Adrienne Schaefer

eBook, ePUB

Day & Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: Washington (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Washington is a dynamic state to say the least. It's amazing how quickly the landscape can change; fires rage in the summer, closing trails and burning huge swaths of forest, bridges get washed away in massive floods, and avalanches knock trees over like matchsticks, taking out entire sections of trail with them. The second edition of Day and Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: Washington, by local author Adrienne Schaefer provides hikers with updated trail and road conditions, places to visit in the great mountain towns surrounding them and information on some of the major environmental events that have happened over the past four years, which includes the largest wildfire season in Washington State history. The second edition also includes five new hikes, one of which travels along the glaciated flanks of Glacier Peak through a breathtaking section of the PCT that was closed from 2003-2011.

With new maps, photos, and updated trail information, this guide highlights sections of the PCT in the Columbia River Gorge, Gifford Pinchot National Forest with views of Mount Adams, Mount Rainier National Park, and Pasayten wildernesses. The guide includes ratings for scenery, trail condition, difficulty, solitude, and accessibility for children. In addition, it has driving directions, GPS waypoints, and permit and fee instructions.

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Autor

Andy Selters has explored and worked in mountains worldwide for almost 40 years, and he has chronicled adventures and advocated for mountains and mountain peoples for almost as long. For many years he worked as a climbing instructor and guide, leading ascents and treks in the Cascades, Alaska, and the Himalayas. He still leads occasional treks and peak climbs in Asia. His personal climbs include many across most ranges in North America, plus demanding ascents in the Yukon, India, Bolivia, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Andy came of age as a mountaineer on Mt. Shasta, including a summer as custodian of the Sierra Club hut there. He has fond memories of climbing and skiing from every side of the mountain and at all times of year. Besides The Mt. Shasta Book, Andy has also authored or coauthored Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue and Ways to the Sky, the definitive, award-winning history of mountaineering across North America. He lives at the eastern foot of California's Sierra Nevada, where, in addition to writing and taking photographs, he teaches tai-chi, coaches his son in youth baseball, and gets out for mountain jaunts.

Michael Zanger, a California native, has been drawn to the mountains ever since he took a family trip to Yosemite at age five. He founded Shasta Mountain Guides in the mid-1970s and has lived at the foot of Mt. Shasta for nearly 50 years. He's participated in climbs and expeditions to North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. In addition to mountaineering, he enjoys rock climbing, trekking and camping, biking, kayaking, paragliding, and photography.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilderness Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780899978376
• Artikelnr.: 49042650