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| The Canadian Rockies
Access Guide should be tucked away in your day
pack if you want to really enjoy the Rockies. The
book covers all the Canadian Rocky Mountain
National Parks including Banff, Jasper, Yoho,
Kootenay, Waterton Lakes. You also find a section
on the Kananaskis area as well. The activities
covered are biking, hiking, backpacking,
canoeing, skiing, and more. There are dozens of
maps and a wealth of excellent photographs.You'll
even find recommendations on accommodations and
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The Canadian Rockies Access
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Author: John Dodd,
Gail Helgason, Photos Leslie & Mark Degner
Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
Paperback: 400 pagesPurchase it in Canadian Currency$!
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| Sports
Climbs in the Canadian Rockies |
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Sports Climbs in
the Canadian Rockies includes over 1400 sports climbs
in the Alberta Rockies. The areas covered include
the Bow Valley, Ghost River, Kananaskis and of
course Banff and Lake Louise. Each area has a
general introduction as to what to expect and the
routes have diagrams as well as ratings. At the
back of the book you'll find all of the routes
listed by grade so you can easily find routes
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Author: John Martin & Jon Jones
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
Paperback: 336 pages, 2000Purchase it in Canadian Currancy $!
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Trails in the Canadian Rockies
opens with the
essentials for skiers who want to break
trails in the Rockies including brief
coverage of avalanche danger, weather,
snow conditions and more. The book covers
trails in the Canadian Rocky Mountain
National Parks (both British Columbia and
Alberta) as well as Mount Assiniboine
Provincial Park. Each area is covered by
a general description which includes
access information, along with trail
descriptions detailing the overall
rating, distance, elevation change. The
maps that cover the trail are also
listed. |
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Ski
Trails in the Canadian Rockies
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Author: Chic Scott
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
Paperback: 224 pagesPurchase it in Canadian
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| Backcountry
Biking in the Canadian Rockies |
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Backcountry
Biking in the Canadian Rockies
covers
over 200 trails. Expanded and updated the
guide covers mountain biking in the
Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks,
Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay, Waterton,
several Provincial Parks and selected
areas like Kananaskis, Crowsnest and the
Willmore Wilderness. Several areas in
British Columbia are also covered
including Kimberly, Cranbrook and
Invermere. Each description includes
ratings, distance, approximate time
required, elevation change as well as the
suggested topographical maps. The book
opens with some solid general information
on mountain biking and land use. |
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Author: Doug Eastcott
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
Paperback: 408
pages, 1999Purchase it in Canadian Currency$!
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Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
opens with a good
overview of hiking and backpacking in the
Canadian Rockies, what you'll need, what
to expect, along with some caveats. This
is followed by over 150 detailed trail
descriptions. The descriptions includes
distances to points of interest,
intersecting trails and spurs to keep you
on track and well oriented. You'll also
find approximate hiking times, elevation
change, maximum elevation and the
topographical maps required. |
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Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
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Author: Brian Patton, Bart Robinson
Publisher: Summerthought
Paperback: 450
pages, 2000Purchase it in Canadian Currency$!
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| Note:
Another excellent guide book "Selected Alpine Climbs
in the Canadian Rockies" by Sean Dougherty is
unfortunately out of print. |
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