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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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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
  1 website  
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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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
  1 website  
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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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
  1 website  
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
  1 website  
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
Summary on Vertebrate Publishing website
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Kenora rock climbs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25025
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Brown, Mike
Munro, Ryan
Publisher
Kenora, Ontario : Kenora Rock Climbs
Edition
2nd
Call Number
F1059 B76 K46
  1 website  
Author
Brown, Mike
Munro, Ryan
Edition
2nd
Publisher
Kenora, Ontario : Kenora Rock Climbs
Published Date
2019
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Ontario
Abstract
Northwestern Ontario hosts some of the oldest and hardest granite cliffs in North America, surrounded by beautiful clean lakes. KENORA ROCK CLIMBS is the most complete guide to this pristine region stretching from the Whiteshell Provincial Park to just east of Kenora, Ontario. Most of the climbing is located less than three hours from Winnipeg and is frequented by climbers for day trips and weekend adventures.This book covers eight main popular areas, over 400 sport, trad, aid, and bouldering routes, useful tips (and less useful tips), original writing, drawings, and maps, sweet photos of a few people who love this as much as we do. This one’s for the gear heads, the noobs, the pebble wrestlers, the crushers, and the dirtbags. (Kenora Rock Climbs website)
Contents
Introduction
Local beta:
Kenora
The weather
Choosing a cliff
Camping
Enjoying the great outdoors
Route development and ethics
How to use this book
Rock climbs:
Lily Pond
Roadside
Gooseneck
Cave Cliff
South Cliff
Jones
Jones Bouldering
Echo
Panorama
Whiskeyjacks
Route index
Rest day material:
So many stories / game changer
Berry picking
Climbing timeline
Eagle's nest
Wildlife
Rebolting initiative
Profits over people
Notes
Banff Mountail Film and Book Festival 2019
ISBN
978199954170
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
F1059 B76 K46
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Kenora Rock Climbs website
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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
  1 website  
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
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Ski touring around Narvik : 82 mountains and six traverses in Norway and Sweden

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25027
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
af Ekenstam, Mikael
Publisher
Oslo : Fri Flyt AS
Call Number
DL S55 E54
  1 website  
Author
af Ekenstam, Mikael
Publisher
Oslo : Fri Flyt AS
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
387 p. : ill.
Scale
1:500,000
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Ski areas
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Norway
Sweden
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Abstract
You might know about the oppurtunities for skiing in and around the Narvik and Ofoten area. This is the home of Narvik, Riksgränsen, Björkliden and Abisko. The ski resort of Narvik has the best lift-accessed skiing in Scandinavia, while Riksgränsen, right at the border is an international favourite for spring skiing. Around these ski resorts there is a fantastic mountain landscape with a lot of variation in the character of the ski terrain. Many spectacular mountains are only accessible by ski touring, and this is the definitive guide to those. Ski Touring Around Narvik covers 82 mountains and six traverses in Narvik, Skjomen, Ballangen, Efjorden-Tysfjorden, Bogen-Grovfjorden, Gratangen-Lavangen, Hunddalen, Riksgränsen, Björkliden and Abisko. This comprehensive guidebook is written by Mikael Af Ekenstam, resident of Narvik and experienced mountaineer. When Powder Magazine visited Narvik to write this piece about Scandinavia's most spectacular powder paradise, Mikael served as their guide. Several world class photographers have contributed to the book. Ski Touring Around Narvik describes a wealth of routes in a spectacular landscape for ski enthusiasts on both sides of the Norwegian-Swedish border in Northern Scandinavia.The first edition of this guide book was originally published in 2004 in norwegian as Toppturer rundt Narvik - see the norwegian version here. This new and updated version includes aerial photos and customised maps to supplement the route descriptions. (from Fri Flyt website).
Contents
Overview map 1:500.000
Foreward
Practical information
Safety
How to read the route descriptions
Narvik
Skjomen
Ballangen
Efjord - Tysfjorden
Bogen - Grovfjord
Gratangen - Lavangen
Huddalen
Riksgransen
Bjorkliden
Abisko
Traverses
Skiing history
Thanks for the company
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019
ISBN
9788293090717
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
DL S55 E54
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Fri Flyt website
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Okanagan bouldering guidebook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25032
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
White, Andy
Publisher
Gniess Guy Publishing
Call Number
F1087 O53 W45
  1 website  
Author
White, Andy
Publisher
Gniess Guy Publishing
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
544 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
Okanagan, British Columbia
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Abstract
Okanagan Bouldering is the comprehensive bouldering guidebook to 1800 problems in 9 locations throughout BC's beautiful Okanagan Valley. From lakeside granite to high elevation gneiss boulder fields, this book is loaded with quality problems to blow the lid off the bouldering in the Okanagan. (from Gneiss Guy Publishing website)
Contents
Introduction
Central Okanagan bouldering:
The Boulderfields:
The Southwest fields
The East fields
The Central fields
The North fields
The Ruins
Pebble Beach
North Okanagan bouldering:
Cougar Canyon
Ellision Provincial Park
South Okanagan bouldering:
The Slayers
The Sunstone
Skaha Provincial Park
The Winter Pig Hotel
In memorial
Index of problems by nature
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019
ISBN
9781775371908
Accession Number
AC638
Call Number
F1087 O53 W45
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Gneiss Guy Publishing website
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