Rainy Pass to Fraser River
Rainy Pass to Fraser River

Author: Fred Beckey

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2008-06-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1594854300

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The godfather of North Cascades climbing updates the third of his seminal guides to this wild range. Included are 10 new topos, updated maps, over 100 photographs (75 with route overlays), route information and driving directions.Hikers, scramblers, serious climbers and Northwest rescue organizations, alike, have relied on Fred Beckey's Cascade Alpine Guides for decades to lead them through this wild mountain range. In addition to their comprehensiveness, the books provide a rare combination of aerial photos with route overlays, three-dimensional illustrated maps and climbing topos.The section of the North Cascades covered in this volume is roughly a pie-shaped area bounded by Hwy 97 and the Columbia River to the east, Lake Chelan to the west, and Hwy 20 to the north. Except for glaciers and some year-round snow fields, it's mostly dry, lonesome, open country, with beautiful granite spires jutting to the sky.

Cascade Alpine Guide; Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass
Cascade Alpine Guide; Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass

Author: Fred Beckey

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2003-06-09

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1594851557

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* 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 information Volume 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.

Cascade Alpine Guide: Columbia River to Stevens Pass
Cascade Alpine Guide: Columbia River to Stevens Pass

Author: Fred Beckey

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780898864236

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The long-awaited revision of Fred Beckey's comprehensive and indispensable climbing guide is here at last. The first volume in the classic Cascade Alpine Guide series, Columbia River to Stevens Pass features expert information on more than 300 climbing and high routes, including Mount Rainier. Here you'll find geographical, historical, and geological overviews of the majestic North Cascades region, plus important tips on safety and backcountry usage and enough technical and grade information to make clear exactly what type of route you are embarking upon. The new, third edition is thoroughly revised and updated with new maps and photos, plus all the most recent resource materials. Without a doubt, this exhaustive resource should be a staple in every serious mountaineer's collection.

Columbia River to Stevens Pass
Columbia River to Stevens Pass

Author: Fred Beckey

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2000-08-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780898865776

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Comprehensive climbing approach, route guides to Washington's Cascades.

Olympic Mountains
Olympic Mountains

Author: Olympic Mountain Rescue

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780898862065

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The only climbing guide devoted to Washington's Olympic National Park--now completely updated and expanded with more than thirty percent additional new material.

Climbing Washington's Mountains
Climbing Washington's Mountains

Author: Jeff Smoot

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-10-01

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1493056441

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This select guide includes detailed, easy to follow directions to climbing 100 of Washington’s most visible, historically significant, and interesting mountains with summits over 5,000 feet. From introductory level off-trail summit hikes and scrambles to multi-pitch alpine rock and high volcano climbs, this guide is suitable for beginning scramblers and alpine rock climbers as well as more experienced climbers. Blending all types of climbing at all levels of difficulty, you'll find routes to popular scrambling peaks such as Mount Si, classic alpine rock peaks such as Prusik Peak, and to big volcanoes including Mount Rainier. Fully revised and updated, this book has been praised by scramblers, alpine rock climbers, volcano climbers, and trip leaders alike as being an accurate, user-friendly guide with superb, easy-to-follow route descriptions and drawings, to the summits of the mountains that people actually want to climb.

Best Climbs Cascade Volcanoes
Best Climbs Cascade Volcanoes

Author: Jeff Smoot

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2012-06-19

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0762786078

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The Cascade volcanoes dominate the landscape in the Pacific Northwest. Best Climbs Cascade Volcanoes showcases the best routes on eighteen of these incredible mountains, from gentle glacier routes suitable for novice climbers to steep, classic mountain faces that will challenge the seasoned expert. Includes: ¦ Mount Rainier ¦ Mount St. Helens ¦ Mount Baker ¦ Mount Hood ¦ Mount Bachelor ¦ Mount Adams ¦ Mount Shasta ¦ and many more . . .

Mountain Climbing in Washington State
Mountain Climbing in Washington State

Author: Donald R. Tjossem

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1467132993

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A collection of mountain views in Washington State that, because of geography and remoteness, are generally unavailable to the casual hiker or climber.

Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington
Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington

Author: Jeffrey P. Schaffer

Publisher: Wilderness Press

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0899977413

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The 2650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, adopted by Congress as a National Scenic Trail, passes through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the United States. Hiking along this ridge-crest route, you'll see Mt. Jacinto, Mt. Whitney, Lassen Peak, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier and Glacier Peak. You'll traverse 24 national forests, 34 wilderness areas, 7 national parks, plus numerous other parks and recreational areas. Trail elevations range from near sea level at the Columbia River on the Oregon-Washington border, to 13,180 feet at Forester Pass in the High Sierra. Written by accomplished hikers who have each logged over 5,000 trail miles, this book is the only accurate, comprehensive guide to the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon and Washington. Featuring a complete map of the route, in the form of 149 topographic strip maps, Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon & Washington will give you an extensive description of the trail, tips on planning your hike, history of the trail, and information on the region's natural history, geology and ecology.

Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide
Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide

Author: Mike Gauthier

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2005-03-16

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1594852081

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* 41 principal routes and their variations, with aerial photos and route overlays * Extensive material on Rainier's unique weather, terrain, high altitude and glacier training opportunities, and more * Features sidebars on mountain history, Rainier personalities, and dramatic rescues One of author Mike Gauthier's primary duties as Lead Climbing Ranger for Mount Rainier National Park was advising climbing parties about what to expect on the mountain. Name any route on Rainier, and he can describe its rewards and specific challenges (he's summited Rainier more than 170 times during all seasons and under intense conditions). Whether you choose the classic Liberty Ridge route, the drama of Success Cleaver, or the rarely attempted Mowich Face, Gauthier provides all the details you'll need for a successful and enjoyable climb. This edition presents the information on logistics, regulations, and permits. It includes expanded material on understanding and surmounting Rainier's famed glaciers; tips on selecting a guide service; excellent mountaineering training sites around Rainier for those bound for the world's highest peaks; and bonus routes on adjacent Little Tahoma, Washington's third highest peak.