<b>Bruce Patterson</b> is the author of <i>Canadians on Everest</i> and <i>Alberta SuperGuide</i>. He is a co-author of <i>Wild West SuperGuide</i>. After years of writing about outdoor adventures in the Canadian Rockies, he moved west to Vancouver Island, where he lives with his wife, Joan Wagner. He is arts editor of the <i>Victoria Times Colonist</i> newspaper.