Great Canadian Mountain & Adventure Lit!
Inspiring mountain, wilderness & adventure books by Canadian adventurers & climbers. Many of these books were entered into the Banff Mountain Book Competition over the years. Happy adventure reading!
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Sand Dance
By Camel Across Arabia's Great Southern Desert
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The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek
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Men for the Mountains
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Switchbacks
True Stories from the Canadian Rockies
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Canadian Mountaineering Anthology, The
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To the Top of Everest
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Everest Canada
The Climb for Hope
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Visions of the Wild
A Voyage by Kayak Around Vancouver Island
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Amazon Extreme
Three Ordinary Guys, One Rubber Raft, and the Most Dangerous River on Earth
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Lost in Mongolia
Rafting the World's Last Unchallenged River
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Rowed Trip
From Scotland to Syria by Oar
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The Dolphin's Tooth
A Decade in Search of Adventure
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Saudade
The Possibilities of Place
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In the Bear's House
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Into the Abyss
How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
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Yukon
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Into the Silence
The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest
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The Wayfinders
Why Ancient Wisdom Matters In The Modern World
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River Notes
A Natural and Human History of the Colorado
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Clouded Leopard
Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire
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The Golden Spruce
A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed
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The Tiger
A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
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Short Peaks
33 Brief Mountain Tales
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John Clarke
Explorer of the Coast Mountains