Welcome to the summer edition of Cloudburst. I’m sure everyone is eager to feel some warmth and get out on[…]
PEAK BROS.: A Whistler Comic Strip 1979-1992 (By Gord “Rox” Harder)
Many are the books that have been published on the birth, growth and maturation of Whistler-Blackcomb. Many also are the[…]
Feeding the Rat
In the throbbing heart of chaos, where adrenaline cascades, There lives a starving animal, a creature of the shades. Its[…]
Ernest Hemingway: Ski Nomad
“There were no ski lifts from Schruns and no funiculars. You climbed on foot carrying your skis and higher up,[…]
Kangchenjunga: The Himalayan Giant
By Doug Scott CBE Published by Vertebrate Publishing, July 2021 Kangchenjunga is Doug Scott’s last work, completed before he died[…]
Born to Climb: From Rock Climbing Pioneers to Olympic Athletes
By Zofia Reych, Published by Vertebrate Publishing, 2022 Zofia Reych is a Polish climber and Masters-prepared anthropologist , currently based[…]
Snow Nomad: An Avalanche Memoir
Snow Nomad: An Avalanche Memoir By Alan Dennis Published by Rocky Mountain Books, 2021 For the last few decades I’ve[…]
Edward Fuez Jr: A Story of Enchantment By D.L. Stephen
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. John Muir (p. 277) The Canadian mountaineering tradition has its layered origins[…]
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World By Andrea Pitzer
Familiar as I thought I was with the history of arctic exploration, I had missed one of the most important[…]
Paradise Won: The Struggle to Create Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve By Elizabeth May 2nd Ed
A few years ago I had a lingering breakfast with the Honorable John Fraser in Whistler. We talked about the[…]
Destination Hikes: In and Around SouthWestern British Columbia By Stephen Hui
I have before me a few first edition books (collector’s items I assume) that were pioneering guide books in their[…]
Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams By Katie Ives
Imaginary Peaks is a rich and diverse work that quickly draws the reader into a labyrinth of ideas about[…]
North Shore Rescue: If You Get Lost Today, Will Anyone Know?
North Shore Rescue: If You Get Lost Today, Will Anyone Know? By Allen Billy Published by FriesenPress 2020 For[…]
Aloft: Canadian Rockies Aerial Photography
Aloft: Canadian Rockies Aerial Photography By Paul Zizka Published by Rocky Mountain Books 2021 There are photographic books on the[…]
Raven’s Witness: The Alaska Life of Richard K. Nelson
Raven’s Witness: The Alaska Life of Richard K. Nelson By Hank Lentfer; Foreword by Barry Lopez 2020 Banff Mountain[…]