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Vertical Reference: The Life of Legendary Mountain Helicopter Rescue Pilot Jim Davies New edition [Minkštas viršelis]

  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 320 pages, aukštis x plotis: 228x152 mm, black and white photos
  • Išleidimo metai: 21-Jan-2021
  • Leidėjas: Rocky Mountain Books
  • ISBN-10: 1771604158
  • ISBN-13: 9781771604154
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 320 pages, aukštis x plotis: 228x152 mm, black and white photos
  • Išleidimo metai: 21-Jan-2021
  • Leidėjas: Rocky Mountain Books
  • ISBN-10: 1771604158
  • ISBN-13: 9781771604154
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:

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.



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.



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.

Foreword ix
Acknowledgements xiii
1 Growing Up
1(20)
2 A Glimpse of the World
21(30)
3 Birth of Heli-Skiing in the Bugaboos
51(34)
4 Changes: From Bugaboos to Banff
85(30)
5 Permission or Forgiveness
115(22)
6 Development of the Public Safety Program
137(38)
7 Eclectic Use of the Helicopter
175(30)
8 The Contract
205(24)
9 No Lack of Work
229(26)
10 The Coast and Home Again
255(26)
Appendix: Public Safety in Parks Today 281(14)
Endnotes 295(8)
Bibliography 303