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Author : Robert Kruszyna,William Lowell Putnam
Publisher : New York : American Alpine Club ; Banff : Alpine Club of Canada
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016534575
Author : Hugh E.M. Stutfield
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781926855400
First published in 1903, Climbs & Exploration in the Canadian Rockies details the mountaineering adventures of Hugh Stutfield and J. Norman Collie while the two were together during various explorations in the area north of Lake Louise, Alberta. Between 1898 and 1902, Stutfield and Collie journeyed through the mountain towns, valleys and passes of the Rockies, where Collie completed numerous first ascents and discovered fresh views of Lake Louise and the Columbia Icefields.
Author : Alan Kane
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781771600972
Annotation Armed with first-hand information, Alan Kane describes over 170 scrambles in a clear, concise format. This includes equipment needed, when to go, how to get there, where to park and what to expect as you work your way to the summit. Photos showing the ascent line complement descriptions that include historical trivia, origins of placenames and summit views. Routes range from off-trail hiking suitable for strong hikers to challenging routes at the low end of technical climbing where use of specific handholds is required on steep, airy terrain.
Author : James Monroe Thorington
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781927330074
"This then is a book of mountaineering, not presenting the Canadian Rockies in their entirety -- no single volume will ever do that -- but including many of the finest things. It is also a book of mountain travel, under conditions such as perhaps the European traveller experienced in the Alps during the Eighteenth Century. Finally, it is a book of mountain history; for here is Geography in the making, and with a tradition behind it -- a story that has never been properly gathered together, and whose details, in part at least, are gone forever." -- from the Preface by J. Monroe Thorington Cloth bound in slipcase. Archival illustrations, photos and maps throughout; 4 panoramic, fold-out plates and 1 large map. Limited to 200 copies. Completely re-edited, re-designed and containing with an impressive collection of archival photos and maps, The Glittering Mountains of Canada is a must-read for anyone interested in mountain literature. The book's position in the pantheon of outdoor writing as a "classic" is only further enhanced and supported by the passionate Foreword by well-known mountain historian and environmental writer Robert William Sandford, who urges the contemporary reader to embrace Thorington's belief in the importance of landscape and the poetry of place. This is a book that deserves to be read and appreciated alongside the work of Wallace Stegner, Henry David Thoreau and Sid Marty.
Author : William Lowell Putnam,Chris Jones,Robert Kruszyna
Publisher : [New York] : American Alpine Club : Alpine Club of Canada
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023696797
Author : I. S. MacLaren,Eric Higgs,Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780888644565
Dominion Land Surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland spent nearly every summer mapping the mountains of Alberta and British Columbia, climbing many of Canada's Rocky Mountains for the first time. This unheralded alpinist perfected photo-topographical techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs to create accurate topographical maps. Early tourists used his maps to explore the natural wonders of the eastern Rockies, and his book, Description of & Guide to Jasper Park (1917), told them what to go and see. How he made his photographs from the tops of mountains and even developed them while camped out in the wilderness are detailed in this biography, as are some of the trials and tribulations involved in that summer's survey. Mapper of Mountains also relates his involvement in the establishment and early years of the Alpine Club of Canada.
Author : Bill Corbett
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 1897522401
Winner of the Canadian Rockies Award at the 2005 Banff Mountain Book Festival, this comprehensive climber's guide and history of the 54 11,000-foot peaks in the Canadian Rockies celebrates in words and images these breathtaking summits and the wilderness settings over which they tower. This book uniquely captures and distills the lively and frequently forgotten accounts of the pioneering climbers and their various routes. Each entry provides a vivid description of the peak, an extensive history of the early ascents of it and a detailed description of moderate to intermediate routes, including access and approach information. Now extensively updated, the text is liberally illustrated with route and climbing photos, both contemporary and historical, and includes detailed area maps.
Author : Colleen Skidmore
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780888645876
In 1912, Mary Vaux, a botanist, glaciologist, painter, and photographer, wrote about her mountain adventures: "A day on the trail, or a scramble over the glacier, or even with a quiet day in camp to get things in order for the morrow's conquests? Some how when once this wild spirit enters the blood...I can hardly wait to be off again." Vaux's compulsion was shared by many women whose intellects, imaginations, and spirits rose to the challenge of the mountains between the late-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. This Wild Spirit explores a sampling of women's creative responses--in fiction and travel writing, photographs and paintings, embroidery and beadwork, letters and diaries, poetry and posters--to their experiences in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.
Author : Ben Nearingburg,Eric Coulthard
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781771601993
A full-colour, comprehensive scrambling guide to the increasingly popular mountain landscapes located in the northwestern reaches of the Rocky Mountains. Following in the footsteps of classic publications such as Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies and More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, A Peakbagger's Guide to the Canadian Rockies: North pulls back the curtain on the vast sea of summits from the Columbia Icefield northwards. The authors describe over 100 routes to peaks of all sizes and difficulties, from simple alpine hikes on well-defined trails, to challenging scrambles and focused alpine climbs. Routes are included for peaks in all four corners of Jasper National Park, Willmore Wilderness Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park as well as peaks near the towns of Cadomin, Hinton, Grande Cache and Valemount. Each summit has well-described ascent and descent routes supported by stunning photographs of the majestic wilderness of the northern Rockies. Described routes range from short single-day trips to more aggressive multi-day expeditions. A Peakbagger's Guide to the Canadian Rockies has something for everyone looking to enjoy the splendour of Canada's mountains.
Author : Brandon Pullan
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781771601153
Recounts the stories of mountaineers who undertook climbing expeditions in the Canadian Rockies.
Author : Glen W. Boles,William Lowell Putnam,Roger W. Laurilla
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1894765796
The towering peaks of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains rival the European Alps in fame. When travelling or climbing, hiking or skiing in these areas, have you ever wondered where the names of the peaks, rivers and lakes came from, or who named them and why? In Canadian Mountain Place Names, the authors have used their scope of knowledge and expertise, along with many outside sources, to compile an entertaining and informative treatise on the toponymy of this increasingly popular alpine region. Originally published as Place Names of the Canadian Alps, this new edition is completely revised and updated. Illustrated with Glen Boles' and Roger Laurilla's stunning photographs, as well as Boles' intricate line drawings, this book is a must-have not only for avid mountaineers, skiers and hikers, but also for locals and visitors with an interest in these regions. For the authors, this book has been a labour of love: for the mountains, as well as for all those who care about the mountains.
Author : Boles, Glen W,Kruszyna, Robert
Publisher : New York : American Alpine Club ; Banff [Alta.] : Alpine Club of Canada
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Mountaineering Canada Rocky Mountains Guide-books
ISBN : 0920330088
Author : Jon Rollins
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 0921102941
The caves of the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia Mountains, on both sides of the BC/Alberta border, span an area from the Crowsnest Pass in the south to the Prince George area in the north. This first regional Canadian caving guide offers extensive information for each cave, including location, cave survey, history of exploration, access maps and all the necessary technical details needed for safe exploration.
Author : Robert W. Sandford
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781897425572
Ecology and Wonder celebrates Western Canada's breathtaking landscape. The book makes several remarkable claims. The greatest cultural achievement in the mountain region of western Canada may be what has been preserved, not what has been developed. Protecting the spine of the Rocky Mountains will preserve crucial ecological functions. Because the process of ecosystem diminshment and species loss has been slowed, an ecological thermostat has been kept alive. This may well be an important defence against future impacts of climate change in the Canadian West.
Author : Brandon Pullan
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781771601160
Over the past 100 years, climbers have been pushing standards in the Canadian Rockies. From long alpine ridges to steep north faces, the Rockies are synonymous with cutting-edge ascents. Peaks such as Robson, Chephren, Kitchener, the Twins and Alberta elude the many and reward the few. Many of the big faces were climbed between the 1960s and 1990, the golden age of alpinism in the Rockies. The men and women who first were part of that set high standards. Future alpinists read old journals and guidebooks, hoping to experience what the alpine "pioneers" did. For most, the Rockies require a certain edge that comes with age, humiliation and failure. Perhaps the ones who drink the most whisky, dream of the biggest peaks and sleep with snowballs in their hands are the ones rewarded with the momentary triumph of coming to a draw with one of these mountains. This is not a guidebook. Rather, it is a narrative history by the people who risked life and limb to establish these long, difficult and sometimes scary climbs.
