Title: Men for the mountains
First published: 1978
Description: As a park warden in the national parks of Canada's Rocky Mountains, Sid Marty came to know that beautiful and treacherous landscape as few men or women do. He was a mountain climber, rescue team member, firefighter, wildlife custodian, and adviser to tourists, adventurers, and people passing through. At all times, he was an acute observer of human and animal behaviour. In these pages he records with wry wit and bitter insight true stories of heroism and folly drawn from life in the high country. Marty writes vividly about a land and a way of life that are increasingly endangered. The visceral energy of his prose compels attention. This is a compulsive, alarming, and often hilarious read.
Subjects: Intellectual life, Canadian Authors, Homes and haunts, Authors, Canadian, National parks and reserves, Biography, Mountaineers, Mountaineering, Park rangers, Résidences et lieux familiers, Parcs nationaux, Gardiens de parc, Biographies
Places: Canada, Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.), Rocky Mountains
People: Sid Marty (1944-)
Time periods: 20th century