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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

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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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Tomaz Humar

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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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Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy - sound recordings

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of four sound recordings pertaining to Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes interviews of Richard Guy and Mary Lynn McCutcher.

Date Range: 2011 - 2012

Reference Code: S47 / XIII

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: S47 XIII: Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy

Sous-Fonds: S47

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: S47 / XIII

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Date Range: 2011 - 2012

Physical Description: 4 sound recordings

History / Biographical: Richard Guy (1916-2020) and Louise (Thirian) Guy (1918-2010) met in England in 1937, and married in Nottingham on December 21, 1940. The couple had three children together: Mike, Peter and Elizabeth. Louise attended school in Leicester for domestic science, and began working as a teacher during World War II. Louise was involved in numerous charities and community organizations, and supported various disadvantaged groups including deaf students and individuals with leprosy. Louise and Richard moved to Canada in 1965, where Richard worked at the University of Calgary as a professor of mathematics. Richard also served as department head at the university starting in 1966. Richard and Louise were avid hikers and climbers, and the couple went on countless expeditions together in the Rockies over the following four decades. Richard and Louise joined the Alpine Club of Canada, attending about 30 camps each and completing hundreds of summits. In 2015, using a generous donation made by Richard in Louise's memory, the Alpine Club of Canada erected the Louise and Richard Guy Hut on the Wapta Icefield. Summary of "Young at Heart": Do you think that you are over the hill? You have retired and you feel there is not much more to look forward to. Well think again! This book about the inspirational lives of Richard and Louise Guy, will show you that there is a great deal of life beyond the set retirement age of 65 — and beyond 75 and beyond 85. Arriving in Canada in 1965, near the age of 50, Richard and Louise Guy taught all of us what it means to be enthusiastic, positive and to embrace life. They climbed mountains well into their nineties, and Richard still works today at the age of 96. Louise rode her bike to the corner store until she was 92. So stop your whining about your knees and hips! Life was never meant to be easy! But it can still be beautiful, long past the so-called age of youth and dreams. Life into old age can be a treasure to be enjoyed and shared. And if you are like Richard and Louise, the adventures and dreams just keep coming.

Scope & Content: Series consists of four sound recordings pertaining to Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes interviews of Richard Guy and Mary Lynn McCutcher.

Notes: Series consists of 4 recorded interviews: S47 / XIII / 1 to 3 : Richard Guy 26-Dec-11 S47 / XIII / 4 : Mary Lynn McCutcher [n.d.]

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Guy, Richard; Guy, Louise; Alpine Club of Canada; McCutcher, Mary

Subject Access: Biography; Alpine Club of Canada; Family and personal life; Climbing; Exploration; Travel; Sports and recreation; Correspondence; Mountaineering; Hiking; Research; Publication

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: http://chicscott.com/books.htm https://gripped.com/news/canadian-climbing-legend-richard-guy-dies-at-103/ https://www.jbmusictherapy.com/louise-guy-lived-her-best-life/

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Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy - visual

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of images used in the creation or final published version of Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes digital images, a copy of film "Remembering Louise", printed reference sheets of 223 images, and corresponding summary notes pertaining to photogr…

Date Range: 2011 - 2012

Reference Code: V40 / XIII

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Photograph

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: V40 / XIII: Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy

Sous-Fonds: V40

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V40 / XIII

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 2011 - 2012

Physical Description: 2 recording discs (129 digital image files) -- 1 DVD (film) -- 223 photographs (printed reference images: col.) -- 0.5 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Richard Guy (1916-2020) and Louise (Thirian) Guy (1918-2010) met in England in 1937, and married in Nottingham on December 21, 1940. The couple had three children together: Mike, Peter and Elizabeth. Louise attended school in Leicester for domestic science, and began working as a teacher during World War II. Louise was involved in numerous charities and community organizations, and supported various disadvantaged groups including deaf students and individuals with leprosy. Louise and Richard moved to Canada in 1965, where Richard worked at the University of Calgary as a professor of mathematics. Richard also served as department head at the university starting in 1966. Richard and Louise were avid hikers and climbers, and the couple went on countless expeditions together in the Rockies over the following four decades. Richard and Louise joined the Alpine Club of Canada, attending about 30 camps each and completing hundreds of summits. In 2015, using a generous donation made by Richard in Louise's memory, the Alpine Club of Canada erected the Louise and Richard Guy Hut on the Wapta Icefield. Summary of "Young at Heart": Do you think that you are over the hill? You have retired and you feel there is not much more to look forward to. Well think again! This book about the inspirational lives of Richard and Louise Guy, will show you that there is a great deal of life beyond the set retirement age of 65 — and beyond 75 and beyond 85. Arriving in Canada in 1965, near the age of 50, Richard and Louise Guy taught all of us what it means to be enthusiastic, positive and to embrace life. They climbed mountains well into their nineties, and Richard still works today at the age of 96. Louise rode her bike to the corner store until she was 92. So stop your whining about your knees and hips! Life was never meant to be easy! But it can still be beautiful, long past the so-called age of youth and dreams. Life into old age can be a treasure to be enjoyed and shared. And if you are like Richard and Louise, the adventures and dreams just keep coming.

Scope & Content: Series consists of images used in the creation or final published version of Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes digital images, a copy of film "Remembering Louise", printed reference sheets of 223 images, and corresponding summary notes pertaining to photographs.

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Guy, Richard; Guy, Louise; Alpine Club of Canada; McCutcher, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Biography; Climbing; Exploration; Travel; Club; Alpine Club of Canada; Mountains; Mountaineering; Hiking; Research; Publication; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Reference only

Reproduction Restrictions: Restricted: copyright remains with creator not museum

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Family and personal life

Biographical Source Notes: http://chicscott.com/books.htm

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy [textual]

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of drafts, correspondence and other textual records pertaining to the creation of the book Young at Heart.

Date Range: 2011 - 2012

Reference Code: M57 / XIII

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: M57 / XIII: Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy

Sous-Fonds: M57

Sub-Series: M57 / XIII / A: Manuscript Draft; M57 / XIII / B: Correspondence; M57 / XIII / C: Research Records

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M57 / XIII

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 2011 - 2012

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Richard Guy (1916-2020) and Louise (Thirian) Guy (1918-2010) met in England in 1937, and married in Nottingham on December 21, 1940. The couple had three children together: Mike, Peter and Elizabeth. Louise attended school in Leicester for domestic science, and began working as a teacher during World War II. Louise was involved in numerous charities and community organizations, and supported various disadvantaged groups including deaf students and individuals with leprosy. Louise and Richard moved to Canada in 1965, where Richard worked at the University of Calgary as a professor of mathematics. Richard also served as department head at the university starting in 1966. Richard and Louise were avid hikers and climbers, and the couple went on countless expeditions together in the Rockies over the following four decades. Richard and Louise joined the Alpine Club of Canada, attending about 30 camps each and completing hundreds of summits. In 2015, using a generous donation made by Richard in Louise's memory, the Alpine Club of Canada erected the Louise and Richard Guy Hut on the Wapta Icefield. Summary of "Young at Heart": Do you think that you are over the hill? You have retired and you feel there is not much more to look forward to. Well think again! This book about the inspirational lives of Richard and Louise Guy, will show you that there is a great deal of life beyond the set retirement age of 65 — and beyond 75 and beyond 85. Arriving in Canada in 1965, near the age of 50, Richard and Louise Guy taught all of us what it means to be enthusiastic, positive and to embrace life. They climbed mountains well into their nineties, and Richard still works today at the age of 96. Louise rode her bike to the corner store until she was 92. So stop your whining about your knees and hips! Life was never meant to be easy! But it can still be beautiful, long past the so-called age of youth and dreams. Life into old age can be a treasure to be enjoyed and shared. And if you are like Richard and Louise, the adventures and dreams just keep coming.

Scope & Content: Series consists of drafts, correspondence and other textual records pertaining to the creation of the book Young at Heart.

Notes: Series consists of three sub-series: M57 / XIII / A: Manuscript Draft M57 / XIII / B: Correspondence M57 / XIII / C: Research Records

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Guy, Richard; Guy, Louise; Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Biography; Family and personal life; Climbing; Exploration; Travel; Sports and recreation; Correspondence; Mountaineering; Hiking; Research; Publication

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Reference only

Reproduction Restrictions: Restricted: copyright remains with creator not museum

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: http://chicscott.com/books.htm https://gripped.com/news/canadian-climbing-legend-richard-guy-dies-at-103/ https://www.jbmusictherapy.com/louise-guy-lived-her-best-life/

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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