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.
- 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.
Specifications:
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 384 pages, 17.58 x 2.46 x 21.29 cm
- Published: June 9, 2003
- Publisher: Mountaineers Books
- Language: English
- Item weight: 680g
About the Author
FRED BECKEY has achieved enduring recognition as the most imaginative, persistent, and thorough explorer and mountain investigator of the Cascade Range Wilderness. He was noted as 'one of America's most colorful and eccentric mountaineers,' and is unofficially recognized as the all-time world-record holder for the number of first ascents credited to one man. In addition to being the author of the Cascade Alpine Guide series (V1, V2, V3), Beckey is also the author of Mountains of North America, The Range of Glaciers: Exploration and Survey of the North Cascades, and a personal narrative, Challenge of the North Cascades.
