In the Western Mountains

In the Western Mountains is a collection of first-person accounts of experiences in the Rockies, the Selkirks and the Coast Range. It is not a history of mountaineering in Western Canada. Most of the stories published here are not of famous mountains or daring first ascents; indeed, by modern standards, some of the climbs described would only be pleasant rambles. But in the days before nylon ropes, climbing hardware, vibram soles, down jackets and freeze-dried food, getting up any sort of mounta