The definitive climbing guidebook to Alaska's mountain peaks, from the Southeast to the Brooks RangeDetails 80 routes throughout AlaskaNewest addition to The Mountaineers Books' popular A Climbing Guide seriesIncludes photos, many with route overlays, topo route maps, difficulty and time information, ratings, and moreNational Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) instructors Mike Wood and Colby Coombs have teamed up to write this definitive climbing book targeting the more experienced climber.This is the ultimate guidebook for every climber intending to scale the mountains of one of the nation's last best wild places. Alaska: A Climbing Guide offers climbers a range of routes in the Chugach Range, the Alaska Range, the Fairweather Range, and more. Each of the routes has been climbed, documented, checked, and double-checked by the authors to ensure accuracy and safety. Interesting personal experiences are included as are accounts of first ascents from Fred Beckey, John Krakauer, and David Roberts.
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just blindly flip the pages and put your finger down. there's your next climbing trip. great hike in and route info. the best ak climbing guide i have ever seen
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Alaska is a place of myth and legend, particularly for the climber. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second rock band, bivi site, northeast fork, rappel the route, route description, northwest ridge, winter ascent, elevation gain, ascent route, southeast fork, southeast ridge, right skyline, ridge climbing, rock buttress, north ridge, glacier travel, first ascent, ice screws, second ascent, snow climbing, avalanche hazard, mixed ground, solo ascent, hanging glacier, summit day Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alaska Grade, Alaska Range, West Buttress, North Face, Devils Thumb, East Face, Kahiltna Glacier, Bill Pilling, Bradford Washburn, Mount Saint Elias, Ruth Gorge, West Rib, Glenn Highway, Mount Dickey, Tatina Glacier, Mount Foraker, American Alpine Journal, Brian Okonek, Cassin Ridge, Mount Hayes, Mount Hunter, Mount Vancouver, Matanuska Glacier, North America, Mount Crosson New!
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Alaska is a place of myth and legend, particularly for the climber. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second rock band, bivi site, northeast fork, rappel the route, route description, northwest ridge, winter ascent, elevation gain, ascent route, southeast fork, southeast ridge, right skyline, ridge climbing, rock buttress, north ridge, glacier travel, first ascent, ice screws, second ascent, snow climbing, avalanche hazard, mixed ground, solo ascent, hanging glacier, summit day Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alaska Grade, Alaska Range, West Buttress, North Face, Devils Thumb, East Face, Kahiltna Glacier, Bill Pilling, Bradford Washburn, Mount Saint Elias, Ruth Gorge, West Rib, Glenn Highway, Mount Dickey, Tatina Glacier, Mount Foraker, American Alpine Journal, Brian Okonek, Cassin Ridge, Mount Hayes, Mount Hunter, Mount Vancouver, Matanuska Glacier, North America, Mount Crosson New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Alaska Ascents: World-Class Mountaineers Tell Thei by Bill Sherwonit on 5 pages
- The American Alpine Journal, 2005: The World's Most Significant Climbs, Vol. 47, Issue 79 by John Harlin III on page 164, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Fifty Classic Climbs by Steve Roper on page 81, page 88, and page 182
- Fifty Years of Alpinism by Riccardo Cassin on page 88, and Back Matter
- The Mountain of My Fear by David Roberts in Back Matter
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- American Alpine Journal 2003: The World's Most Significant Climbs by John Harlin in Back Matter
- Bugaboo Rock: A Climbing Guide (Climbing Guides) by Randall Green in Back Matter
- Glacier Mountaineering: An Illustrated Guide to Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue, Revised Edition by Andy Tyson on page 138
- Ways to the Sky (American Alpine Book Series) by Andy Selters in Back Matter
- Selected Climbs in the Northeast: Rock, Alpine, and Ice Routes from the Gunks to Acadia by Peter Lewis in Back Matter
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