Dave Dornian is a journalist and writer who regularly contributes to outdoor magazines across Canada and in the USA. He was Chair of the Alpine Club of Canada's Competition Committee and a director of the North American Council for Competition Climbing.

Dave Dornian is a journalist and writer who regularly contributes to outdoor magazines across Canada and in the USA. He was Chair of the Alpine Club of Canada's Competition Committee and a director of the North American Council for Competition Climbing.

Chic Scott has been a climber and guide for over 35 years and a backcountry skier for 50 years. He is the founder of the Canadian Himalayan Foundation and was one of the founders of the John Lauchlan Memorial Award. Chic is also the author of Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies, Powder Pioneers: Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering and The Yam: 50 Years of Climbing on Yamnuska (co-author). Chic lives in Banff, Alberta.