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Island Turns and Tours - Edition 2
A Guide to Backcountry Snowsports
in the Vancouver Island Alps
Island Turns and Tours describes day trips, multi-day tours for trips on skis, split-snowboards and snowshoes. Tips for finding the best terrain for descents along with important safety information. New edition now in full colour.
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Island Alpine Climbing
A Guide to Climbs & Scrambles
in the Vancouver Island Alps
Island Alpine Climbing describes in detail the alpine scrambles, rock and ice climbing routes on 50 of Vancouver Island’s finest mountain peaks. IAC is an update and replacement to Island Alpine Select More info>
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Exploring Strathcona Park
A Guide to British Columbia's First Provincial Park
This full colour guidebook describes the trails and backcountry routes that have made Strathcona Park famous for it's world-class hiking. From the roadside loop trails to week-long expeditions Exploring Strathcona Park unlocks the keys to one of British Columbia's best kept secrets. More info>
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Quadra Island Rock Climbs Ed5
A Guide Climbing on BC's Inner Coast Paradise
Quadra Island Rock Climbs describes well over 275 climbing routes and boulder problems at Chinese Mountains, Morte Lake and on Breton Island. Access maps, photo topos and detailed route descriptions provide all the information needed to explore the crags of this island jewel. More info>
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Crest Creek Rock Climbs
A Guide to Vancouver Island's Coolest Climbing Area
By Chris Barner & Ahren Rankin
A full colour guidebook to around 250 free and 50 aid climbs at Crest Creek in Strathcona Provincial Park, BC. This guidebook is informative, visually stunning, seasoned with sardonic humour and features side-bars, memoirs & artwork from key local contributors. More info>
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Coastal Maps
Topographical Maps for West Coast Hikes
Packable maps for your west coast hiking adventure. Full colour topo map based on NTS 1:50,000 series on weatherproof - tearproof paper. Useful links, notes and cautions for popular coastal hikes on Vancouver Island.
Nootka Island - $24.95
North Coast Trail - $24.95
Hesquiat Peninsula - $19.95
Tatchu Peninsula - $19.95
Strathcona 2010 Centennial Expedition
by Philip Stone
The journal of the 2010 Strathcona Centennial Expedition that retraced the journey of the 1910 Strathcona Discovery Expedition that led to the formation of British Columbia’s first Provincial Park. More info>
8.5x10.5" - 110 pages - paperback
full colour photographs & maps - first edition 2012
$49.95 plus 5% GST
Strathcona 1910 Discovery Expedition
by Harry McClure Johnson
The journal of the 1910 Strathcona Discovery Expedition that travelled by canoe and on foot through the wilderness heart of Vancouver Island leading to the establishment of British Columbia’s first Provincial Park. More info>
8.5x10.5" - 175 pages - paperback
black and white photographs & maps - first edition 2012
$49.95 plus 5% GST
Alpine Flowers of Vancouver Island
Map-style field guide
This light, water-proof and tear-proof duplex, fold out colour photo identification pamphlet is unique in being specifically about Vancouver Island's alpine plants.
A succinct text describes the usual habitats of 86 species of wildflowers native to our Island mountains. More info>
ISBN 978-0-9865207-0-9
20x26 - 2 pages - waterproof-tearproof
colour photos - first edition 2010
$8.95 plus 5% GST
Towards the Unknown Mountains
an autobiography from the Canadian wilderness
by Rob Wood
From youthful days in the hills of Britain and big wall climbing in Yosemite, the author's search for unique mountain adventure leads him to pioneering ice climbs in the Canadian Rockies and to new routes on Baffin Island and in the BC Coast Range. More info>
9x12 - 124 pages - hardcover - colour and black & white photos - first edition 1991
$29.95 plus 5% GST
Past Titles
Coastal Hikes
A Guide to West Coast Hiking Trails in British Columbia and Washington State
This guidebook to coastal hiking in BC and Washington State features treks like the West Coast Trail and Cape Scott, Nootka Trail and Hesquiat Peninsula. More info>
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Island Alpine
- Now out of Print
Island Alpine is the first comprehensive guidebook to the mountains of Vancouver Island and Strathcona Park. Featuring over 275 Island peaks, with more than 550 photographs showing hiking, scrambling and climbing routes - Island Alpine is the Island hiker's and mountaineer's bible. More info>
Island Alpine Select
A Guide to Alpine Climbing on Vancouver Island
- Now out of Print
Island Alpine Select describes in detail the alpine scrambles, rock and ice climbing routes on 70 of Vancouver Island’s finest mountain peaks. More info>
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