Climbing California's Fourteeners
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183 Routes to the Fifteen Highest Peaks
by Stephen F. Porcella and Cameron M. Burns
From the shimmering white face of Mount Whitney to the twin-summited spire of Split Mountain, from the brooding hulk of the North Palisade to the glaciated volcanic mass of Mount Shasta - each of California's 14,000 foot peaks has a character and an allure of its own.
Climbing California's Fourteeners is the only guide that offers multiple routes - from walk-ups to screamers - on all fifteen of these mountains. It's also the only guide to include a general history of the mountains and historical anectdotes about the routes, including commentary from John Muir, Norman Clyde, and Clarence King.
Authors Stephen Porcella and Cameron Burns have spent years climbing many of the listed routes and have extensively researched all the others.
- Provides multiple route options for each fourteener
- Route, access, difficulty, ratings, gear recommendations, and more
- Illustrated with 82 spectacular photos (35 with route overlays)
- Personal accounts of many of the first ascents and mountaineering advances
by Stephen F. Porcella and Cameron M. Burns
From the shimmering white face of Mount Whitney to the twin-summited spire of Split Mountain, from the brooding hulk of the North Palisade to the glaciated volcanic mass of Mount Shasta - each of California's 14,000 foot peaks has a character and an allure of its own.
Climbing California's Fourteeners is the only guide that offers multiple routes - from walk-ups to screamers - on all fifteen of these mountains. It's also the only guide to include a general history of the mountains and historical anectdotes about the routes, including commentary from John Muir, Norman Clyde, and Clarence King.
Authors Stephen Porcella and Cameron Burns have spent years climbing many of the listed routes and have extensively researched all the others.
- Provides multiple route options for each fourteener
- Route, access, difficulty, ratings, gear recommendations, and more
- Illustrated with 82 spectacular photos (35 with route overlays)
- Personal accounts of many of the first ascents and mountaineering advances
