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At home in nature : a life of unknown mountains and deep wilderness / Rob Wood.

by Wood, Robert Julian, 1945-

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Rocky Mountain Books Ltd., 2017.

Wood, Robert Julian, 1945-

Mountaineers -- British Columbia -- Biography.

Outdoor life -- British Columbia -- Biography.

Wilderness areas -- British Columbia.

Nature conservation.

9781771602501 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Life of unknown mountains and deep wilderness

284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 21 cm.

Rob Wood grew up in a village on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, where he eventually developed a preoccupation with rock climbing. After studying architecture in London, England, he made his way to Montreal and ended up in Calgary, where he became a pioneer of ice climbing and posted numerous first ascents in the Rockies during the early 1970's. Life in corporate Alberta proved unfulfilling and Rob realized that he needed to find a place where he could reconnect with nature, which brought him to the remote reaches of Canada's West Coast. Settling on Maurelle Island, he and his wife built an off-the-grid homestead and focussed on alternative communities and developing a small house-design practice specializing in organic and wholesome building techniques. A gentle and philosophical memoir that focuses on living a life deeply rooted in the natural world, where citizens are connected to the planet and individuals work together to help, enhance and make the world a better and sustainable place.

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