Selected Climbs in the Cascades: Alpine Routes, Sport Climbs, & Crag Climbs (Selected Climbs)

By Jim Nelson and Peter Potterfield

Book Overview

* Features 100 climbing routes, including top favorite sport and crag climbing areas * Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, several with route overlays * Highlights fun, quality climbs for all skill levels in the Cascades For years, climbers have consulted Selected Climbs in the Cascades for the region's finest, most enjoyable, most aesthetic climbs. This follow-up volume, with all-new routes, details a similar mix of walk-ups, snow climbs, scrambles, wilderness alpine routes, hard rock climbs, ice climbs, and strenuous mixed climbs, with one major addition: sport and crag climbs. There are routes here for climbers of all skill levels, making this an ideal guide for everyone from beginners looking for the easiest routes up the gentler Cascade peaks to advanced rock climbers looking for a fresh, new challenge. Like the first volume, Volume II includes detailed approach and route descriptions, permit requirements, topo maps, and photos for each climb, plus information on first ascents, equipment, areas of caution, and special considerations for climbing in the Cascades.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898865611
• ISBN13: 9780898865615
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Could not be a better guidebook.

This is one of the most well done guidebooks I have ever seen. Some of my friends refer to the first volume of this book as "The Bible of Northwest Climbing." This one is destined for the same accolades. The book itself is made of heavy stock paper - something that you can throw around in your car and not worry about too much. The black and white pictures are awesome and the route descriptions are well written. Hardware suggestions appear to be appropriate and the permit information looks good too. This book describes 96 new routes and includes crag climbs (something which was not covered in the first edition). Perhaps the best thing about this book is that most of the climbs are somewhat off of the beaten track and not the most well known. Every self-respecting climber in the northwest should own both of these books - they're guaranteed to get you excited and help you pick your next trip.