Fifty Classic Climbs of North AmericaDescribes recommended mountain climbing routes, lists equipment requirements, and rates mountains for difficulty. Includes chapters on mountaineering in Alaska and Yukon, and in western Canada. |
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Alaska and the Yukon | 3 |
Mount Saint Elias Abruzzi Ridge | 5 |
Mount Fairweather Carpé Ridge | 9 |
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Alaska Allen Steck alpine arête ascent base camp began belay bivouac bolts Bugaboo Bugaboo Spire Canadian Cascade chimney chocks Chouinard Chuck Pratt Cirque cliff Climber's Guide climbers cornices couloir crack systems descend difficult dihedral Dome Durrance early east face east ridge easy Elevation The summit Exum feet above sea final follow Fred Beckey free climbing Glacier Grand Teton granite gully headwall high camp hundred feet icefield Lake later leads lieback lower Map USGS quadrangle miles Moose's Tooth moun Mount McKinley Mount Saint Elias Mount Waddington mountain move north face north ridge northwest notch overhang party peak pitch pitons Range rappel rock rockclimbers Rockies rope Route description Salathé sea level Sierra slabs Slesse Mountain slopes snow south face southeast Spire steep Steve Roper taineers talus tion trail traverse unclimbed Underhill upper wall weather west ridge Yosemite Valley Yvon Chouinard