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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19847
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1930
Author
Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
Publisher
[Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
Edition
second edition
Call Number
01.4 P18a
Author
Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
Responsibility
Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington
Edition
second edition
Publisher
[Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
Published Date
1930
Physical Description
[244] pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
American Alpine Club
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Guide
Mountain guides
Canada
Mountaineering
Abstract
Pertains to a comprehensive climbing guide based on the mountains in the Canadian Rockies. The book was likely to be considered an invaluable resource for mountaineers based on the complexity and detail of the information provided. In detail, the guide offers insight into the approximate locations, elevation gains, climbing distances/time, and additional relevant information pertaining to climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Contents
Part one: international boundary to Kicking Horse pass
Part two: Kicking Horse pass to Yellowhead pass
Part three: Yellowhead pass to Jasper pass
Accession Number
2019.48
Call Number
01.4 P18a
Collection
Archives Library
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The golden years of Canadian mountaineering: asserted ethics, form, and style, 1886-1925

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12933
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Robinson, Zac
Call Number
01.4 R56g Pam
Author
Robinson, Zac
Physical Description
p.1-19
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alberta, Mount
Alpine Club (Great Britain)
Alpine Club of Canada
American Alpine Club
Logan, Mount
Mountain guides
Mountaineers, British
Mountaineers, Japanese
Tourism
Notes
Scholarly article reprint from Sport History Review, 2004, 35, 1-19
Accession Number
7627
Call Number
01.4 R56g Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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