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Inner ranges : an anthology of mountain thoughts and mountain people

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

Published Date: 2018

Author: Powter, Georff

Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Call Number: P I55 P69

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Author: Powter, Georff

Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : RMB Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 359 pages

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

Subjects: Writing; Mountains; Travel

Abstract: This collection of original and previously published pieces includes provocative editorial and opinion work about the state of adventure, personal tales from a life of exploration and risk-taking, some touches of humour, and award-winning profiles of some of Canada’s mountaineering greats. Stories include conversations with and profiles of alpine personalities such as Barry Blanchard, Sonnie Trotter, Lena Rowat, Raphael Slawinski, David Jones and many more. Bringing these essays together for the first time has given Geoff the unique opportunity to reflect back on the stories behind the stories, the consequences of their publication, and the sometimes complex processes of writing about adventure and adventurous lives. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)

Contents: Foreward by Sir Chris Bonnington; Preface; Part I : pieces of me:; That joy; Funerals and a wedding; On Assiniboine; Conjuring Kain; Short change on the shield; A lightening sky; Part II: mountain views:; Death on the Wapta; A herd for the killing; A mirror in the mountains; A higher education; Meet the new boss; The art of forgiving; Part III : three against Everest (with apologies to Woodrow Wilson Sayre):; Into hot air; The truth on Everest; What went wrong on Everest; Part IV : mountain lite:; The partner from hell; The vertical limit; From better, traverse; Part V : mountain people:; The happy, tormented life of a mountain legend; The numbers man; The unstoppable Lena Rowat; The life of Brian; The (really) good doctor; The rock star; What happens: Ryan Titchener's longest climb; The man who would be first: Earl Denman's Everest dream

Notes: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Climbing Literature

ISBN: 9781771602877

Accession Number: AC639

Call Number: P I55 P69

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website

Websites

https://rmbooks.com/book/inner-ranges/

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Karakoram : climbing through the Kashmir conflict

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

Published Date: 2017

Author: Swenson, Steve

Publisher: Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books

Call Number: DS485 S94 K37

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Author: Swenson, Steve

Responsibility: Steven Swenson

Publisher: Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 315 p. : illustrations (some colour)

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

Subjects: Kashmir; Mountaineering; Karakoram Range; Karakorum Mountains; Pakistan; Everest, Mount; Biography

Abstract: Pertains to the climbs attempted by Steven Swenson from 1980 to 2015 in the Karakoram range as they related to the Kashmir conflict

Contents: Foreward by Greg Child; Author's note; Preface; Map legend; Map of the Karakoram region; Chapter 1 - to Pakistan; Chapter 2 - elusive summits; Chapter 3 - K2 at last; Chapter 4 - life and death; Chapter 5 - Everest; Chapter 6 - one more try; Chapter 7 - after 9/11; Chapter 8 - the killer mountain; Chapter 9 - the world's hardest mountains; Chapter 10 - the risk of regret; Chapter 11 - attack; Chapter 12 - passing the torch; Sources; Acknoledgements; Index

ISBN: 9780594859731

Accession Number: AC634

Call Number: DS485 S94 K37

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: American Alpine Club article

Websites

http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214590/Karakoram-Climbing-Through-the-Kashmir-Conflict

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Himalaya - the tribulations of mick & vic

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

Published Date: 2017

Author: Fowler, Mick; Saunders, Victor

Publisher: LULU.COM

Call Number: G512 H56 F69

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Author: Fowler, Mick; Saunders, Victor

Publisher: LULU.COM

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 267 pages : ill.

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

Subjects: Mountaineering; Mountaineers, British; Himalaya Mountains; Biography

Abstract: Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders, famed British alpinists learned to know each other while winter climbing in Scotland, in all kind of weather, mostly bad: an ideal stepping stone for great Himalayan adventures. They shared three expeditions in Pakistan: The ascents of Bojohagur (7329m), Spantik (7027m) and Ultar (7388m). The tales of these selected adventures, published separately over three of their books (rewarded several times - Banff festival, Boardman Tasker), have been assembled in a new book: HIMALAYA - Mick and Vic' Tribulations. The two pals' tales are intertwined and offer two visions sometimes similar, sometimes different of the same events, with a caustic humour at the turn of every single line. This refreshing, compelling text full of funny and uncommon anecdotes is also the story of their strong friendship. Besides the amateurs of mountaineering tales, this book should please the amateurs of unconventional atmospheres. (from Lulu website)

Contents: Forward; Prelude; Part One - in Great-Britain; Part Two - Bojohaghur, 1984; Part Three - Spantik, 1987; Part Four - Ultar, 1991; Apologue; Twenty Nine Years After

ISBN: 9781326804817

Accession Number: AC639

Call Number: G512 H56 F69

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: Summary on LULU website

Websites

http://www.lulu.com/ca/en/shop/mick-fowler-and-victor-saunders/himalaya-the-tribulations-of-mick-vic/paperback/product-23368656.html

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50 percent of mountaineering is uphill : the life of Canadian mountain rescue pioneer Willi Pfisterer

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

Published Date: 2016

Author: Pfisterer, Susanna

Publisher: Edmonton : Newest Press

Call Number: G512 P45 F54

Author: Pfisterer, Susanna

Publisher: Edmonton : Newest Press

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: 310 pages, illustrations

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

Subjects: Austria; Jasper; Rocky Mountains, Canada; Safety

ISBN: 9781926455600

Accession Number: AC633

Call Number: G512 P45 F54

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The bold and cold : a history of 25 classic climbs in the Canadian Rockies

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

Published Date: 2016

Author: Pullan, Brandon

Publisher: Victoria : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: G510 P85

Author: Pullan, Brandon

Publisher: Victoria : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: 264 pages, colour illustrations

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

Subjects: Alberta, Mount; Assiniboine, Mount; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Bugaboos; Canmore; Edith Cavell, Mount; Robson, Mount; Rock climbing; Rocky Mountains, Canada; Yamnuska, Mount

ISBN: 9781771601153

Accession Number: AC633

Call Number: G510 P85

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Mountains : mapping the earth's extremes

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

Published Date: 2016

Author: Dech, Stefan; Messner, Reinhold; Sparwasser, Nils

Publisher: London, England : Thames and Hudson

Call Number: GA D43 M68

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Author: Dech, Stefan; Messner, Reinhold; Sparwasser, Nils

Responsibility: Stefan Dech, Reinhold Messner, Nils Sparwasser

Publisher: London, England : Thames and Hudson

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: 240 p. illus. (colour)

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

Subjects: Mountains; Maps; Cartography; Photography, Aerial

Abstract: Mountains marks a new milestone in Earth observation and Alpine exploration. For the first time, a special recording process and a technique developed at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) allow the satellite recording of three-dimensional views from 300 miles above with a resolution in the range of a few meters. Photorealistic images are created in this manner from perspectives denied even to mountaineers and helicopter pilots. In addition to highly accurate detailed models of individual regions, the DLR generates a global three-dimensional elevation model of Earth in unprecedented quality. For this purpose, two German satellites are currently circling the earth at a speed of more than 15,000 miles per hour—separated by a mere 500 feet. Taken together, both techniques offer a detailed view of a world that still pushes human beings to their limits—the mountainous regions of our planet. For this book Reinhold Messner has selected thirteen peaks and routes to feature, as they’ve never been seen before. (from publisher's website)

Contents: Trailblazers; Mountains: the fourth dimension; Of scientists and mountaineers : the making of this book; Kailash; Mont Blanc; Matterhorn; Ushba; Denali; Aconcagua; Nanda Devi; Mount Everest; K2; Dhaulagiri; Annapurna; Masherbrum; Histories; Profiles; From data to images; Editors, authors and project partners; Index