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The art of Shralpinism : lessons from the mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26194
- 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
- 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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Confessions of a ski bum : the Bow Valley Banff to Castle Valley junction
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25507
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Author
- Baranow, Marcus
- Publisher
- Lake Louise, Alberta : Get to the Mountains Publishing
- Call Number
- 01 B23b
- Author
- Baranow, Marcus
- Publisher
- Lake Louise, Alberta : Get to the Mountains Publishing
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 350 pages
- Series
- Confessions of a Ski Bum
- Abstract
- A completely rewritten and expanded edition of the book that started "confessions." Includes detailed descriptions, directions, terrain photos and maps for near-endless options, including everything from playful powder laps to yet to be skied big lines. -- from back cover
- Contents
- Roadside Runs; Cascade East Face ; Cascade South Face ; Cory Couloir ; Slabatha ; The Goat's Eye ; The Mason's Mistake ; Sunshine Backcountry ; Citadel Pass ; Quartz Hill ; Rock Isle, Larix & Grizzly Lakes ; Twin Cairns ; The Doors ; Wawa Ridge ; Healy Drainage ; Healy Pass ; Bourgeau Meadows ; Lost Horse Creek ; Egypt Lake ; Egypt Lake Access Routes ; Egypt Lake Exit Routes ; Shelter Runs ; The Sphinx ; Scarab Peak ; Pharaoh Peaks ; East Verdant Creek ; Massive Range Mountain ; Pilot & Brett ; Shadow Lake ; Gibbon Pass ; Shadow Valley ; Ball Pass ; Copper Mountain ; Sawback Range ; Cory Pass ; Mystic Pass ; Rockbound Lake ; Traverses
- ISBN
- 9780991748532
- Accession Number
- P2022.01
- Call Number
- 01 B23b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Overexposure : a story about a skier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25735
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 01.5 S9o
- Variant Title
- Sayers, Chad
- Responsibility
- Leslie Anthony and Taylor Godber
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 288 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 35 cm
- Subjects
- Skiing
- Ski mountaineering
- Biography
- Photography
- Abstract
- At the age of 18, Chad Sayers chooses to pursue a perilous existence in the world of professional freeskiing. Immediately successful, he rides high on a train of celebrity, sponsorship, travel, and freedom. But "living the dream" is, in reality, a tiring treadmill of daily risk that eventually sets him adrift from family, friends, lovers -- even himself. As injuries and emotional traumas pile up, his identity fractures into a hall of mirrors -- the flickering images of athlete, son, brother, traveller, and seeker veiling the reality of a man running blindly from heartbreak and physical debilitation. Then one day, in the mountains of France, hanging by a finger above certain death, he sees the one reflection that finally scares him straight: a man who doesn't care. To heal this severed connection to reality and the constant pain he lives with, Sayers quits skiing and turns to his other passions of travel, surfing, and photography. In Overexposure, some of the world's greatest outdoor photographers contribute to this engaging story in order to parse not only the high-stakes gambits required for a pro skier to stay in the spotlight, but also the grandeur of the stage on which these play out. The international roster of renowned photographers included in this stunning work are: Oskar Enander, Mattias Fredriksson, Jordan Manley, Paul Morrison, Steve Ogle, Daniel Ronnback, Chad Sayers, Jason Thompson, Eric Berger, David Carlier, Guy Fattal, Garrett Grove, Guillaume Le Guillou, Bruno Long, Kari Medig, Bruce Rowles, Ben Thouard, and Don Weixl. -- Provided by publisher
- Contents
- An epiphany -- Whistler days -- The Alps -- A skier's journey -- La Grave -- Broken -- Traveller -- Shadows in the snow
- ISBN
- 9781771605199
- Accession Number
- P2022.14
- Call Number
- 01.5 S9o
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Vertical reference : the life of legendary mountain helicopter rescue pilot Jim Davies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25228
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Calvert, Kathy
- Publisher
- [Canada] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 08.5 C11v
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- Author
- Calvert, Kathy
- Responsibility
- Kathy Calvert
- Publisher
- [Canada] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- xiv, 304 pages : illustrations
- Abstract
- An exciting and heart-pounding look at one of Western Canada’s most adventurous individuals, known as a pioneer pilot of the heli-ski industry and as the first mountain-rescue pilot in the Canadian National Parks system. Jim Davies is an icon of competence and courage as the first heli-skiing pilot in Canada. But it is his groundbreaking work as a helicopter rescue pilot for Parks Canada that made him a legend to all who worked with him. His stellar career as a pilot overshadowed his other talents as a ski racer and artist. Jim received several awards for his work in mountain rescue, including the Helicopter Association International – Pilot Safety Award of Excellence, the Alberta Achievement Award for excellence in helicopter flying, the Summit of Excellence Award at the Banff Film and Book Festival, and the Robert E. Trimble Memorial Award for “distinguished performance in helicopter mountain flying.” He is now retired and living in Banff, pursuing his love of painting and photography. (From Rocky Mountain Books)
- Contents
- Foreward
- Acknowledgements
- Growing up
- A glimpse of the world
- Birth of heli-skiiling in the Bugaboos
- Changes: from Bugaboos to Banff
- Permission or forgiveness
- Development of the public safety program
- Eclectice use of the helicopter
- The contract
- No lack of work
- The coast and home again
- Appendix: public safety in parks today
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- ISBN
- 9781771604154
- Accession Number
- 2021.05
- Call Number
- 08.5 C11v
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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