Seattle, 364 pp, photos, maps. Loaded with anecdotes, sketches, and over 100 photos. Paperback, used, VG-Fine condition.
Author has summited The Mountain over 50 times by more than a dozen routes, including 3 firsts
This book is the first complete documentation of the significant events in the climbing history of Mount Rainier, updated through early 1979. It covers geology, glaciology and climate; the discovery and early climbs before 1900; the pioneering efforts on over 35 routes, winter and summer; notable summit climbs and mountain tragedies on the steep slopes, and the guides who have led summit-seekers over the years.
Fascinating reading for the increasing numbers who respond to the challenge of Rainier, this book is also enjoyable for all to whom Mount Rainier is a symbol of one of nature's last testing grounds for man's physical enterprise and endurance.
