Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die : Rock Climbing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santella, Chris.

Contributor:

Fairfield, Timy.

Series:

Fifty Places

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock climbing.

Genre:

travel guidebooks.

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Abrams, Inc., 2020.

Summary:

The author of the bestselling Fifty Places series returns with a globe-trotting guide to the best and most beautiful places to rock climb around the worldFifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die is a beautifully illustrated guide to some of the greatest rock-climbing locations around the world, as recommended by expert climbers. The book will cover three types of climbing--trad, sport, and bouldering--and will showcase breathtaking venues from Joshua Tree to Jeju, South Korea. Featuring insights from industry insiders, including employees from rock-climbing gear companies like Petzl and Black Diamond Equipment, professional climbers like Jon Cardwell and Kevin Jorgeson (co-star of Dawn Wall), filmmaker Michael Call, and Climbing magazine editor Matt Samet, Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die is the essential travel companion for climbers of all levels of expertise.FEATURED LOCATIONSUnited StatesHorse Pens 40, AlabamaCochise Stronghold, ArizonaBishop, CaliforniaJoshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaYosemite National Park, CaliforniaBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, ColoradoRifle, ColoradoCity of Rocks, IdahoElephants Perch, IdahoArco, ItalyRed River Gorge, KentuckyAcadia National Park, MaineBaxter State Park, MaineRed Rock, NevadaNorth Conway, New HampshireThe Shawangunks, New YorkWichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OklahomaSmith Rock, OregonHueco Tanks State Park, TexasMaple Canyon, UtahMoab, UtahZion National Park, UtahNorth Cascades, WashingtonNew River Gorge, West VirginiaSeneca Rocks, West VirginiaDevils Lake, WisconsinDevils Tower, WyomingGrand Teton National Park, WyomingCanadaBow Valley, AlbertaThe Bugaboos, British ColumbiaSquamish, British ColumbiaLions Head, OntarioInternationalFrey, ArgentinaMount Arapiles, AustraliaInnsbruck, AustriaLiming, ChinaLake District National Park, EnglandChamonix, FranceFontainebleau, FranceFrankenjura, GermanyKalymnos, GreeceCastle Hill, New ZealandEl Potrero Chico, MexicoBled, SloveniaRocklands, South AfricaGyeonggi-do/Jeju, South KoreaIbiza, SpainMallorca, SpainRätikon, SwitzerlandRailay Beach, Thailand

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

1. Alabama: Horse Pens 40

2. Alberta: Bow River Valley

3. Argentina: Frey

4. Arizona: Cochise Stronghold

5. Australia: Mount Arapiles

6. Austria: Innsbruck

7. British Columbia: The Bugaboos

8. British Columbia: Squamish

9. California: Bishop

10. California: Joshua Tree National Park

11. California: Yosemite National Park

12. China: Liming

13. Colorado: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

14. Colorado: Rifle

15. England: Lake District National Park

16. France: Chamonix

17. France: Fontainebleau

18. Germany: Frankenjura

19. Greece: Kalymnos

20. Idaho: City of Rocks

21. Idaho: Elephant's Perch

22. Italy: Arco

23. Kentucky: Red River Gorge

24. Maine: Acadia National Park

25. Maine: Baxter State Park

26. Mexico: El Potrero Chico

27. Nevada: Red Rock

28. New Hampshire: North Conway

29. New York: The Shawangunks

30. New Zealand: Castle Hill

31. Oklahoma: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

32. Ontario: Lion's Head

33. Oregon: Smith Rock

34. Slovenia: Bled

35. South Africa: Rocklands

36. South Korea: Gyeonggi-do/Jeju

37. Spain: Ibiza

38. Spain: Mallorca

39. Switzerland: Rätikon

40. Texas: Hueco Tanks State Park

41. Thailand: Railay Beach

42. Utah: Maple Canyon

43. Utah: Moab

44. Utah: Zion National Park

45. Washington: North Cascades

46. West Virginia: New River Gorge

47. West Virginia: Seneca Rocks

48. Wisconsin: Devil's Lake

49. Wyoming: Devils Tower

50. Wyoming: Grand Teton National Park

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ISBN:

9781683358893

1683358899

OCLC:

1152059110