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Alaska: A Climbing Guide

Colby Coombs

Honorable Mention:National Outdoor Book Awards -Outdoor Adventure Guide (2002)

* 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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Mountaineers Books
  • Publish Date: May 14th, 2002
  • Pages: 208
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.68in - 6.58in - 0.51in - 0.81lb
  • EAN: 9780898867244
  • Categories: MountaineeringSpecial Interest - SportsUnited States - West - Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)

About the Author

Coombs, Colby: - COLBY COOMBS is a chief mountaineering guide with Alaska-Denali Guiding, Inc.

Praise for this book

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"