topic:"Mountains" found 4 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

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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Innovate : the Mountain Legacy Project

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25006

Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2019/2020

Author: Anthony, Leslie

Call Number: P

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Author: Anthony, Leslie

Published Date: 2019/2020

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Mountains; Photography; Climate; Climate change; Glaciers

Abstract: Pertains the the Mountain Legacy project and their use of repeat photography and historic photographs to chart changes in climate in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Notes: In Mountain Life Annual, 2019/2020, pg. 42 - 43

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Mountain Life Annual website

Websites

https://www.mountainlifemedia.ca/category/annual/

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Mountains : mapping the earth's extremes

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19921

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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