klenke Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 How many times a year do I hear or read about "the obvious gully". Beckey is such a hardman climber, his "obvious gully" could perfectly well be a vertical finger crack up a smooth wall for 500 vertical. Beware the obvious gully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 JJ, I was thinking about this... You might also want to purchase a Washington State Gazetteer mapbook since it will give you a good overall impression and reference for the general area around where you'd be going. There are two mapbooks of Washington. Each has got its benefits and detriments. These two mapbooks available are: "Washington Road & Recreation Atlas" by Benchmark Maps ( www.benchmarkmaps.com ). The cost through their website is $20. This mapbook is good in that it is in feet for elevations. It is bad in that that it has a number of incorrect peak elevations in it (but this is not a big problem). It is also not very robust in showing all the roads and trails really out there in the mountains. For this, the latter mapbook is good. This mapbook is: "Washington Atlas & Gazetteer" by Delorme Mapping Company ( http://www.delorme.com/atlasgaz/ ). Cost is $20 through website. This one is available for New Jersey, so you may have seen it. The bad thing is this mapbook is laid out in meters. The good thing is that it gives correct elevations and shows a lot more roads and trails. ===Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Check out the ole Can Rockies books as a comparison. I dont mean the select one either. You not talking about the AAC/ACC guides are you? Because there ain't a comparison..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 I dont know what you are talking about. I am not talking about alpine journals.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: I dont know what you are talking about. I am not talking about alpine journals.... The old Rocky Mountains of Canada - South & Rocky Mountains of Canada - North guidebooks were published by the American Alpine Club & The Alpine Club of Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 The "Old" or the only? I never looked at the publisher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: The "Old" or the only? I never looked at the publisher... Since the last edition came out in '79 they're old. And they're also the only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 quote: Originally posted by klenke: You might also want to purchase a Washington State Gazetteer mapbook since it will give you a good overall impression and reference for the general area The USGS North Cascades map is pretty good for this purpose, although it gives elevations in meters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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