridges, and Rivers : geological wonders of Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25263
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Leckie, Dale
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie
Call Number
03.2 L46r
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Author
Leckie, Dale
Responsibility
Dale Leckie
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
216 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Geology
Geology - Jasper
Geology - Rocky Mountains, Canada
Geology - The West, Canadian
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Abstract
This geological guide will assist tourists to choose and visit easily accessible sites that exemplify the sensational vistas in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks. It was this breathtaking scenery for which the parks were given status as a UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. The route is along the principle highways from Canmore to Banff, to Lake Louise, a side trip to Field, BC, back to Lake Louise and then north to Jasper through the Icefields Parkway. Explanations, color photographs, illustrations and maps highlight the geology for 50 sites. Mountains, rivers, glaciers and 500 million year fossils of the Burgess Shale are described. The book will assist travellers on how to arrive at a viewpoint, where to park and where to walk. Travellers interested in natural history such as birding, the vegetation and wildlife will want this book to understand the geological wonders that they are. Dale Leckie is an award-winning geologist who is internationally recognized for his many contributions to geology. Dale has a Ph.D. in Geology from McMaster University (1984), a M.Sc in Geography from McMaster University (1980) and B.Sc. in Geography from University of Alberta (1977). Dale Leckie is a Professional Geologist who has worked as a scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada and as Chief Geologist in a large Canadian energy company. He has edited numerous books and published over a 100 refereed papers most of those on the geology of Western Canada. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Geoscience Department at the University of Calgary. Dale has been President of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG). He has been leading geological field trips into the Rocky Mountains throughout his career. (from McNally Robinson website)
Contents
Author's preface
Introduction
Organization of this book
Trip planner
Safety
Setting the stage
Mount Yamnuska to Banff Townsite
Geology of the Banff Townsite area
Banff to Lake Louise
Over the pass: the Field area in Yoho National Park
Along the ridge: the Icefields Parkway
Geology of the Jasper Townsite area
Dissoloving the limestone: canyons, caves and lakes of the Maligne River
Jasper to Jasper National Park Gate
Acknowledgenments
The glossary of terms
The glossary of stratigraphy
Image credits
About the artist
About the author
About the designer
ISBN
9780995908208
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
03.2 L46r
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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Lofoten climbs : rock climbing on Lofoten and Stetind in Arctic Norway

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19915
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Craggs, Chris
Enevold, Thorbjorn
Publisher
Rockfax
Call Number
DL C73 L64
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Author
Craggs, Chris
Enevold, Thorbjorn
Responsibility
Chris Craggs and Thorbjorn Enevold
Publisher
Rockfax
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
384 p. ; illus (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Norway
Guidebooks
Arctic
Abstract
The Lofoten archipelago is a magical area - a pearl necklace of granite mountains, deep blue fjords, and tiny wooden fishing villages all squeezed between the mainland and the vastness of the Norwegian Sea, situated 250km north of the Arctic Circle. There is extensive high quality rock climbing here on magnificent granite cliffs, the vast majority of this being traditionally protected. This is the second Rockfax guidebook to this spectacular and beautiful area, the first 2008 volume won the Banff Guidebook of the Year Award and put Lofoten very much on the map. We have updated and expanded the information with a completely new set of crag photographs, plus some fantastic maps and all the new developments from the nine years since the last book was published. For the first time we have also included coverage of the astounding set of peaks around the Stetind area on the mainland, close to Narvik. The Lofoten Climbs Rockfax will continue to be the ‘go to’ volume - the essential companion for travelling climbers visiting this wonderful rock paradise (from publisher's website)
Contents
Lofoten climbs introduction
Lofoten logistics
Lofoten climbing
The west
Henningsvaer
Kalle
Kabelvag
Svolvaer
The Northwest
Stetind
Walking Peaks
Route index
Crag index
General index
ISBN
9781873341230
Accession Number
AC635
Call Number
DL C73 L64
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
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Southern Pisgah rock & ice : a climber's guide to North Carolina's Looking Glass Rock, Cedar Rock, John Rock and more

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25026
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Reardon, Mike
Publisher
Asheville, N.C. : Ground Up Publishing
Call Number
F254 R43 S68
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Author
Reardon, Mike
Responsibility
Harrison Shull
Laura Boggess
Anthony Love
Marci Spencer
Heath Alexander
Publisher
Asheville, N.C. : Ground Up Publishing
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
408 pages : color illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
Guidebook
Guidebooks
United States
Abstract
Southern Pisgah Rock & Ice takes you to several classic and obscure climbing destinations throughout Pisgah National Forest's Pisgah Ranger District. The climbs outlined comprise one of the most diverse climbing regions in Eastern America. In Southern Pisgah you will find an endless concentration of moderate multi-pitch options, several ice routes when conditions yield, high end grade IV aid routes, endless traditional routes from 5.2-5.13, roadside crags and backcountry hidden gems, overhung sport routes, dead vertical bullet hard granite, cracks, water grooves, slabs, eye brows, roofs, flakes, dihedrals, and far more. In addition to getting you to the base of the routes, we hope the pages within this guide reveal the color and character of nearly sic decades of NC climbing (from book flap)
Contents
Introduction
Looking Glass Rock
John Rock
Cedar Rock
Cathey's Creek Crag
Area
Pilot Cove / Slate Rock
Big Ivy Region
People and Stories
Index
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival
850 routes included ; 5.2-5.13 ; 60 ice climbs from WI2-WI4+ ; Trad, sport, aid, ice, alpine style routes ; Single pitch, multi-pitch up to 8 pitches ; Hand drawn, detailed topos and maps, GPS coordinates ; Historic accounts, historic photos ; Hundreds of route and action photos ; Access and stewardship information
ISBN
9781618501301
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
F254 R43 S68
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Ground Up Publishing website
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Hicks, Kurt
Publisher
[Leavenworth, Washington] : Obvious Gully
Edition
1st
Call Number
F41 S66 W45
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Author
Hicks, Kurt
Edition
1st
Publisher
[Leavenworth, Washington] : Obvious Gully
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
xiii, 319 pages : color illustrations, color maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Washington
Washington, United States
Abstract
Featuring over 700 rock climbs in the Snoqualmie Valley, this comprehensive guidebook includes the most popular crags in Washington's Cascade Mountains. Each crag has full-color phots, approach and cliff maps, and detailed route information. (from Mountain Project website)
Contents
Introduction
Little Si
Middle Fork
Mount Washington
Deception Crags
The Far Side
Snoqualmie Pass
Outlying Crags
Resources
Routes by grade
Photography credits
Index
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019
ISBN
9780692879276
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
F41 S66 W45
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Publication website including preview
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The best of the Great Trail. Volume 1, Newfoundland to Southern Ontario on the Trans Canada Trail

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25022
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Haynes, Michael
Publisher
Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions
Call Number
F1000 H39 T44 Volume 1
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Author
Haynes, Michael
Publisher
Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
325 pages : illustrations (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Trails
Trans Canada trail
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Abstract
Here, at last, is the essential companion to the eastern part of Canada's national trail. Profiling 30 separate sections, crossing 6 provinces, and traversing more than 900 km of trail, this guide for the adventurous offers a connoisseur's sampling of the finest components of eastern Canada's Trans Canada Trail. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Foreward
Why this book?
How to use this book
Trails at a glance
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Southern Ontario
Acknowledgements
Index
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019
ISBN
9781773100005
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
F1000 H39 T44 Volume 1
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Goose Lane Editions website
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The best of the Great Trail. Volume 2, Northern Ontario to British Columbia on the Trans Canada Trail

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25023
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Haynes, Michael
Publisher
Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions
Call Number
F1000 H39 T44 Volume 2
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Author
Haynes, Michael
Publisher
Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
325 pages : illustrations (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Trails
Trans Canada trail
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Abstract
What is the longest, most exciting hiking and cycling trail in the world? It can only be The Great Trail. Spanning the entirety of Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic Oceans, this improbable route covers 24,000 kilometres.The Best of The Great Trail is the essential companion to this national trail. In volume 2, Michael Haynes completes his two-book set on The Great Trail, leading hikers and cyclists through thirty "must-see" trails of Western Canada in five provinces. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Foreward
Why this book?
How to use this book
Trails at a glance
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Northern Ontario
Acknowledgements
Index
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019
ISBN
9781773100326
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
F1000 H39 T44 Volume 2
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Goose Lane Editions website
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Lake District bouldering

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25024
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Chapman, Greg
Publisher
Sheffield, UK : Vertebrate Publishing
Call Number
DA C43 L35
  1 website  
Author
Chapman, Greg
Publisher
Sheffield, UK : Vertebrate Publishing
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
568 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Abstract
Lake District Bouldering is the long-awaited guide to bouldering in the Lake District National Park. Written by Greg Chapman, one of the pioneers of bouldering in the Lakes, it features almost 3,000 individually numbered problems and dozens of variations and linkups at over 70 venues.Greg created the LakesBloc website in 2003 with the sole aim of providing the very best online information relating to bouldering in the Lakes and surrounding areas. Lake District Bouldering builds on LakesBloc and brings together this huge amount of information in a comprehensive guidebook for the very first time. This guide is split into five sections: South-East, South-West, North-East, North-West and South Lakes Limestone. Featured crags include old-school venues such as the Langdale Boulders, the Bowderstone, Woodwell and Armathwaite; recently developed areas such as the Harter Gold Boulders in Dunnerdale and the Stirrup Stones in Wasdale, and nationally significant spots including Carrock Fell, Kentmere and St Bees Head. Each crag features detailed access and approach information, including GPS coordinates for parking and crag grid references, together with conditions information and local knowledge. Alongside superb action photography, there are over 700 colour photo topos, plus overview and topo maps. A reference section with Ordnance Survey maps is included for selected mountain crags, and a detailed appendix includes everything you need to plan a visit: tourist information centres, cafes and pubs, campsites and accommodation, gear shops, climbing walls, and useful websites. (from Vertebrate Publishing website)
Contents
Introduction -- A legal bit -- Acknowledgements -- What's in and what's not -- Names and first ascents -- Safety statement -- Mountain rescue -- Access -- Behaviour -- Respecting the rocks -- The countryside code -- Stars -- Grades -- Map key -- Useful information -- South Lakes Limestone: Silverdale area; Farleton area; Kendal area; Minor areas -- South-East: Kentmere area; Langdale; Little Langdale & Wrynose; Coniston; Minor areas -- South-West: Furness; Duddon Valley; Eskdale; Wasdale; Minor areas -- North-West: Borrowdale; Ennerdale; West Coast; Minor area -- North-East: Haweswater; Thirlmere; Penrith area; Eden Valley; Minor areas -- Ordnance of survey maps -- Graded list -- Problem index.
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist - long list for "Guidebooks"
ISBN
9781910240731
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
DA C43 L35
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
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