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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2015
Author
Foubert, Tanya
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Foubert, Tanya
Responsibility
Tanya Foubert
Published Date
2015
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Snow
Climate change
Abstract
Pertains to issues facing ski communities due to climate change and lack of snow
Notes
In Highline Magazine, Iss. 17, Winter 2015 / 2016, p.
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Highline website
Websites
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Gendreau, Bianca
Publisher
Gatineau, QC : Canadian Museum of Civilization
Call Number
06 G29s v.1
06 G29s v.2
Author
Gendreau, Bianca
Responsibility
Bianca Gendreau
Publisher
Gatineau, QC : Canadian Museum of Civilization
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
111 pages : illustrated (chiefly colour) ; 15 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Souvenir catalogue series, 2291-6385 ; 3
Subjects
Exhibition catalogue
Exhibitions
Museums
Snow
Notes
Volume 2 issued in French under title: Neige
Exhibition catalogue
"This work is a souvenir of the exhibition Snow, which was created by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in partnership with the J. Armand Bombardier Museum."--Title page verso
ISBN
9780660202785
9780660974682
Accession Number
2015.8551
Call Number
06 G29s v.1
06 G29s v.2
Collection
Archives Library
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