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The high Alps : a natural history of ice and snow

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1931
Author
Tutton, A. E. H.
Publisher
London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
Edition
2nd edition
Call Number
03 T89t
Author
Tutton, A. E. H.
Edition
2nd edition
Publisher
London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
Published Date
1931
Physical Description
317 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Water
Ice
Snow
Science
Expeditions
Alps
Contents
PART I -- I. Introduction -- II. The evolution of our knowledge of water and ice -- III. The physical relationships of water and ice -- IV. The crystal structure of ice and snow -- V. Optical, thermal, and electrical properties of ice -- VI. Plasticity, viscosity, and elasticity of ice -- VII. Artificial ice production, river and ground ice, arctic and antarctic ice -- PART II -- VIII. The Alps, the ice and snow mountains of central Europe and their call -- IX. Nature and geological character of the Alps -- X. Situations of the ranges, peaks, and glaciers of the Alps -- XI. Snow-caps and glaciers and their movements -- XII. Crevasses, bergschrunds, and seracs ; dirt-bands and veins ; moraines and glacier lakes -- XIII. How the great summits have been conquered -- PART III -- XIV. Expeditions in the Bernese Oberland -- XV. Expeditions in the Pennine Alps, Monte Rosa -- Matterhorn section -- XVI. Expeditions in the Pennine Alps. Zinai, ferpecle and arolla section -- XVII. Expeditions in the chain of Mont Blanc -- XVIII. The ascent of Mont Blanc. Scientific work on the mountain -- XIX. Expeditions in the Graian and Dauphine Alps -- XX. Expeditions in the Bernina Alps and ortler group.
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
03 T89t
Collection
Archives Library
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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
  1 website  
Author
Recompsat, Juliette
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Published Date
May 2020
Physical Description
p.28 - 29
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Rocky Mountains
Altitude
Marmots
Wolverines
Wildlife
Flora
Lichens
Snow fleas
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
Websites
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The image of ice in literature

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1973
Author
Daniells, Roy
Call Number
03.5 D22 Pam
Author
Daniells, Roy
Published Date
1973
Physical Description
p.3-6
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Poetry
Snow
Thompson, David
Notes
From Physics and chemistry of ice / Royal Society of Canada
Accession Number
S.G.8500
Call Number
03.5 D22 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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The Indian Association of Alberta : a history of political action

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2002
Author
Meijer-Drees, Laurie
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press
Call Number
07.2 M47i
Author
Meijer-Drees, Laurie
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press
Published Date
2002
Physical Description
xxiii, 246 p. : ill., map, ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canada. Indian Affairs Branch
Cardinal, Harold
Ethnic groups
Government
Laurie, John
Politics
Snow, John, Chief
Stoney Indians
Treaties
Notes
Includes discussion of the IAA and the "Red Paper" response to the 1969 "White Paper" tabled by the Liberal government. Also includes: Comparing political thought of John Calllihoo and John Tootootnis; Indian Association of Alberta executive members 1939-71; Supervisors of local Department of Indian Affairs, 1939-69; Indian Affairs administration, 1939-68; Alberta Reserve land surrenders. and of the Wesley band legal challenge for hunting rights for the Stoney supported by Norman Luxton (p.49)
ISBN
0774808764
Accession Number
40500 08-02-01
Call Number
07.2 M47i
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1979
Author
Kunstmuseum Luzern
Publisher
[Lucerne (Switzerland)] : Kunstmuseum Luzern
Call Number
N6549 S5
Author
Kunstmuseum Luzern
Publisher
[Lucerne (Switzerland)] : Kunstmuseum Luzern
Published Date
c1979
Physical Description
175p. : ill., facsim.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Snow, Michael
Notes
Bibliography p.170-172
ISBN
3-267-00001-7
Accession Number
12,000
Call Number
N6549 S5
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Mountaineering : essays on safety and technique

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Snow
Call Number
G510 A1 F581
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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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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On thin ice: winter sports and climate change

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2009
Author
Bruce, Ian
Publisher
David Suzuki Foundation
Call Number
04 B83o Pam
Author
Bruce, Ian
Publisher
David Suzuki Foundation
Published Date
2009
Physical Description
53 pages and illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Climate
Environment
Snow
Sports
Notes
Includes bibliographical references - effect of warming temperatures on snow, snow pack, and glaciers across Canada - 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and athlete activism
Call Number
04 B83o Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1999
Author
Laird, Gordon
Call Number
07.2 S7l Pam
Author
Laird, Gordon
Responsibility
by Gordon Laird; photography by Myron Zabol
Published Date
1999
Physical Description
p.62-70 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Crime
Law enforcement
Government
Reilly, John, Judge
Snow, John, Chief
Social services
Stoney Indians
Notes
In Saturday Night, June 1999
Call Number
07.2 S7l Pam
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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