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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19829
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- The Mountaineers, Seattle
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 01 M86 1963
- Author
- The Mountaineers, Seattle
- Responsibility
- planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers
- Harvey Manning, chairman of editors
- editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others
- illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- x, 430p. : ill
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Manuals
- Equipment
- Camping
- Travel
- Rock climbing
- Snow
- Ice
- Ice climbing
- First aid
- Geology
- Abstract
- Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee
- Contents
- Preface
- Part One - Approaching the Peaks
- Equipment
- Camping and Sleeping
- Alpine Cuisine
- Wilderness Travel
- Navigation in the Hills
- Part Two - Rock Climbing
- Routefinding on Rock
- Balance
- Counterforce
- Roped Climbing
- Belaying
- Pitoncraft and Rappels
- Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing
- Snow
- Ice
- Glaciers
- Arrests and Belays
- Part Four - Safe Climbing
- The Climbing Party and its Leadership
- Climbing Dangers
- First Aid
- Alpine Rescue
- Part Five - The Climbing Environment
- Mountain Geology
- The Cycle of Snow
- Mountain Weather
- Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers
- ISBN
- 0916890015
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01 M86 1963
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mountaineering : essays on safety and technique
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1006
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1959
- Author
- Fisher, David R
- Publisher
- Chicago : s.n
- Call Number
- G510 A1 F581
- Author
- Fisher, David R
- Publisher
- Chicago : s.n
- Published Date
- 1959
- Subjects
- Snow
- Call Number
- G510 A1 F581
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.07
- Description
- Image is of multiple skiers standing around and watching one skier come racing down the hill on the left to the middle of the screen. There is a couple on the far right and far left standing, watching. The mountains in the background are covered with snow. The ski racer is wearing blue pants and…
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- Title
- Ski Racers
- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 66.5 x 265 cm
- Description
- Image is of multiple skiers standing around and watching one skier come racing down the hill on the left to the middle of the screen. There is a couple on the far right and far left standing, watching. The mountains in the background are covered with snow. The ski racer is wearing blue pants and a reddish top with sunglasses.Artist signature: “Wadym D” at bottom right.cascade hotel mural
- Credit
- Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.07
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- Date
- 1950 – 2001
- Material
- metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1164
- Description
- A pair of metal snow goggles with fabric attached to the rims of the eyepieces and two elastic straps attached to each eyepiece. There are four slits on each eyepiece to enable vision. The eyepieces are connected by a piece of elastic fabric across the nose and the adjustable elastic head strap is …
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- Title
- Snow Goggles
- Date
- 1950 – 2001
- Material
- metal; fabric
- Dimensions
- 6.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of metal snow goggles with fabric attached to the rims of the eyepieces and two elastic straps attached to each eyepiece. There are four slits on each eyepiece to enable vision. The eyepieces are connected by a piece of elastic fabric across the nose and the adjustable elastic head strap is held together by a metal circle ring on one side and a clip on the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1164
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