topic:"Nepal" found 5 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

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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Freedom climbers

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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.

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

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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Freedom climbers

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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.

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

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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Keeper of the mountains : the Elizabeth Hawley story

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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

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

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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Ueli Steck : my life in climbing

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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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Author: Steck, Ueli (author); Steinback, Karin (co-author); Bierling, Billi (translator)

Publisher: Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 214 pages : illustrations

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

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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