Expedition to the Edge:

Stories of Worldwide Adventure

From skilled weekend warriors to internationally recognized stars of the professional adventure game, Expedition to the Edge: Stories of Worldwide Adventure, is a collection of 60 compelling and entertaining stories capturing the exploits, the hardships, the fears and personal insights of a virtual who’s who of contemporary adventurers as they explore remote landscapes from the Rockies to Pakistan to Antarctica.

Through candid and revealing conversations, Martel captures the joys, the motivations and the revelations of top climbers Sonnie Trotter, Sean Isaac, Raphael Slawinski and Steph Davis; Himalayan alpinists Carlos Buhler, Marko Prezelj and Barry Blanchard; record setting paraglider Will Gadd; Everest skier Kit Deslauriers; conservationist duo Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison as they follow a caribou herd for five months on foot across the Yukon; and Colin Angus on his two-year quest to become the first person to circumnavigate the world by human power.

By kayak, by skis, by paraglider, by raft and on foot, each story in Expedition to the Edge embarks on a fresh adventure across glaciers and polar icecaps, down raging rivers and steep walled canyons, up forbidding high altitude peaks, and deep into the unexpected.

Alpine Club of Canada Summit Series biographies:

A Life so Fascinating: Leo Grillmair

Home is Where the Mountains Are: The Remarkable Life of Sharon Wood

Route Finding: 40 Years of Canada's Mountain Guiding Association