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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
01.2 M14a
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
335 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Slovenia
Mountaineering
Notes
Winner of Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountaineering History Award in 2015.
ISBN
9781771601092
Accession Number
2016.8602
Call Number
01.2 M14a
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
G512 M16
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
335 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Slovenia
Mountaineering
Notes
Winner of Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountaineering History Award in 2015.
ISBN
9781771601092
Accession Number
AC609
AC616 copy 2 transferred to ARC Library
Call Number
G512 M16
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Art of freedom : the life and climbs of Voytek Kurtyka

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19901
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
G512 M16 A78
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Responsibility
Bernadette McDonald
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
326 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountaineers, Polish
Biography
Abstract
"A profound and moving biography of one of the international climbing world's most respected, complicated and reclusive mountaineers. Voytek Kurtyka remains one of the greatest alpinists of all time. Born in 1947, he was one of the leading lights of the Polish golden age of Himalayan climbing. His visionary approach to climbing resulted in many renowned ascents, such as the complete Broad Peak traverse, the "night naked" speed climbs of Cho Oyu and Shishapangma and, above all, the alpine-style ascent of the West Face of Gasherbrum IV. Dubbed the "climb of the century," his route on G IV, as of 2016, has yet to be repeated. His most frequent climbing partners were alpine legends of their time: Polish Himalayan climber Jerzy Kukuczka, Swiss mountain guide Erhard Loretan and British alpinist Alex MacIntyre. After repeated requests to accept the Piolet d'Or lifetime achievement award (the Academy Award of the climbing world), Kurtyka finally accepted the honour in the spring of 2016. A fiercely private individual, he continues to decline countless invitations for interviews, lectures and festival appearances, but has agreed to co-operate with internationally renowned and award winning Canadian author Bernadette McDonald on this long-awaited biography."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction
Rock Animal
Alpinist in Training
Hindu Kush - Unleashed
Troll Wall
Bandaka - The Mordor Beauty
Hungry for Hunger
Dancing in the Moment
Enfant Terrible
Line against the Sky
The Shining Wall
Fork in the Road
Trango Tower
Night Naked
Dance of the Underclings
Chinese Maharaja
Metaphysical Think Tank
The Crux
Chronology of Selected Climbs
Acknowledgements
Notes
Sources
Index
ISBN
9781771602129
Accession Number
AC634
Call Number
G512 M16 A78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Art of Freedom : the life and climbs of Voytek Kurtyka

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2157
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
01 Mc14a
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Responsibility
Bernadette McDonald
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
326 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountaineers, Polish
Biography
Abstract
"A profound and moving biography of one of the international climbing world's most respected, complicated and reclusive mountaineers. Voytek Kurtyka remains one of the greatest alpinists of all time. Born in 1947, he was one of the leading lights of the Polish golden age of Himalayan climbing. His visionary approach to climbing resulted in many renowned ascents, such as the complete Broad Peak traverse, the "night naked" speed climbs of Cho Oyu and Shishapangma and, above all, the alpine-style ascent of the West Face of Gasherbrum IV. Dubbed the "climb of the century," his route on G IV, as of 2016, has yet to be repeated. His most frequent climbing partners were alpine legends of their time: Polish Himalayan climber Jerzy Kukuczka, Swiss mountain guide Erhard Loretan and British alpinist Alex MacIntyre. After repeated requests to accept the Piolet d'Or lifetime achievement award (the Academy Award of the climbing world), Kurtyka finally accepted the honour in the spring of 2016. A fiercely private individual, he continues to decline countless invitations for interviews, lectures and festival appearances, but has agreed to co-operate with internationally renowned and award winning Canadian author Bernadette McDonald on this long-awaited biography."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction
Rock Animal
Alpinist in Training
Hindu Kush - Unleashed
Troll Wall
Bandaka - The Mordor Beauty
Hungry for Hunger
Dancing in the Moment
Enfant Terrible
Line against the Sky
The Shining Wall
Fork in the Road
Trango Tower
Night Naked
Dance of the Underclings
Chinese Maharaja
Metaphysical Think Tank
The Crux
Chronology of Selected Climbs
Acknowledgements
Notes
Sources
Index
ISBN
9781771602129
Accession Number
2019.11
Call Number
01 Mc14a
Collection
Archives Library
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Brotherhood of the rope : the biography of Charles Houston

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15202
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2007
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers Books
Call Number
01 H81b M14
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Responsibility
Bernadette McDonald
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers Books
Published Date
2007
Physical Description
250p. : ill. , map + 1 DVD
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Medicine
ISBN
978-1-59485-067-7
Accession Number
2016.8602
Call Number
01 H81b M14
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2008
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
London : Hutchison
Call Number
G512 M16 H86
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
London : Hutchison
Published Date
2008
Physical Description
xiv, 258 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
Slovenia
Nanga Parbat
ISBN
9780091795481
Call Number
G512 M16 H86
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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