Alaska by Michael Wood
* Guidebook details 80 climbing routes throughout Alaska
* Includes photos, many with route overlays, topo route maps, climbing difficulty and time information, ratings, and more Alaska mountain guides Mike Wood and Colby Coombs have teamed up to write this definitive climbing guidebook targeting the more experienced climber. This is the ultimate guidebook for every climber intending to scale the mountains of one of the nation's last best wild places. Alaska: A Climbing Guide offers climbers a range of routes in the Chugach Range, the Alaska Range, the Fairweather Range, and more. Each of the routes has been climbed, documented, checked, and double-checked by the authors to ensure accuracy and safety. Interesting personal experiences are included as are accounts of first ascents from Fred Beckey, John Krakauer, and David Roberts.
Because of the excellent photography, this is a book that will appeal to hikers, backpackers and backcountry skiers as well as those intent on summit trips--Alaska Star If you're planning a climb in Alaska or just want to dream a bit about doing one of the big ones, this is the book to consult. Nicely designed and well-written, it covers history and climbing routes throughout the state. ---Idaho Falls Post Register
COLBY COOMBS is a chief mountaineering guide with Alaska-Denali Guiding, Inc.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780898867244 |
| ISBN 10 | 089886724X |
| Title | Alaska |
| Author | Michael Wood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mountaineers Books |
| Year published | 2001-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Commended for National Outdoor Book Awards (Outdoor Adventure Guide) 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |