Sid Marty gathers true mountain tales from the Canadian Rockies, drawing on his own memories and the recollections of guides, friends and colleagues. The result is a vivid portrait of life in a rugged landscape—marked by humour, danger and humane observation.

Episodes range from a guide who carved a stair into a cliff and a snowshoer rescued after a night in a Banff tavern to a man who fed hungry grizzlies, a crafty packrat, and a warm-hearted horse named Candy. Marty threads these accounts with reflections on aging, friendship and the pressures that threaten wild places.

Readable and observant, this collection will appeal to fans of nature writing, mountain memoir and Canadian non-fiction.

• Author: Sid Marty
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, 2001
• 336 pages, paperback

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