Climbing
Rock Climbing New England, by Stewart Green, 2001. Comprehensive guide by a long-time climber covers all the major rock-climbing areas in New England in detail, with shorter references to many additional, lesser-known crags. Route photos and diagrams are provided for the major climbing venues, such as Cannon, Rumney, Cathedral & White Horse, Ragged Mountain, Acadia, Pawtuckaway, etc. This will be an invaluable reference for New England climbers. 448 pp., 6" x 9".
Item #CLG01: $35.00
Rumney, by Ward Smith. CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. This guide to the popular climbing area on Rattlesnake Mountain is slated to be published in a new edition in 2008.
Item #CLG02: $25.00
Rock Climbs in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, by Ed Webster. 3rd Edition, East Volume, 1996. The latest edition of veteran climber Webster’s classic guidebook is now split into two volumes. (The West Volume has not yet been published.) This East Volume covers the Mount Washington Valley (including Cathedral & Whitehorse Ledges), Conway, Kancamagus Highway, Bartlett, Jackson, Mt. Washington, Pinkham Notch, and scattered northern climbing areas. Forty-two cliffs and 1,245 climbs are described. Each description includes history (if available) as well as route details. Many black-and-white photos, including routes on the major cliffs. 628 pp, 4” x 6”.
Item #CLG03: $29.95
Secrets of the Notch, by Jon Sykes, 2001. Jon Sykes describes 465 rock and ice routes on Cannon Cliff, Eagle Cliff, and various other crags in Franconia Notch and the Lincoln area. Over 200 new routes are described, many put up by Sykes himself. The routes are illustrated with over 100 photos and maps. An excellent guide! 288 pp., 5" x 7".
Item #CLG04: $24.95
Selected Climbs in the Northeast, by S. Peter Lewis and Dave Horowitz, 2003. Two veteran mountain guides have compiled a choice selection of rock, alpine and ice routes across the Northeast. Some 104 routes are described, with photos and topo diagrams. Areas covered include the Shawangunks, Catskills, Adirondacks, Ragged Mountain (CT), Smugglers Notch, Lake Willoughby, Cannon Cliff, Cathedral & White Horse Ledges, Crawford Notch, Mt. Washington, Acadia and Katahdin. 310 pp, 5 3/4" X 8 7/8".
Item #CLG05: $24.95
Rock Climbing in Acadia National Park, by Pete Warner. 2nd Edition, 1998. A thin, pocket-sized guide to the climbing and bouldering areas at Acadia. Route descriptions and diagrams for Otter Cliffs, South Wall of the Precipice, Eagle Crag, Canada Cliffs, South Bubble and Beech Mountain.
48 pp, 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.
Item #CLG07: $7.95
Acadia - A Climber's Guide, by Jeff Butterfield, 2002. Excellent, well-illustrated guide to Acadia crags with route photos in the "Rockfax" format. Covers 6 major climbing areas plus outlying cliffs. Introduction includes climbing history. 160 pp, 5 1/4" x 8".
Item #CLG08: $25.00
Boston Rocks 2nd edition, 2003. Greatly expanded edition describes over 800 routes in Boston metro area. (Out of stock, awaiting reprint.) 242 pp.
Item #CLG09: $25.00
Rock Climbing Connecticut, by David Fasulo, 2002. Falcon guide covers all the major crags and hundreds of routes across the Constitution State, including Ragged Mountain, Sleeping Giant, Chatfield Hollow, etc. Also describes bouldering areas and various outlying cliffs. Detailed topos for the major crags. 177 pp., 6" X 8 7/8".
Item #CLG10: $25.00
An Ice Climber’s Guide to Northern New England, by S. Peter Lewis and Rick Wilcox. 3rd Edition, 2002. Completely revised and updated edition of the definitive New England ice climbing guide - the first new edition in 10 years. Covers dozens of climbing areas from roadside to super-remote. This edition features many more routes and several new areas. Lots of new black & white climbing and route photos. Also provides a 19-page history of ice climbing in New England. 256 pp, 5 1/2” x 8 ½”.
Item #CLG11: $29.95
Adirondack Rock, by Jim Lawyer & Jeremy Haas, 2008. This new guide to rock climbs across the vast Adirondack Park is amazingly comprehensive. Nearly 2,000 routes are described on 242 cliffs, including over 1,100 routes not previously included in guidebooks. Also covers 6 bouldering areas with 350 bouldering problems. Illustrated with 115 cliff topos, 59 aerial photos, 168 climbing photos, and 90 approach maps. Also has essays by 21 prominent Adirondack climbers. 672 pp., 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".
Item #CLG12: $36.99
New England Bouldering , by Tim Kemple, 2004. Guide to bouldering at Lincoln Woods (RI), Pawtuckaway (NH), Rumney (NH), Smugglers Notch (VT), Hammond Pond (Boston), western Mass. and more. Maps, photos and topos. 160 pp, 6" x 9".
Item #CLG13: $24.95
The Climber’s Handbook, by Garth Hattingh, 1998. A thorough and colorful new guide that covers all types of climbing: rock, sport, traditional, big wall & aid, snow & ice, and alpine. Many color photos and good diagrams. One of the best all-around climbing books we’ve seen. 160 pp, 8 ½” x 11”.
Item #CLH01: $21.95
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, edited by Don Graydon & Kurt Hanson. 7th Edition, 2003. The latest edition of a classic published by The Mountaineers. Over 500,000 copies have been sold since it first appeared in 1960, and it remains the most comprehensive climbing guide available. Covers gear and technique for all kinds of climbing, plus first aid, safety, navigation, camping and more. Illustrated with many instructional drawings. 528 pp, 7 ¼” x 9”.
Item #CLH02: $29.95
How To Rock Climb!, by John Long. 3rd Edition, 1998. An excellent rock-climbing manual for beginners and intermediates, written in entertaining style by a top climber. Illustrated with many black-and-white photos and drawings. 208 pp, 6" x 9".
Item #CLH03: $13.95
Rock Climbing - Trailside Guide, by Don Mellor, 1997. A fine guide full of color photos and graphics, written by the author of the climbing guide to the Adirondacks. Reviews all the basics - gear, top-roping, leading, knots, rappelling, training, rock characteristics, etc. 192 pp, 5 ¾” x
8 ½”.
Item #CLH04: $18.95
A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Tales Tall and True, by Laura & Guy Waterman, 2000. Wonderful collection of stories - both fiction and non-fiction - drawn from the Watermans' many years of climbing, and writing about climbing. Taken together, these tales present a thoughtful and at times hilarious consideration of the climbing life. The book is especially poignant as the last work of Laura and Guy together. 208 pp, 5 3/4" X 9".
Item #CLN01: $16.95
Yankee Rock & Ice, by Laura & Guy Waterman, 1993. Photography by S. Peter Lewis. New paperback edition of the Watermans' classic history of Northeastern rock and ice climbing, which had been out of print for several years. The narrative is woven with trademark Waterman wit and insight and features a fascinating parade of climbing characters. Great reading. 334 pp, 6" x 9".
Item #CLN02: $16.95
Women on High, by Rebecca A. Brown, 2002. An excellent chronicle of the lives and achievements of pioneers in women's mountaineering. Included are the stories of Annie Smith Peck, Fanny Bullock Workman, Dora Keen, Lucy Walker and others who became extraordinary mountaineers during Victorian times and into the early 1900s. Also features a chapter on "Women in the White Mountains," with a great account of an expedition across the Twin Mountain Range in 1882. 258 pp., 6" x 9".
Item #CLN03: $14.95
American Rock: Region, Rock and Culture in American Climbing, by Don Mellor, 2001. An informative and highly readable book celebrating the diversity of rock climbing across the country and outlining how the sport evolved at dozens of U.S. climbing hotspots. Includes a asection on climbing in the White Mountains, Adirondacks and Shawangunks, plus an interesting chapter on rock types. This is the first book that attempts to put the entire American climbing scene into a geographical and historical context. 304 pp. 6" X 9 1/4".
Item #CLN04: $17.95
Climbing in North America, by Chris Jones, 1997. A classic history of mountaineering in the U.S. and Canada, from the sport’s earliest days through the 1970s. It’s a fascinating chronicle of great peaks and the colorful characters who set out to climb them. Many black-and-white photos. 368 pp, 7 1/8” x 9”.
Item #CLN05: $24.95
The Armchair Mountaineer, edited by David Reuther & John Thorn, 1989. A fine anthology of mountaineering tales from around the world, including many of the classic triumphs and tragedies. Among the greats represented are Bonington, Buhl, Chouinard, Herzog, Hillary, Mallory, Messner, Rowell, Tilman and Whymper. 342 pp, 5 7/8” x 9”.
Item #CLN06: $15.95
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains, by Richard Sale & John Cleare, 2000. Lavishly illustrated history of the 8000-meter peaks. For each summit an historical narrative describes exploration, first ascent and later ascents, with route diagrams. In the back is a complete list of ascents through 12/31/99. Everest leads with 1,173 individual ascents, Cho Oyu is second at 1,090. Annapurna, with 109 ascents, is the least-climbed 8000-er. 228 pp., hardcover, 9" X 11 1/4".
Item #CLN09: $29.95
Heroic Climbs: A Celebration of World Mountaineering, edited by Chris Bonington and Audrey Salkeld, 1994. An award-winning collection of 40 first-hand accounts by the foremost mountaineers of our times. Organized by region - Alps, Europe Beyond the Alps, North America, Southern Hemisphere and High Asia. Lavishly illustrated. 224 pp, 9” x 11 ½”.
Item #CLN10: $29.95
Epic - Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks, edited by Clint Willis, 1997. A collection of 15 memorable accounts of classic climbs, with an all-star roster of contributors: Tilman, Shipton, Herzog, Bates, Hornbein, Houston, Krakauer, etc. 342 pp, 6" x 9".
Item #CLN12: $15.95
High - Stories of Survival from Everest and K2, edited by Clint Willis, 1999. An excellent anthology of writings on the world's two highest peaks. Includes contributions from Jon Krakauer (on K2), David Roberts, Chris Bonington, Galen Rowell, etc. 322 pp, 6" x 9".
Item #CLN13: $16.95
