topic:"Mountain" found 234 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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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

Author: Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington

Responsibility: Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington

Edition: second edition

Publisher: [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1930

Physical Description: [244] pages

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

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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A century of antics, epics, & escapades : the Varsity Outdoor Club, 1917-2017

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

Published Date: 2017

Author: Varsity Outdoor Club

Publisher: Vancouver : Varsity Outdoor Club, University of British Columbia

Edition: centennial edition

Call Number: 01.4 C51a

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Author: Varsity Outdoor Club

Edition: centennial edition

Publisher: Vancouver : Varsity Outdoor Club, University of British Columbia

Published Date: 2017

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

Subjects: Hiking; Squamish, British Columbia; British Columbia; Mountaineering; Mountain Equipment Co-op

Abstract: Pertains to the history and achievements of the Varsity Outdoor Club over the last 100 years in celebration of the organizations centennial anniversary. Divided by decade, the book offers the reader a comprehensive analysis of the achievements during each time period. From mountaineering to rock climbing, hiking and sailing, the centennial edition of the Varsity Outdoor Club offers the reader a personal experience in understanding mountain life.

Contents: Foreward; A history older than ours; Table of contenets; Timeline; 1917 - 1939; 1940's; 1950's; 1960's; Buildering by Ard Ardvin; 1970's; Conservation and advocacy in VOC; 1980's; Women in the VOC; 1990's; Huts; Nerdiness in the VOC; 2000's; VOC portrait: Roland Burton; VOC marriage proposals; 2010's; Beyond 2017; Acknowledgements; A note on sources; Appendix: executive lists

ISBN: 9781775043003

Accession Number: 2019.56

Call Number: 01.4 C51a

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: The attached URL pertains to the Varsity Outdoor Clubs official website

Websites

https://www.ubc-voc.com/

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To the top of the world : alpine challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram

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

Published Date: 1992

Author: Messner, Reinold, 1944 -

Publisher: Seattle : The Mountainners

Call Number: TR787 M4

Author: Messner, Reinold, 1944 -

Responsibility: Reinhold Messner ; translated by Jill Neate

Publisher: Seattle : The Mountainners

Published Date: 1992

Physical Description: 256p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports.

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

Subjects: Everest, Mount; Himalaya Mountains; Gasherbram I, (Mountain); Mountaineers; Mountaineering; Rock climbing

Notes: Original title : Bis ans Endeder Welt; Contains photographs and writings of different climbing expeditions taken by Reinhold Messner; Contains six oil painting by Jean-Georges Inca

Call Number: TR787 M4

Location: Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access

Collection: Art Library

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Raising Kain : "the adventurous life of Conrad Kain, Canada's greatest mountaineer" : a historical novel

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

Published Date: 2012

Author: Powell, Keith G.

Publisher: Cranbrook, B.C. : Wild Horse Creek Press

Call Number: 05.2 P87r c.1; 05.2 P87r c.2

Author: Powell, Keith G.

Responsibility: Keith G. Powell

Publisher: Cranbrook, B.C. : Wild Horse Creek Press

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: 238 p. : ill.

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

Subjects: Alpine Club of Canada; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Mountaineering; Mountain guides

Notes: Copy 2 is signed by the author

ISBN: 9780981214627

Accession Number: 70,500; 13-01-15

Call Number: 05.2 P87r c.1; 05.2 P87r c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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Conrad Kain : letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933

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

Published Date: 2014

Author: Kain, Conrad

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press

Call Number: 01 K12c; 01 K12c c.2; 01 K12c c.3

Author: Kain, Conrad

Responsibility: edited with an introduction by Zac Robinson ; translated by Maria and John Koch

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 468 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

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

Subjects: Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission; Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Kain, Conrad; Malek, Amelie; Mountaineering; Mountain guides; Pistor, Dr. Erich; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Notes: Partial contents: Foreword : Conrad Kain, guide and mountaineer / Chic Scott; Epilogue: The Kain-Malek correspondence: provenance, 1934-2005 / Don Bourdon