b-rock Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Anyone read this Beckey book? Looks pretty cool paging through it but it's pricey in hardback ($40). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 I bought it but haven't yet cracked it. It looks pretty imposing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 I saw his slideshow/talk about the book and really wasn't all that intrigued. "Prospectors tried to cross the Cascades in winter and were killed by an avalanche blah blah blah..." Maybe the book is less like a dry historical text than his speech was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 Imposing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Imposing = thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Now I understand why people say Catbirdseat is an imposing fellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catturdeat Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Quite. Quite right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowell_Skoog Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 I've nearly finished reading this book. I figured it was required reading for the history project I'm working on. The book is really a "pre-mountaineering" history, although it does cover the early volcano ascents. It also covers early climbs and exploration by non-mountaineers (miners, surveyors, foresters and so on). It provides much more background on some of the early climbs that are just mentioned in the Cascade Alpine Guides. I think Fred Beckey has done a great service digging up this material and publishing it in one place. The notes in the back of the book are a gold mine for anyone interested in pursuing Cascade history further. That said, I think most readers will find the book rather dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 Thanks Lowell, local history however dry tends to keep my attention. I'll write y'all a book report when I'm done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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