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Alpine rising : Sherpas, Baltis, and the triumph of local climbers in the great ranges
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26251
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2024
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Publisher
- Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- 01.1 M14a
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Publisher
- Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2024
- Physical Description
- 269 pages
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Climbing
- Himalaya Mountains
- Sherpa
- Sherpa-history
- Nepal
- Abstract
- The story of the often unheralded and unrecognized stars of climbing in the Himalaya and the Karakoram: the local inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Pakistan, Tibet, India, and Nepal who have been support staff--porters, cooks, sirdars, and unacknowledged guides--for Western climbers for generations. ALPINE RISING focuses on the experiences and accomplishments of these Sherpas, Baltis, Ladakhis, Hunzas, Astoris, Magars, Bhotias, Rais, and Gurangs. Highlighted climbers range from Raghubir Thapa and Goman Singh who climbed with Albert Mummery in 1895, Ang Tharkay who climbed with Eric Shipton and Maurice Herzog, and Tenzing Norgay who, along with Edmund Hillary, was the first to summit Everest, to today's superstars, Ali Sadpara, Mingma G, Kama Rita, and others -- Provided by publisher.
- ISBN
- 9781680515787
- Accession Number
- P2024.02
- Call Number
- 01.1 M14a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Structured chaos : the unusual life of a climber
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25689
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Author
- Saunders, Victor
- Publisher
- Sheffield : Vertebrate Publishing
- Call Number
- 01.1 S8s
- Author
- Saunders, Victor
- Publisher
- Sheffield : Vertebrate Publishing
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 192 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
- Abstract
- Structured Chaos is Victor Saunders' follow-up to Elusive Summits (winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize in 1990), No Place to Fall and Himalaya: The Tribulations of Vic & Mick. He reflects on his early childhood in Malaya and his first experiences of climbing as a student, and describes his progression from scaling canal-side walls in Camden to expeditions in the Himalaya and Karakoram. Following climbs on K2 and Nanga Parbat, he leaves his career as an architect and moves to Chamonix to become a mountain guide. He later makes the first ascent of Chamshen in the Saser Kangri massif, and reunites with old friend Mick Fowler to climb the north face of Sersank. This is not just a tale of mountaineering triumphs, but also an account of rescues, tragedies and failures. Telling his story with humour and warmth, Saunders spans the decades from youthful awkwardness to concerns about age-related forgetfulness, ranging from 'Where did I put my keys?' to 'Is this the right mountain?' Structured Chaos is a testament to the value of friendship and the things that really matter in life: being in the right place at the right time with the right people, and making the most of the view. -- Provided by Publisher
- Contents
- Pekan (1954-1961) -- Schooldays (1961-1969) -- Sex and drugs and rock climbing (1970-1972) -- Ship Ahoy! (1973) -- London calling (1973-1979) -- Reasons to be fearful (1979) -- Seconds out (1986) -- K2 (1993) -- The dark couloir (1996) -- Guiding lights (1996-2012) -- Hanging on a telephone (2013) -- Treppenwitz -- The Sersank Redemption (2016) -- Epilogue.
- Notes
- Winner of the Banff Mountain Book Festival, Mountain Literature (Non-Fiction), The Jon Whyte Award 2021.
- ISBN
- 9781912560660
- Accession Number
- P2023.05
- Call Number
- 01.1 S8s
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Ueli Steck : my life in climbing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25051
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Steck, Ueli (author)
- Steinback, Karin (co-author)
- Bierling, Billi (translator)
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- G512 U45 S74
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- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 214 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- Switzerland
- Nepal
- Abstract
- A climber of incredible strength, Ueli Steck set climbing records for speed and endurance that no one had previously thought possible. This deeply personal and revealing memoir, Ueli Steck: My Life in Climbing, is the only one of his books to be published in English. In 2016, Ueli established a new speed record on Eiger’s North Face—beating his own record! That same year he climbed all 82 four-thousand-meter peaks in the Alps within 62 days (traveling between the peaks by bicycle), and summited Annapurna’s south face in 28 hours. But the dramatic events of the previous two years—the internationally reported conflict with Sherpas at Mount Everest, and the discovery of Alex Lowe’s body on Shishapangma—changed him and made him rethink his approach to the mountains. After withdrawing from the sport for a period, Ueli rediscovered his love of climbing, and in this memoir he explains how his perspective changed. While his drive to achieve in the mountains hadn’t diminished, an evaluation of his experiences helped him find a new way to process the emotional and mental challenges that shaped his athletic outlook. Structured around key climbs, Ueli Steck: My Life in Climbing provides the history of each mountain and route, Ueli’s reasons for attempting it, what happened on each climb itself, and what he learned from the experience. It also includes some fascinating insights into his training regimen. Ueli infuses his story with the joy and freedom of climbing and running. He is honest, direct and, at times, exhibits the self-absorption common to many elite athletes. Ultimately, however, his experiences brought him to a place of self-awareness and he was no longer the same climber who first set the speed record on the Eiger’s North Face. Ueli was determined that he would take only acceptable risks. Unfortunately, Ueli’s bar for risk was still very high—he died while on a training climb on the Himalayan peak Nuptse on April 30, 2017. (from Mountaineers Books website)
- Contents
- Everest : when the world suddenly changes -- Annapurna I : first the glory, then the fall from grace -- Shishapangma : a step too far -- All 4000-meter peaks in the Alps : rediscovering the joy of climbing -- Eiger : the fascination of speed -- Afterword by Steve House -- Translator's note.
- ISBN
- 9781680511321
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G512 U45 S74
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Mountaineers Books website
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One man's Everest
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15357
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2015
- Author
- Cool, Kenton
- Publisher
- London : Preface
- Call Number
- G512 C66 O54
- Author
- Cool, Kenton
- Publisher
- London : Preface
- Published Date
- 2015
- Physical Description
- 264 pages, illustrations (16 pages of unnumbered, coloured plates)
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Biography
- Everest, Mount
- Mountaineering
- Nepal
- ISBN
- 9781848094499
- Accession Number
- AC633
- Call Number
- G512 C66 O54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Himalaya : the exploration and conquest of the greatest mountains on earth
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14887
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- London : Conway
- Call Number
- DS485 H55
- Responsibility
- General editor Philip Parker
- Publisher
- London : Conway
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 192 pages, col. ill., ports., maps
- Subjects
- Himalaya Mountains
- Everest, Mount
- Tibet
- Nepal
- History
- ISBN
- 9781844862214
- Accession Number
- AC610
- Call Number
- DS485 H55
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Keeper of the mountains : the Elizabeth Hawley story
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14435
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Publisher
- Victoria, [B.C.] : RMB
- Call Number
- 01.1 M14k
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Responsibility
- Bernadette McDonald ; foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary
- Publisher
- Victoria, [B.C.] : RMB
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 256 pages : illustrations, portraits. ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Everest, Mount
- Nepal
- Notes
- Previously published under the title: I'll call you in Kathmandu
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- ISBN
- 9781927330159
- Accession Number
- P2015-03-31
- Call Number
- 01.1 M14k
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Freedom climbers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14880
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Publisher
- Victoria, [B.C.] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- G510 M16 F74
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Responsibility
- Bernadette McDonald
- Publisher
- Victoria, [B.C.] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 351 p. : ill. (some col.), ports.
- Subjects
- Everest, Mount
- Poland
- Pakistan
- Hypothermia
- World War II
- Nepal
- ISBN
- 9781927330128
- Accession Number
- AC609
- Call Number
- G510 M16 F74
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Vertical : Ines Papert, life on the steepest climbs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14902
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Papert, Ines
- Publisher
- Bielfeld, Germany : Delius Klasing
- Call Number
- G510 P37 S76
- Author
- Papert, Ines
- Responsibility
- Ines Papert and Johanna Stockl
- Publisher
- Bielfeld, Germany : Delius Klasing
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 159 pages, col ill., maps
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- Ice
- Alps
- United States
- Dolomite Alps
- British Columbia
- Scotland
- Nepal
- Photography
- ISBN
- 9783768835619
- Accession Number
- AC610
- Call Number
- G510 P37 S76
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Freedom climbers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14192
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2011
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Publisher
- Victoria, [B.C.] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 01.1 M14
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Responsibility
- Bernadette McDonald
- Publisher
- Victoria, [B.C.] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 351 p. : ill. (some col.), ports.
- Subjects
- Everest, Mount
- Pakistan
- Hypothermia
- World War II
- Nepal
- ISBN
- 9781927330128
- Accession Number
- 13-2-1 70,500
- Call Number
- 01.1 M14
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Focused on adventure : portrait of Pat Morrow
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14086
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Martel, Lynn
- Publisher
- Canmore AB : The Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 01 M36f Pam
- Author
- Martel, Lynn
- Responsibility
- Lynn Martel
- Publisher
- Canmore AB : The Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 32 p
- Series
- Summit Series #12
- ISBN
- 0920330665
- Accession Number
- 8218
- Call Number
- 01 M36f Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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