AN EYE is a Mountain Literature Finalist at 2007 Banff Mountain Book Festival
Nov 12, 06:21 PM | An Eye At The Top Of The World
BANFF MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
October 31 – November 2
2007 Book Finalists
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Banff Book Award Winners!
It is crucial to remember that the Banff Mountain Book Festival and the Banff Mountain Festivals are a wonderful and ongoing tradition recognizing the great filmmakers and writers who convey our passion for the mountains NOT ONLY to the cogniscenti, but to those who appreciate the mountains from afar.
AN EYE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD was a Finalist at 2007 Banff Mountain Book Festival. Though it did not earn top honors, congratulations to the winners of this year’s winners!
On its website, The Banff Mountain Book Festival thanks the writers, the photographers, their editors and publishers for entering this year’s competition. They received 113 entries from nine countries, and a dedicated committee had a very tough job to narrow the field down to 27 finalists. A complete list of entrants can be found here.
Winners of the following awards were announced at the book festival during the evening presentation on Thursday, November 1, 2007:
GRAND PRIZE
Phyllis and Don Munday Award, sponsored by the Alberta Sections of The Alpine Club of Canada: $2000. Awarded to FOREVER ON THE MOUNTAIN: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering’s Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters by James M. Tabor.
BEST BOOK – MOUNTAIN LITERATURE
Jon Whyte Award for Mountain Literature, sponsored by The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff: $1000. Awarded to HIGHER THAN THE EAGLE SOARS by Stephen Venables.
BEST BOOK – MOUNTAIN IMAGE
sponsored by Rocky Mountain Books, Calgary, and the Banff Book and Art Den: $500. Awarded to YOSEMITE IN THE SIXTIES by Glen Denny.
BEST BOOK – MOUNTAIN EXPOSITION
sponsored by Yamnuska Mountain Adventures: $500. Awarded to DEEP WATER by Mike Robertson.
BEST BOOK – ADVENTURE TRAVEL
sponsored by Batstar Adventure Tours, Port Alberni, B.C.: $500. Awarded to WILD PLACES WILD HEARTS: Nomads of the Himalaya by Allen Smutylo.
BEST BOOK – MOUNTAIN HISTORY
James Monroe Thorington Award for the Best Work of Mountaineering History, sponsored by UIAA: $500. Awarded to THE EIGER OBSESSION: Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father by John Harlin III.
CaANADIAN ROCKIES AWARD
sponsored by Deuter and selected by a local committee. Awarded to Glen Boles: MY MOUNTAIN ALBUM by Glen Boles.
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Awarded to DEAD LUCKY: Life After Death On Mount Everest by Lincoln Hall.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE COMMITTED AND PASSIONATE AUTHORS!
