The canadian rockies : new and old trails / A.P. Coleman, foreword by Chic Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coleman, A. P. (Arthur Philemon), 1852-1939, author.

Series:

Mountain classics collection ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coleman, A. P. (Arthur Philemon), 1852-1939--Travel--Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.).

Coleman, A. P.

Explorers--Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)--History.

Explorers.

Mountaineers--Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)--History.

Mountaineers.

Outdoor life--Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.).

Outdoor life.

Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)--Description and travel.

Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.).

Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Place of Publication:

Surrey, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arthur Philemon Coleman was a passionate Canadian and one of the first to truly discover the beauty and majesty of this country''s mountain ranges as an explorer, geologist and mountaineer. In 1884, before the railway traversed the Rocky and Columbia mountains, Coleman headed west on the first of what would be eight mountaineering expeditions, making his way on foot and pack horse, with Native guides and without, over passes in Alberta and British Columbia. First published in 1911, this new edition gives modern-day readers a glimpse of the early days of mountaineering in the Canadian west. It paints a sympathetic picture of the rugged men and women who opened the region and of the hardships they endured. In his travels he encountered some of the main characters in Canadian mountaineering history, including Mary Schdffer, Joby Beaver, Frank Sibbald, Reverend George Kinney and Adolphus Moberly.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Contents

Foreword

Part I: First Visit to the Rockies, 1884

Chapter I: On the Way to the Rockies

Chapter II: To the Columbia River

Chapter III: Up the Spillimacheen

Chapter IV: Castle Mountain

Part II: Selkirk Trails, 1885

Chapter V

Chapter VI: Up the Columbia

Chapter VII: The Big Bend Goldfield

Chapter VII: Return to the Railway

Part III: Canoeing on the Columbia, 1888

Chapter IX: Down the Columbia in Search of High Mountains

Chapter X: Surprise Mount

Chapter XI: Lookout Point

Chapter XII: Running Surprise Rapids

Chapter XIII: The Big Bend Trail

Chapter XIV: Upriver to Beavermouth

Part IV: Trails of the Mountain Stonies, 1892

Chapter XV: The Eastern Side of the Rockies

Chapter XVI: Through the Mountains to the Saskatchewan

Chapter XVII: From the Saskatchewan to the Sunwapta

Chapter XVIII: The Tramp to Fortress Lake

Chapter XIX: The Return to Morley

Part V: The Road to Athabasca Pass, 1893

Chapter XX: Third Expedition to Mount Brown

Chapter XXI: A New Pass to the Athabasca

Chapter XXII: The Miette Valley

Chapter XXIII: Whirlpool River

Chapter XXIV: On the Roof of Canada

Chapter XXV: Homeward Bound

Part VI: A Month's Holiday, 1902

Chapter XXVI: Brazeau Mountain

Part VII: From Laggan to Mount Robson, 1907

Chapter XXVII: Choosing a Route to Mount Robson

Chapter XXVIII: The Trail North from Laggan

Chapter XXIX: The Tête Jaune Trail

Chapter XXX: Mount Robson from the South

Chapter XXXI: Swift and His Neighbours

Chapter XXXII: Out of the Mountains to the Big Eddy

Chapter XXXIII: The Edmonton Trail

Chapter XXIV: The Yellowhead Trail

Chapter XXXV: Moose and Smoky Rivers

Chapter XXXVI: At the Foot of Mount Robson

Chapter XXXVII: Our First Climb

Chapter XXXVIII: Our Last Climb.

Chapter XXXIX: The Return

Chapter XL: Later Ascents of Mount Robson

Chapter XLI: Robson as a Mountain

Chapter XLII: Some Comparisons

Chapter XLIII: The Building of the Rockies

Copyright.

Notes:

Previous ed. published in 1911.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-926855-37-X

1-4593-3014-5

OCLC:

1007059895