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Pushing the Limits. The Legacy Episode One - Tim Auger

In 1996 and 1997 Chic Scott recorded 84 interviews with leading mountaineers all across Canada, as research for his book, Pushing the...

Pushing the Limits, The Story of Canadian Mountaineering changed the way the world views Canadian mountaineering. Before the book was...

Climbing Pioneers of Yamnuska is about Iyamnathka, the “flat-faced mountain” on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, overlooking the...

A look at Chic Scott's work with the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, including his upcoming project "Pushing the Limits: The Legacy".

Exploring the personal papers, drafts, and portfolio of commercial artist Murray Hay, who hand-painted ski maps in the Canadian Rockies.

Situated on the bank of Brewster Creek, near the Sunshine Road junction was a work camp specifically for conscientious objectors.