Tony Daffern is a seasoned climber, hiker and ski mountaineer with close to 50 years of experience on various mountain ranges throughout the world. A civil engineer by training, he is the author of the bestselling guidebook Popular Day Hikes 2: Canadian Rockies (RMB, 2018) and Backcountry Avalanche Safety – 4th Edition (RMB, 2017). Tony is the co-founder of Rocky Mountain Books and, along with his wife, Gillean Daffern, was awarded the Banff Mountain Festival’s Summit of Excellence Award in 2006. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.