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Author Name: Calvert, Kathy; Portman, Dale
Title: Guardians of the Peaks: Mountain Rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains
Binding: Softcover
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Calagary, AB, Canada Rocky Mountain Books 2006
ISBN Number: 189476580X / 9781894765800
Seller ID: 189476
Mountain rescue in western Canada developed through the Canadian Pacific Railway's use of Swiss guides to enhance the Canadian climbing experience in the early 1900s. These guides brought their knowledge of mountain rescue to the Canadian Rockies... Following five principal men through the first 50 years of mountain rescue in Canada, Guardians of the Peaks also looks at all aspects of the rescue experience. The story is enhanced by the rescue events themselves, which are solidly juxtaposed between the stories and the political, cultural and technical developments of the time. It is also the story of personal tragedy and the ability of individuals to cope with this stress-laced, demanding occupation.
SEARCH RESCUE MOUNTAINEERING MOUNTAIN HISTORY ROCKY MOUNTAINS ROCKIES CANADA BC B.C. BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA CANADA CANADIAN HISTORY CLIMBING
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