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September/October 2001 issue	In this issue Table of Contents Editor’s Notebook Feature: Backcountry beat The Inside Story Reverberations À la carte

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Over the years, Canadian Geographic has taken readers to new heights, exploring the country’s peaks to the north, east and west. Here is a selection of the stories you can pull from your archives to relive the adventures you’ve shared with us and our writers.

Risk and rescue
With breathtaking mountains so close to Vancouver, city dwellers are frequently lured from the comfort of their condos to enjoy the exhilarating hiking trails. Unfortunately, many go unprepared for the weather and for possible emergencies, leaving rugged rescue crews to save the day. Writer Shawn Blore received an honourable mention at the 2000 National Magazine Awards for this story of calamity and courage in B.C.’s Coast Mountains.
Canadian Geographic, Mar/Apr 2000

Ascending Athabasca
Following in the footsteps of two history-making gentlemen explorers, writer Sid Marty and a team of mountaineers strap on crampons and safety line to reach the peak of Mount Athabasca overlooking a vast sea of alpine ice.
Canadian Geographic, Nov/Dec 1998

Spires of the Tombstones
The jagged peaks of the Tombstone Range rise from the colourful Yukon tundra in this photo showcase by renowned climbers Pat and Baiba Morrow.
Canadian Geographic, Nov/Dec 1997

Trekking a forgotten land
Explorer John Dunn and two adventurous friends push through Labrador’s wild, remote Torngat Mountains before they became part of a national park. From the highest peaks in Eastern Canada to the bottom of fiords, the team encounters caribou, abandoned historic settlements and some of the world’s oldest rocks in this wild, challenging landscape.
Canadian Geographic, Mar/Apr 1994

Avalanche! Starting a slide for safety’s sake
Writer Vivien Bowers gets deep into her research of how avalanches start - setting off a minor one herself in this feature about an avalanche control program in British Columbia. The program’s purpose is not to prevent, but rather trigger avalanches in a controlled manor to avoid disastrous, unpredictable accidents.
Canadian Geographic, Mar/Apr 1994

To the top
A team of mountaineers sponsored by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society climbs Mount Logan in Kluane National Park to get the definitive measure of Canada’s highest peak.
Canadian Geographic, Sept/Oct 1992

Our unknown national park
Although its name has since changed to Ivvavik, the Northern Yukon National Park is described here as one of the least-changed landscapes in Canada. Written in 1992, the threat of U.S. oil development was a growing concern even then. Writer/photographer Wayne Lynch provides a rare look at this beautiful countryside and explores why this land should remain protected.
Canadian Geographic, Jul/Aug 1992

Hiking the Canol Trail
After Americans abandoned a Second World War road, telephone line and pipeline project through the Northwest and Yukon territories, Canadians take up the trail as a challenging wilderness hiking route as nature reclaims the land.
Canadian Geographic, Jul/Aug 1992

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