tswanson8Apr 19, 20225 minWhat's New in the Archives and Special Collections: Ben GaddIn the summer of 2021, Ben Gadd and his son, Will, came to the Whyte Museum along with carloads of materials earmarked for donation.
-Apr 15, 20221 minKevin Doyle - Pushing the Limits: the Legacy | Episode FourKevin Doyle is one of the finest alpinists to come from Canada. This interview was recorded by Chic Scott in Kevin’s Calgary home in 1996.
tswanson8Mar 19, 20223 minHans Gmoser, a Canadian Mountain LegendBy Chic Scott Back to the Cairn Hans Gmoser came to Canada from Austria in December 1951. He was nineteen years old and had only a few...
-Mar 19, 20221 minHans Gmoser - Pushing the Limits: the Legacy | Episode Three Hans Gmoser played an important role in the Canadian mountain community for over 50 years. He is best known as the father of heli-skiing.
-Feb 19, 20221 minSharon Wood - Pushing the Limits: The Legacy | Episode TwoWhen Sharon Wood reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 20, 1986, she became the first North American woman to do so.
-Jan 27, 20222 minPushing the Limits: the Legacy - The Enhanced InterviewsIn the 90s, Chic Scott interviewed Canada's leading mountaineers. After being stored in the Archives for 25 years, they are now available.
-Jan 27, 20223 minIndigenous Voices in the ArchivesArchives Indigenous Research Intern Jacinda Brisson discusses her recent archival work – changing how Indigenous peoples are represented.
-Jan 27, 20223 minLandscapes Through the Eyes of Walter WilcoxWalter Wilcox describes the firsthand grandeur of the Canadian Rockies in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
