Bruce Kirkby
Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.Hard Cover 336 pages
6.50" x 9.25"
9781771622691
Blue Sky Kingdom: An Epic Family Journey to the Heart of Himalaya
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Bruce Kirkby is a wilderness writer and adventure photographer recognized for connecting wild places with contemporary issues. With journeys spanning more than eighty countries and thirty years, Kirkby’s accomplishments include the first modern crossing of Arabia’s Empty Quarter by camel, a descent of Ethiopia’s Blue Nile Gorge by raft, a sea kayak traverse of Borneo’s northern coast and a coast-to-coast Icelandic trek. A columnist for The Globe and Mail, author of two bestselling books and winner of multiple National Magazine Awards, Kirkby has also written for the New York Times, Outside magazine and Canadian Geographic. He makes his home in Kimberley, BC.