Fifty Percent of Mountaineering is Uphill

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Publication Year:
2016

ISBN-13: 9781926455617

&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;<p><b>Winner of the 2017 Alberta Readers' Choice&#10;Award!</b><br></p><p><i>Fifty&#10;Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill</i> is the enthralling true story of&#10;Jasper&#8217;s Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in&#10;the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of&#10;Jasper&#8217;s alpine landscape, guiding climbers up to the highest peaks, and&#10;rescuing them from perilous situations. Originally from Austria, this mountain&#10;man came to Canada in the 1950s to assail the Rockies, and stayed to become an&#10;integral part of mountain safety in Western Canada and the&#10;Yukon.</p><p>His daughter, Susanna Pfisterer, has shaped his&#10;stories and lectures as an engaging and educational adventure story that&#10;features over 100 archival photographs, including avalanches in the National&#10;Parks, highlights from climbing 1,600 peaks and participating in over 700&#10;rescues, and guiding adventures with prime ministers. Accompanied by the&#10;humorous wisdom of the &#8220;Sidehillgouger,&#8221; readers will traverse an historical&#10;and spectacular terrain.</p>&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;<p><b>Winner of the 2017 Alberta Readers' Choice&#10;Award!</b><br></p><p><i>Fifty&#10;Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill</i> is the enthralling true story of&#10;Jasper&#8217;s Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in&#10;the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of&#10;Jasper&#8217;s alpine landscape, guiding climbers up to the highest peaks, and&#10;rescuing them from perilous situations. Originally from Austria, this mountain&#10;man came to Canada in the 1950s to assail the Rockies, and stayed to become an&#10;integral part of mountain safety in Western Canada and the&#10;Yukon.</p><p>His daughter, Susanna Pfisterer, has shaped his&#10;stories and lectures as an engaging and educational adventure story that&#10;features over 100 archival photographs, including avalanches in the National&#10;Parks, highlights from climbing 1,600 peaks and participating in over 700&#10;rescues, and guiding adventures with prime ministers. Accompanied by the&#10;humorous wisdom of the &#8220;Sidehillgouger,&#8221; readers will traverse an historical&#10;and spectacular terrain.</p>&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;