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Author Reichwein, PearlAnn, 1966- author.

Title Climber's paradise : making Canada's mountain parks, 1906-1974 / PearlAnn Reichwein
Edition First electronic edition, 2014
Published Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, 2014
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Description 1 online resource (425 pages)
Series Mountain cairns : a series on the history and culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Mountain cairns.
Contents Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Map -- 1. Imagining Canada's Mountain Parks -- 2. Canada's Alpine Club -- 3. Mountaineering Camp in the Tented Town -- 4. Advocacy for Canada's Hetch Hetchy -- 5. Conservation, Sport Tactics, and War Measures -- 6. Limitless Playgrounds? -- 7. Belonging in Mountain Landscapes -- Epilogue -- Reconnections in a Living World -- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English
Subject Alpine Club of Canada -- History -- 20th century
SUBJECT Alpine Club of Canada fast
Subject National parks and reserves -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- History -- 20th century
Mountaineering -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- History -- 20th century
Outdoor recreation -- Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- History -- 20th century
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Outdoor recreation
National parks and reserves
Mountaineering
SUBJECT Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) -- History -- 20th century
Subject Canada -- Canadian Rockies
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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