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A clear and accurate guide to climbing 197 routes on the 55 peaks over 14,000 feet in Colorado--routes for all levels from walk-ups to technical climbs. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs FROM THE PUBLISHER
Celebrate the joys of climbing Colorado's highest peaks with this new full-color edition of the best-selling guide to Colorado's fourteeners.
Since 1992, Colorado's Fourteeners has sold more than 40,000 copies, a testament to its accuracy and completeness. Now in its second edition, this climbing and hiking guide to Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks has been updated to include 250 routes. Besides the often-climbed standard routes, the guide describes many alternative and technical routes, with each route rated by grade, class, and snow steepness. Easy-to-read, full-color topographic maps and photographick overlays, cross-referenced to the route descriptions, make this the best book on the market for Colorado natives and visitors alike.
About the Author:
World-class mountaineer Gerry Roach is the second person ever to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents. In more than 40 years of mountaineering, he has climbed in dozens of states and countries. Mr. Roach is the author of 3 other books from Fulcrum Publishing: Colorado's Indian Peaks, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Flatiron Classics. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
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Booknews
The new edition of this climbing and hiking guide to Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks has been updated to include 250 routes with 31 revised topographic maps, and 50 color photos and overlays. Along with the often-climbed standard routes, the guide describes alternative and technical routes, rating each by grade, class, and snow steepness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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