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Award Winners of the Banff Mountain Book Festival
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| Canadian Rockies |
| Mountain Exposition |
| Mountain History |
| Mountain Image |
| Mountain Literature |
This category generally includes books nominated in other categories that are directly related to the Canadian Rockies. There are two lists of books on this page. The first list includes all of the winners in the Canadian Rockies category since the award was first made in 1995. The second list includes all of the finalists. Please note that a number of these books are still unavailable in the US (at least through Amazon.com) and that these are shown in red.
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Powder Pioneers: Ski Stories From The Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains Local writer and historian is one of the foremost chroniclers of the history and character of the Rocky Mountains. The Canadian Rockies award is chosen by a local committee. |
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| 2005 |
The 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies |
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| 2004 |
Caves of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains John Rollins |
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| 2003 | No award mentioned. | |
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Bruno Engler Photography Susan Engler Potts, Vera Matsarova Engler A compilation of mountain images by Canadian Rockies mountaineer, filmmaker and photographer Bruno Engler (1915-2001). This book also wins the Canadian Rockies Award for the best book on the local area. |
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| 2001 |
Raven's End: A Tale of the Canadian Rockies Ben Gadd |
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| 2000 |
Pushing The Limits: The Story Of Canadian Mountaineering Chic Scott |
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| 1999 |
Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, 3rd edition Alan Kane Kane brings together 150 of his favourite scrambles so far, starting in Waterton National Park and working his way up through the Crowsnest area and Kananaskis Country into the contiguous national parks of Banff, Kootenay, Yoho and Jasper. Each peak can be climbed in one day from a road or backcountry lodge. All scrambles are carefully graded. |
The following table includes a list of the finalists for the Banff Awards in the Canadian Rockies category. In some years, finalists are not listed explicitly.
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If you like this list and want to see other award winning books on mountaineering and the outdoors, check out the winners of these three awards:
| American Alpine Literary Award |
| Boardman-Tasker Memorial Award for Mountain Literature |
| National Outdoor Book Awards |
Return to TheRagens Books homepage. For other books on our lists of recommended books, follow the links below.
| Our Current Book List. The list of books on our current reading list. |
| Mountain Climbing and Outdoor Adventures with the cover graphics. |
| Books on Wine Appreciation and Winemaking. |
| Children's Books that our boys or their cousins are reading. Click here for the Seattle Children's Theatre recommended booklist. |
| History Books that relate to our family history or that we have enjoyed. |
| Other Books that we are waiting to categorize. |
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