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Art Twomey's love for the mountains took him from the Antarctic
to Peru, New Zealand and Mt. Everest. But it was in the mountains
of the East Kootenay that he chose to make his home in 1969. There
he established Ptarmigan Tours, a small adventure tour company
in which he and his partner, Margie Jamieson, offered guests the
opportunity to ski the Purcell snow, hike or bike desert canyons,
or kayak tropical ocean waters. As a pioneer in wilderness and
wildlife protection, he led the successful campaign that established
the St. Mary's Alpine Park, the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy,
and protection for the Purcell mountain caribou herd. As an early
member of the Canadian Avalanche Association, he was instrumental
in instituting the CAA avalanche courses which he instructed for
15 years. As well as a motion picture photographer, he was a regular
contributor to many major international outdoor publications.
Art is survived by 5 mules, 3 horses, 1 dog, his life partner
Margie, and a world wide family of friends. |
ART TWOMEY
