2005. Includes eighteen climbing crags located in the Southwest Oregon Region.
ROCK CLIMBING WESTERN OREGON, VOLUME 1 - THE WILLAMETTE: covering The Menagerie, Wolf Rock, Flagstone, Skinner Butte, Hills Creek Spires. 256 pages, 48 Topos, 68 photos, 29 maps, descriptions for 362 routes representing the activities of 115 climbers over 45 years.
Small and large crags, containing hundreds of climbing routes rated from 5.7 to 5.14. This guide also lists several routes still under development. This is the first climbing route guide to the region. There are photographs of the crags and clearly drawing topos ofall the routes. Greg Orton, a veteran regional climber, wrote this wonderful guidebook, including valuable contributions from his stone-honed friends, in what turned out to be one of the best climbing guides in print today. Has an index of routes by their ratings is included at the end of the book. Rock Climbing Southwest Oregon will attract many new climbers into the region. Until now these areas were, practically, the secret and private climbing playground of the local stonemasters. The introduction chapter includes history of climbing in the area, climbing ethics and environment preservation that should be read by all, and it will help keep the impact of increased use of these wonderful beautiful climbing areas.
