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- 2021
- Medium
- on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.15.58
- Description
- “• 21 •” engraved at centre bottom under cut out shape of a snowy peak. “sinclairs” with two orange dots written inside. “cornice” written at back.
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- Title
- cornice
- Date
- 2021
- Medium
- on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- “• 21 •” engraved at centre bottom under cut out shape of a snowy peak. “sinclairs” with two orange dots written inside. “cornice” written at back.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.15.58
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High-altitude inhabitants - the mountain summits we strive for are, at first glance, barren. Yet high-altitude species of the Rockies call these steep slopes "home". We tapped into the knowledge of naturalist Ben Gadd to spotlight six alpine dwellers that thrive where it seems nothing could survive
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25138
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- May 2020
- Author
- Recompsat, Juliette
- Publisher
- Crowfoot Media
- Call Number
- P
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- Author
- Recompsat, Juliette
- Publisher
- Crowfoot Media
- Published Date
- May 2020
- Physical Description
- p.28 - 29
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to six high-altitude species in Alberta - hoary marmot, wolverine, dwarf alpine hawksbeard, thamnolia lichen, snow flea and boulderfield spider
- Notes
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.05, May 2020
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual
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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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