Banff Mountain Book Award Winners

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Winners

	The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds by Caroline Van Hemert (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 4,860 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Adventure Travel (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America by Craig Childs 3.87 avg rating — 1,489 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Special Jury Mention (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bert Riggall's Greater Waterton: A Conservation Legacy by Beth Towe (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating Banff Mountain Book Award for Special Jury Mention (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Canadian Rockies: Rediscovered by Paul Zizka (Photographer) 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Image (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wolf by Nate Blakeslee 4.40 avg rating — 10,406 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Environment and Natural History (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tides: A Climber's Voyage by Nick Bullock 4.35 avg rating — 81 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Literature (Non Fiction) The Jon Whyte Award (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le otto montagne by Paolo Cognetti (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 35,042 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Grand Prize (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei by Junko Tabei 4.52 avg rating — 168 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountaineering History (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road by Kate Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 5,078 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Adventure Travel (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits by Tommy Caldwell 4.47 avg rating — 8,128 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Special Mention (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing The Ephemeral 50 Routes For A by Simon Richardson 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Guidebook (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tracking Gobi Grizzlies: Surviving Beyond the Back of Beyond by Douglas Chadwick (Photographer) 4.22 avg rating — 50 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Environment and Natural History (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka by Bernadette McDonald 4.24 avg rating — 754 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Literature (Non Fiction) The Jon Whyte Award (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rising Abruptly: Stories (Robert Kroetsch Series) by Gisèle Villeneuve 2.43 avg rating — 7 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Fiction & Poetry (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Names of the Stars: A Life in the Wilds by Pete Fromm (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 654 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Adventure Travel (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Climbers by Jim Herrington (Goodreads Author) (Photographer) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Grand Prize (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bold and Cold: A History of 25 Classic Climbs in the Canadian Rockies by Brandon Pullan 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Special Jury Mention (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Across the Arctic Ocean: Original Photographs from the Last Great Polar Journey by Wally Herbert 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Special Jury Mention (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rock Queen : Major Ascents from the World Famous French Climber by Catherine Destivelle 4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountaineering History (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1001 Climbing Tips: The Essential Climbers' Guide: From Rock, Ice and Big-Wall Climbing to Diet, Training and Mountain Survival by Andy Kirkpatrick (Artist) 4.22 avg rating — 55 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Guidebook (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yosemite in the Fifties: The Iron Age by Dean Fidelman (Editor) 4.72 avg rating — 25 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Image (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bond: Two Epic Climbs in Alaska and a Lifetime's Connection Between Climbers by Simon McCartney 4.61 avg rating — 238 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain & Wilderness Literature - Non Fiction - The Jon Whyte Award (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martin Marten by Brian Doyle 4.34 avg rating — 2,444 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Fiction & Poetry (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice Diaries: An Antarctic Memoir by Jean McNeil 3.40 avg rating — 267 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Grand Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventure Game: A Cameraman's Tales from Films at the Edge by Keith Partridge 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Special Jury Mention (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lake District Rock by FRCC Guidebook Team 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Guidebook (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alpine Exposures by Jon Griffith it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Image (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tower: A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre by Kelly Cordes 4.30 avg rating — 604 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain & Wilderness Literature - Non Fiction - The Jon Whyte Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawn: The Art of Ascent by Jeremy Collins (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 205 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Adventure Travel (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alpine Warriors by Bernadette McDonald 4.18 avg rating — 149 ratings Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountaineering History (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars