Product Description
All orders include a cloth badge and free UK P&P. If you are ordering from outside the UK, please add international shipping to your order.
Read Heather's full review of here.
Published in 2009 and shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize, Hooker & Brown is set in the Canadian Rockies, mainly in the mountains of Alberta, close to the book's author, Jerry Auld's, home city of Calgary.
The book’s namesake mountains, Hooker and Brown, are two mythical peaks. They were believed to be the highest peaks in North America until it was discovered they didn’t exist, at least not in the form the early pioneers believed.
The story’s main protagonist is Rumi, a recently-graduated geologist and climber, working for the Kananaskis Trail Park through the summer, and trying to decide whether to continue with his studies or head into the world of Big Oil corporates (I’m not sure it’s really this binary but that’s the decision Rumi believes he has to make).
We follow Rumi and his friends and colleagues as they work on the trails, socialise and climb. Jerry Auld blends this in with the story of Hooker and Brown, and of the early mountain pioneers who claimed the first ascents of the Canadian Rockies highest peaks. Auld weaves in stories of the exploits of David Thomson, John Collie and James Outram as they sought the prizes of the first ascents of Mount Assiniboine, Mount Forbes and other peaks.
This is a book that explores the mystery of mountains, set in the modern day but looking back through history, read Heather's full review here.
Product Information
| UPC | 123456789 |
|---|---|
| Product Type | Book |
| Price (excl. tax) | £16.99 |
| Price (incl. tax) | £16.99 |
| Tax | £0.00 |
| Availability | In stock (2 available) |
| Number of reviews | 0 |
Customer Reviews
This product does not have any reviews yet - be the first to write one.
Recommended items
-
Twisted Mountains
£12.50
In stock
-
A Dream of White …
£10.00
Unavailable
Add to cart -
First on the Rope
£8.99
In stock