Reading List

Download this COLT Reading List 2010 pdf for a list of recommend reading for the COLT program. There is no required pre-course reading, but the following titles will help you get the most from the program.

LEADERSHIP

  • Outdoor Leadership: Technique, Common Sense, & Self-Confidence – John Graham

AREA HISTORY & INFORMATION

  • Beyond Nootka – Lindsay Elms
  • Strathcona, A History of BC’s First Provincial Park – Wallace Baikie
  • Towards Unknown Mountains – Rob Wood
  • Hiking Trails III, Central and Northern Vancouver Island

CLIMBING & MOUNTAINEERING

  • Deep Play – Paul Pritchard
  • Touching the Void – Joe Simpson & Simon Yates
  • White Spider – Heinrich Harrer
  • Ice Climbing – Duane Raleigh
  • Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills – Graydon & Hanson, Editors
  • Rock Climbing – Duane Raleigh

KAYAKING & CANOEING

  • Kayak – Bill Nealy
  • Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation – David Burch
  • Path of the Paddle – Bill Mason
  • Sea Kayaking Canada’s West Coast – John Ince, Hedi Kottner
  • The Basic Essentials of Sea Kayaking – Mike Wyatt

PHILOSOPHY

  • Tao Te Ching – Lao Tsu