Climbers from Canada

References

[1] Free Will: The Climbing Life of Jim Sandford by David Smart, Gripped 2021 https://gripped.com/profiles/free-will-the-climbing-life-of-jim-sandford/

References

[1] https://sendage.com/user/luke-neufeld

References

[1] https://dynamitestarfish.com/blogs/news/climber-story-midori-buechli

Irish-born Canadian land surveyor who surveyed the Selkirks and the Rockies, co-founded the Alpine Club of Canada in 1906 and was its first president. [1]

References

[1] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Oliver_Wheeler

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_qCRZVmty4

References

[1] https://gripped.com/news/once-leading-ontario-climber-dave-lanman-passes/

[2] http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/3056799/Dave-Lanman-RIP

David Smart is a climber and author. He has published several books on climbing, notably biographies of major figures including Paul Preuss [1], Emilio Comici [2] and Royal Robbins [3].

David is also a founding editor of Gripped Magazine.

References

[1] Smart, David. Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss: Life and Death at the Birth of Free-Climbing. Canada: RMB Rocky Mountain Books, 2019.

[2] Smart, David. Emilio Comici: Angel of the Dolomites. Australia: RMB Rocky Mountain Books, 2020.

[3] Smart, David. Royal Robbins: The American Climber. United States: Mountaineers Books, 2023.

[4] Interview with Chris Kalous on the Enormocast, January 2024 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rvb7V4CnHDiVKmaIK907F?

[5] Interview with Alpinist, 2021 https://alpinist.com/features/interview-with-david-smart-author-of-the-mountain-profile-for-alpinist-76-and-winner-of-2021-boardman-tasker-award/

Canadian journalist with the Manitoba Free Press who co-founded the Alpine Club of Canada in 1906 and was its first secretary. [1]

References

[1] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Parker_(journalist)