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Bow Valley Rock needs no introduction! This long-awaited new edition to multi-pitch rock climbs in the Bow Valley-from the prairies to the Banff National Park boundary-offers detailed route descriptions, approach and descent information, as well as topos, maps and route-marked crag photos.
This book is a comprehensive guide to the best sport climbing areas of the Bow Valley, Canada's premier summer limestone sport climbing area. The Bow Valley is located along the Trans-Canada Highway 110 km west of Calgary, in the Banff National Park/Canmore area of Alberta. The book includes maps and over 1,000 routes shown on 200 colour photographs. It also includes information about planning a climbing trip to the area.
Sport Climbs in the Canadian Rockies by John Martin,Jon Jones Pdf
Sport Climbscontinues to be the most relevant climbing guide to the Canadian Rockies on the market. Featuring over 2,000 routes located throughout the Bow Valley, including climbs at Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, Kananaskis Country and the Ghost River area, this edition features three new areas and the latest updates and is illustrated with over 300 topos, along with accompanying maps and photos. All routes include difficulty classifications and are completely indexed, including first-ascent information. With more than 12,000 copies sold to date, Sport Climbs in the Canadian Rockiesis the quintessential guidebook that both local and visiting climbers reach for when travelling to western Canada.
Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies – 3rd Edition by Alan Kane Pdf
Annotation Armed with first-hand information, Alan Kane describes over 170 scrambles in a clear, concise format. This includes equipment needed, when to go, how to get there, where to park and what to expect as you work your way to the summit. Photos showing the ascent line complement descriptions that include historical trivia, origins of placenames and summit views. Routes range from off-trail hiking suitable for strong hikers to challenging routes at the low end of technical climbing where use of specific handholds is required on steep, airy terrain.
Bow Valley Rock by Chris Perry,Sean M. (Sean Melbourne) Dougherty,John Martin Pdf
This authoritative guide to multi-pitch rock climbs in the Bow Valley offers detailed route descriptions, approach and descent information, as well as climb ratings. Route descriptions are enhanced by numerous topos and route-marked crag photos.
Squamish Select is a comprehensive guidebook to climbing and bouldering in the Squamish/Cheakamus/Whistler/Pemberton region, a mountainous area near Vancouver, Canada. Every style of climbing is covered, including sport and boulder climbs and single- and multi-pitch traditional climbs. Bouldering is the sport of climbing large boulders.
Kids all over the world help collect seeds, weed gardens, milk goats and herd ducks. From a balcony garden with pots of lettuce to a farm with hundreds of cows, kids can pitch in to bring the best and freshest products to their families' tables—and to market. Loaded with accessible information about the many facets of farming, Down to Earth takes a close look at everything from what an egg carton tells you to why genetic diversity matters—even to kids.
Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die by Chris Santella Pdf
A guide to some of the greatest locations around the world as recommended by expert rock climbers, with travel tips and stunning photos included. Covering three types of climbing—trad, sport, and bouldering—and showcasing breathtaking venues from Joshua Tree to Jeju, South Korea, this guide features 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. And for those who want to travel to these locales, Chris Santella provides “If You Go” suggestions to help plan your trip. This essential travel companion for climbers of all levels of expertise features such locations as: Horse Pens 40, Alabama * Cochise Stronghold, Arizona * Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado * Innsbruck, Austria * Castle Hill, New Zealand * Elephant’s Perch, Idaho * The Bugaboos, British Columbia * Arco, Italy * Red River Gorge, Kentucky * Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin * Acadia National Park, Maine * The Shawangunks, New York * Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma * Chamonix, France * Railay Beach, Thailand * and more
Bouldering, the sport of climbing large boulders, is a popular form of rock climbing. This book is a guide to over 2,500 boulder routes in the Squamish/Whistler/Pemberton area, North America's premiere summer bouldering destination. It includes 600 colour photographs and 82 maps. The book also includes comprehensive information for planning a trip to the area.
Rifle Mountain Park and Western Colorado Rock Climbs by Dave Pegg,Bj Sbarra,Jeff Achey,Nate Adams Pdf
Rifle Mountain Park and Wester Colorado Rock Climbs is a full color, photo-topo style guidebook to over 20 different climbing areas in Western Colorado, most of which have never before been described in print. Not only does it include the most up-to-date climbing information for over 900 routes, it is also packed full of stunning action photographs by some of the most recognized climbing photographers in the business - Keith Ladzinski, Celin Serbo, and Tim Kemple. The book includes many interactive features like Tick lists of recommended routes, and was written as a compilation amongst local climbers with the most intimate knowledge of the local cliffs. Rifle Mountain Park and Western Colorado Rock Climbs replaces an older, out-of-date guidebook called Western Sloper, and may be one of the best guidebooks you'll ever see.
This book is a guide to 44 trail running routes in Vancouver, Burnaby, Port Moody, and on the North Shore, areas with ideal terrain for off-road running. The routes range from beginner jogs on flat, manicured paths to challenging mountain routes that take runners into lush and wild terrain. Most of the routes travel through a rainforest brimming with second-growth cedar, Douglas fir, and western hemlock trees. Several of the runs follow scenic seaside routes. The book includes 100 colour photographs.
With the state of global ice constantly in the news, one mountain journalist examines Canadian glaciers to uncover their secrets and their future. From a mother/daughter duo who spent five months skiing across icefields from Vancouver to Alaska, to scientists discovering biofilms deep inside glacier caverns, to protesters camping for weeks to protect their beloved local glacier, western Canada's glaciers are dynamic, enigmatic, exquisitely beautiful, sometimes dangerous environments where people play, work, run businesses, explore, and create art every single day. Author Lynn Martel is one of them. With gorgeous images by some of the country's best outdoor photographers, Stories of Ice shares the excitement, the mystery, and the wonder of Canada's glaciers and poses questions about their future.
