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Alpenglow : the finest climbs on the 4000m peaks of the Alps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25035
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Tibbetts, Ben
- Publisher
- [Hereford] : Ben Tibbetts
- Call Number
- DQ841 A46 T53 O.S.
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- Author
- Tibbetts, Ben
- Publisher
- [Hereford] : Ben Tibbetts
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 320 pages : illustrations (color)
- Subjects
- Photography
- Alps
- Mountaineering
- Switzerland
- Italy
- France
- Art
- Abstract
- Is an inspiring book of photographs, stories and drawings describing The Finest Climbs on the 4000m Peaks of the Alps (from Ben Tibbetts website)
- Contents
- Introduction
- Practicalities
- Endnotes
- Bernina Alps
- Bernese Alps
- Pennine Alps
- Mont Blanc Massif
- Gran Paradiso
- Ecrins
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival finalist for Mountain Image
- Photographs, drawings and text by Ben Tibbetts
- ISBN
- 9781916123106
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- DQ841 A46 T53 O.S.
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Author's website
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The Eiger sanction
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24983
- Medium
- Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
- Published Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- [Solna] : Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic
- Call Number
- 06.3 Ei4 DVD
1 website
- Responsibility
- Clint Eastwood (actor, director)
- Warren Murphy (screenplay)
- George Kennedy (actor)
- Vonetta McGee (actor)
- Publisher
- [Solna] : Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic
- Published Date
- 2015
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (129min.) : sound, color
- Subjects
- Films
- Film making
- Scott, Charles (Chic)
- Switzerland
- Abstract
- "Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this international intrigue action thriller that takes place on the Swiss Alps. Hemlock,m a retired professional assassin (Eastwood) who has turned toward a calmer pursuit of art collection, is suddely forced out of retirement to hunt a deadly double agent who murdered a close friend. The hunt takes Eastwood on a breathtaking journey up the Swiss Alps with a team of mountain climbers - one of whom is the man he seeks, though his identity is as yet unknown. This top-notch action film, based on the novel by Trevanian, features some of the most exciting mountain climbing sequences ever filmed" (from back of DVD)
- Notes
- Chic Scott is one of the climbers
- Accession Number
- P2019-31
- Call Number
- 06.3 Ei4 DVD
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The Eiger Sanction on IMDb
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Swiss guides in the Canadian Rockies : beyond adventure
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14591
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vancouver, British Columbia : Consulate General of Switzerland, Vancouver
- Call Number
- 01.4 Sw5 DVD c.1
- 01.4 Sw5 DVD c.2
- Responsibility
- director Josias Tschanz ; written by Ilona Spaar, Stefanie Wunderlin, Josias Tchanz and Neil Avery
- Publisher
- Vancouver, British Columbia : Consulate General of Switzerland, Vancouver
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 1 digital video disc : colour, sound ; 12 cm
- Subjects
- Ethnic groups
- Immigration
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineers, Swiss
- Swiss Guides' Village
- Switzerland
- Notes
- A documentrary
- Based on the book by Ilona Shulman
- Accession Number
- 2015.8521
- Call Number
- 01.4 Sw5 DVD c.1
- 01.4 Sw5 DVD c.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Swiss immigration to Canada : achievements, testimonies, relations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14584
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Author
- Spaar, Ilona Shulman
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC, Canada : Consulate General of Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Call Number
- 08.1 Sp2s c.1
- 08.1 Sp2s reference copy
- Author
- Spaar, Ilona Shulman
- Responsibility
- by Ilona Shulman Spaar
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC, Canada : Consulate General of Switzerland
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- xvi, 221 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm
- Notes
- "This book was written and published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of official relations between Switzerland and Western Canada in the year 2013"
- "Editing: Dr. Julie Sutherland"
- Includes bibliographical references
- Swiss immigration to Canada: an overview -- Swiss pioneers in Canada -- The Switzers are coming: Swiss colonies and group settlements -- Swiss diplomacy and consular relations with Canada -- Swiss humanitarian work in Canada -- Swiss clubs and Swiss community life -- Agriculture -- Economic life: a vibrant Swiss-Canadian relationship -- The science, social sciences, and the humanities -- Arts and artists -- Sports and outdoors.
- Accession Number
- 2015.8522
- Call Number
- 08.1 Sp2s c.1
- 08.1 Sp2s reference copy
- 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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