topic:"mountaineering" found 135 records - Research Collections

Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home

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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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Alpine warriors

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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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The Alps and alpinism

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1968

Author: Lukan, Karl

Publisher: London, Thames & Hudson

Call Number: 01.2 L96t

Author: Lukan, Karl

Responsibility: Karl Lukan (editor); Hugh Merrick (translator); Christian Bonington (introduction)

Publisher: London, Thames & Hudson

Published Date: 1968

Physical Description: 200 pages illustrations (12 color), facsimiles, portraits

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Alps, Austrian; Alps, Bavarian; Alps, French; Alps, Italian; Mountains; History

Abstract: Pertains to the history of mountaineering the Alps

Contents: Foreward; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Life in the Alps; Climbers in the Alps; The Development of Skiing; Sport Among the Rapids; Building in the Alps; Artists and the Alps; Mountain Photography and Films

Notes: Originally published as Alpinismus in Bildern. Vienna, Schroll, 1967.

Accession Number: AC637

Call Number: 01.2 L96t

Collection: Archives Library

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Among the Selkirk glaciers : being the account of a rough survey in the Rocky Mountain regions of British Columbia

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1890

Author: Green, William Spotswood

Publisher: London : Macmillan

Call Number: 02.6 Se4g; 02.6 Se4g M'fiche

Author: Green, William Spotswood

Publisher: London : Macmillan

Published Date: 1890

Physical Description: xv, 251p. : ill., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Geology; Mountaineering

Notes: Also on microfiche

Accession Number: 400; 5142 deaccessioned

Call Number: 02.6 Se4g; 02.6 Se4g M'fiche

Collection: Archives 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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The art of Shralpinism : lessons from the mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2022

Author: Jones, Jeremy

Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books

Call Number: 01.5 J71t

Author: Jones, Jeremy

Publisher: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books

Published Date: 2022

Physical Description: 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Skiing; Ski mountaineering; Avalanches; Safety; Backcountry; Health; Guidebook

Abstract: Not a technical guide on snowboarding but, rather, a very personal approach to how to think about mountains, snow, and adventure, The Art of Shralpinism reflects the remarkable journey of snowboarding superstar Jeremy Jones. Drawing on the hundreds of journals he has kept over the years, Jones offers intriguing snapshots of time and place that include his own on-the-slope stories and white-out moments, as well as those of other prominent adventurers such as Jimmy Chin, Zahan Billimoria, and Christina Lusti. Shralpinism is a compendium of lessons hard won: quick tips, sound advice, and impactful stories. Learn which aspects of avalanche training are most crucial to absorb, ways to anticipate slope behavior or recognize clean lines, how to cut a cornice or develop safety protocols, how to build a fitness routine, the art of the turn, and keys to developing terrain and skills progression. Jones discusses the importance of mentors, the necessity and intensity of practice, the nature of risk, and the shape of failure. But at its heart, The Art of Shralpinism revels in the power of experience, the impact of stoke, and the beauty that underscores all outdoor adventure. -- From Publisher

Contents: Building a foundation -- The resort and progression -- Mistakes, goals, mentors, and partners -- Risk -- Mountains -- Avalanche safety -- Health and fitness -- Gear and backcountry travel -- Life of glide -- Alaska and the birth of TGR -- Raising shredders -- The mountains are changing.

ISBN: 9781680513301

Accession Number: P2023.17

Call Number: 01.5 J71t

Collection: Archives Library

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Ascent of dog : working dogs in the West

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1998

Author: Bush, Wendy

Publisher: Calgary : Detselig Enterprises

Call Number: 08.2 B96

Author: Bush, Wendy

Publisher: Calgary : Detselig Enterprises

Published Date: 1998

Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. (some col.), map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Dogsledding; Indians; Film making; Mountaineering; Postal services; Schaffer, Mary; Search and rescue; Thompson David

Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index; Signed by author and dog Bart Muldoon; Tipped in photograph of author and Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies' librarian Mary Andrews