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Boating Under Cherry Blossoms

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.12 a-c
Description
This triptych features 6 woman on a boat. The boat emerges from the third panel behind a group of rocks. Coming from this group of rocks in the trc is a tree with white blossoms which hangs over the boat, and into the second panel. The boat stretches through the second panel and ends with a sharp…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Boating Under Cherry Blossoms
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.0 x 73.0 cm
Description
This triptych features 6 woman on a boat. The boat emerges from the third panel behind a group of rocks. Coming from this group of rocks in the trc is a tree with white blossoms which hangs over the boat, and into the second panel. The boat stretches through the second panel and ends with a sharp tip halfway into the first panel. The women are all in the second and third panels. 5 women are sitting under a covered top, and one woman is standing outside of this covered top with her hand on the ceiling, and her head turned to the left. The sky is uncoloured, and there are 2 birds flying in the first panel.
Subject
Activity
Boating
Figures
Women
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.12 a-c
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A century of antics, epics & escapades : the Varsity Outdoor Club, 1917-2017

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Varsity Outdoor Club
Publisher
Vancouver, B.C. ; University of British Columbia's Varsity Outdoor Club
Call Number
G505 V37 A58
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Author
Varsity Outdoor Club
Responsibility
Varsity Outdoor Club
Publisher
Vancouver, B.C. ; University of British Columbia's Varsity Outdoor Club
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
252 p. : illus. (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Clubs
British Columbia
History
Conservation
Women
Maps
Abstract
The Varsity Outdoor Club has turned 100. To celebrate the rich history of the clubs wilderness (mis-)adventures we’ve independently published the best of our collective stories from the last century into one beautiful coffee table book. The VOC has been intimately tied with the history of hiking, skiing, mountaineering and exploration of Southwestern British Columbia and beyond. From building a wooden cabin on the untamed wilds of Grouse Mountain (in the 1920s), to the first ski crossing of the now ultra-classic, “Neve Traverse” in Garibaldi Park, to modern adventures pushing how far and how fast we can go. Each chapter explores the decades from 1917 to 2017, combining primary written accounts, stunning photos and oral histories of the members into a larger unfolding narrative of the ever-evolving relationship between adventurers and nature. (from Varsity Outdoor Club website)
Contents
Foreward
A history older than ours
Table of contents
Timeline
1917-1939 - Maps: VOC areas & traverses over time
1940s - Decades of Garibaldi Park
1950s - Decades of Loganeering
1960s - Buildering; decades of socializing
1970s - Conservation and advocacy in the VOC; Decades of transportation
1980s - Women in the VOC; decades of adventure
1900s
Huts
Nerdiness in the VOC; Maps: selection of traverses since 2000s & climbing pilgrimages
2000s
VOC portrait: Roland Burton
VOC marriage proposals
2010s
Beyond 2017
Acknowledgements
A note on sources
Appendix: executive lists
ISBN
9781775043003
Accession Number
AC635
Call Number
G505 V37 A58
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Varsity Outdoor Club website - publication information
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Herrington, Jim
Child, Greg
Honnold, Alex
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
Call Number
TR H47 C55 OS
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Author
Herrington, Jim
Child, Greg
Honnold, Alex
Responsibility
Jim Herrington (photographs), Greg Child (essay), Alex Honnold (foreward)
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
191 p.; illus (some colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography
Mountaineers
Mountaineers Women
Abstract
Pertains to climbers including portraits of Glen Dawson, Hamish McInnes, Dinko Bertoncelj, Gwen Moffat, Francois Guillot, Minoru Higeta, Thomas Hornbein, Joe Brown, Bradford Washburn, Robert Gabriel, Sonia Livanos, Martin Boysen, Doug Robinson, Chuck Pratt, Jim Wickwire, Louis Reichardt, Armando Aste, Peter Haan, Serge Coupe, Dee Molenaar, Glen Denny, Royal Robbins, Joe Fitschen, Mark Powell, Junko Tabei, Jim Whittaker, Sir Christian Bonington, Doug Scott, Pertemba Sherpa, Fritz Wintersteller, Kurt Diemberger, Huntley Ingalls, George Hurley, Layton Kor, Cesare Maestri, Jim Bridwell, John Long, Yvon Chouinard, Tom Frost, Allen Steck, Steve Roper, Don Claunch Gordon, Fred Beckey, David Brower, Pierre Mazeaud, Kim Schmitz, John Roskelley, Bonnie Prudden, Henry Barber, Don Lauria, Robert Paragot, Reinhold Messner, Kancha Sherpa, Riccardo Cassin, Glen Exum, John Gill, Dave Rearick, Jules Eichorn, Pat Ament, Jeff Lowe
Contents
Foreward
Preface
Reflections on the golden age of climbing
Photographs
Climber biographies
Acknowledgements
Notes
Grand Prize - 2017 Banff Book Awards
Mountaineering History Award - 2017 Banff Book Awards
ISBN
9781680510836
Accession Number
AC634
Call Number
TR H47 C55 OS
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Website for book with author and publisher information, ordering information, images of inside of publication, reviews, etc.
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Climbing partnerships [and] the single woman, part 3

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Cerney, Alison
Call Number
P
Author
Cerney, Alison
Physical Description
p.22-26 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineers, Women
Notes
In Gripped : the climbing magazine, vol.6, no.3 (June/July 2004)
Call Number
P
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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End of the rope : mountains, marriage, and motherhood

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Redford, Jan
Publisher
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint Press
Call Number
G512 E53 R43
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Author
Redford, Jan
Publisher
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint Press
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
x, 303 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rock climbing
Mountaineering
Women
Biography
Abstract
In this funny and gritty debut memoir, praised by Outside, Sierra, Alpinist, and more, Jan Redford grows from a reckless rock climber to a mother who fights to win back her future. As a teenager, she sets her sights on the improbable dream of climbing mountains. By age twenty, she’s a climber with a magnetic attraction to misadventures and the wrong men. Redford finally finds the love of her life, an affable Rockies climber. When he is killed in an avalanche in Alaska, a grieving Redford finds comfort in the arms of another extreme alpinist. Before long, they are married, with a baby on the way. While her husband works as a logger, Redford tackles the traditional role of wife and mother. But soon, she pursues her own dream, one that pits her against her husband. End of the Rope is Redford’s telling of heart-stopping adventures, from being rescued off El Capitan to leading a group of bumbling cadets across a glacier. It is her laughter-filled memoir of friendships with women in that masculine world. Most moving, this is the story of her struggle to make her own way in the mountains and in life. To lead, not follow. (from Counterpoint Press website)
Contents
First climb -- On the rocks -- Lion's layback -- The rescue -- Speed ruts -- Learning to roll -- Bugaboo -- World's toughest milkman -- Fragile ice -- We're gathered here today -- Aberdeen -- Show no fear -- Climbing girlfriend -- The final last straw -- The memo -- In the arms of a mountain -- The underwear drawer -- Teetering on the edge -- Pink wedding dress -- The waiting -- Miracles -- Into the shadows -- Back on the sharp end -- Yodel village -- You lead, I'll follow -- Carsick -- Die young, stay pretty -- Grant's lunch -- Fractured -- Playing dead -- Mama spiders -- Remember the lilac -- Power surge -- Leaving Chaba -- Only four years -- One little "non" -- Second chances.
ISBN
9780345812315
Accession Number
AC639
Call Number
G512 E53 R43
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Summary on Counterpoint Press website
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Flower Viewing on the Boat

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.14 a-c
Description
This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Flower Viewing on the Boat
Date
1879
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 75 cm
Description
This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st, second and third panels. in this long decorative boat are 7 woman. One woman in the second panel is standing to row. The rest are seated and mostly looking into the water. A third boat floats under a bridge in the third panel. A woman stands at the head of the boat rowing. In the brc of the third panel are many flowers from which the second boat emerges. A group of Red Carp is visible in bottom of the centre panel.
Subject
gathering
women
activity
boating
flower viewing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.14 a-c
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Artist
Hosei
Date
1897 – 1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
HoS.04.01 a-c
Description
This panel of 3 pieces features four women in a garden. The first panel depicts a young woman standing at the right side of the panel with her head turned to the right. To her left is a large space of garden. The second panel contains 2 women. The one on the bl is crouching down with her head tur…
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Artist
Hosei
Title
Garden of Autumn Grass
Date
1897 – 1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.5 x 72.5 cm
Description
This panel of 3 pieces features four women in a garden. The first panel depicts a young woman standing at the right side of the panel with her head turned to the right. To her left is a large space of garden. The second panel contains 2 women. The one on the bl is crouching down with her head turned to the right. She holds a small flower. The woman in the tr is sitting on a bench facing left, with her back to the viewer. In the third panel the bench continues, with a woman sitting on the left end of it. She is holding a fan, looking downwards and facing the viewer.
Subject
group
women
activity
garden
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HoS.04.01 a-c
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A glitter girl retrospective

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Talbot, Margot
Call Number
P
Author
Talbot, Margot
Physical Description
P.18-19 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Accidents
Mountaineers, Women
Notes
Gripped, vol. 4, no.4 (Aug / Sep 2006). Obituaries for Canmore mountaineer Karen McNeill and American Sue Nott
Call Number
P
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Honouring high places : the mountain life of Junko Tabei

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Tabei, Junko
Rolfe, Helen Y.
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
G512 T33 H66
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Author
Tabei, Junko
Rolfe, Helen Y.
Responsibility
Junko Tabei and Helen Y. Rolfe, translated by Yumiko Hiraki and Rieko Holtved
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
376 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers Women
Mountaineers, Japanese
Biography
Abstract
"A collection of personal stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits. Honouring High Places is a compelling collection of highlights from Junko Tabei's stirring life that she considered important, inspiring and interesting to mountaineering culture. Until now, her works have been available only in Japanese, and RMB is honoured to be sharing these profound and moving stories with the English-speaking world for the first time. The collection opens on Mount Everest, where the first all-women's expedition is met with disaster but pushes on against all odds. The story then shifts to the early years of Tabei's life and reflects on her countryside childhood as a frail girl with no talent for sport, and cultural expectations that ignored her passion for mountains. With reminiscences of the early days of female climbers on Everest, the deaths of fellow mountaineers, Tabei's pursuit of Mount Tomur, a cancer diagnosis, and efforts to restore a love for nature in the surviving youth of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, this beautifully curated collection of essays captures the essence of a notable time and the strength of character of one of the 20th and 21st centuries' female mountaineering pioneers."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Author's note
Introduction by Setsuko Kitamura
Chapter 1 - avalanche!
Chapter 2 - the meaning of mountains
Chapter 3 - Annapurna III
Chapter 4 - Mount Everest
Chapter 5 - to the top ofthe world
Chapter 6 - the route
Chapter 7 - finalists
Chapter 8 - South Col
Chapter 9 - the summit
Chapter 10 - endgame
Chapter 11 - women on Everest
Chapter 12 - Mount Tombur, Pobeda Peak
Chapter 13 - Aconcagua
Chapter 14 - Carstensz Pyramid
Chapter 15 - mountains of later life
About Junko by Masanobu Tabei
A son's tribute by Shinya Tabei
Beyond mountains by Setsuko Kitamura
Life chronology
Glossary
Acknowledgements
References
Index
Notes
Winner of the Mountaineering History category at the 2018 Banff Mountain Book Competition Awards
ISBN
9780771602167
Accession Number
AC634
Call Number
G512 T33 H66
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
2018 Banff Mountain Book Competition Awards website
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In the western mountains : early mountaineering in British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1980
Author
Leslie, Susan. (ed.)
Publisher
Victoria, B.C. : Aural History Program
Call Number
F1089 L47
F1089 L47 Copy 2
Author
Leslie, Susan. (ed.)
Responsibility
compiled and edited by Susan Leslie
Publisher
Victoria, B.C. : Aural History Program
Published Date
1980
Physical Description
iv, 76p. : ill. , map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Vol 8, No. 4 of Sound Heritage
Subjects
Mountaineering
British Columbia
Robson, Mount
Mountaineers, Women
Munday, Phyllis
McQueen, Kate
Kain, Conrad
Alpine Club of Canada
British Columbia Mountaineering Club
Accession Number
AC598
Call Number
F1089 L47
F1089 L47 Copy 2
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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