IanNicholson

The books are hot off the press and should start shipping tomorrow!!!

Second Ascent is hosting a book signing and slide show with live music by the Struggles at the Tractor Tavern on Nov 5th, everyone should come!!!

None taken, glad you like it

I worked super hard to insure accuracy of all the topos and beta for every route. In several cases I climbed routes multiple times to further refine the beta and to more accurately draw the topos. I pretty much always climbed with a pencil and paper in my pocket, often stopping mid pitch or even several times a pitch to draw lines and scribble (sometimes to the dismay of my climbing partners, thanks guys you know who you are). In the book I have climbed many of the routes more than 10 times and I have climbed the Beckey route more than 50 times (most of those times have been guiding). On several occasions if I wasn't 100% sure I went the best way I would rap and re-climb up another way to see if it was better (also much to the dismay of my climbing partner, this was typically met with a "really..... we are gonna rap back down that pitch....really?". But in the end it resulted in a rad book with a ton of good info. I hope everyone digs it. Tyson.g as far as the North Ridge goes, being a fairly moderate ridge means in a few sections there are subtle variations especially on the easier pitches. I climbed this route twice and talked with quite a few other climbers regarding the "best way" and have drawn what I think that is into the topo. Even if you felt like you might have gone a slightly different way on the easier pitches I am sure most of the time when the climbing got more difficult you where forced into some of the major climbing features like the huge gendarme and the final corner system that are represented on the topo.

After nearly 5 years of effort the Super Topo Washington Pass guide book is now complete and ready for purchase. Washington Pass Climbing is the most detailed climber’s guide to what is arguably the best alpine rock climbing area in the Northwest. Author Ian Nicholson included 59 of the best routes and climbed every single one to ensure accuracy of the information. Nearly 20 of the routes have never before been covered with a published topo. This book includes formerly obscure climbs and variations of all grades to provide more options for avoiding crowds. Included routes feature everything from short 4th class scrambles to 5.13 big walls. While the book features many hard test pieces in the region, there is a generous selection of moderate multi-pitch climbs in the 5.6-5.10 range. Check it out http://www.supertopo.com/packs/washington-pass.html If you are willing to buy one, I would be super grateful The eBook is ready for immediate download and you can pre-order the print book which will ship in early October. This book has been a ton of work but I am super happy with how it turned out. I don't think a single climber could look through it and not get stoked to climb there. Even a seasoned Washington Pass climber will be surprised by the number of routes and the volume of information. Another cool aspect to this book besides the super detailed route info is all the cool history I have compiled. The book contains fascinating first ascent stories that only add to the depth of climbing these routes. To sum it up this book is mega sick and you should pick one up