DOCSLIB.ORG

Surface Transportation Weather Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Surface Transportation Weather Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH Number E-C126 June 2008 Surface Transportation Weather and Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology Fourth National Conference on Surface Transportation Weather Seventh International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology June 16–19, 2008 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2008 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS Chair: Debra L. Miller, Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka Vice Chair: Adib K. Kanafani, Cahill Professor of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Division Chair for NRC Oversight: C. Michael Walton, Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, University of Texas, Austin Executive Director: Robert E. Skinner, Jr., Transportation Research Board TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2008–2009 TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Chair: Robert C. Johns, Director, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Technical Activities Director: Mark R. Norman, Transportation Research Board Paul H. Bingham, Principal, Global Insight, Inc., Washington, D.C., Freight Systems Group Chair Shelly R. Brown, Principal, Shelly Brown Associates, Seattle, Washington, Legal Resources Group Chair Cindy Burbank, National Planning and Environment Practice Leader, PB, Washington, D.C., Policy and Organization Group Chair James M. Crites, Executive Vice President, Operations, Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, Aviation Group Chair Leanna Depue, Director, Highway Safety Division, Missouri Department of Transportation, Jefferson City, System Users Group Chair Arlene L. Dietz, C&A Dietz, LLC, Salem, Oregon, Marine Group Chair Robert M. Dorer, Deputy Director, Office of Surface Transportation Programs, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Rail Group Chair Karla H. Karash, Vice President, TranSystems Corporation, Medford, Massachusetts, Public Transportation Group Chair Mary Lou Ralls, Principal, Ralls Newman, LLC, Austin, Texas, Design and Construction Group Chair Katherine F. Turnbull, Associate Director, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Planning and Environment Group Chair Daniel S. Turner, Professor, University of Alabama, and Director, University Transportation Center for Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Operations and Maintenance Group Chair TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CIRCULAR E-C126 Surface Transportation Weather and Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology Fourth National Conference on Surface Transportation Weather Seventh International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology June 16–19, 2008 Indianapolis, Indiana Sponsored by Transportation Research Board of the National Academies In Cooperation with Indiana Department of Transportation American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Federal Highway Administration June 2008 Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 www.TRB.org TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CIRCULAR E-C126 ISSN 0097-8515 The Transportation Research Board is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council, which serves as an independent adviser to the federal government and others on scientific and technical questions of national importance. The National Research Council is jointly administered by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. The Transportation Research Board is distributing this Circular to make the information contained herein available for use by individual practitioners in state and local transportation agencies, researchers in academic institutions, and other members of the transportation research community. The information in this Circular was taken directly from the submission of the authors. This document is not a report of the National Research Council or of the National Academy of Sciences. Surface Transportation Weather Task Force Wilfrid A. Nixon, Chair Richard J. Nelson and Richard Wagoner, Vice Chairs Roemer Alfelor Christopher Flanigan Peter P. Neilley Joseph Perrin, Jr. Roya Amjadi Tina Greenfield Jim O’Sullivan Panos D. Prevedouros William M. Browder Arthur L. Handman Jan Olander Adel W. Sadek James D. Colyar Keishi Ishimoto Leon F. Osborne, Jr. Kathy Strebe Frank L. Estis Sandra Q. Larson Max S. Perchanok Surface Transportation Weather Program Subcommittee Wilfrid A. Nixon Roemer Alfelor Peter P. Neilley Leon F. Osborne, Jr. Winter Maintenance Committee John P. Burkhardt, Chair Joseph Brett Althouse Charles C. Goodhart L. David Minsk Sean M. Riley Roya Amjadi Richard L. Hanneman Tony Myhra Noriyuki Sato Richard M. Balgowan Yasuhiko Kajiya Richard J. Nelson Xianming Shi Lisa Ballard Patrick Kennedy Wilfrid A. Nixon Leland D. Smithson Dennis W. Belter Dennis A. Kroeger Jan Olander Gregory E. Thompson Pete F. Costello David A. Kuemmel Max S. Perchanok Torgeir Vaa Tim Croze Chan-young Lee Thomas E. Pericak Donald M. Walker Rand Decker Mikko Malmivuo Lin Qiu Yetkin Yildirim Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology Program Subcommittee John P. Burkhardt Richard L. Hanneman William Mahoney Dennis W. Belter Wilfrid A. Nixon Frank N. Lisle, TRB Staff Representative Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 www.TRB.org Ann E. Petty, Production Editor; Jennifer Correro, Proofreader and Layout; Jennifer J. Weeks, Manuscript Preparation; Mary McLaughlin, Jennifer Merrill Thompson, and Deborah Uffelman, Proofreaders Preface he 4th National Conference on Surface Transportation Weather was held on June 16–17, T 2008, and the 7th International Symposium on Snow and Ice Control on June 17–19, 2008, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The conference was conducted by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Task Force on Surface Transportation Weather, and the symposium, by the Winter Maintenance Committee, in cooperation with Indiana Department of Transportation, AASHTO, and FHWA. This conference and symposium included papers and presentations on the application of weather information in transportation agencies; snowplow operations; maintenance decision support systems; modeling and forecasting weather in surface transportation; data collection and assessing technologies; impact of weather on traffic operations; weather information for drivers; environmental stewardship; blowing snow; pavement surface temperature; surface friction measurement; and characteristics of materials. Maintenance managers, engineers, and researchers from the following countries presented their papers: Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. The papers were not subjected to the TRB peer review process. iii Contents NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND ASSESSING TECHNOLOGIES A New Paradigm in Observing the Near Surface and Pavement: Clarus and Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (Weather08-012)................................................................................3 Paul A. Pisano, Patrick J. Kennedy, and Andrew D. Stern Winter Operations in View of Vision Zero (Snow08-041)........................................................16 Torgeir Vaa and Åge Sivertsen Proposed Test Bed for Surface Transportation Weather Technologies (Weather08-025) ....27 Mark A. Askelson and Leon F. Osborne, Jr. MODELING AND FORECASTING TEMPERATURE IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Modeling Rail Temperature with Real-Time Weather Data (Weather08-001) ......................37 Yu-Jiang Zhang and Sung Lee The Road Temperature Forecast Tool (Weather08-009) ..........................................................49 Daniel Bättig Spatial and Temporal Mapping of Pavement Temperatures for Optimal Winter Road Maintenance Operations (Snow08-035A)............................................57 L. Fu, B. Hashemloo, F. Feng, and Max S. Perchanok Night Icing Potential Demonstration Project (Snow08-045)....................................................58 Paul J. DeLannoy, Shawn Allan, Terry M. Bullock, John D. McClintock, Greg Moffatt, David Robbins, Robert Sayer, Philip Woodhams, Paul Richard, and Bernie MacDonald CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS Eutectic Depressants: Relationship of Eutectic, Freezing Point, and Ice Melting Capacity in Liquid Deicers (Snow08-008) .............................................................73 Scott Koefod The Amount of Salt on Road Surfaces After Salt Application: A Discussion of Mechanisms and Parameters (Snow08-013)..........................................................................85 Kai Rune Lysbakken and Harald Norem iv Wet Dust Sampler: Technological Innovation for Sampling Particles and Salt on Road Surface (Snow08-028)..................................................................102 Per Jonsson, Göran Blomqvist, and Mats Gustafsson Numerical Evolution of Deicer Amount on Pavement Surface: Traffic and Weather Influences (Snow08-046)........................................................................112 Mario Marchetti, Rodolphe Duval, Jean Livet, Maurice François, Philippe Pecquenard, and Pierre Guillevic USING WEATHER INFORMATION TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY Comprehensive Winter Maintenance Management System to Increase Road Safety and Traffic Flow (Snow08-052) ...........................................................127 Thorsten Cypra Advanced Road Safety and Weather Warning System (Weather08-007)
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Passenger Leakage Study
    2012 Passenger Leakage Study TAYGUS MANAGEMENT LTD. Box 2156 Dawson Creek BC 6/25/2012 TAYGUS MANAGEMENT LTD. Introduction The Dawson Creek Airport is continually looking to enhance air services available at the airport to better serve users in the South Peace Region. Improved air service generates many benefits to the community including enhanced access for business travellers, tourists, workers, vacationers and people visiting friends and relatives. By enhancing air transportation for residents, Dawson Creek is better able to attract and retain businesses and qualified personnel that benefit the community. Data on the travel characteristics of passengers from the Dawson Creek Region that use surrounding airports are required to identify new routes which would best serve travellers and have the greatest opportunity of success, and to identify candidate carriers to serve those new routes. This data is of prime importance in developing a business case for a new service to present to a prospective carrier. The results of this study will provide the Dawson Creek Airport with a better understanding of the travel patterns of people of the region, and potential for new or improved services. Current Air Services The Airport is currently served by two scheduled Airlines. Central Mountain Air (HawkAir) o Once daily direct flights to Vancouver and Fort Nelson Sunday through Friday. o Dash 8 service (schedule uses both 100 and 300 series aircraft). Northwestern Air o Once daily direct service to Edmonton and Red Deer 3 days per week. o Jestream 31 service. Catchment Area The catchment area for the Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) is bordered by 2 other regional airports.
    [Show full text]
  • Anthropological Records 8:3
    ANTHROPOLOGICAL RECORDS 8:3 CULTURE ELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONS: XXIII NORTHERN AND GOSIUTE SHOSHONI BY JULIAN H. STEWARD UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY AND LOS ANGELES 1943 CULTURE ELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONS: XXIII NORTHERN AND GOSIUTE SHOSHONI BY JULIAN H. STEWARD ANTHROPOLOGICAL RECORDS Vol. 8, No. 3 ANTHROPOLOGICAL RECORDS EDITORS: A. L. KROEBER, E. W GIFFORD, R. H. LowIE, R. L. OLSON Volume 8, No. 3, pp. 263-392 Submitted by Editors June 12, 194I Issued July 30, I943 Price, $1.25 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON, ENGLAND The University of California publications dealing with anthro- pological subjects are now issued in two series. The series in American Archaeology and Ethnology, which was established in 1903, continues unchanged in format, but is restricted to papers in which the interpretative element outweighs the factual or which otherwise are of general interest. The new series, known as Anthropological Records, is issued in photolithography in a larger size. It consists ofmonographs which are documentary, of record nature, or devoted to the presentation primarily of new data. MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS Page Introduction ...... .. .. .. .. .. 263 Tribes and informants ..... 263 Tribal abbreviations ..... 265 Ethnographic discussion ..... 266 Subsistence . 266 Hunting ...... .. .. .. .. .. 266 Plant foods .... 271 Food preparation ..... ..... 271 Dwellings ............... 272 Sweat houses . 273 Navigation ..... ............. .. .. .. 273 Weapons .....
    [Show full text]
  • Vänskap Värden Vandel
    Vänskap värden vandel Avvikelser och återhämtningsstrategier hos Göteborgs första generation ungdomsnarkomaner Christer Ahlman INSTITUTIONEN FÖR SOCIALT ARBETE Vänskap, värden, vandel De ungdomar som introducerade den tunga narkotikan i 1950-talets Göteborg rekryterades i begynnelsen ur konstnärliga och bohemiska kretsar. Ganska snart sökte sig ett antal unga män ur stadens kriminella sällskap också till de nya drogerna. Ett antal unga prostituerade kvinnor visade också tidigt intresse. Från att under 1950-talet ha varit en ganska lekfull företeelse över- gick verksamheten under nästa decennium i former som hade förmåga att sluka tillvaron. Under 1960-talets sista år övergick den färgspra- kande hippiekulturens drogmarknad och konsumtionsformer i en mer hårdför, ensartad och kriminaliserad missbrukssituation. I detta skede hade ett antal pionjärer och veteraner hunnit bli så psykiskt och fysiskt nerkörda att de nödgades se sig om efter en mer anständig livsstil. Denna avhandling beskriver de gängkulturer och samhällsförhållan- den som var rådande då Göteborgs första generation ungdomsnarko- maner intog Avenyn och flackade runt på Götaplatsen och Skanstorget. Ett antal ungdomar som efter något tiotal år som injektionsnarkomaner lyckades komma på fötter och ordnade sig ett anständigt liv har under 1980-talet och 2000-talet skildrat händelseutvecklingen med hjälp av sina egna livsberättelser. ISSN 1401-5781 Göteborgs universitet ISBN 91-86796-92-5 Institutionen för socialt arbete Christer Ahlman Vänskap, värden, vandel Avvikelser och återhämtningsstrategier hos Göteborgs första generation ungdomsnarkomaner Institutionen för socialt arbete GÖTEBORGS UNIVERSITET Institutionen för socialt arbete Box 720 405 30 Göteborg Tel: 031–786 10 00 © 2014 Christer Ahlman ISSN 1401-5781 ISBN 91-86796-92-5 E-publikation: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/34998 Skriftserienummer: 2014:1 Grafisk formgivning, inlaga och omslag: Alexander Knutagård Illustration omslag: Christer Ahlman Tryckt hos Kompendiet, Göteborg, 2014.
    [Show full text]
  • GAH 1XXX/ the Nanticoke & Lenape Indians of NJ Stockton University
    GAH 1XXX/ The Nanticoke & Lenape Indians of NJ Stockton University, Spring Semester 2022 Instructor: Jeremy Newman Contact Email: [email protected] Days/Time: TBD Room: TBD Virtual Office Hours: TBD Course Objectives: This course examines the long tribal history and contemporary struggles of the Nanticoke and Lenape Indians of New Jersey. It addresses racial identity, cultural practices, environmentalism and spirituality within the context of tribal sovereignty. Additionally, lectures and course materials counter misinformation and stereotypes. Required Text: Hearth, Amy Hill. “Strong Medicine” Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say. New York: Atria Books, 2014. Course Goals: During the semester students will: - Examine the link between American Indian sovereignty and tribal identity - Develop an appreciation for American Indian culture and traditions - Understand the connection between American Indians and environmentalism Essential Learning Outcomes: For detailed descriptions see: www.stockton.edu/elo - Ethical Reasoning - Creativity & Innovation - Global Awareness Grading: 1) Paper 1 (10%) 2) Paper 2 (10%) 3) Midterm Exam (15%) 4) Final Exam (20%) 5) Paper 3 (35%) 6) Participation (10%) Note: There are no extra credit assignments. Grading Scale: 93-100 (A) 80-82 (B-) 67-69 (D+) 90-92 (A-) 77-79 (C+) 63-66 (D) 87-89 (B+) 73-76 (C) 60-62 (D-) 83-86 (B) 70-72 (C-) 59 and below (F) Withdrawals: September X: Deadline to withdraw with a 100% refund November X: Deadline to withdraw with a W grade Incompletes: The instructor will grant an incomplete only in the rare instance that a student is doing well in class and an illness or emergency makes it impossible to complete the course work before the end of the semester.
    [Show full text]
  • Skissandets Mening Undersökningar På Arbetsplatsen
    akademisk avhandling för teknologie doktorsexamen Skissandets mening Undersökningar på arbetsplatsen Tobias Engberg Institutionen för Arkitektur Chalmers tekniska högskola · Göteborg 2010 Skissandets mening Undersökningar på arbetsplatsen Tobias Engberg isbn 978-91-7385-359-0 © Tobias Engberg, 2010 Doktorsavhandlingar vid Chalmers tekniska högskola Ny serie nr 3040 issn 0346-718x Publikation – Chalmers tekniska högskola Institutionen för arkitektur issn 1650-6340, 2010:01 Institutionen för arkitektur Chalmers tekniska högskola se-412 96 Göteborg Telefon: + 46 (0)31-772 10 00 Grafisk form: Författaren Tryck: Chalmers Reproservice Göteborg, 2010 Sentences of Sketching Explorations in the Workplace Tobias Engberg Chalmers University of Technology Abstract How do architects, when facing an unfamiliar situation, proceed and go about their work? One view would argue that they apply some universal principle or model, that helps them handle the many contingencies of a situation. But architects themselves often claim, on the contrary, that their work grows out of the situation genuinely. Rarely do they make claims for universal validity of their achievements. The situational character of their work therefore poses the question of how architects get familiarized with a situation. This study shows that the architect’s grasp of the situation may fruitfully be viewed as memory, retrieved inventively through sketching and other imaginative practices, for- ming an art of recollection. keywords: metonomy, realism, workplace, architecture, sketching, heuristic, contexture, memory, rhetoric, contiguity issn 0346-718x issn 1650-6340, 2010:01 isbn 978-91-7385-359-0 The report is written in Swedish. Förord Många personer har bidragit frikostigt med sin humor och sin intel- ligens till att ha gjort mitt arbete mycket enklare.
    [Show full text]
  • NMAJH and Partners Internship Program
    NMAJH and Partners Internship Program The National Museum of American Jewish History is a leading cultural institution with a vibrant internship program for undergraduate, graduate, and recently graduated students who want to learn about public history, the museum profession, non-profit organizations, and the American Jewish experience. Interns work in specific departments and participate in periodic group experiences, including a two hour weekly Summer Seminar. Interns will be placed according to their interests, experience, and the needs of the Museum. We will also be pleased to discuss a placement to support a specific project of interest to students. Potential placements include: Academic Liaison, CEO / Director’s Office, Curatorial, Development, Education, Facilities Rental & Events Planning, Group Services, Marketing & Communications, Public Programs, and Retail/Operations. For Summer internships, a weekly hourly commitment of 35-40 hours is required. For Fall and Spring internships, a minimum weekly commitment of 8 hours is required. In addition, we collaborate with other Philadelphia cultural institutions for internship opportunities, including the Gershman Y and its Jewish Film Festival, the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies and the Philadelphia History Museum. Interns at these institutions are included in our extended internship community. Requests for internships at these institutions are coordinated through the NMAJH internship program and application process. We offer a limited number of paid internships to students with demonstrated financial need. These opportunities are made possible through a generous challenge grant from an anonymous national foundation, with the support of the Connelly Foundation, the Hassel Foundation and a local anonymous donor helping the Museum to meet that challenge.
    [Show full text]
  • Basic Mountaineering Course Student Handbook Table of Contents
    Basic Mountaineering Course Student Handbook Table Of Contents Introduction ........................................................ 3 Fundamentals Field Trip: ................................ 39 Lecture Objectives ............................................. 4 Belay Practice .................................................. 40 Field Trip Objectives ......................................... 4 Rock I: Anchors, Belays And Rappels Lecture 41 Missed Activities ................................................. 5 Ropes, Anchors, and ERNEST .......................... 42 Trail Work / Stewardship Requirement ............. 5 Rock I Quiz ......................................................... 43 Climbing Graduation Requirements .................. 5 Rock I: Anchors, Belays, Rappels, and Basic Student Responsibilities ..................................... 6 Rock Climbing Field Trip ........................... 45 A Standard of Judgment – The Climbing Rock II: Climbing Technique Lecture: ........... 46 Code .............................................................. 6 Climber Roles and Responsibilities .................. 47 Basic Experience Climbs .................................... 7 Rock II: Climbing Technique Field Trip ....... 48 Reporting An Overdue Climber ......................... 8 Rock II Quiz ........................................................ 49 Climb Itinerary To Be Left With A Snow I: Snow Travel & Ice Axe Use Lecture .. Responsible Person .............................................. 9 51 Physical Conditioning .....................................
    [Show full text]
  • The Origins of Trade Silver Among the Lenape: Pewter Objects From
    West Chester University Digital Commons @ West Chester University Anthropology & Sociology College of Arts & Sciences 1990 The Origins of Trade Silver Among the Lenape: Pewter Objects from Southeastern Pennsylvania as Possible Precursors Marshall Joseph Becker West Chester University of Pennsylvania, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/anthrosoc_facpub Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Becker, M. J. (1990). The Origins of Trade Silver Among the Lenape: Pewter Objects from Southeastern Pennsylvania as Possible Precursors. Northeast Historical Archaeology, 19(1), 78-98. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/anthrosoc_facpub/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Arts & Sciences at Digital Commons @ West Chester University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Anthropology & Sociology by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ West Chester University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 78 Origins of Trade Silver/Becker THE ORIGINS OF TRADE SILVER AMONG THE LEN APE: PEWTER OBJECTS FROM SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS POSSIBLE PRECURSORS . Marshall Joseph Becker A reawakening of interest in material culture has stimulated the examination of some small pewter castings in use among northeastern Native American peoples during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Reports by 17th­ century explorers and colonists, ·who found Eastern Woodland natives to be disinterested in gold and silver artifacts, are now better understood. The period from 1720 to 1750 was critical to the Lenape and other peoples .who had just become major players in the fur trade to the Allegheny and Ohio River areas. During this period various silver-colored white metal castings may have been the precursors of sterling-quality silver trade items.
    [Show full text]
  • Home Rule Charter Era
    the charter: a history The Committee of Seventy THE CHARTER: A HISTORY CITY GOVERNANCE PROJECT THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY Copyright October, 1980 The Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia. PA This publication is solely the product of the Committee of Seventy. The research from which this document was prepared was conducted by the Committee of Seventy through its "Practicum" Program. Acknowledgment is gratefully made to The Pew Memorial Trust and The Samuel S. Fels Fund for their generous support of that program. Further acknowledgment is made to the Pennsylvania Economy League for its cooperation and assistance. Table of Contents PREFACE..................................................................................................................................vii CHAPTER ONE THE PRE-HOME RULE CHARTER ERA I. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................1 II. LIFE UNDER A POLITICAL MACHINE................................................................1 III. EARLY REFORM EFFORTS: RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG……………………... .3 IV. THE 1919 CHARTER....................................................................................................3 V. THE FIRST STEP TOWARD HOME RULE................................................................3 VI. PORTRAIT OF A BOSS: WILLIAM S. VARE............................................................4 VII. THE DEPRESSION. , .....................................................................................................4 VIII. A CHARTER
    [Show full text]
  • Economic Profile
    2020 ECONOMIC PROFILE CITYOFGP.COM OVERVIEW Prepared by the City of Grande Prairie, this profile provides relevant information for business and industries interested in investing in Grande Prairie. In our efforts to direct and assist in the overall economic growth in the region, the City of Grande Prairie would be pleased to provide you with guidance and information tailored to meet your needs. Please do not hesitate to contact our office if you require further information. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DESIGNER PHONE 780-513-5240 | EMAIL [email protected] PHONE 780-532-6353 | EMAIL [email protected] Bag 4000 – 10205-98 Street, City Hall, Grande Prairie, Alberta, 10017 100 Ave, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada T8V 0V2 Canada T8V 6V3 | investgrandeprairie.com imagedesign.pro COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: WILLIAM VAVREK PRINTED IN ALBERTA, CANADA PHOTOGRAPHY Beauchamp Photography, City of Grande Prairie, Distillery, GPRC, Jacek Sopotnicki, Jsnewtonian, Lloyd Dykstra, Melanie Jenner, Ron Potts, Seven Generations Energy, and William Vavrek The information in this publication has been compiled from sources deemed reliable. Readers and users of this profile are encouraged to make independent investigations to satisfy themselves of relevant facts before relying upon them. While every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this guide, some information is subject to change without notice. This guide is intended as an information source and does not imply endorsement of any service, association or organization. The City of Grande Prairie will not be responsible
    [Show full text]
  • Australian Mountaineering in the Great Ranges of Asia, 1922–1990
    25 An even score Greg Child’s 1983 trip to the Karakoram left him with a chaotic collage of experiences—from the exhilaration of a first ascent of Lobsang Spire to the feeling of hopelessness and depression from losing a friend and climbing partner. It also left his mind filled with strong memories—of people, of events and of mountains. Of the images of mountains that remained sharply focused in Child’s mind, the most enduring perhaps was not that of K2 or its satellite 8000 m peaks. It was of Gasherbrum IV, a strikingly symmetrical trapezoid of rock and ice that presided over Concordia at the head of the Baltoro Glacier (see image 25.1). Though far less familiar than Ama Dablam, Machhapuchhare or the Matterhorn, it is undeniably one of the world’s most beautiful mountains. Child said: After Broad Peak I’d promised myself I would never return to the Himalayas. It was a personal, emphatic, and categoric promise. It was also a promise I could not keep. Again and again the symmetrical silhouette of a truncated, pyramidal mountain kept appearing in my thoughts: Gasherbrum IV. My recollection of it from the summit ridge of Broad Peak, and Pete’s suggestion to some day climb its Northwest Ridge, remained etched in my memory.1 Gasherbrum IV offered a considerable climbing challenge in addition to its beauty. Remarkably, the peak had been climbed only once—in 1958, by its North-East Ridge by Italians Carlo Mauri and Walter Bonatti. There are at least two reasons for its amazing lack of attention.
    [Show full text]
  • Mountaineering: the Heroic Expression of Our Age
    Mountaineering: The Heroic Expression of Our Age Mikel Vause Abstract—The thesis of this paper focuses on Walter Bonatti’s For most mountaineers, the pure physical enjoyment and philosophy on the role of mountaineering as a means of experiencing spiritual uplift that accompanies a body tired from adven- wilderness in a modern techno/industrial society. Problems of going ture in wild nature is reason enough to climb mountains. into wilderness settings with too much baggage are discussed. One Materialism is, for most, at the bottom of the list. As John example is that of the climbing disasters on Mount Everest in 1996. Henry Newman argues, “knowledge [has] its end in itself,” Several years before the actual accidents, Sir Edmund Hillary, a so, also, climbing mountains has “its end in itself.” One partner in the first ascent with Tenzing Norgay, in 1953, expressed ventures out for the riches of building both a strong body and concern that people using the mountain as a business were “engen- mind, and in some cases, to become rich in the spiritual dering disrespect for the mountain.” Bonatti’s point is that moun- sense. This argument could be fairly made until recently, but tains are places to escape the commercialism of a collective, indus- in the past decade or so there has developed an ever growing trial society. This thesis is supported with arguments by notable sense of commercialism in the world of mountaineering. thinkers and wilderness philosophers such as William Wordsworth, The guiding business is nothing new to mountaineering. Edgar Allan Poe, John Muir, Doug Scott, Woodrow Wilson Sayre, In fact, climbing may never have evolved as it has were it not Geoffrey Winthrop Young, Chris Bonington, and Phil Bartlett.
    [Show full text]