Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes : Rainy Pass to Fraser River (Cascade Alpine Guide; Climbing and High Routes) (Paperback)

by Fred Beckey (Author) "Although the present landscape is young, the complex geologic history of the North Cascades goes back well over a billion years..." (more)
Key Phrases: special area map, climb rightward, pocket cirque, Skagit River, Chilliwack Lake, North Cascades (more...)

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[Beckey's] encyclopedic, three-volume guidebook, Cascade Alpine Guide, is mandatory reading for anyone aspiring to [these] summits. -- Backpacker

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2 edition (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898864232
• ISBN-13: 978-0898864236
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #787,290 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An indispensabe reference book for Northwest Climbers., July 31, 1998

By A Customer

I have used this Guidebook so many times in the past 12 years that I've had to purchase it three times. The definitive section on the Picket Range alone is worth the price of the book.

For those who want to experience the North Cascades as they were in the 30's and 40's, reading the "Trails and Alpine Hiking Approaches" section will steer you in the right direction. This book is rife with golden kernels of information found nowhere else. Any serious climber should have all three of the Cascade Alpine Guide books.

Mike Quinn

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Bible" of the Washington Cascades, May 22, 2001

By	Lee J. Stamm (Kennewick, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Whether you are a climber, a hiker, a car traveler, or just an armchair explorer, the Beckey guides are the indispensible resources for your mountain experience. The three volumes are filled with information about the natural and human history of the Washington Cascades, as well as complete route and access data for every significant summit. The photos alone are reason enough to own these books. If you are interested in really "knowing" the Washington Cascades, you MUST have them in your library. Highest possible recommendation.