A Guide to Climbing & Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia [Paperback]

Bruce Fairley (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 385 pages
• Publisher: Gordon Soules Book Publishers; 5th Revised edition edition (January 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919574998
• ISBN-13: 978-0919574991
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,472,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The classic, exhaustive, Mountaineering Guide to the region, October 29, 1999

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This review is from: A Guide to Climbing & Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia (Paperback)

The descriptions in this exhaustive guide are brief, but excellent. It covers the terrain within a long weekend's outing from Vancouver. It assumes that you know what you are doing and do not require trails to walk on. If you can navigate through the bush using a topo map, compass, and altimeter, then this is the best book for you. For more detailed info on hikes with trails, use the book "103 Hikes".

This book is an exhaustive, complete list of pretty much every summit in the region. It covers approaches and routes in a summary-type fashion, e.g. "follow west side of creek to 3000 ft., then follow NE ridge, keeping to the left of conspicuous gendarme. Some parties may wish to rope up for the final 500 ft., which is class 3". It doesn't hold your hand, but the advice is good, and if you are experienced (or corageous!) then this is more than enough info.

There are detailed descriptions for climbing and mountaineering routes. For popular climbing areas and peaks, i.e. the Tantalus Range, Sky Pilot, etc. there are photos with the routes marked on them.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Hiking and Climbing Guide, April 16, 2011

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This review is from: A Guide to Climbing & Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia (Paperback)

'Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia' by Bruce Fairley is the best guide I have ever used for this area. To explore Southwestern British Columbia, some of the most beautiful country in North America, you really should have a reliable guide book. I believe this book is an excellent choice.