Mountain Literature Finalists

Arapiles a Million Mountains, Keith Lockwood, Skink Press (Australia 2007) 978-09758-05725

The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek, Sid Marty, McClelland & Stewart (Canada 2008) 978-0-7710-5699-4

Bugaboo Dreams: A Story of Skiers, Helicopters & Mountains, Topher Donahue, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2008) 978-1-897522-11-0

Dark Summit, Nick Heil, Henry Holt and Co., (USA 2008) 978-0-8050-8310-1, Random House of Canada Ltd. (Canada 2008) 978-0-307-35642-0

Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, Maurice Isserman, Stewart Weaver, Yale University Press (USA 2008) 978-0-300-11501-7

First Ascent, Stephen Venables, Cassell Illustrated (UK 2008) 978-1-8440-3596-0

Forget Me Not: A Memoir, Jennifer Lowe-Anker, The Mountaineers Books (USA 2008) 978-1-59485-082-0

High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed, Michael Kodas, Hyperion (USA 2008) 978-1-4013-0273-

Mountain Madness: Scott Fischer, Mount Everest and a Life Lived on High, Robert Birkby, Citadel Books / Kensington Publishing (USA 2008) 0 8065 2875 3

Night Driving: Invention of the Wheel and Other Blues, Dick Dorworth, First Ascent Press,LLC (USA 2007) 978-1-933009-025

Psychovertical, Andy Kirkpatrick, Random House Group Limited UK (UK 2008) 978-0-091920968

Thin White Line, Andy Cave, Random House Group Limited UK (UK 2008) 978-0-091795-72-6

Tomaz Humar, Bernadette McDonald, Random House Group Limited UK (UK 2008) 978-0-09-1795474

Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa, Majka Burhardt, Shama Books (Ethiopia 2008) 978-99944-0-032-4

Who’s Who in British Climbing, Colin Wells, The Climbing Company Ltd. (UK 2007) 978-0955660108

Mountain Literature Entries

At the Mercy of the Mountains: True Stories of Survival and Tragedy in New York's Adirondacks, Peter Bronski, Globe Pequot Press (USA 2008) 978-1-59921-304-0

Banff Town Warden 3: The Journals of Walter H. Peyto, David Peyto, Peyto Lake Books (Canada 2008) 978-0-9731066-8-8

Chef, Jaspreet Singh, Véhicule Press (Canada 2008) 978-1-55065-239-0

Coast Mountain Men: Mountaineering Stories from the West Coast, Gil Parker, Aware Publishing (Canada 2007) 978-0-9736906-2-0

Do, Die, or Get Along: A Tale of Two Appalachian Towns, Peter Crow, University of Georgia Press (USA 2007) 978-0820328713

Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport: Male Identity and Rock Climbing, Victoria Robinson, Berg Publishers (UK 2008) 978-1-845201-364

The Guardian Book of Mountains, Richard Nelsson, Guardian News & Media Limited (UK 2007) 978-0-85265-079-0

Historic Photos of the Canadian Rockies, Andrew Hempstead, Editor, Summerthought Publishing (Canada 2008) 978-0-978237-561

Horses Like Lightning: A Story of Passage through the Himalayas, Sienna Craig, Wisdom Publications (USA 2008) 0861715179

In a High and Desperate Place, Rachel Kelsey Colenso, Aardvark Press Publishing (South Africa 2008) 978-1-920154-04-2

The Last Days of the Incas, Kim MacQuarrie, Simon & Schuster (USA 2007) 978-074326-0497

The Lens of Time: A Repeat Photography of Landscape Change in the Canadian Rockies, Cliff White, E.J. Hart, University of Calgary Press (Canada 2007) 978-1-55238-237-0

Making Dead Birds, Robert Gardner, Peabody Museum Press (USA 2008) 978-0-87365-823-2

More than a Mountain: One Woman’s Everest, TA Loeffler, Creative Book Publishing (Canada 2008) 978-1897174-7-2

Mount Assiniboine: Images in Art, Jane Lytton Gooch, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2007) 978-1-894765-97-8

Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature, Christopher Van Tilburg, St. Martin's Press (USA 2007) 978-031235887

Mountain Star, Ginny Fowler Hicks, Mountain World Media (USA 2008) 978-0-976-330936

Nahanni Journals: R.M. Patterson's 1927–1929 Journals, Richard C Davis, Editor, University of Alberta Press (Canada 2008) 978-0-88864-477-9

Ned: The Story of Bear Six Nine Three, Joe Pavelka, Lynne Huras, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2007) 978-1-894765-95-4

Red Rover, Deirdre McNamer, Penguin Putnam, Inc. (USA 2007) 978-0-6700-63505

Seeds… of Germination… or Termination, Hugo Bonjean, Eagle Vision Publishing Ltd (Canada 2008) 978-0-97377542-1-6

To the Top from Nowhere, Sibusiso Vilane, Gail Jennings, Ardvark Press Publishing, Pty (South Africa 2008) 978-0-9584907-8-8

Trespass: Living at the Edge of the Promised Land, Amy Irvine, North Point/Farrar, Straus and Giroux (USA 2008) 0-86547-703-5

Turtle Neck: Mt. Rubal Kang, Muntasir Mamun Imran, Bengall Gallery of Fine Arts (Bangladesh 2008)

Water, Weather and the Mountain West, Bob Sandford, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2007) 978-1-894765-93-0

The Weekender Effect: Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns, Bob Sandford, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2008) 978-1-897522-10-3

When You Journeyed Homeward, Cynthia Kennedy, Eolus Press LLC (USA 2008) 978-0-9818117-0-3

Where the Mountains Throw Their Dice, Paul Hersey, New Holland Publishers, NZ, Ltd (New Zealand 2008) 978-1-86966-191-5

Wild Alberta at the Crossroads, Marian White, Robin White, NatureWatch Press (Canada 2007) 978-0-9783849-0-6

With Bare Hands: The True Story of Alain Robert, the Real-Life Spiderman, Alain Robert, Blacksmith Books (China 2007) 978 9889979 928

Mountain Image Finalists

Grand Canyon: River at Risk, Wade Davis, Earth Aware Editions (USA 2008) 978-1-60109-013-7

The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World, Steven Kazlowski, The Mountaineers Books (USA 2008) 978-1-59485-059-2

Mont Blanc, Mario Colonel, Mario Colonel Editions (France 2008) 978-2-9531900-0-7

Mountain Image Entries

Alpine Americas, Olaf Soot, Don Mellor, Horizon Editions LLC (USA 2008) 978-0-9778490-2-4

Luminous Mountains: The Sierra Nevada of California, Tim Palmer, Heyday Books (USA 2008) 978-1-59714-077-5

Sentiers Valaisans, François Perraudin, Slatkine Reprints (Switzerland 2007) 978-2-8321-0286-2

Ski the 14ers, Art Burrows, Chris Davenport, Capitol Peak Publishing (USA 2007) 978-0-9792644-2-9

Spots of Time, Henry Iddon, The Wordsworth Trust (UK 2008) 978-1-905256-30-3

Swedish Wilderness: The Mountain World of Dag Hammerskjold, Claes Grundsten, Max Strom (Sweden 2007) 978-9171260987

Vertical Vision, Menno Boermans, Melvin Redeker, Focus Media (Netherlands 2008) 978-90-78811-03-9

Mountain Exposition Finalists

Baffin Island: Climbing, Trekking & Skiing, Mark Synnott, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2008) 978-1-894765-98-5

The Cairngorms, Andy Nisbet, A. Fyffe, S. Richardson, J. Lyall, W. Moir, Scottish Mountaineering Trust Publications Ltd (UK 2007) 978-0-907521969

The Canadian Hiker’s and Backpacker's Handbook, Ben Gadd, Whitecap Books Ltd. (Canada 2008) 978-1-552859-179

Hiking from Here to WOW: Utah Canyon Country, Kathy and Craig Copeland, Wilderness Press (USA 2008) 978-0-89998-452-1

Lofoten Rock, Chris Craggs, Thorbjorn Enevold, Rockfax (UK 2008) 978-1-873341-66-7

Mountain Exposition Entries

50 Walks and Hikes in Banff National Park, Brian Patton, Bart Robinson, Summerthought Publishing (Canada 2008) 978-0-97823-7530

Alberta Backcountry Equestrian One-Day Trail Guide, Pam Asheton, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2007) 978-1-894765-82-4

Allen & Mike’s Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book, Revised and Even Better, Allen O'Bannon, Mike Clelland, The Globe Pequot Press (USA 2007) 978-0-7627-4585-2

Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering, Martin Volken, Scott Schell, Margaret Wheeler, The Mountaineers Books (USA 2007) 978-1-59485-038-7

Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours, Ben Gadd, Corax Press (Canada 2008) 978-0-9692631-2-8

Cayoneering: A Guide to Techniques for Wet and Dry Canyons, David Black, The Globe Pequot Press (USA 2008) 978-0-7627-4519-7

Conditioning for Climbers, Eric Horst, The Globe Pequot Press (USA 2008) 978-0-7627-4228-8

Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park: Studies in Two Centuries of Human History in the Upper Athabasca River Watershed, Ian S. MacLaren, University of Alberta Press (Canada 2007) 0-88864-483-3

Day Hiking: Mount Rainier, Dan Nelson, The Mountaineers Books (USA 2008) 978-1-59485-060-8

Day Hiking: North Cascades, Craig Romano, The Mountaineers Books (USA 2008) 978-1-59485-048-6

Exploring the Castle: Discovering the Backbone of the World, Robert Kershaw, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2008) 978-1-897522-04-2

Exploring Tumbler Ridge, Charles Helm, Tumbler Ridge News (Canada 2008) 978-0-9688558-1-2

The Frozen Toe Guide to Real Alaskan Livin’, Brookelyn Bellinger, Sasquatch Books (USA 2007) 1-57061-484-9

Life of the Trail 1: Historic Hikes in Eastern Banff National Park, Janice Sanford Beck, Emerson Sanford, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2008) 978-1-894765-99-2

Parkways of the Canadian Rockies, Brian Patton, Summerthought Publishing (Canada 2008) 978-0-978237-52-3

Peak District: Climbing, John Coefield, Jon Barton, Vertebrate Publishing (UK 2008)

Popular Day Hikes #2: Canadian Rockies, Tony Daffern, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2008) 978-1-897522-01-1

Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks (2nd Edition), Bradley Mayhew, Carolyn McCarthy, Lonely Planet Publications (USA 2008) 978-1-741045604

Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (2nd Edition), Danny Palmerlee, Beth Kohn, Lonely Planet Publications (USA 2008) 978-1-741045598

Adventure Travel Finalists

Bandit Roads: Into the Lawless Heart of Mexico, Richard Grant, Little Brown UK (UK 2008) 978-031672936

Descending the Dragon, Jon Bowermaster, National Geographic Books (USA 2008) 978-1-4262-0304-6

Expedition to the Edge: Stories of Worldwide Adventure, Lynn Martel, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2008) 978-1-897522-09-7

Explorers of the Infinite: The Secret Spiritual Lives of Extreme Athletes, Maria Coffey, Penguin Group (Canada 2008) 978-1-58542-651-5

Fatal Tide: When the Race of a Lifetime Goes Wrong, David Leach, Penguin Group (Canada 2008) 978-0670066292

A Man’s Life: Dispatches from Dangerous Places, Mark Jenkins, Rodale Press (USA 2007) 978-1-59486-707-1

Morning Light: Triumph at Sea & Tragedy on Everest, Margaret Griffiths, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2008) 978-1-897522-08-0

Through a Land of Extremes: The Littledales of Central Asia, Elizabeth & Nicholas Clinch, Sutton Publishing (UK 2008) 978-0-7509-4782-4

Unclaimed Coast, Graham Charles, Mark Jones, Marcus Waters, Penguin Group, NZ (New Zealand 2007) 978-014300732

The Wild Places, Robert MacFarlane, Granta Books (UK 2007) and Penguin Group (USA 2008) 978-1-86207-973-1

Adventure Travel Entries

Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives, Jason Schoonover, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2007) 978-1-894765-91-6

The Ancient Tea Horse Road, Jeff Fuchs, Penguin Group (Canada 2008) 978-0-670-06611-7

The Darien Gap: Travels in the Rainforest of Panama, Martin Mitchinson, Harbour Publishing (Canada 2008) 978-15501-742-12

Emperor of the North: Sir George Simpson and the Remarkable Story of the Hudson's Bay Company, James Raffan, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (Canada 2007) 978-0-00-200783-2

Farewell, My Subaru, Doug Fine, Random House of Canada Ltd. (Canada 2008) 978-1-4000-6644-5

Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire, Marianne O'Connor, PublishingWorks, Inc (USA 2008)

Honorable Bandit: A Walk across Corsica, Brian Bouldrey, Univ of Wisconsin Press (USA 2007) 0-299-22320-5

Mad Dogs and an Englishwoman, Polly Evans, Transworld Publishers (UK 2008) 978-0-5538-1943-4

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, Ranulph Fiennes, Hodder & Stoughton Publishers (UK 2007) 978-0340951682

Meetings on the Edge, Margaret MacKean, Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd (UK 2008) 978-19032-388-06

The Obsession, John Chipman, Penguin Group (Canada 2007) 978-0-670-06501-1

The Old Way North, David Pelly, Minnesota Historical Society Press (USA 2008) 978-0-873516167

The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh, Linda Colley, Random House (USA 2007) 978-0-375-42153-2

Panther Soup: A European Journey in War and Peace, John Gimlette, Random House Group Limited UK (UK 2008) 978-0-09192-138-5

Quest for Kaitiakitanga, Richard Bangs, Menasha Ridge Press (USA 2008) 978-0-89732-658-2

Race to the Polar Sea: The Heroic Adventures of Elisha Kent Kane, Ken McGoogan, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (Canada 2008) 978-0-00-200776-4

Ray Mears Goes Walkabout, Ray Mears, Hodder & Stoughton Publishers (UK 2008) 978-0340961513

Rock Me on the Water, Renny Russell, Animist Press (USA 2007) 978-0-97605-391-0

Rowboat in a Hurricane, Julie Angus, Greystone Books (Canada 2008) 978-1553653370

The Summit, Delroy McDonald, Delroy McDonald (Jamaica 2008) 978-976-8303-75-5

Take it to the Extreme: Mountainboard Maniacs, Pam Withers, Whitecap Books Ltd. (USA 2008) 978-1-55285-915-5

Taking the Old Highway, Brad Modesitt, Modesitt Mirages LLC (USA 2008) 978-0-9817146-0-8

Under the Holy Lake, Ken Haigh, University of Alberta Press (Canada 2008) 0-88864-492-2

What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain’s Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Jane Christmas, Greystone Books (Canada 2007) 978-1-55365-240-3

Canadian Rockies Award Finalists

50 Walks and Hikes in Banff National Park, Brian Patton, Bart Robinson, Summerthought Publishing (Canada 2008) 978-0-97823-7530

The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek, Sid Marty, McClelland & Stewart (Canada 2008) 978-0-7710-5699-4

Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park: Studies in Two Centuries of Human History in the Upper Athabasca River Watershed, Ian S. MacLaren, University of Alberta Press (Canada 2007) 0-88864-483-3

The Lens of Time: A Repeat Photography of Landscape Change in the Canadian Rockies, Cliff White, E.J. Hart, University of Calgary Press (Canada 2007) 978-1-55238-237-0

Mount Assiniboine: Images in Art, Jane Lytton Gooch, Rocky Mountain Books (Canada 2007) 978-1-894765-97-8