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Canadian Rockies : they abound in wild animals, glaciers, and luxurious hotels

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1947
Publisher
Life
Call Number
02.6 L11c PAM OS
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Publisher
Life
Published Date
1947
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Travel
Tourism
Banff Springs Hotel
Rundle Mount
Athabaska River
Brazeau
Maligne Lake
Bow River
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chateau Lake Louise
Trails
Mountaineering
Columbia Icefield
Abstract
Pertains to the Canadian Rocky Mountains as a tourist destination in 1947 and features main geographical attractions such as the Mount Rundle, Athabaska River, Maligne Lake, Bow River in addition to the Banff Springs Hotel with map of Banff National Park and Jasper National Park.
Notes
In Life, June 9, 1947, pp. 68 - 76
Accession Number
7889
Call Number
02.6 L11c PAM OS
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Specific volume with article can be viewed online via Google Books
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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24925
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1890
Author
J.R.
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 R11a PAM O.S
Author
J.R.
Responsibility
J.R. (author)
Frederic Remington (illustrator)
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1890
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers, British
Mountaineers, Swiss
Sir Donald, Mount
Glacier House
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Abstract
Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
Accession Number
7979
Call Number
02.6 R11a PAM O.S
Collection
Archives Library
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With ice-axe and camera in the Rocky Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Publisher
The Graphic
Call Number
02.6 G75w PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Rev. W. Spotswood Green (sketches)
Rev. H. Swanzy (photographs)
Publisher
The Graphic
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Glacier House
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Lake Louise
Lake Louise District
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Range
Abstract
Pertains to Glacier House and a paper read at the Royal Geographical Society by Rev. W. Spotswood Green who traversed the Selkirks accompanied by Rev. H. Swanzy in 1889 with accompanying photographs/sketches of Beaver Creek, snow shed, Glacier House kitchen staff, aftermath of a snow slide, Mount Bonney, Lower Columbia Lake, goats, Mount Lefroy and Lake Louise, and an avalanche.
Notes
In The Graphic, October 19, 1889, pp. 484 - 486
Accession Number
7830
Call Number
02.6 G75w PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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The Great Dominion : Canada - Supplement to the Illustrated London News

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1912
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.4 Il6g PAM O.S.
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1912
Physical Description
28 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Divide Trail
Highways
Highways - Alberta
Mountaineering
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Tourism
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to Canada as of 1912 with articles on Duke of Connought, Canadian Pacific Railway "All Red Tour Through Canada" from Yarmouth to Alberni, the proposed construction of "The Motor Highway of the Great Divide" from Calgary to Banff and onto through the Columbia Valley, "On Dizzy Heights of the Dominion : Mountaineering in Canada" which explains trail riding options available to tourists in the Rocky Mountains and some mountain scenes entitled "The Charm of the Dominion : Beauty Rugged and Pastoral"
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. CXL, No. 3803 , Saturday, March 9, 1912, pp. i - xxviii
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.4 Il6g PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Drawing from the mountain : an illustrated journey

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Perry, Lorne
Publisher
Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
06.1 P41d
Author
Perry, Lorne
Responsibility
Lorne Perry
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
141 p. : ill., ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Trees
Flora
Flowers
Geology
Wildlife
Mountaineering
Equipment
Biography
Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Photography
Wilderness
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to art created by Lorne Perry during
Contents
Prologue
Beginning with trees
The limstone triangle
A fine kind of madness
"Real good" stories
Lords of the dance
The power of one
Flesh and blood
The gift
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Notes
Signed by Lorne Perry
ISBN
9781894765817
Accession Number
2019.110
Call Number
06.1 P41d
Collection
Archives Library
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A climber’s guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1953
Author
Thorington, J. Monroe
Publisher
[New York] : The American Alpine Club
Edition
Revised Edition, 5th printing
Call Number
01.4 C61 1953
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Author
Thorington, J. Monroe
Responsibility
J. Monroe Thorington
Edition
Revised Edition, 5th printing
Publisher
[New York] : The American Alpine Club
Published Date
1953
Physical Description
xx, 323 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Guide
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Rocky Mountains
Abstract
A guide for mountaineers for the Canadian Rocky Mountains arranged geographically including map references.
Contents
Introduction Preface Part One - International Boundary to Kicking Horse Pass Part Two - Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass Yellowhead Pass to Jarvis Pass List of authorites Principle maps of the Canadian Rocky Mountains Huts of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada
Notes
First ed., by Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington, published in 1921.
Accession Number
8062
Call Number
01.4 C61 1953
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publication information on the American Alpine Club website
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A life in the wild : the story of mountain explorer John Baldwin

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore, Alberta : The Alpine Club of Canada
Edition
Summit Series 2019
Call Number
01.4 Sc3a
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Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott
Edition
Summit Series 2019
Publisher
Canmore, Alberta : The Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
43 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Skiing
Mountaineering
Travel
Biography
Abstract
Known affectionately to his friends as the King of the Coast Range, John Baldwin has spent his life in a quest to experience the west coast wilderness. Since his teenage years he has explored the rugged Coast Mountain Range, climbing 700 peaks, many of them first ascents, and making perhaps one hundred multi-week, long-distance forays across the icefields and along the ridges of what is one of the last true wilderness areas on earth. Shunning the easy path, John has forged his own way through some of the toughest geography on the planet. He is a mountaineer and explorer of the first order (from Alpine Club of Canada)
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One - an idyllic childhood
Chapter Two - the Varsity Outdoor Club
Chapter Three - a world of snow and ice
Chapter Four - adventures with John Clark
Chapter Five - the mountains of the coast
Chapter Six - soul of wilderness
Chapter Seven - a life dedicated to mountains
ISBN
9780920330777
Accession Number
2021.08
Call Number
01.4 Sc3a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Available to order via Alpine Club of Canada
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Rising : becoming the first Canadian woman to summit Everest : a memoir

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Wood, Sharon
Publisher
Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & MacIntyre
Edition
1st
Call Number
01.1 W85r
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Author
Wood, Sharon
Edition
1st
Publisher
Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & MacIntyre
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
xi, 228 pages : colour illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
Women
Everest, Mount
Abstract
In 1986, as part of a Canadian team, Sharon Wood became the first woman from the Americas to summit Mount Everest—and the first woman in the world to do so via the West Ridge from Tibet and without Sherpa support. But it’s how she got there that is truly compelling. In Rising, the personal motivation that drove Wood to reach further and further heights are detailed through the years leading up to the career-defining climb. Often the only woman on expeditions, Wood was an outlier in a predominantly male bastion of high altitude alpine climbing. Against the backdrop of the stunning Himalayan mountains in the days before Everest became as commercialized as it is today, Wood explores the camaraderie and rivalry, the relatable challenges of falling in and out of love, and how she kept her drive to persevere. Subsequently, she recounts how she struggled with unexpected acclaim and expectations following her ascent of Everest, but ultimately found fulfilment and her place in the world. As she tells her story today, her perspective is steeped in six decades of life experience rich with adrenalin, change, reflection and humility. It is a tale that still feels poignantly relevant—a testament to the strength of the human spirit to overcome all obstacles, whether mountain peaks, social expectations or self-imposed barriers. (from Douglas & McIntyre website)
Contents
Preface -- Part 1. 1. The promise -- 2. Neighbours -- 3. Friends, nomads and spirits -- 4. Rescue -- 5. Weight -- 6. The power of story -- 7. Redemption -- 8. One hundred trips -- 9. Proving grounds -- 10. Mentors and muses -- 11. Shit, grin and yin -- 12. Ya gotta want it -- 13. Small plans -- 14. The meeting -- 15. Glory or death -- 16. Commitment -- 17. Summit day -- Part 2. 18. Into the dark -- 19. Coming down -- 20. Lost -- 21. On stage, off stage -- 22. Reunion.
Notes
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Mountain Literature (non-fiction)
ISBN
9781771622257
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
01.1 W85r
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Summary on Douglas & McIntyre website
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No map could show them

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Mort, Helen
Publisher
London : Chatto & Windus
Call Number
05.1 M84n
Author
Mort, Helen
Publisher
London : Chatto & Windus
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
70 pages ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Women
Poetry
Women's History
Travel
Adventure
Mountaineering
Climbing
Abstract
A Poetry Book Society Recommendation 2016. 'When we climb alone en cordee feminine, we are magicians of the Alps - we make the routes we follow disappear'. The poems of Helen Mort's second collection offer an unforgettable perspective on the heights we scale and the distances we run, the routes we follow and the paths we make for ourselves. Here are odes to the women who dared to break new ground - from Miss Jemima Morrell, a young Victorian woman from Yorkshire who hiked the Swiss Peaks in her skirts and petticoats, to the modern British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves, who died descending from the summit of K2. Distinctive and courageous, these are poems of passion and precipices, of edges and extremes. No Map Could Show Them confirms Helen Mort's position as one of the finest young poets at work today.
Contents
An Easy Day for a Lady ; How to Dress ; Miss Jemima's Swiss Journal ; Ode to Bob ; Height ; The Fear ; Scale ; Beryl the Peril ; My Diet ; Difficult ; The Old Dungeon Ghyll ; Hill ; Black Rocks ; Descent ; Prayer ; Kiss ; Solo ; Nordwand ; Home ; At Night ; Above Cromford ; Route ; Dear Alison ; Engineer ; Lethal Roy ; Bloodhound ; Skirt ; Rachel in Attercliffe ; King's Cross ; Ink ; What Will Happen ; Ablation ; Hathersage ; Kalymnos ; Loutro ; Alport Castles ; Eagle Owl ; Royal Mile ; Kinder Scout ; Murmuration ; Big Lil ; Lil's dream ; What the papers said ; Lil's answer ; Lil's last word ; Tom Hulatt's Mile ; Heinrich Harrer's Motorbike ; How Much Can You Carry? ; Everest ; Oxygen ; Beck Weathers ; Sherpa ; Lene Gamelgaard ; First ; Rope
ISBN
9781784740641
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
05.1 M84n
Collection
Archives Library
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Edward Feuz Jr. : a story of enchantment

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2021
Author
Stephen, D. L.
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
08.3 Stem4e
Author
Stephen, D. L.
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2021
Physical Description
318 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Feuz, Edward
Mountaineering
Mountaineers, Swiss
Guide
Swiss Guides Village, Edelweiss, B.C.
Tourism
History-Canada
Rocky Mountains
Abstract
As a young Swiss boy, Edward Feuz Jr. (1884–1981) developed an insatiable passion for climbing. In time, he traded his Lausbub reputation for that of a responsible Swiss guide and was eventually drawn to Canada in the footsteps of his father, Edward Feuz Sr. (1859–1944), who was one of the first Swiss guides hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1898 to develop the alpinism in western Canada. Handsome and charismatic, Edward (while still in training for his trade) was instantly smitten with the Canadian landscape — and so were his guests. They raved about the young man who showed such exceptional skills. He guided them all — professors, women of independent means, students, newspaper people, a Hindu holy man, and even “Sherlock Holmes” — through untrailed forests, across roaring streams, up icy glaciers, and to the tops of rocky summits. Young and old, they were all enchanted, and so they returned time and again — to the mountains and to their friend Edward. -- From back cover
Contents
Pilgrims ; Edward ; How it All Began ; How we came to Share the Enchantment ; Feuz Haus ; How They Did It ; Reading the Signs ; Snapshots ; Life with Edward ; Edward's Girls
ISBN
9781771605090
Accession Number
2021.41
Call Number
08.3 Stem4e
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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