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Date
1925 – 1970
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0581
Description
A small wooden bowl lined with silver, and a silver collar around its foot, lathe turned wood with flaring lip, straight sides, and sharp shoulder leading to circular foot. Very thin silver has been pressed in to line interior and folded over the lip, leaving creases along the inner upright sides o…
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Title
Bowl
Date
1925 – 1970
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
4.2 x 9.1 cm
Description
A small wooden bowl lined with silver, and a silver collar around its foot, lathe turned wood with flaring lip, straight sides, and sharp shoulder leading to circular foot. Very thin silver has been pressed in to line interior and folded over the lip, leaving creases along the inner upright sides of the bowl. Collar which fits around foot is thin silver ring with a single row of gadrooming at bottom supporting a series of tiny silver robed figures standing around its circumference. Turning spiral can be seen on bottom of foot.
Subject
Whyte home
travel
collectable
households
decorative
souvenir
Nepal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0581
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0046 a,b
Description
Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set …
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Title
Earrings
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
7.0 x 5.5 cm
Description
Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set in heavy silver teardrop shaped setting with double row of gadrooning at bottom supporting a series of small silver balls heaped on top around the stone (a) larger stone setting has four larger silver balls at point of teardrop, silver stopping ring at one end of hoop. 15.5 cm leather thong attached to hoop beneath setting.( b) smaller, texture worn on hoop. Uneven stopping ring in middle of one side of hoop. Small silver loop at pointed end of setting, with string of loosely spun wool through loop.(b) is 6.0 x 4.5 cm
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
fashion
jewlery
travel
souvenir
households
adornment
women
Nepal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0046 a,b
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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #12
Subjects
Biography
Everest, Mount
Nepal
Yukon
China
Tibet
ISBN
0920330665
Accession Number
8218
Call Number
01 M36f Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Focused on adventure : portrait of Pat Morrow

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14811
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Martel, Lynn
Publisher
Canmore : The Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
G512 M67 Pam
G512 M67 Copy 2
G512 M67 Copy 3
Author
Martel, Lynn
Responsibility
Lynn Martel
Publisher
Canmore : The Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
32 pages, illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #12
Subjects
Biography
Everest, Mount
Nepal
Yukon
China
Tibet
ISBN
0920330665
Call Number
G512 M67 Pam
G512 M67 Copy 2
G512 M67 Copy 3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1700 – 1900
Material
clay
Catalogue Number
101.02.0010
Description
A small, flat, edge segment of reddish-brown clay representing, in bas-relief, the miniature head of a Hindu god, rest of figure broken off, features of typical Asian cast with turreted headdress and halo behind, floral arch around edge of fragment.
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Title
Moulding Segment
Date
1700 – 1900
Material
clay
Dimensions
2.0 x 3.7 x 4.5 cm
Description
A small, flat, edge segment of reddish-brown clay representing, in bas-relief, the miniature head of a Hindu god, rest of figure broken off, features of typical Asian cast with turreted headdress and halo behind, floral arch around edge of fragment.
Subject
Whyte home
travel
souvenir
architecture
Nepal
religion
ceramics
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
101.02.0010
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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)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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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Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0045
Description
A man's heavy silver ring with large rounded reddish orange opaque stone. Stone is hemispherical, set into wide, ornamented band of silver around its circumference. Stone appears to be pegged through the centre with a piece of silver which appears as a dot at the top of the stone. Plain, simple, fi…
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Title
Ring
Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; stone
Dimensions
2.5 x 2.5 x 3.1 cm
Description
A man's heavy silver ring with large rounded reddish orange opaque stone. Stone is hemispherical, set into wide, ornamented band of silver around its circumference. Stone appears to be pegged through the centre with a piece of silver which appears as a dot at the top of the stone. Plain, simple, finger band is fixed to back of stone with a malleable substance which is now hard.
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
jewlery
fashion
travel
souvenir
keepsake
collectable
households
Nepal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0045
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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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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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