Climber's Paradise - Making Canada's Mountain Parks, 1906-1974

The mountain parks are for all Canadians for all time and their value cannot be measured in terms of how many access roads, motels, souvenir shops and golf courses we've provided. -Bob Jordan, 1971 The Alpine Club of Canada imagined the Rockies and neighbouring ranges to the west and the north as a "climber's paradise." Through a century of adventure and advocacy, the ACC led the way to mountain pursuits in spectacular regions. Historian and mountain studies specialist PearlAnn Reichwein's research is informed by her experiences mountaineering and by her interest in mountain culture. She presents a compelling case for understanding wild spaces and human activity within them as parts of a whole. A work of invaluable scholarship in the areas of environmental history, public policy, sport studies, recreation, and tourism, Climber's Paradise will appeal to many non-specialists, mountaineers, environmentalists, and travellers across Canada and beyond.

About the author

PearlAnn Reichwein is Associate Professor at the University of Alberta where she teaches Canadian history, environmental history, and leisure philosophy. Her early work with Parks Canada as a research historian, cultural resource planner, and heritage interpreter living in Banff and Yoho national parks enriched her understanding of mountain landscapes.

Summary

Tenacious activism of the Alpine Club of Canada leads to mountain recreation and conservation.

Product details

• Authors: PearlAnn Reichwein, PearlAnn Reichwein
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2014
• EAN: 9780888646743
• ISBN: 978-0-88864-674-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 254 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 944 g
• Series: Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains; Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains; Mountain Cairns Hist & Cult of; Mountain Cairns: A the History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Travel > Illustrated books