Author: S. Peter Lewis
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898868579
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Two mountain guides who have climbed extensively in the region share their A-list picks. Coverage includes rock, alpine, and ice routes from the Gunks to Acadia.
Selected Climbs in the Northeast
Author: S. Peter Lewis
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898868579
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Two mountain guides who have climbed extensively in the region share their A-list picks. Coverage includes rock, alpine, and ice routes from the Gunks to Acadia.
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898868579
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Two mountain guides who have climbed extensively in the region share their A-list picks. Coverage includes rock, alpine, and ice routes from the Gunks to Acadia.
Gunks Routes
Shawangunks Trail Companion
Author: Jeffrey Perls
Publisher: Countryman Press
ISBN: 9780881505634
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This comprehensive trail guide describes hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing routes on more than 200 miles of trails in New York State's legendary Shawangunk Mountain Range.
Publisher: Countryman Press
ISBN: 9780881505634
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This comprehensive trail guide describes hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing routes on more than 200 miles of trails in New York State's legendary Shawangunk Mountain Range.
Gunks Guide
Author: Todd Swain
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780762738366
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes 1,200 Shawangunk routes of this classic climbing region in New York with written details and maps.
Publisher: Falcon Guides
ISBN: 9780762738366
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes 1,200 Shawangunk routes of this classic climbing region in New York with written details and maps.
Shawangunk Rock Climbs
Author: Richard C. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Gunks Guide
Author: Todd Swain
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493082515
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Describes 1,200 Shawangunk routes in this area 90 miles north of New York City.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493082515
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Describes 1,200 Shawangunk routes in this area 90 miles north of New York City.
Hangdog Days
Author: Jeff Smoot
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1680512331
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Fast-paced history-cum-memoir about rock climbing in the wild-and-wooly ’80s Highlights ground-breaking achievements from the era Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. This contentious, often entertaining period gave rise to sport climbing, climbing gyms, and competitive climbing--indelibly transforming the sport. Jeff Smoot was one of those brash young climbers, and here he traces the development of traditional climbing “rules,” enforced first through peer pressure, then later through intimidation and sabotage. In the late ’70s, several climbers began introducing new tactics including “hangdogging,” hanging on gear to practice moves, that the old guard considered cheating. As more climbers broke ranks with traditional style, the new gymnastic approach pushed the limits of climbing from 5.12 to 5.13. When French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout ascended To Bolt or Not to Be, 5.14a, at Smith Rock in 1986, he cracked a barrier many people had considered impenetrable. In his lively, fast-paced history enriched with insightful firsthand experience, Smoot focuses on the climbing achievements of three of the era’s superstars: John Bachar, Todd Skinner, and Alan Watts, while not neglecting the likes of Ray Jardine, Lynn Hill, Mark Hudon, Tony Yaniro, and Peter Croft. He deftly brings to life the characters and events of this raucous, revolutionary time in rock climbing, exploring, as he says, “what happened and why it mattered, not only to me but to the people involved and those who have followed.”
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1680512331
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Fast-paced history-cum-memoir about rock climbing in the wild-and-wooly ’80s Highlights ground-breaking achievements from the era Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. This contentious, often entertaining period gave rise to sport climbing, climbing gyms, and competitive climbing--indelibly transforming the sport. Jeff Smoot was one of those brash young climbers, and here he traces the development of traditional climbing “rules,” enforced first through peer pressure, then later through intimidation and sabotage. In the late ’70s, several climbers began introducing new tactics including “hangdogging,” hanging on gear to practice moves, that the old guard considered cheating. As more climbers broke ranks with traditional style, the new gymnastic approach pushed the limits of climbing from 5.12 to 5.13. When French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout ascended To Bolt or Not to Be, 5.14a, at Smith Rock in 1986, he cracked a barrier many people had considered impenetrable. In his lively, fast-paced history enriched with insightful firsthand experience, Smoot focuses on the climbing achievements of three of the era’s superstars: John Bachar, Todd Skinner, and Alan Watts, while not neglecting the likes of Ray Jardine, Lynn Hill, Mark Hudon, Tony Yaniro, and Peter Croft. He deftly brings to life the characters and events of this raucous, revolutionary time in rock climbing, exploring, as he says, “what happened and why it mattered, not only to me but to the people involved and those who have followed.”
An Ice Climber's Guide to Southern New England and Eastern New York
Author: Todd Swain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734437317
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ice Climbing Guidebook
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734437317
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ice Climbing Guidebook
The Dolomites
Author: James Rushforth
Publisher: Rockfax Limited
ISBN: 9781873341971
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Located in northern Italy, the 'Pale Alps' contain climbing of every shape and size. The area is particularly renowned for its via ferrata, cabled routes pre-dating the Great War. This guide covers everything you need for a climbing trip, regardless of ability.
Publisher: Rockfax Limited
ISBN: 9781873341971
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Located in northern Italy, the 'Pale Alps' contain climbing of every shape and size. The area is particularly renowned for its via ferrata, cabled routes pre-dating the Great War. This guide covers everything you need for a climbing trip, regardless of ability.
Schurman Rock
Author: Jeff Smoot
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692068014
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Part history, part biography, part climbing guide, Schurman Rock: A History & Guide describes the design and construction of Schurman Rock, the world's first artificial climbing wall, built in 1938-39 at Camp Long in Seattle, Washington. The book includes a history of the creation of Camp Long by by William G. Long, a Superior Court judge, who seized the opportunity to turn an unused 68-acre tract of swampy forest land into a wilderness camp for youth, and a biography of Clark Schurman, a Scoutmaster and Chief Climbing Guide at Mount Rainier, who envisioned and then built his "dream rock" to provide a place to teach mountaineering skills to youth. Thousands of kids and adults, including Fred Beckey and Jim and Lou Whittaker, learned to climb on Schurman Rock over the past 80 years. In 1938, Schurman published an article describing 22 routes on the rock--"short bits" as he called them. This book expands on this with a guide to several boulder problems on the rock. Includes many historic photos and a foreword by Pacific Northwest climbing legend Jim Whittaker.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692068014
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Part history, part biography, part climbing guide, Schurman Rock: A History & Guide describes the design and construction of Schurman Rock, the world's first artificial climbing wall, built in 1938-39 at Camp Long in Seattle, Washington. The book includes a history of the creation of Camp Long by by William G. Long, a Superior Court judge, who seized the opportunity to turn an unused 68-acre tract of swampy forest land into a wilderness camp for youth, and a biography of Clark Schurman, a Scoutmaster and Chief Climbing Guide at Mount Rainier, who envisioned and then built his "dream rock" to provide a place to teach mountaineering skills to youth. Thousands of kids and adults, including Fred Beckey and Jim and Lou Whittaker, learned to climb on Schurman Rock over the past 80 years. In 1938, Schurman published an article describing 22 routes on the rock--"short bits" as he called them. This book expands on this with a guide to several boulder problems on the rock. Includes many historic photos and a foreword by Pacific Northwest climbing legend Jim Whittaker.