Climber's Paradise: Making Canada's Mountain Parks, 1906-1974

by PearlAnn Reichwein

Book Overview

The mountain parks are for all Canadians for all time and their value cannot be measured in terms of how many access roads, motels, souvenir shops and golf courses we've provided. -Bob Jordan, 1971 The Alpine Club of Canada imagined the Rockies and neighbouring ranges to the west and the north as a "climber's paradise." Through a century of adventure and advocacy, the ACC led the way to mountain pursuits in spectacular regions. Historian and mountain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888646747
• ISBN13: 9780888646743
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.9"