The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival presents RMB authors Bernadette McDonald and Paul Gleeson. If you're in Vancouver, don't miss this great event.
John Reilly will be speaking about his book Bad Medicine at the Restorative Justice Society in Victoria on February 6. The even will take place at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre with admission by donation.
Reese Halter's most recent piece on Bark Beetles, climate change and our future has been published in the Edmonton Journal and the Santa Monica Daily Press.
Dr. Reese Halter, author of The Insatiable Bark Beetle and The Incomparable Honeybee, was recently interviewed for Dr. Helen Caldicott's radio program If You Love This Planet.
Andrew Nugara will be speaking about his new book, Snowshoeing in the Canadian Rockies, to the Calgary Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts on January 26, 2012.
The blog Lindy Reads and Reviews takes a look at The Beaver Manifesto by Glynnis Hood and recommends it for "anyone interested in the environment, eco-politics and Canadian History".
David Braun of National Geographic recently interviewed Bernadette McDonald about Freedom Climbers and the impact of polish climbing on the mountaineering community.
Don't miss Reese Halter's recent article in The Huffington Post on new scientific evidence showing that "in excess of three quarters of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores is unrecognizable and would fail to be deemed honey by the United Nations' Codex Alimentarius, European Union and the European Food Safety Authority."
Great praise about Freedom Climbers regarding winning the 2011 Boardman Tasker Prize:
"It was felt, according to this year's judging panel, to be one of the most important mountaineering books published in the English language for many years."
Stay safe, be prepared and arm yourself with information.
Avalanche Safety focuses on two basic user groups: those who wish to avoid avalanche hazard by careful route-finding, and those who deliberately seek steep slopes to ski or board. Using colour photographs, along with detailed charts, graphs and diagrams, the author clearly explains the basics of snow and avalanches, identifies avalanche terrain, promotes trip planning, describes the skills needed to travel through avalanche terrain and provides guidelines for skiing and boarding steep slopes, with an emphasis on managing risk. It also covers companion rescue.
Chic Scott has been a climber and guide for over 35 years. He is the founder of the Canadian Himalayan Foundation and was the initiator of the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival. Chic also authored Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies and Summits & Icefields.
Rocky Mountain Books acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada
through the Canada Book Fund (CBF), a part of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
