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Inner Ranges
Inner Ranges

Inner Ranges

An Anthology of Mountain Thoughts and Mountain People
ISBN: 9781771602877
Geoff Powter

Chris Bonington

$22.00
  • Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US)

Winner of the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Climbing Literature
Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature
Shortlisted for the 2019 Boardman Tasker Award

Inner Ranges brings together an enlightening and entertaining selection of mountain writing by one of Canada’s most respected adventure journalists and thinkers.

This collection of original and previously published pieces includes provocative editorial and opinion work about the state of adventure, personal tales from a life of exploration and risk-taking, some touches of humour, and award-winning profiles of some of Canada’s mountaineering greats. Stories include conversations with and profiles of alpine personalities such as Barry Blanchard, Sonnie Trotter, Lena Rowat, Raphael Slawinski, David Jones and many more.

Bringing these essays together for the first time has given Geoff the unique opportunity to reflect back on the stories behind the stories, the consequences of their publication, and the sometimes complex processes of writing about adventure and adventurous lives.

Book Details

360

September 7, 2018

Width: 5.25 in
Height: 8 in

There is some beautiful, provocative and astute mountain writing in this book, and I'll hope you'll enjoy the journey through it as much as I have.

- Chris Bonington

Inner Ranges documents, through a range of literary genres, a prolonged encounter with an inner mountain landscape, and tries to see that landscape through new and ever-sharpening eyes.

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"...Powter’s incorporation of twenty-six pieces of mountain adventures, tragedies, conflicts, and fulfillment creates the portrayal of mountains as cultural and environmental landscapes molded by the people and animals within them."

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"...an essential addition to the lore of this country as a place of deep adventure."

- NO ATTRIBUTION EXISTS "With Inner Ranges, he brings those adventures to the page, not in the form of tedious trip reports, but with lucid and honest accounts of triumph and death, intimate profiles of Canada’s most beloved mountain people and even some investigative journalism." - NO ATTRIBUTION EXISTS

"Anyone with any interest in the craft of adventure essay writing, personal exposé or a broad range of climbing subjects will find much here to justify aquiring a copy of this unique collection."

- NO ATTRIBUTION EXISTS "The strength of his story is the sharp contrast of the physicality of mountains with his own self-reflection and transformation as a result of time spent within these landscapes. The stories portray the evolution of those who seek out these places for physical achievement and pleasure and who leave with a deep appreciation of, and respect and admiration for, mountains." - NO ATTRIBUTION EXISTS "This insightful anthology, stretching back to the beginning of his career, distills his best work while creating a natural extension of his own evolution as a writer." - Leslie Anthony "Powter’s writing discloses an intelligence and a maturity that ranges beyond mountaineering’s frequent self-absorption. He is able to both view the mountaineering world from within the bubble, and from the outside looking in." - NO ATTRIBUTION EXISTS "An astute observer of the many layers and hues of life, of the mountains, and of mountain life, Powter’s inquisitive mind and finely-honed storytelling talent coalesce in the collection to reveal shifting perceptions and opinions, moods and passions." - NO ATTRIBUTION EXISTS