Switchbacks: True Stories from the Canadian Rockies

Switchbacks: True Stories from the Canadian Rockies

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In <i>Switchbacks,</i> Sid Marty draws on his own memories and those of friends and former colleagues in relating a series of true mountain tales. Among his subjects are: the old guide who built a staircase up a cliff; the stranded snowshoer who was rescued between rounds of beer in a Banff tavern; the man who catered to hungry grizzlies; an opinionated packrat with a gift for larceny; and a horse named Candy whose heart was as big as a stove.<br><br>Along the way, Marty tries to answer the kind of questions that all of us must face some day. Do we really have to €œgrow up€ and abandon adventure as well as youthful ideals? Can the mountains draw old friends back together, when politics and life styles have set them apart?<br><br>Sid Marty writes gracefully of the land he loves and lampoons a few bureaucrats whose policies sometimes threaten its integrity. His portraits of the people €“ and creatures €“ that make their lives in the mountains are affectionate and respectful. But, above all, this is a collection of engaging, surprising, funny, and superbly told true stories by a gifted writer.