Other category winners:
Virtual
Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood, Orville Schell
(Henry Holt and Company, Inc.), wins the Jon Whyte Award for Mountain Literature,
sponsored by The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies — $1000. "This is a
fascinating book about a fascinating land, offering interesting insights and reflections
on the West’s relationship with Tibet," says jury member Susan
Golomb.
The prize for
Best Book — Mountain Exposition, sponsored by Mountain Lights Bookstore, Lake Louise,
Canada — $500 is awarded to A Hiker's Guide to the Rocky Mountain Art of Lawren
Harris, Lisa Christensen (Fifth House Ltd.).
And the award for Best Book
— Adventure Travel — $500 goes to Patagonia: Notes from the Field,
Nora Gallagher (Chronicle Books) "This book reflects a wide range of travel
experiences from the exhilaration and joy of teamwork to the quiet and spiritual
contemplation of nature," comments Susan Golomb.
Bradford Washburn:
Mountain Photography, Antony Decaneas (The Mountaineers Books), sponsored by
Spotted Dog Press, Bishop, CA, wins the award for Best Book – Mountain Image —
$500
James Monroe Thorington Award,
sponsored by the UIAA for the best recent work on mountaineering history goes to Pushing
the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, Chic Scott (Rocky Mountain
Books) — $500Pushing the Limits also wins the Canadian Rockies
award, for the best book on the local area, sponsored by Eagle Creek Travel
Gear.
Bradford Washburn:
Mountain Photography is the winner of the 2000 Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand
Prize, the $2000 Phyllis and Don Munday Award sponsored by the Alberta Sections of the
Alpine Club of Canada. The festival awards were presented on Thursday evening, November 2.