Don_Serl Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 hi! i hope you've all had an enjoyable winter season. the ice was GREAT up around lillooet, eh? as you probably know, i'm updating west coast ice, intending the have WCI2 out before next winter. this will NOT be a repeat of the waddington guide saga - no ten years of waiting this time! fact is, i have FINISHED entering all routes that i am aware of into my route document. i have a bunch of detail checking to do, and many of you can expect one-on-one inquiries from me soon. i know, however, that there must still be routes out there that have been done, but not reported anywhere. and i'd dearly love to get the info into the guide! so, PLEASE, if you "know something" and it hasn't seen light of day in the CAJ, in MEC's routebook, on bivouac.com, on cascadeclimbers.com, or some other obvious place, please respond to this note with some info. or even just tell me where to look... to keep it efficient, let me know 1st time: >>> name, length, and grade >>> FA party and date >>> exact location of route (landmarks are useful) [think: how would i tell someone how to find this?] >>> route characteristics; any special rack requirements, etc. thanks a lot. and, just to whet your appetite for the new edition, lemme mention that the 1993 edition contained 136 routes - so far, i'm at 370 routes! i had NO idea there had been that much growth. i thought maybe double, but TRIPLE! i'm amazed... pull hard, take care, cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kailas Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 guide books suck, bring out all the wanna-be city geeks and over crowds the climbing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbb Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Actually, this guide book will likely spread out the crowds b/c so many people just hit "the standards" in lil'wet. But thanks for sharing and keep on trollin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 3 months and counting till the guide book is out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Serl Posted September 29, 2004 Author Share Posted September 29, 2004 3 months and counting till the guide book is out! fingers crossed... all the materials are off to the publisher, and the hope is to JUST sneak the books into the stores by christmas. it'll take everything ticking to do that - the slightest glitch at any stage and we'll miss. but, the project is pretty simple from the concept and layout/layup point of view, so it might just make it. and i'm certanly motivated enuf to keep bugging the publisher and printer waaay too frequently. i'll update once it gets out of pagemaker and off to the printer - the ambition is for that to be at the end of oct. cheers, don btw: 436 numbered routes (plus TRs, etc), up from 136 in first edition. jeez, people been busy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Parker Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Sounds like I'll have to leave out of my ice climbing pack: six screws, an extra tool and my water to compensate for the weight of the new book! Nice job Don, can't wait to see it. It's gonna be a great winter for ice, I can feeeeeeel it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Serl Posted September 30, 2004 Author Share Posted September 30, 2004 Sounds like I'll have to leave out of my ice climbing pack: six screws, an extra tool and my water to compensate for the weight of the new book! actually, light is right! kevin at elaho has gotten quite a lot more efficient over the years, and i've learned to tone down my verbosity (a bit, anyway). the 1st edition covered 136 routes in 160 pages (much of it intro), with 43 photos (some half page). the plan for the 2nd edition is 436 routes in 228 pages, with about 80 full-page photos (final layout not yet 100%) - and, no, that is not 8 point type... it may be no bad thing to leave the spare tool, but there still needs to be space for the scotch! cheers, don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 I'll bring ya one when the guide comes out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neswstar Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Any sneak previews to "wet" our appetite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 anyone who needs to carry the guidebook on an ice route.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Tick, tick, tick, tick ... Will you be heading south into the bush for a book tour this season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Serl Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 ...missed the end of october for sending to the printers, but only a few days away now. not much chance of it seeing the stores before christmas unfortunately (unless there is a miracle at the print-shop), but VERY soon thereafter. i'll keep folk updated... and all chances to share dalwhinney gratefully accepted! cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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