Kathy Calvert

Kathy Calvert grew up in the Canadian Rockies. In 1974 she became one of the first female national park wardens in Canada; in 1977 she was a member of the first all-women expedition to Mount Logan; and in 1989 she was on the first all-women ski traverse of the Columbia Mountains from the Bugaboos to Rogers Pass. She is the author of four books: Don Forest: Quest for the Summits , Guardians of the Peaks: Mountain Rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains , June Mickle: One Woman's...See more

Kathy Calvert grew up in the Canadian Rockies. In 1974 she became one of the first female national park wardens in Canada; in 1977 she was a member of the first all-women expedition to Mount Logan; and in 1989 she was on the first all-women ski traverse of the Columbia Mountains from the Bugaboos to Rogers Pass. She is the author of four books: Don Forest: Quest for the Summits , Guardians of the Peaks: Mountain Rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains , June Mickle: One Woman's Life in the Foothills and Mountains of Western Canada , and Ya Ha Tinda: A Home Place - Celebrating 100 Years of the Canadian Government's Only Working Horse Ranch . She and her husband, Dale Portman, live in Cochrane, Alberta. See less