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The Alps and alpinism

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20182
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1968
Author
Lukan, Karl
Publisher
London, Thames & Hudson
Call Number
01.2 L96t
Author
Lukan, Karl
Responsibility
Karl Lukan (editor)
Hugh Merrick (translator)
Christian Bonington (introduction)
Publisher
London, Thames & Hudson
Published Date
1968
Physical Description
200 pages illustrations (12 color), facsimiles, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Alps, Austrian
Alps, Bavarian
Alps, French
Alps, Italian
Mountains
History
Abstract
Pertains to the history of mountaineering the Alps
Contents
Foreward
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Life in the Alps
Climbers in the Alps
The Development of Skiing
Sport Among the Rapids
Building in the Alps
Artists and the Alps
Mountain Photography and Films
Notes
Originally published as Alpinismus in Bildern. Vienna, Schroll, 1967.
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
01.2 L96t
Collection
Archives Library
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Cloud walkers : six climbs on major Canadain peaks

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15439
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1965
Author
Sherman, Paddy Hall, John A
Publisher
Toronto, Canada : Macmillan
Call Number
01.4 Cl62s
Author
Sherman, Paddy Hall, John A
Responsibility
Maps by John A. Hall
Publisher
Toronto, Canada : Macmillan
Published Date
1965
Physical Description
161 p. : ill., maps.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering--Yukon Territory
Mountaineering--Alaska
Mountaineering--British Columbia
Bibliography
Mountaineers
ISBN
65025069
Accession Number
201.8385
Call Number
01.4 Cl62s
Collection
Archives Library
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The day the rope broke : the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn - and its strange and tragic aftermath

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14623
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1965
Author
Clark, Ronald W
Publisher
New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc
Call Number
01.2 C54d
Author
Clark, Ronald W
Responsibility
by Ronald W. Clark
Publisher
New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc
Published Date
1965
Physical Description
221 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Matterhorn
Mountaineering
Switzerland
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Accession Number
2015.8533
Call Number
01.2 C54d
Collection
Archives Library
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History of Lake O'Hara in the Canadian Rockies at Hector, British Columbia, Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8184
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1961
Author
Gest, Lillian
Call Number
08.3 Oh1g Pam
Author
Gest, Lillian
Published Date
1961
Physical Description
38p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Artists
Mountaineering
Names, Geographical
Notes
Bibliography and first ascents
Accession Number
5142 (2)
Call Number
08.3 Oh1g Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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International Symposium of Problems of High Altitude, Darjeeling, India, Januaey 1962 : [papers]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4058
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1962
Call Number
02.7 In8
Published Date
1962
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Search and rescue
Notes
1 volume
Call Number
02.7 In8
Collection
Archives Library
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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19829
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1960
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Responsibility
planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers
Harvey Manning, chairman of editors
editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others
illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Published Date
1960
Physical Description
x, 430p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Manuals
Equipment
Camping
Travel
Rock climbing
Snow
Ice
Ice climbing
First aid
Geology
Abstract
Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee
Contents
Preface
Part One - Approaching the Peaks
Equipment
Camping and Sleeping
Alpine Cuisine
Wilderness Travel
Navigation in the Hills
Part Two - Rock Climbing
Routefinding on Rock
Balance
Counterforce
Roped Climbing
Belaying
Pitoncraft and Rappels
Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing
Snow
Ice
Glaciers
Arrests and Belays
Part Four - Safe Climbing
The Climbing Party and its Leadership
Climbing Dangers
First Aid
Alpine Rescue
Part Five - The Climbing Environment
Mountain Geology
The Cycle of Snow
Mountain Weather
Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers
ISBN
0916890015
Accession Number
2019.43
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Collection
Archives Library
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