| A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners
(1978)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Backpacking - Guidebooks |
| Publication Date |
1978 |
| Format |
Softcover (8.7
mm)
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| Publisher |
Pruett Pub. Co |
| Language |
English |
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| Description |
| Since 1978, this classic guidebook has helped thousands of hikers and climbers to reach the summits of Colorado's fifty-four 14,000 peaks. This twentieth anniversary edition reaffirms the authors' longstanding commitment to minimum impact routes and environmentally conscious recreation. Coordinating their efforts with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, they have updated and adjusted route descriptions through the years to ensure the fragile beauty of these peaks may be preserved for generations to come. The Guide Includes Route elevation profiles Elevation gain and trailhead-to-summit distances Clear, easy-to-read maps Concise, up-to-date access information Engaging historical notes " . . . the bible for 'peak baggers' . . . . This book is a must for fourteener lover." (--Rocky Mountain News) Author Bio: Walter R. Borneman is a Colorado attorney and historian. He climbs regularly throughout Colorado and the West and is currently chairman of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative. Lyndon J. Lampert lives in the San Juan Mountains, where he writes in winter and is a fishing guide in the summer. |
| Personal Details |
| Rating |
0 |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
GV199.42.C6B67 |
| Dewey |
917.88 |
| ISBN |
0871085194 |
| Edition |
[1st ed.] |
| Cover Price |
$7.50 |
| No. of Pages |
238 |
| First Edition |
Yes |
| Rare |
No |
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