Guide to 100 Peaks at Mount Rainier Park, Smartphone Version
Guide to 100 Peaks at Mount Rainier Park, Smartphone Version

Author: Mickey Eisenberg

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2014-06-13

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 1594859507

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• The "Lite" edition offers a compact file for quick page loading on your smart phone • Works on a variety of operating systems • Lite version has everything you need to find and follow routes to heaven (well, maybe just heavenly views) Edition 1 of this digital guidebook was so enthusiastically received that the authors immediately began improving it, sharpening trail overlays, tweaking some of the data, and making it available to operate on multiple operating systems and e-readers. The smart phone edition contains everything you'll need to reach each of the highest peaks in the Mount Rainier National Park, with the exception of the Big One. Edition 2.0 now includes links to KML tracks, rechecked and revised (where needed) elevation data, 34 new route descriptions, additional route options for several peaks, and optimized tables, images and maps for faster page loading and quicker navigation of the material. This unique guidebook includes the following: • Vital statistics for each peak by trailhead • Each peak has driving directions, route description, comments, topological maps, and many peaks have route photos • Links to live Gmap4, Google Earth, Weather, Flickr Photos (more than 800 in all), peakbagger.com, and downloadable KML tracks for all 100 peaks • Color photos of each peak • All but a very few peaks are scrambles—not technical climbs When introduced, Guide to 100 Peaks in Mount Rainier National Park quickly became a goal list for many, and a game for the more obsessed climbers who latched onto this challenge.

Hiking the Wonderland Trail
Hiking the Wonderland Trail

Author: Tami Asars

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2012-07-24

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1594856559

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CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Backpacking" from Hiking the Wonderland Trail "There's no other trip, trail or peak that any backpacker should rank higher on his life list than the Wonderland Trail." - Backpacker magazine * Comprehensive and affectionate guide to one of the nation’s iconic wilderness trails * Everything you need to help plan this 93-mile trek, whether done in one trip or several * Lavish, full-color design, yet informative and practical, with 125 photographs and 18 maps * Find even more details, updates and added trip extensions at hikingthewonderlandtrail.com Washington State's famed Wonderland Trail is a spectacular 93-mile route that circumnavigates Mount Rainier, challenging hikers with its strenuous 22,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain and loss. Hiking the Wonderland Trail: The Complete Guide to Mount Rainier's Premier Trail is an authoritative guidebook penned by Washington native Tami Asars, a professional instructor on hiking the trail, a third-generation hiker of the Cascade mountains, and seven-time hiker of the entire Wonderland Trail. In this guide Asars draws on her experience, covering these essentials: * How to work with the Wonderland Trail permit reservation system, and when to apply * Recommended gear--with a checklist--and ways to reduce pack weight, prevent blisters, and stay warm and dry * How to pack the perfect backpack * Food and fuel caching on the Wonderland, tips and instruction * Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptions and suggested itineraries * How to extend your adventures with the Northern Loop Trail and the Eastside Trail Over the years, Asars has taken extensive notes that she shares at workshops and in the field. Hiking the Wonderland Trail distills her boot-tested knowledge so that everyone can enjoy the magic of Mount Rainier's premier trail.

Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier

Author: Mike Gauthier

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781594858420

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Many of the most accomplished U.S. alpinists have learned their skills on Mount Rainier. And many of the rest of us dream of one day standing on its majestic summit. Whether you're one of these dreamers or an aspiring pro, you need Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide, written by Mike Gauthier, the park's former Lead Climbing Ranger. This new edition is a major upgrade of the bestselling guidebook, which remains a standard for other climbing guides. New features include an expanded section on glaciers, including how to understand and surmount them, as well as new information on search-and-rescue and additional historical details throughout. Gauthier has also added beta on all major ski routes, as this sport has become a favorite on the mountain.

Backpacker
Backpacker

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Publisher:

Published: 2000-05

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.

Day Hiking Eastern Washington
Day Hiking Eastern Washington

Author: Rich Landers

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2013-03-27

Total Pages: 493

ISBN-13: 1594854955

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CLICK HERE to download the 5 out of 5 star rated hike, "Thirteen Mile Mountain" (not actually 13 miles long!) from Day Hiking Eastern Washington (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) One of the comprehensive regional editions in the popular "Day Hiking series" for Washington State 1% of sales are donated to trail maintenance Offers many close-to-home trails near population centers like Spokane, Tri-Cities, Ellensburg, and Yakima Day Hiking: Eastern Washington features 125 day hikes throughout the eastern Washington region, roughly covering the area of the state east of Highway 97. This expansive region includes the Spokane area, Colville National Forest and northeastern Washington (Colville, Metaline Falls, Kettle Falls, Republic, Tonasket), Moses Lake, Soap Lake, Coulee Dam, Lake Roosevelt, and other parts of the mid- and upper-Columbia River basin, southeast Washington (Pullman, the Blue Mountains, Walla Walla, Tri-Cities), and the eastern reaches of the Columbia River. Who better to cover such a large geographic area than long-time eastern Washington expert Rich Landers, partnered with Day Hiking guru Craig Romano? These two trekkers have combined forces to research and write an authoritative guide that is sure to become the new gold standard. **Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks in our Day Hiking series toward volunteer trail maintenance. For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to Washington Trails Association (WTA). WTA hosts more than 750 work parties throughout Washington’s Cascades and Olympics each year, with volunteers clearing downed logs after spring snowmelt, cutting away brush, retreading worn stretches of trail, and building bridges and turnpikes. Their efforts are essential to the land managers who maintain thousands of acres on shoestring budgets.

Backpacker
Backpacker

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Published: 2001-03

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13:

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Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.

The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Third Edition
The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Third Edition

Author: T. Scott Bryan

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2014-01-07

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 1457188589

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Originally published in 1995, soon after Death Valley National Park became the fifty-third park in the US park system, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park was the first complete guidebook available for this spectacular area. Now in its third edition, this is still the only book that includes all aspects of the park. Much more than just a guidebook, it covers the park's cultural history, botany and zoology, hiking and biking opportunities, and more. Information is provided for all of Death Valley's visitors, from first-time travelers just learning about the area to those who are returning for in-depth explorations. The book includes updated point-to-point logs for every road within and around the park, as well as more accurate maps than those in any other publication. With extensive input from National Park Service resource management, law enforcement, and interpretive personnel, as well as a thorough bibliography for suggested reading, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Third Edition is the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive guide available for this national treasure.