Canada, 1990, 1st edition. 296 pp, many photos, maps. Before explorers were able to distinguish between the different ranges, the mountains that separated the Canadian prairies from the Pacific Ocean were widely referred to as the Canadian Alps. This is the first exciting volume in an intended trilogy of books [that have not yet been published] that celebrate Canada's mountaineering heritage. It details the Golden Age of exploration and climbing in Canada, the years between 1800 and 1906 when the Alpine Club of Canada was born. Steeped in the energetic aesthetic of the, Victorian World, the explorers and climbers of this extraordinary age define and conquered the wild geography of this 'sea of peaks'. Entertaining and complete, this book relates the thrilling stories and advent ures of the major climbs. It describes the accidents, the disasters, the triumphs and the wild successes of the first ascents. And it introduces the mountaineers, the packers and the guides who made these Canadian mountains world famous. Hardcover, DJ, as New.
