topic:"Mountains" found 10 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Climbs in the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 1950

Author: Smythe, Frank S.

Publisher: London : Hodder and Stoughton

Call Number: F1090 S59 1950

Author: Smythe, Frank S.

Responsibility: by Frank S. Smythe

Publisher: London : Hodder and Stoughton

Published Date: 1950

Physical Description: ix, 260p. : ill. , map

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

Subjects: Rocky Mountains, Canada; Rock climbing; Mountains; Geography; Flora

Accession Number: AC599

Call Number: F1090 S59 1950

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Explorations in Alaska and North-west British Columbia

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

Published Date: 1891

Author: Seton-Karr, Heywood Walter

Publisher: Royal Geographical Society

Call Number: GB500 S48

Author: Seton-Karr, Heywood Walter

Publisher: Royal Geographical Society

Published Date: 1891

Physical Description: incl. map

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

Subjects: Geography; Mountains; Alaska; British Columbia

Accession Number: AC608

Call Number: GB500 S48

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Les faiseurs de montagne : imaginaires politiques et territorialites, XVIIIe-XXIe siècle

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

Published Date: 2010

Author: Debarbieux, Bernard

Publisher: Paris : CNRS

Call Number: GN D43

Author: Debarbieux, Bernard

Responsibility: Bernard Debarbieux and Gilles Rudaz

Publisher: Paris : CNRS

Published Date: 2010

Physical Description: 373 p. : ill., maps

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

Subjects: Mountains; Anthropology

ISBN: 9782271069856

Accession Number: AC624

Call Number: GN D43

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Inner ranges : an anthology of mountain thoughts and mountain people

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

Published Date: 2018

Author: Powter, Georff

Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Call Number: P I55 P69

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Author: Powter, Georff

Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 359 pages

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

Subjects: Writing; Mountains; Travel

Abstract: This collection of original and previously published pieces includes provocative editorial and opinion work about the state of adventure, personal tales from a life of exploration and risk-taking, some touches of humour, and award-winning profiles of some of Canada’s mountaineering greats. Stories include conversations with and profiles of alpine personalities such as Barry Blanchard, Sonnie Trotter, Lena Rowat, Raphael Slawinski, David Jones and many more. Bringing these essays together for the first time has given Geoff the unique opportunity to reflect back on the stories behind the stories, the consequences of their publication, and the sometimes complex processes of writing about adventure and adventurous lives. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)

Contents: Foreward by Sir Chris Bonnington; Preface; Part I : pieces of me:; That joy; Funerals and a wedding; On Assiniboine; Conjuring Kain; Short change on the shield; A lightening sky; Part II: mountain views:; Death on the Wapta; A herd for the killing; A mirror in the mountains; A higher education; Meet the new boss; The art of forgiving; Part III : three against Everest (with apologies to Woodrow Wilson Sayre):; Into hot air; The truth on Everest; What went wrong on Everest; Part IV : mountain lite:; The partner from hell; The vertical limit; From better, traverse; Part V : mountain people:; The happy, tormented life of a mountain legend; The numbers man; The unstoppable Lena Rowat; The life of Brian; The (really) good doctor; The rock star; What happens: Ryan Titchener's longest climb; The man who would be first: Earl Denman's Everest dream

Notes: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Climbing Literature

ISBN: 9781771602877

Accession Number: AC639

Call Number: P I55 P69

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website

Websites

https://rmbooks.com/book/inner-ranges/

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La montagne a travers les ages

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

Published Date: 1903-04

Author: Grand-Carteret, John

Publisher: Grenoble : Dumas

Call Number: G510 G73 Oversize H

Author: Grand-Carteret, John

Publisher: Grenoble : Dumas

Published Date: 1903-04

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

Subjects: Mountains

Notes: Fragile - removed for conservation work; Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: G510 G73 Oversize H

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Mountains : mapping the earth's extremes

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

Published Date: 2016

Author: Dech, Stefan; Messner, Reinhold; Sparwasser, Nils

Publisher: London, England : Thames and Hudson

Call Number: GA D43 M68

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Author: Dech, Stefan; Messner, Reinhold; Sparwasser, Nils

Responsibility: Stefan Dech, Reinhold Messner, Nils Sparwasser

Publisher: London, England : Thames and Hudson

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: 240 p. illus. (colour)

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

Subjects: Mountains; Maps; Cartography; Photography, Aerial

Abstract: Mountains marks a new milestone in Earth observation and Alpine exploration. For the first time, a special recording process and a technique developed at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) allow the satellite recording of three-dimensional views from 300 miles above with a resolution in the range of a few meters. Photorealistic images are created in this manner from perspectives denied even to mountaineers and helicopter pilots. In addition to highly accurate detailed models of individual regions, the DLR generates a global three-dimensional elevation model of Earth in unprecedented quality. For this purpose, two German satellites are currently circling the earth at a speed of more than 15,000 miles per hour—separated by a mere 500 feet. Taken together, both techniques offer a detailed view of a world that still pushes human beings to their limits—the mountainous regions of our planet. For this book Reinhold Messner has selected thirteen peaks and routes to feature, as they’ve never been seen before. (from publisher's website)

Contents: Trailblazers; Mountains: the fourth dimension; Of scientists and mountaineers : the making of this book; Kailash; Mont Blanc; Matterhorn; Ushba; Denali; Aconcagua; Nanda Devi; Mount Everest; K2; Dhaulagiri; Annapurna; Masherbrum; Histories; Profiles; From data to images; Editors, authors and project partners; Index

ISBN: 9780500518892

Accession Number: AC635

Call Number: GA D43 M68

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: Publisher's website

Websites

https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/mountains-mapping-the-earths-extremes-hardcover

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The Selkirks - Nelson's Mountains

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

Published Date: 1984

Author: Garden, J.F.

Publisher: Revelstoke, BC : Footprint

Call Number: F1089 G37 S45

Author: Garden, J.F.

Responsibility: J.F. Garden (author), William Lowell Putnman (introduction)

Publisher: Revelstoke, BC : Footprint

Published Date: 1984

Physical Description: 143 pages : chiefly color illustrations

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

Subjects: Mountains; Selkirk Mountains; Selkirk Range; Selkirk Range - B.C.; Purcell Mountains; Purcell Range; Bugaboos; Expeditions; Asulkan Glacier; Clubs; Photography; Geography

Abstract: Features the photography of Glen Boles, Fred Duchman, Roger Laurilla, Jim Maitre, Mike Pirnke, Dust Veideman with text by J.F. Garden pertaining to the Selkirk Mountains

Contents: Foreward; Introduction by W.L. Putnam; I Nelson's Mountains; II Purcells - Conrad Icefield, Bugaboos, Lake of the Hanging Glaciers; III Southern Selkirks - Valhalla, The Battle Range, An Expedition, Asulkan Pass, Bivouac!; IV Norther Selkirks - Clachnacudainn, Founding of the "Club", Balu Pass, The Major's Mountain, Conquering Mermaid, Mt. Sir Sandford and the Adamants; V Bibliography; VI Notes