Mountain Voices features fifty diverse voices, including alpinists, artists, Indigenous knowledge holders, park and land managers, interdisciplinary scientists, archivists, and historians. Each contributor shares a unique and fascinating perspective through a short essay accompanied by a pair of photographs from the remarkable archive of the Mountain Legacy Project. Mountain Voices brings Canadian mountain landscapes to life through the passion and devotion of those who love the mountains deeply.
On the end of Sulphur Mountain ridge looking northeast over Banff, Alberta, 1888 (top) and 2008 (bottom).
[Top: J. J. McArthur, 1888, Library & Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada ecopy number e002506934; Bottom: MLP, 2008]
[Top: J. J. McArthur, 1888, Library & Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada ecopy number e002506934; Bottom: MLP, 2008]
Praise
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Mountain Voices is a formidable collection by people who know mountains as much as they can be known.
--John Geiger, Author, The Third Man Factor, and CEO, The Royal Canadian Geographic Society/Canadian Geographic |
The stories are personal and universal. The paired images are humbling. Together they make a profound case for stewardship of these alpine environments.
--Carine Sally, Executive Director, The Alpine Club of Canada |
Mountain lovers, read and see in these pages the changes our modern habits have wrought. Learn. Advocate.
--Peter Muir, President, UIAA: International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation |