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Alpine rising : Sherpas, Baltis, and the triumph of local climbers in the great ranges
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26251
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2024
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Publisher
- Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- 01.1 M14a
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Publisher
- Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2024
- Physical Description
- 269 pages
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Climbing
- Himalaya Mountains
- Sherpa
- Sherpa-history
- Nepal
- Abstract
- The story of the often unheralded and unrecognized stars of climbing in the Himalaya and the Karakoram: the local inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Pakistan, Tibet, India, and Nepal who have been support staff--porters, cooks, sirdars, and unacknowledged guides--for Western climbers for generations. ALPINE RISING focuses on the experiences and accomplishments of these Sherpas, Baltis, Ladakhis, Hunzas, Astoris, Magars, Bhotias, Rais, and Gurangs. Highlighted climbers range from Raghubir Thapa and Goman Singh who climbed with Albert Mummery in 1895, Ang Tharkay who climbed with Eric Shipton and Maurice Herzog, and Tenzing Norgay who, along with Edmund Hillary, was the first to summit Everest, to today's superstars, Ali Sadpara, Mingma G, Kama Rita, and others -- Provided by publisher.
- ISBN
- 9781680515787
- Accession Number
- P2024.02
- Call Number
- 01.1 M14a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Alpine warriors
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15221
- 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
- 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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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
- 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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The book of Mortimer : celebrating a life of volunteerism
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15191
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Scott, Chic
- Publisher
- Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 01.4 M84b Pam
- R 01.4 M84b Pam
- Author
- Scott, Chic
- Publisher
- Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 40 pages, col. ill.
- Series
- Summit Series #20
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- ISBN
- 9780920330593
- Accession Number
- 2017.8637
- Call Number
- 01.4 M84b Pam
- R 01.4 M84b Pam
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- 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
- 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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The history of winter alpinism in the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue10482
- Author
- Scott, Chic
- Physical Description
- p.44-50
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Notes
- In Alpinism, no.1, 1988
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The last unclimbable : Brussels Peak
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11285
- Author
- Scott, Chic
- Physical Description
- p. 50-54
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Equipment
- Mountaineering
- Names, Geographical
- Notes
- In Mountain Heritage Magazine, vol. 3, no. 2, Summer 2000
- Excerpt from "Pushing the limits, the story of Canadian mountaineering" / Chic Scott
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The legacy of Lloyd MacKay
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue639
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Scott, Chic
- Publisher
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Scott, Chic
- Editor
- Ward, Meghan J.
- Publisher
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- p.24-25
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- Mountaineering
- Banff (residents)
- Abstract
- It's been 42 years since Lloyd MacKay's death left a great void in the mountain community. But for Chic Scott, it's never too late to pay tribute to his friend, whose positive presence made as much of an impact as his pioneering climbs
- Language
- English
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A life in the wild : the story of mountain explorer John Baldwin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25238
- 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
- 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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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
- 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
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