WASHINGTON PASS CLIMBING

Washington Pass Climbing is the most current, detailed, and accurate guide to the alpine climbs around Washington Pass. This guidebook includes unprecedented route detail with climbing strategy, route history, retreat information, precise route topos, pitch lengths, and gear recommendations. It features 59 of the best routes in the Washington Pass region. Author Ian Nicholson has climbed every route to ensure accuracy, including nearly 20 routes with never-before-published topos. Historical information from first ascentionists adds a unique dimension to many of these routes. The book caters to all climbing grades, from 4th class scrambles to 5.13 big walls, and focuses on moderate multi-pitch climbs in the 5.6-5.10 range. Key features include 55 detailed topos, gear info for each pitch, crux move beta, route finding tips, free climbing beta for aid routes, approach and descent maps, strategy and retreat recommendations, and 161 color photos with route and descent overlays.