The Challenge Of Rainier 40th Anniversary

Author : Dee Molenaar
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594855214

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The Challenge of Rainier, 40th Anniversary by Dee Molenaar Pdf

CLICK HERE to download the first chapter of The Challenge of Rainier, 40th Anniversary Edition * Special 40th anniversary edition * Featuring 125 photos, 90 illustrations, and 15 maps * Original cover art by Dee Molenaar Originally published in 1971, The Challenge of Rainier is a classic in mountaineering reference and literature, long considered the definitive work on the climbing history of Mount Rainier. Author Dee Molenaar covers geology, glaciology, and climate; early climbs dating before 1900; the pioneering efforts on over 35 routes in winter and summer; notable summit climbs; mountain tragedies on the steep slopes; and the guides who have led summit seekers over the years. For the 40th anniversary edition new information includes more recent ascents, rescues, mountain guides, and climbing trends; updated statistics through 2010; and a new foreword by famed climber (and former Rainier guide) Ed Viesturs.

Author : Mike Gauthier
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594858437

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Mount Rainier by Mike Gauthier Pdf

• 40 principal routes and their variations, with aerial photos and route overlays • Now with full-color photos and maps • All-new beta on 9 ski and snowboard routes Many of the most accomplished US alpinists have learned their skills on Mount Rainier. And many of the rest of us dream of one day standing on its majestic summit. Whether you’re one of these dreamers or an aspiring pro, you need this book, written by Mike Gauthier, the park’s former lead climbing ranger. This new, 3rd edition is a major upgrade of the bestselling guidebook, which remains a standard for other climbing guides. New features include an expanded section on glaciers, including how to understand and traverse them, as well as new information on search-and-rescue and additional historical details. Gauthier has also added beta on all major ski routes, as this sport has become a favorite on the mountain. Mount Rainier reigns as the single resource, packed with everything you need to climb the mountain, from your first time to your fifth: tips on selecting a guide service; nearby training sites to help prepare you; detailed beta on the 40 principle climbing routes; overviews of park flora and fauna; capsule histories of ascents and accidents; overviews of the major park regions; bonus routes to several other peaks inside Mount Rainier National Park; and much more.

Author : Tracy Salcedo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493026951

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Death in Mount Rainier National Park by Tracy Salcedo Pdf

Each year almost two million visitors come to Mount Rainier National Park. If they don’t follow safety warnings, they may find themselves victims of a climbing accident, or face-to-face with a mountain lion, or stuck in the fog and snow on the Muir Snowfield, a place that is continually rated as one of America’s most dangerous hikes. Death in Mount Rainier National Park gathers some of the most dramatic stories of the more than 400 deaths that have occurred in the park’s history.

Author : Tami Asars
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594856556

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Hiking the Wonderland Trail by Tami Asars Pdf

CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Backpacking" from Hiking the Wonderland Trail "There's no other trip, trail or peak that any backpacker should rank higher on his life list than the Wonderland Trail." - Backpacker magazine * Comprehensive and affectionate guide to one of the nation’s iconic wilderness trails * Everything you need to help plan this 93-mile trek, whether done in one trip or several * Lavish, full-color design, yet informative and practical, with 125 photographs and 18 maps * Find even more details, updates and added trip extensions at hikingthewonderlandtrail.com Washington State's famed Wonderland Trail is a spectacular 93-mile route that circumnavigates Mount Rainier, challenging hikers with its strenuous 22,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain and loss. Hiking the Wonderland Trail: The Complete Guide to Mount Rainier's Premier Trail is an authoritative guidebook penned by Washington native Tami Asars, a professional instructor on hiking the trail, a third-generation hiker of the Cascade mountains, and seven-time hiker of the entire Wonderland Trail. In this guide Asars draws on her experience, covering these essentials: * How to work with the Wonderland Trail permit reservation system, and when to apply * Recommended gear--with a checklist--and ways to reduce pack weight, prevent blisters, and stay warm and dry * How to pack the perfect backpack * Food and fuel caching on the Wonderland, tips and instruction * Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptions and suggested itineraries * How to extend your adventures with the Northern Loop Trail and the Eastside Trail Over the years, Asars has taken extensive notes that she shares at workshops and in the field. Hiking the Wonderland Trail distills her boot-tested knowledge so that everyone can enjoy the magic of Mount Rainier's premier trail.

Author : Donald Mark Jones
Publisher : Farcountry Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1560372427

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Mount Rainier National Park Impressions by Donald Mark Jones Pdf

Bob McIntyre's sensitive and informative foreword sets the tone for this color photograph appreciation of and tribute to Mount Rainier National Park by a favorite Farcountry Press photographer. Gurche once again captures the essence of his subject's natural and man-made features.

Author : Fred Beckey,Alex Van Steen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Mountaineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021959189

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Climbing Mount Rainier by Fred Beckey,Alex Van Steen Pdf

Details 49 ascent routes, features 5 maps and 75 photos. Includes notes on natural history.

Author : Dee Molenaar
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Mountaineering
ISBN : 1594852979

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The Challenge of Rainier by Dee Molenaar Pdf

Author : Mike Gauthier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 159485842X

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Mount Rainier by Mike Gauthier Pdf

Many of the most accomplished U.S. alpinists have learned their skills on Mount Rainier. And many of the rest of us dream of one day standing on its majestic summit. Whether you're one of these dreamers or an aspiring pro, you need Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide, written by Mike Gauthier, the park's former Lead Climbing Ranger. This new edition is a major upgrade of the bestselling guidebook, which remains a standard for other climbing guides. New features include an expanded section on glaciers, including how to understand and surmount them, as well as new information on search-and-rescue and additional historical details throughout. Gauthier has also added beta on all major ski routes, as this sport has become a favorite on the mountain.

Author : Reinhold Messner
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Mountaineering expeditions
ISBN : 1861268017

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The Naked Mountain by Reinhold Messner Pdf

The ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1970 marked the beginning of Reinhold Messner's remarkable career in Himalayan climbing. But this expedition has always been shrouded in controversy and mystery; his brother Günther, who accompanied him, met his death In The Naked Mountain Messner gives his side of the story in full for the first time. This most personal account is a story of death and survival .... and for those who want to understand what is the force that drives Messner on, this book is the key. 'Nothing if not passionate, Messner writes of the Himalyan experience with a nearly mystical fervour. His description of catastrophe at high altitude is page-turning.' Rock & Ice 'A gripping piece of writing .... The translation reads like a good thriller, drawing the reader back through historical epics; treading the footsteps of climbers right on the edge of things...' Scottish Mountaineer AUTHOR: Legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner has written many books including All 14 Eight-Thousanders for Crowood. 152 illustrations

Author : Jeff Antonelis-Lapp
Publisher : Washington State University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781636820651

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Tahoma and Its People by Jeff Antonelis-Lapp Pdf

A magnificent active volcano, Mount Rainier ascends to 14,410 feet above sea level--the highest in Washington State. The source of five major rivers, it has more glaciers than any other peak in the contiguous U.S. Its slopes are home to ancient forests, spectacular subalpine meadows, and unique, captivating creatures. In Tahoma and Its People, a passionate, informed, hands-on science educator presents a natural and environmental history of Mount Rainier National Park and the surrounding region. Jeff Antonelis-Lapp explores geologic processes that create and alter landscapes, interrelationships within and between plant and animal communities, weather and climate influences on ecosystems, and what linked the iconic mountain with the people who traveled to it for millennia. He intersperses his own direct observation and study of organisms, as well as personal interactions with rangers, archaeologists, a master Native American weaver, and others. He covers a plethora of topics: geology, archaeology, indigenous villages and use of resources, climate and glacier studies, alpine and forest ecology, rivers, watershed dynamics, keystone species, threatened wildlife, geological hazards, and current resource management. Numerous color illustrations, maps, and figures supplement the text. 2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist, Mountain Environment and Natural History category

Author : Bruce Barcott
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1459616855

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The Measure of a Mountain by Bruce Barcott Pdf

Mount Rainier is the largest and most dangerous volcano in the country. Looming massively above the rugged Cascade Range in Washington State, it is visited by millions, climbed by thousands, and romanticized as the most potent icon of the region. Yet it is a mountain that few truly know. In The Measure of a Mountain, Seattle writer Bruce Barcott...

Author : Jim Lynch
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307958693

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Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch Pdf

A classic and hugely entertaining political novel, the cat-and-mouse story of urban intrigue in Seattle both in 1962, when Seattle hosted the World's Fair, and in 2001, after its transformation in the Microsoft gold rush. Larger than life, Roger Morgan was the mastermind behind the fair that made the city famous and is still a backstage power forty years later, when at the age of seventy he runs for mayor in hopes of restoring all of Seattle's former glory. Helen Gulanos, a reporter every bit as eager to make her mark, sees her assignment to investigate the events of 1962 become front-page news with Morgan's candidacy, and resolves to find out who he really is and where his power comes from: in 1962, a brash and excitable young promoter, greeting everyone from Elvis Presley to Lyndon Johnson, smooth-talking himself out of difficult situations, dipping in and out of secret card games; now, a beloved public figure with, it turns out, still-plentiful secrets. Wonderfully interwoven into this tale of the city of dreams are backroom deals, idealism and pragmatism, the best and worst ambitions, and all the aspirations that shape our communities and our lives.

Author : Dee Molenaar,Karen Molenaar Terrell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1479321907

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Memoirs of a Dinosaur Mountaineer by Dee Molenaar,Karen Molenaar Terrell Pdf

*Memoirs of a Dinosaur Mountaineer* brings to the reader the life and times of mountaineer, geologist, and artist, Dee Molenaar. We read about Molenaar's childhood, growing up in the hills and on the beaches of southern California in the early 1900s. Later we travel with Molenaar across six continents - to the summits of Mount Saint Elias, Mount Kennedy, and the Matterhorn; to 25,000 ' on K2; to Antarctica; to Australia, to Peru; and to the base of Everest. Dee Molenaar has lived a most interesting and extraordinary life, and this book allows us all the opportunity of sharing it with him. - Karen Molenaar Terrell

Author : 3M Company
Publisher : 3m Company
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : 3M Company
ISBN : PSU:000049940053

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A Century of Innovation by 3M Company Pdf

A compilation of 3M voices, memories, facts and experiences from the company's first 100 years.

Author : Nyna Giles,Eve Claxton
Publisher : September Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781910463529

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The Bridesmaid's Daughter by Nyna Giles,Eve Claxton Pdf

A daughter's poignant search to understand her mother - once a bridesmaid to Princess Grace and a world-renowned Ford model, who spent her final years in a homeless shelter. Nyna Giles was picking up groceries at the supermarket one day when she looked down and saw a woman on the cover of a tabloid beneath the headline: 'Former Bridesmaid of Princess Grace Lives in Homeless Shelter'. Nyna was stunned, afraid that someone would know the woman on that cover, Carolyn Scott, was her mother. Nyna's childhood had been spent in doctor's offices. Too ill, she was told, to go to school like other children, she spent every waking moment at her mother's side at their isolated Long Island estate or on trips into the city to see the ballet. The doctors couldn't tell her what was wrong, but as Nyna grew up, her mother, who'd always seemed fragile, became more and more distant. Now Nyna was forced to confront an agonising realisation: she barely knew the woman on the magazine in front of her. She knew that her mother had been a model after arriving in 1950s New York, staying at the Barbizon Hotel, where she'd met the young Grace Kelly, and that the two had become fast friends. Nyna had met Grace and seen the photos of Carolyn at her wedding, wearing the yellow bridesmaid gown that had hung in her closet for years. But how had the seemingly confident, glamorous woman in those pictures become the mother she knew growing up - the mother who was now living in a shelter? In this powerful memoir of friendship and motherhood, Nyna Giles uncovers her mother's past to answer the questions she could never ask.