Inner Ranges : : an Anthology of Mountain Thoughts and Mountain People

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Cover photo by Paul Zizka.
Foreword by Sir Chris Bonington -- Preface -- Part I: Pieces Of Me. That joy -- 27 funerals and a wedding -- On Assiniboine -- Conjuring Kain -- Short change on the shield -- A lightening sky -- Part II: Mountain Views. Death on the Wapta -- A herd for the killing -- A mirror in the mountains -- A higher education -- Meet the new boss -- The art of forgiving -- Part III: Three against Everest (with apologies to Woodrow Wilson Sayre) -- Into hot air -- The truth on Everest -- What went wrong on Everest -- Part IV: Mountain Lite. The partner from hell -- The vertical limit -- From better, traverse -- Part V: Mountain People. The happy, tormented life of a mountain legend -- The numbers man -- The unstoppable Lena Rowat -- The life of Brian -- The (really) good doctor -- The rock star -- What happens: Ryan Titchener's longest climb -- The man who would be first: Earl Denman's Everest dream.
This collection of original and previously published pieces includes provocative editorial and opinion work about the state of adventure, personal tales from a life of exploration and risk-taking, some touches of humour, and award-winning profiles of some of Canada's mountaineering greats. Stories include conversations with and profiles of alpine personalities such as Barry Blanchard, Sonnie Trotter, Lena Rowat, Raphael Slawinski, David Jones and many more.

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