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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
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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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To the top of the world : alpine challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21190
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1992
Author
Messner, Reinold, 1944 -
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountainners
Call Number
TR787 M4
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Author
Messner, Reinold, 1944 -
Responsibility
Reinhold Messner ; translated by Jill Neate
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountainners
Published Date
1992
Physical Description
256p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Everest, Mount
Himalaya Mountains
Gasherbram I, (Mountain)
Mountaineers
Mountaineering
Rock climbing
Notes
Original title : Bis ans Endeder Welt
Contains photographs and writings of different climbing expeditions taken by Reinhold Messner
Contains six oil painting by Jean-Georges Inca
Call Number
TR787 M4
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Banff rock : a guidebook to rock climbing in Banff National Park, Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14540
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Perry, Chris
Publisher
Altona, Manitoba : Friesens
Call Number
01.4 P42b
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Author
Perry, Chris
Responsibility
Chris Perry
Publisher
Altona, Manitoba : Friesens
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
510 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Guidebooks
Kootenay National Park
Rock climbing
Sport climbing
Thompson, David
Yoho National Park
ISBN
9780987937001
Accession Number
P2015-03-31
Call Number
01.4 P42b
Collection
Archives Library
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Espresso lessons : from the rock warrior's way

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14626
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2009
Author
Ilgner, Arno
Publisher
La Vergne, Tennesse : Desiderata Institute
Call Number
01 I4e
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Author
Ilgner, Arno
Responsibility
Arno Ilgner
Publisher
La Vergne, Tennesse : Desiderata Institute
Published Date
2009
Physical Description
xix, 109 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Richards, Craig
Rock climbing
Notes
Signed by the author to Craig Richards
ISBN
9780974011233
Accession Number
2015.8547
Call Number
01 I4e
Collection
Archives Library
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Bugaboo Rock : a climbing guide

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15145
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2003
Author
Green, Randall
Publisher
Seattle : Mountaineers
Edition
2ed
Call Number
01.4 B86g 2003
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Author
Green, Randall
Responsibility
Randall Green and Joe Bensen
Edition
2ed
Publisher
Seattle : Mountaineers
Published Date
2003
Physical Description
217 pages, illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Bugaboos
Rock climbing
ISBN
0898867959
Accession Number
AC611 copy 2 transferred to ARC
Call Number
01.4 B86g 2003
Collection
Archives Library
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Breaking trail : Chic Scott's story

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15189
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Croston, Joanna
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
01.4 Sco3b Pam 01.4 Sco3b Pam c.2 01.4 Sco3b Pam c.3
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Author
Croston, Joanna
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
40 pages, illustrations [colour]
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canada
Mountaineering
Rock climbing
Skiing
Notes
Copies two and three are signed by Chic Scott
ISBN
9780920330654
Accession Number
2017.8637
Call Number
01.4 Sco3b Pam 01.4 Sco3b Pam c.2 01.4 Sco3b Pam c.3
Collection
Archives Library
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A youth wasted climbing

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15220
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Chaundy-Smart, David
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
01.4 C39y
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Author
Chaundy-Smart, David
Responsibility
foreword by John Kaandorp
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
247 pages, [8] pages of plates (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Ontario
Rock climbing
ISBN
9781771600675
Accession Number
2016.8602
Call Number
01.4 C39y
Collection
Archives Library
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The tower : a chronicle of climbing and controversy on Cerro Torre

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15246
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Cordes, Kelly
Publisher
Ventura, California : Patagonia
Call Number
01.1 C81t
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Author
Cordes, Kelly
Publisher
Ventura, California : Patagonia
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
399 pages, illustrations (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Accidents
Mountaineering
Patagonia
Rock climbing
Notes
Recipient of Jon Whyte Award at Banff Mountain Book Competition 2015
ISBN
9781938349338
Accession Number
P2016 - 73,000 - 09
Call Number
01.1 C81t
Collection
Archives Library
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The bold and cold : a history of 25 classic climbs in the Canadian Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15286
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Pullan, Brandon
Publisher
Victoria : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
01.4 P96b
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Author
Pullan, Brandon
Publisher
Victoria : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
264 pages, colour illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alberta, Mount
Assiniboine, Mount
Banff National Park
British Columbia
Bugaboos
Canmore
Edith Cavell, Mount
Robson, Mount
Rock climbing
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Yamnuska, Mount
ISBN
9781771601153
Accession Number
P2016 - 73,000 - 03
Call Number
01.4 P96b
Collection
Archives Library
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Vancouver rock climbing

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15356
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Wheater, Rich
Publisher
Squamish, BC : Quickdraw Publications
Edition
1st edition
Call Number
G513 W54
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Author
Wheater, Rich
Edition
1st edition
Publisher
Squamish, BC : Quickdraw Publications
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
280 pages, illustrations (colour), maps,
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Rock climbing
Vancouver, British Columbia
ISBN
9780987779656
Accession Number
AC633
Call Number
G513 W54
Collection
Archives Library
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