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1977

Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass

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Fred Beckey - 1977

* Cascades climbing routes -- the guidebooks relied on for more than 25 years * Northwest climbing legend Fred Beckey has summited and explored hundreds of Cascade peaks * Hand-drawn maps and photos with route overlays, as well as approach informationVolume II in the classic Cascade Alpine Guide series features expert information on more than 300 climbing and high routes in the Cascades.

This volume covers the middle of the Cascade Range, from the foothills east of Puget Sound to Lake Chelan. You'll find geographical, historical, and geological overviews of the majestic mid-Cascade region, plus important tips on safety and backcountry usage. Legendary author/climber Fred Beckey includes technical and grade information for each route to make clear exactly what type of climb you are embarking upon.

In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods

Galen A. Rowell - 1977

In 1975 a mountaineering team of 9 Americans, including writer-photographer Galen Rowell, set forth to scale K2, the world's second highest peak, in the Karakoram Himalaya.

This is a first-person account of that attempt. Galen Rowell has participated in more than 1000 climbs from Yosemite to Alaska and to the Himalaya. His photographs have been exhibited at the International Center of Photography, the California Academy of Sciences, and in galleries throughout the United States. He is also a contributer to magazines such as "National Geographic".

Best ofMountaineering

1977

Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass

In the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods

Best of
Mountaineering