-Jul 8, 20221 minA Fireside Chat with Barb RennerBarb Renner was a mountain gal right from the beginning. Her father, an avid hiker and skier, took her to the mountains as a child.
-Jun 10, 20221 minA Fireside Chat with Ben Gadd Ben Gadd is one of the most interesting characters in the Bow Valley, best known for his 800-page tome, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
-Jun 10, 20221 minBarry Blanchard - Pushing the Limits: the Legacy | Episode Six Barry Blanchard is one of Canada’s best-known alpinists and mountain guides and is respected around the world.
-May 13, 20221 minBrian Greenwood - Pushing the Limits: the Legacy | Episode FiveBrian Greenwood was one of the most respected climbers in Canada. He pioneered dozens of new routes in the Rockies and Columbia Mountains.
-Apr 20, 20223 minIt's About Blooming Time!It’s About Blooming Time juxtaposes the lifting of Covid restrictions against the welcome arrival of spring!
-Apr 20, 20223 minRecognizing Relations in Big HornRecognizing Relations has been a way to make connections with our neighbouring First Nations extending to Big Horn, a Stoney Nakoda reserve.
tswanson8Apr 19, 20223 minBook Review - A Feeling for RockA Feeling for Rock is not your typical climbing book. Sarah-Jane Dobner creates an intimate collection of essays, poems, comics, and images.
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.
tswanson8Apr 19, 20223 minBook Review - The StrangersKatherena Vermette’s recent novel follows three generations of women of the Strangers, a Metis family living in Winnipeg.
-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.