This week, author Lynn Martel tells about local adventurer Jerry Kobalenko. Here Jerry tell us about how he got into long journeys, as well as what equipment he uses for his Arctic treks.

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This week Brad White from Parks Canada talks about Mountain Safety, and Bob Sandford shares some information about Prescribed Fire. We'll also hear the musical stylings of Seth Anderson "The Renegade Kid"

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As one of the founders of the Banff Mountain Book Festival, Bernadette McDonald has had a lot of influence on the world of adventure literature. We talk about the Mountain Book Festival, as well as some of Bernadette's own books.

Listen as the Pacific Centre For Leadership examines the relationship between risk and change through conversation and experiential exercises.

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On this episode of Alpine Authors on Friends of Banff Park Radio we hear about authors Nicky Brink & Stephen R Bown's experiences hiking some of the historic trails in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and the comparison to what the trails would have been like for the first European explorers to the area. 

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Alpine Authors on Park Radio takes a look at a different kind of book this week as Chip Olver, co-author of 'A Taste of the Canadian Rockies Cookbook' sits down with host Allan Buckingham to talk about some of the recipes and how she and Myriam Leighton put together the book. 

Graeme Pole talks about his book The Spiral Tunnels and the Big Hill. Find out about the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the engineering marvel that is the Spiral Tunnels.

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This week, Alpine Authors on Friends of Banff Park Radio features a conversation with the author of 'Kids Go Wild' Sarah Burke. This is a story that reverses what are often the roles in a family, and has the kids taking the parents out camping. 'Kids Go Wild' is a fun lighthearted look at the importance of the outdoors and Leave No Trace camping.