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Mount assiniboine : the story

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25540
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2020
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Banff, A.B. : Assiniboine Publishing
Edition
First
Call Number
08.3 Sco3m
Author
Scott, Chic
Edition
First
Publisher
Banff, A.B. : Assiniboine Publishing
Published Date
2020
Physical Description
336 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 32 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Assiniboine, Mount
Tourism
History-Canada
Mountaineering
Climbing
Hiking
Camping
Backcountry
Travel
Abstract
This book tells the story of the history of Mount Assiniboine and the surrounding area. Mount Assiniboine is a beautiful mountain located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park in south eastern British Columbia. -- Provided by publisher
Contents
First Nations History at Mount Assiniboine ; Part One: The Discovery of Mount Assiniboine (1800-1910) ; Part Two: The Wheeler Years (1913-1927) ; Part Three: Strom's Half-century: Part I (1928-1950) ; Part Four: Strom's Half-century: Part 2 (1950-1983) ; Part Five: The Renner Years (1983-2010) ; Part Six: A New Generation Takes Over
ISBN
9780981105932
Accession Number
P2022.06
Call Number
08.3 Sco3m
Collection
Archives Library
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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19829
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1960
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Responsibility
planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers
Harvey Manning, chairman of editors
editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others
illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Published Date
1960
Physical Description
x, 430p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Manuals
Equipment
Camping
Travel
Rock climbing
Snow
Ice
Ice climbing
First aid
Geology
Abstract
Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee
Contents
Preface
Part One - Approaching the Peaks
Equipment
Camping and Sleeping
Alpine Cuisine
Wilderness Travel
Navigation in the Hills
Part Two - Rock Climbing
Routefinding on Rock
Balance
Counterforce
Roped Climbing
Belaying
Pitoncraft and Rappels
Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing
Snow
Ice
Glaciers
Arrests and Belays
Part Four - Safe Climbing
The Climbing Party and its Leadership
Climbing Dangers
First Aid
Alpine Rescue
Part Five - The Climbing Environment
Mountain Geology
The Cycle of Snow
Mountain Weather
Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers
ISBN
0916890015
Accession Number
2019.43
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Collection
Archives Library
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