I was just going through some books at home, and happened to be placing McPhee's 'Basin and Range' back on the shelf... glad to see you folks talking him up. He does an excellent job placing geologic processes in the context of geologic time, and makes plate tectonics almost exiting. 'The Control of Nature' is also worth a look, although it has little to do with geologic features you might be out climbing.
Tabor was mentioned previously: his 'Guide to the Geology of Olympic National Park' has some pretty cool fold-out maps, and great pictures. It's out of print, but available for cheap online.