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Hans Gmoser - Pushing the Limits: the Legacy | Episode Three

Hans Gmoser played an important role in the Canadian mountain community for over 50 years. He is best known as the father of heli-skiing.

Sharon Wood - Pushing the Limits: The Legacy | Episode Two

When Sharon Wood reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 20, 1986, she became the first North American woman to do so.

Tim Auger - Pushing the Limits: the Legacy | Episode One

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

Climbing Pioneers of Yamnuska

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

Hans Gmoser Film Project

Hans Gmoser was one of the greatest mountain filmmakers in North America. During the 1950s and 60s he produced 10 feature length films of...

Ski Spree by Eddie Hunter

Eddie Hunter grew up in Banff in the 1930s and 40s where he experienced the pioneer era of skiing in the Canadian Rockies. He worked in...

Lantern Slides