Download or read book The High Sierra written by R.J. Sector and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Please note we have a few edits and updates for THE HIGH SIERRA: Peaks, Passes, Trails, 3rd Ed. Please download the edits HERE so your copy reflects the appropriate changes and additions. Thank you.** "The Sierra climbing bible" - The Los Angeles Times "The best field guide to the region." - Men's Journal "The guide to the Sierra Nevada high country." - Climbing magazine * More than 100 new routes, route variations, and winter ascents in this edition compared to the previous * User friendly organization * Author has made more than 350 ascents in the Sierra High Sierra is the most popular guidebook to this magnificent mountain range, and has long been the definitive source of climbing and hiking information for this wonderland. This comprehensive and exhaustive guidebook includes route descriptions, historical information, and GPS-enabled driving directions. This edition rearranged the information to keep roads and trails, and passes and peaks together, making the book easier to use.
Download or read book The Climber s Guide to the High Sierra written by Steve Roper and published by Sierra Club Books for Children. This book was released on 1976 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sierra Classics written by John Moynier and published by Falcon Guides. This book was released on 1993 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descriptions for more than 100 technical climbing routes on the best Sierra peaks. Most of these climbs have never before been described.
Download or read book Climbing California s High Sierra written by John Moynier and published by Falcon Press Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and thoroughly revised edition is the authoritative guide to the best rock climbing in the Sierra Nevada. In addition to detailed route descriptions, topos, and route ratings, the book offers a history of climbing in the region. A must-have for California climbers and for any climber traveling to the Sierra.
Download or read book The Good the Great and the Awesome written by Peter Croft and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the best alpine rock climbs in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Lavishly illustrated with maps, topos and photographs
Download or read book The Sierra High Route written by Steve Roper and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No ordinary guidebook, Sierra High Route leads you from point to point through a spectacular 195-mile timberline route in California's High Sierra. The route follows a general direction but no particular trail, thus causing little or no impact and allowing hikers to experience the beautiful sub-alpine region of the High Sierra in a unique way.
Download or read book High Sierra Climbing written by Chris McNamara and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 20 of the best High Sierra alpine climbs ranging in difficulty from 3rd class to 5.11c, most well-protected and 10-15 pitches long. Whether you plan to scramble up the 3rd class East Ridge of Mt. Russell, climb the 5.7 East Face of Mt. Whitney, or ascend the epic 18-pitch Sun Ribbon Arete, this guidebook will ensure you spend minimum time getting off-route and maximum time enjoying the climb.
Download or read book The High Sierra written by R. J. Secor and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of the only guide to detail all the known routes on 570 peaks in the Sierra is completely reorganized to be even more user friendly and includes more than 100 new routes, route variations and winter ascents.The most popular guidebook to the magnificent Sierra mountains has been expanded and improved. There is 30 percent new content in this edition, including new route descriptions, additional peaks described, more historical information, and GPS-enabled driving directions. The content has also been completely rearranged to keep roads and trails, and passes and peaks together, making the book easier to use. Four of the 30 maps have been revised."The Sierra climbing bible" (The Los Angeles Times)"The best field guide to the region." (Men's Journal)"The guide to the Sierra nevada high country." (Climbing magazine)
Download or read book Norman Clyde written by Robert C. Pavlik and published by Yosemite Conservancy. This book was released on 2008 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This riveting account of one of the most notable personalities of the mountain climbing world reconstructs the life of legendary mountaineer Norman Clyde (1885-1972). He made his mark on history with more than one hundred and thirty first ascents throughout western North America, and many believe he knew the High Sierra better than anyone else, including John Muir. Part of his mystique comes from participating in high-profile mountain rescues and recoveries, in which he is credited with saving a number of lives. Those who had the good fortune to meet him-often with a ninety-pound pack on his back that included an anvil for boot repair, fishing rods, cooking pots, and books in Greek and Latin-never forgot the experience. Biographer Robert C. Pavlik uses Clyde's own words, along with recollections from his family, friends, fellow climbers, and acquaintances, to capture the experiences of a remarkable man and a bygone time "between the pioneers and the rock climbers."
Download or read book The Mountains of California written by John Muir and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extreme Alpinism written by Mark Twight and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1999-08-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * The book that launched a renaissance in climbing technique and remains relevant today * Techniques and mental skills needed to climb at a more challenging level * Illustrated with full-color photos throughout Big, high routes at the edge of a climber's ability are not the places for inventing technique or relying on old habits. Complacency can lead to fatal errors. So where does the hard-core aspirant or dreamer turn? The only master class in print, Extreme Alpinism delivers an expert dose of reality and practical techniques for advanced climbers. Focusing on how top alpine climbers approach the world's most difficult routes, Twight centers his instruction on the ethos of climbing the hardest routes with the least amount of gear and the most speed. Throughout, Twight makes it clear that the two things he refuses to compromise are safety and his climbing ethics. In addition to the extensive chapters on advanced techniques and skills, Twight also discusses mental preparedness and attitude; strength and cardiovascular training; good nutrition; and tips on equipment and clothing.
Download or read book Climbing California s Fourteeners written by Stephen Porcella and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California's 14,000-foot peaks are altogether different from those in Colorado or Washington. In most cases they are steep, sheer-walled spires found in remote, pristine wilderness areas. Porcella and Burns have spent years climbing many of the listed routes and have extensively researched all others to create the only route guide that includes several options for each fourteener. Each mountain description includes access, history, and details such as difficulty ratings and gear recommendations.
Download or read book Fifty Classic Climbs of North America written by Steve Roper and published by San Francisco : Sierra Club Books. This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes recommended mountain climbing routes, lists equipment requirements, and rates mountains for difficulty. Includes chapters on mountaineering in Alaska and Yukon, and in western Canada.
Download or read book Climber s Guide to Yosemite Valley written by Steve Roper and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1971 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The High Sierra written by Kim Stanley Robinson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “sublime” and “radically original” exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth for hiking and camping, from New York Times bestselling novelist Kim Stanley Robinson (Bill McKibben, Gary Snyder). Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life—more than a hundred trips—and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth. Over the course of a vivid and dramatic narrative, Robinson describes the geological forces that shaped the Sierras and the history of its exploration, going back to the indigenous peoples who made it home and whose traces can still be found today. He celebrates the people whose ideas and actions protected the High Sierra for future generations. He describes uniquely beautiful hikes and the trails to be avoided. Robinson’s own life-altering events, defining relationships, and unforgettable adventures form the narrative’s spine. And he illuminates the human communion with the wild and with the sublime, including the personal growth that only seems to come from time spent outdoors. The High Sierra is a gorgeous, absorbing immersion in a place, born out of a desire to understand and share one of the greatest rapture-inducing experiences our planet offers. Packed with maps, gear advice, more than 100 breathtaking photos, and much more, it will inspire veteran hikers, casual walkers, and travel readers to prepare for a magnificent adventure.
Download or read book Mammoth Area Rock Climbs written by Marty Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1996-07 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climbing Mt Whitney written by Peter Croft and published by Spotted Dog Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People travel from all over the world to stand on the summit of Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States. Miles of rugged granitic terrain, blue-green lakes, snowfields and impressive knife-edge ridges are just some of the awesome vistas awaiting those who make it to the top. Author Peter Croft (The Good, The Great and The Awesome), winner of the American Alpine Club?s Underhill Award is considered one of the best alpine climbers in the world today. The Eastern Sierra resident has done numerous first free ascents and created the mountaineering sport of "traverses and link-ups" where in one day he?ll ascend and traverse several summits. Croft's climbing resume includes:First free ascent of University Wall V 5.12, Squamish (1982); First free solo of the Rostrum V 5.11, Yosemite (1985); First traverse of the Waddington range (1985); First one-day link-up of the Nose of El Capitan and Half Dome, Yosemite (1986); First free solo of Astroman V 5.11 (1987); First free solo link-up of Astroman and the Rostrum (1987); First free ascent of the Shadow V 5.13, onsight of crux pitch (1988); First free ascent of Moonlight Buttress V 5.12d/13a (1991); First one-day link-up of the Nose and Salathe routes on El Capitan, Yosemite (1992); First solo and one-day Minaret Traverse, the Sierras (1992); First ascent of Sponsar Brakk via 8,000-ft. rock route VI 5.11, Pakistan (1998); First ascent of the Evolution Traverse, the Sierras (2000); First ascent of Airstream, High Sierra
