2014 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalists Announced
The 2014 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalists have been announced. Tickets to the event are also on sale now.
ADVENTURE TRAVEL
The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner (USA, 2013)
Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
Paul Theroux, McClelland & Stewart (Canada, 2013)
Living the Best Day Ever
Hendri Coetzee, Hendri Coetzee Trust (South Africa, 2013)
Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
Paul Rosolie, HarperCollins Publishers (USA, 2014)
The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway
Arno Kopecky, Douglas & McIntyre, (Canada 2013)
MOUNTAIN FICTION AND POETRY
The Last Quarter of the Moon
Chi Zijian, Harvill Secker/Random House (UK, 2013)
Letters from Chamonix
David Stevenson, Imaginary Mountain Surveyors (Canada, 2014)
The Mantis
Philip Temple, Vertebrate Digital (UK, 2014)
MOUNTAIN & WILDERNESS LITERATURE – NON-FICTION
The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains
Barry Blanchard, Patagonia Books (USA, 2014)
Climber’s Paradise: Making Canada’s Mountain Parks 1906 - 1974
PearlAnn Reichwein, University of Alberta Press (Canada, 2014)
Hanging On: A Life inside British Climbing’s Golden Age
Martin Boysen, Vertebrate Publishing (UK, 2014)
The Homeward Wolf
Kevin Van Tighem, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada, 2013)
Mountains in my Heart: A Passion for Climbing
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, The Mountaineers Books (USA, 2014)
One Day as a Tiger: Alex MacIntyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism
John Porter, Vertebrate Publishing (UK, 2014)
MOUNTAIN IMAGE
Climbing Fitz Roy 1968: Reflections on the Lost Photos of the Third Ascent
Yvon Chouinard, Chris Jones, Dick Dorworth, Lito Tejada-Flores, Doug Tompkins, Patagonia Books (USA, 2013)
Crown of the Continent: The Wildest Rockies
Steven Gnam, Douglas Chadwick, Braided River/The Mountaineers Books (USA, 2014)
Summits and Starlight: The Canadian Rockies
Paul Zizka, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada, 2013)
Vulkane: Expeditionen zu den gefährlichsten Kratern der Welt
Carsten Peter, National Geographic /NG Malik Buchgesellschaft (Germany, 2013)
GUIDEBOOKS
Bouldering Essentials: The Complete Guide to Bouldering
David Flanagan, Three Rocks Books (Ireland, 2013)
Simple Fly Fishing: Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel
Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, Mauro Mazzo, Patagonia Books (USA, 2014)
Squamish Bouldering
Marc Bourdon, Quickdraw Publications (Canada, 2014)
Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete
Steve House, Scott Johnston, Patagonia Books (USA, 2014)
Walking and Trekking in Iceland: Exploring the Land of Ice and Fire
Paddy Dillon, Cicerone Press (UK, 2013)
Yosemite Bigwalls: The Complete Guide
Roger Putnam, Erik Sloan, Yosemite Bigwalls (USA, 2014)
