State of the Mountains Report
Submitted by Robyn Duncan on August 11, 2011 - 09:38
Alpine Club of Canada
As Canada's national mountain organization, the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) has a commitment and responsibility to act as a steward of our mountains—to bear witness to the things our members see and experience in the high places we love so much. The State of the Mountains Report is a result of a collaborative effort between the ACC Access & Environment and Mountain Culture Committees. In this report, through the observations of many of our most experienced members, we have attempted to act on this commitment and "speak for the mountains".
The State of the Mountains Report takes a unique approach at pulling back the veil on climate change.
In this report, twelve of Canada's most well-known mountaineers and guides provide their observations and anecdotes about changes they have witnessed in the mountain environment. A select group of scientists then respond to the observations of those mountaineers. Do the mountaineers' stories line up with scientific research to this point? The end goal was not to produce a scientific paper, but rather a resource that any person who cares about the mountains can understand.
