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  • CHALLENGE OF THE ICE

    A Canoeing Adventure in the Wilderness of Northern Canada

    by Fred Nelson ...
    This book is about a canoeing adventure in the far north wilderness of Canada and tells how the adventure was planned and executed. It describes how the canoeists worked their way seventy-five miles overland from the Thlewiaza River to the Seal River and then south on Hudson Bay to Churchill in a storm. The story tells of the many difficult portages on ice and snow, of running extreme rapids on ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Thlewiaza-Seal Rivers

    Challenge of the Ice

    by Fred Nelson ...
    The author participated on 19 canoe trips in the wilderness of northern Canada. The trips ranged from 11 to 36 days and totaled about 4,500 miles. Most of the trips ended at either the Arctic Ocean or Hudson Bay. This book is about one of these trips that is better described as an adventure rather than a trip. You can read about the adventure in the warmth and comfort of your home. The six ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land

    The Politics of Natural Resource Governance in Africa

    Edited by Fred Nelson ...
    Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. The institutional arrangements that define natural resource governance are outcomes of political processes, whereby numerous groups with often-divergent interests negotiate for access to and control over resources ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

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    by James Campbell ...
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  • The Mountain

    My Time on Everest

    by Ed Viesturs ...
    In national bestseller The Mountain, world-renowned climber and bestselling author Ed Viesturs and cowriter David Roberts paint a vivid portrait of obsession, dedication, and human achievement in a true love letter to the world’s highest peak.In The Mountain, veteran world-class climber and bestselling author Ed Viesturs—the only American to have climbed all fourteen of the world’s 8,000-meter ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Mountain Madness:

    Scott Fischer, Mount Everest, and a Life Lived on High

    by Robert Birkby ...
    “An extraordinary life.”—The New York Times Book Review“A fitting homage to one of the great outdoor extremists.”—Kirkus ReviewsLegendary climber Scott Fischer found in Mount Everest a perfect landscape for his fearless spirit. Scaling the world’s highest peak tested his skills, his courage, and his endurance. His legendary final expedition—and its tragic outcome—are portrayed in Everest, the 3-D ... Read more

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  • Packrafting!: An Introduction & How-To Guide

    by Roman Dial, Jon Krakauer ...
    Packrafting! is about exploring wilderness and whitewater by packraft, a lightweight, portable boat usually weighing less than five pounds. Readers will learn about packrafting gear and technique as well as the many applications for packrafting. Packrafting can be combined with mountaineering, backcountry skiing, mountain biking or trekking as part of long expeditions, or short day trips. Foreword ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Bold and Cold

    A History of 25 Classic Climbs in the Canadian Rockies

    by Brandon Pullan ...
    Over the past 100 years, climbers have been pushing standards in the Canadian Rockies. From long alpine ridges to steep north faces, the Rockies are synonymous with cutting-edge ascents. Peaks such as Robson, Chephren, Kitchener, the Twins and Alberta elude the many and reward the few. Many of the big faces were climbed between the 1960s and 1990, the golden age of alpinism in the Rockies. The men ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Looking for Alaska

    by Peter Jenkins ...
    The national bestseller: "Destined for greatness . . . By the end, the reader is flying through the book like a bush plane through the Alaskan interior." — The Columbus DispatchThe author of A Walk Across America, Peter Jenkins, is now a bit older than he was in that memoir, married with a family, and his journeys are different than they were. Perhaps he is looking for adventure, perhaps ... Read more

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  • The White Death

    Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone

    by Mckay Jenkins ...
    In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be discovered until the following June. The White Death is the riveting account of that fated climb and of the ... Read more

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  • Addicted to Danger

    Affirming Life in the Face of Death

    by Jim Wickwire, Dorothy Bullitt ...
    Adventurist Jim Wickwire has lived life on the edge -- literally. An eyewitness to glory, terror, and tragedy above 20,000 feet, he has braved bitter cold, blinding storms, and avalanches to become what the Los Angeles Times calls "one of America's most extraordinary and accomplished high-altitude mountaineers." Although his incredible exploits have inspired a feature on 60 Minutes, an award ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Up The Yukon - Halfway to Nowhere

    by Nick Hunter ...
    In March 2010 I was sat on a very windy Scarfell pike and dreamt up an idea. That idea turned into an obsession. It has made me many friends and got me through some incredibly hard times. This journey has been the making of me. Before it began I was going nowhere and had no focus, no vision of what to do with my life or what path to take. I now have a clear vision and a spark for life that only an ... Read more

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