dorianlee Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Anyone have it? Is it quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanb Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Its great. I grew up out there and used an older edition of it to scramble a ton of peaks in high school...rout descriptions are generally accurate and easy to follow. The newest (4th...pink/purple cover) edition has a lot of new info so get that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneagle Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 It contains a first ascent of mine on the Brothers. I believe this makes me famous and gives me a certain sense of accomplishment as I find myself veering away from my alpinist past towards family and career. So if you think my 5.3 is really 4th class...just keep it to yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndavidjr Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Old & new editions seem nearly identical apart from format and cragging additions. Somebody here said some portion of text is based on early 1960s (50s?) Beckey book (??). Interesting question (to me) how frequently some of the most obscure peaks there are/were ever climbed. Some might perceive sand-bagged ratings (???), but my opinion based on very little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmandoug Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I've been pretty happy with mine. Some of those peaks don't get climbed very much. I've seen summit registers where the last signature was over ten years before. You want to entertain some skepticism about the comments on rock quality. "Good rock" in the Olympics is not "good rock" in the cascades. A friend and I joke that sometimes 3rd class in the guidebook just means there is no possible anchor potential, so there is no way to use a rope... Great book for daydreaming of long, cool trips thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorianlee Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 Sounds like a good book to have. If all goes as planned I'll be making many trips there in the near future. Plus, its the spend your REI dividend time of the year again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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