Sports & Recreation Mountaineering
Caves of the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia Mountains
- Publisher
- RMB | Rocky Mountain Books
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2004
- Category
- Mountaineering, Western Provinces
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780921102946
- Publish Date
- Jun 2004
- List Price
- $9.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Recipient of the Banff Mountain Book Festival's Canadian Rockies Award
This guidebook to the caves of the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia Mountains covers both sides of the BC/Alberta border, spanning an area from as far south as the Crowsnest Pass and as far north as the Prince George area.
The first Canadian caving guide, it offers extensive information for each cave, including location, cave survey, history of exploration, access maps and all the necessary technical details needed for safe exploration.
About the author
Born in London, England, Jon Rollins lived for two years in Vancouver where he discovered the delights of caving on Vancouver Island. Most of Jon`s cave exploration is with members of the Alberta Speleleological Society (ASS), with whom he has been on caving expeditions to Mexico amd Central America. Jon currently works as an independent environmental consultant specializing in karst management, and as Mountain Activities Co-ordinator for the Alpine Club of Canada. For the last 15 years Jon has operated Canadian Rockies Cave Guiding.