Vertical Reference: The Life of Legendary Mountain Helicopter Rescue Pilot Jim Davies - Couverture souple

Calvert, Kathy

 
9781771604154: Vertical Reference: The Life of Legendary Mountain Helicopter Rescue Pilot Jim Davies
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1771604158 ISBN 13 : 9781771604154
Editeur : Rocky Mountain Books, 2021

Synopsis

An exciting and heart-pounding look at one of Western Canada's most adventurous individuals, known as a pioneer pilot of the heli-ski industry and as the first mountain-rescue pilot in the Canadian National Parks system. Jim Davies is an icon of competence and courage as the first heli-skiing pilot in Canada. But it is his groundbreaking work as a helicopter rescue pilot for Parks Canada that made him a legend to all who worked with him. His stellar career as a pilot overshadowed his other talents as a ski racer and artist. Jim received several awards for his work in mountain rescue, including the Helicopter Association International - Pilot Safety Award of Excellence, the Alberta Achievement Award for excellence in helicopter flying, the Summit of Excellence Award at the Banff Film and Book Festival, and the Robert E. Trimble Memorial Award for ""distinguished performance in helicopter mountain flying."" He is now retired and living in Banff, pursuing his love of painting and photography.

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À propos de l'auteur

Kathy Calvert grew up in the Canadian Rockies. In 1974 she became one of the first female national park wardens in Canada; in 1977 she was a member of the first all-women expedition to Mount Logan; and in 1989 she was on the first all-women ski traverse of the Columbia Mountains from the Bugaboos to Rogers Pass. She is the author of four books: Don Forest: Quest for the Summits, Guardians of the Peaks: Mountain Rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains, June Mickle: One Woman's Life in the Foothills and Mountains of Western Canada, and Ya Ha Tinda: A Home Place - Celebrating 100 Years of the Canadian Government's Only Working Horse Ranch. She and her husband, Dale Portman, live in Cochrane, Alberta.

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Éditeur
Rocky Mountain Books
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1771604158
ISBN 13 
9781771604154
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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