Guardians of the Peaks: Mountain Rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains - Softcover

Kathy Calvert; Dale Portman

9781894765800: Guardians of the Peaks: Mountain Rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains

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ISBN 10: 189476580X ISBN 13: 9781894765800

Publisher: RMB | Rocky Mountain Books, 2006

Mountain rescue in western Canada developed through the Canadian Pacific Railway's use of Swiss guides to enhance the climbing experience in the early 1900s. These guides brought their knowledge of mountain rescue to the Canadian Rockies. As climbing gained in popularity with the emerging middle classes after the Second World War, tragic accidents became more common. Two accidents in 1954-55 (the deaths of a group of female climbers from Mexico on Mt. Victoria and a group of Philadelphia schoolboys on Mt. Temple) forced the government to develop a professional mountain rescue team through the Park Warden Service under the tutelage of Walter Perren (a Swiss guide and the father of mountain rescue in Canada). Perren essentially turned cowboys into competent rescue personnel, and the story takes off from there.Following five principal men through the first 50 years of mountain rescue in Canada, Guardians of the Peaks also looks at all aspects of the rescue experience. It is the story of personal tragedy and the ability of individuals to cope with this stress-laced, demanding occupation.

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Kathy Calvert is the author of Don Forest (RMB, 2003). She is a full-time writer, as is Dale Portman, and both live in Calgary.

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PublisherRMB | Rocky Mountain Books
Publication date2006
ISBN 10 189476580X
ISBN 13 9781894765800
BindingPaperback
Number of pages328

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Guardians of the Peaks: Mountain Rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains

Kathy Calvert

Published by Brand: Rocky Mountain Books (2006)

ISBN 10: 189476580X ISBN 13: 9781894765800

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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. The story of mountain rescue has its roots in the early 1900s, with the Canadian Pacific Railways use of Swiss guidesalpine experts who brought their knowledge of mountain rescue to the Canadian Rockies.As climbing gained in popularity with the emerging middle classes after the Second World War, tragic accidents became more common. Two accidents in 195455 forced the government to develop a professional mountain rescue team through the Park Warden Service, under the tutelage of Swiss guide Walter Perren, considered the father of mountain rescue in Canada. Perren essentially turned cowboys into competent rescue personnel, and the story takes off from there.Guardians of the Peaks traces the first 50 years of mountain rescue in Canada, focusing on the five principal men instrumental in its development. Authors Kathy Calvert and Dale Portman cover all aspects of the rescue experience, juxtaposing the political, cultural and technical developments of the time with gripping accounts of actual rescues.Guardians of the Peaks is a fascinating look at the people who are willing to enter this stress-laced, demanding profession in order to save lives, despite the personal tragedy it often involves. Seller Inventory # DADAX189476580X

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