West Kootenay Hiking Guidebook PREORDER

The books will be available in early May 2025, just in time for hiking season! Local pickup will be available in a few locations and times (including my home studio in Nelson). You'll get an email with options when your book is ready for pickup.

Shipped orders will be prioritized with Trail Blazer members getting books first, then earliest orders will ship next. If you chose shipping, you'll get an email with tracking information when your book is shipped.

You'll be added to the email list for updates on the preorder campaign and you're also very welcome to join the West Kootenay Hiking Guidebook Facebook Group as another place to connect and see behind the scenes of how the book came together.

If you can share this preorder campaign with your hiking buddies and network that would be so appreciated!

Shipping costs are calculated at checkout based on your location. They are calculated based on the weight of the book and the quantity of books you buy.

Shipping is available worldwide. If you feel shipping costs are quoted too high, please contact me with your shipping address and I'll confirm the quote.

For Canadian customers, GST and PST are calculated at checkout when applicable.

For Canadian retailers, I have included GST in the discount in the preorder price. GST will not be charged separately at checkout.

For US and International customers, you can use a calculator to estimate what taxes/duty might be collected on import.

Yes, I will pay for the book printing with personal savings if we don't meet the crowdfunding goal. The $10,000 goal is what would really help me launch this book into the world and pay the printer bill. If the goal is met, I will offer some additional stretch goals to improve the binding and look of the book so we can work together to make a better guide! If you can share this campaign page with a friend or fellow hiker buddy, it goes a long way to supporting the goal and helping bring the book into this world!

You can share this campaign page with your hiking friends and outdoor network! The more folks that preorder, the more opportunities there are to meet stretch goals and improve the book a little bit for everyone.

The stretch goals will be unveiled if we meet the initial funding goal. They are small upgrades to the book at printing that improve the binding and paper quality.

1. $12,500 - Round corners on the outer edge to make the book more durable during carry.

The West Kootenay Hiking website serves as the free ebook version of the book, with dozens of additional trails, interactive maps, and user-submitted trail reports. I will be working this spring to ensure distances are aligned between the guidebook and websites.

Even though you can get similar information online for free, I hope you'll consider buying the physical book! It has simple page layouts with easily scannable information, custom maps and elevation charts, doesn't need to be charged, and works well out of cell service.