randygoat Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 I don't know if this should be under Newbies or not , but does anybody know of any good books on climbing in the North West? Not guide books, or how tos, but some good tales of climbing. I don't know if it is just a different market being in the East, but most of the books that I find in the stores are all on either the Alps, The Himalaya, and a few on Alaska. Is there anything out there on climbing adventures in the Cascades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 In Oregon High (a 1990 climbing guide for the oregon cascades) the author mentions he wished he had more space to include all the history he had come across while researching the routes, perhaps in a second book. Jeff Thomas if you are listening I'd love to see that book someday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinker Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 (edited) The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mt Rainier by Barcott. A Range of Glaciers: The Exploration and Survey of the Northern Cascade Range by the one and only Fred Beckey. Edited November 4, 2003 by Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Challenge of Rainier by Molenaar. nice bit of history. kind of boring at times though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Challenge of the North Cascades - F Beckey Tales of a Western Mountaineer - CE Rusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 wazzumountaineer said: Challenge of Rainier by Molenaar. nice bit of history. kind of boring at times though. I had a hard time getting through Molenaar's book. I read it the first year I had begun climbing, so I had no knowledge of the geography of Rainier to put anything into context. I would recommend reading Gator's book first to get oriented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pencil_Pusher Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Van Steen has a better guidebook on Rainier which came out earlier than tool Gator's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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