International Climbing Guides

This page last updated on 3/17/07


These guides describe climbing in the countries outside the United States.

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         Item #: B1427
TITLE: Acongua: A Climbing Guide
Author(s): R. J. Secor
Pages: 144 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 44 b/w photos, 6 maps
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Reaching the highest summit in the Western hemisphere requires careful preparation & detailed instruction. R. J. Secor draws upon his extensive mountaineering experience to give climbers all that's necessary to top Aconcagua's 22,841-foot peak. This guide features comprehensive information on recommended equipment, safety & health precautions, and conservation issues. It details both the popular & less-traveled routes (27 in all) reached via the Horcones Valley, South Face, and Vacas & Relinchos Valleys. Also included are a climbing history of Aconcagua & a glossary of valuable Spanish mountaineering phrases.
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         Item #: B1797
TITLE: Bolivia: A Climbing Guide
Author(s): Yossi Brain
Pages: 224 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 40 b/w photos, 63 maps
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      The only available guide in English to the best climbing in Bolivia. Gives climbers more choices on where to climb with detailed access advice & more.
     
      "A long-overdue and indispensible climbing guide to the mountains of Bolivia. It's the best source book available. Deserves the highest praise."
      - Don Montague, President, South American Explorer's Club
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         Item #: B2735
TITLE: Bow Valley Rock
Author(s): Perry & Josephson
Pages: 432 pages, maps, photos
Price: $ 21.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 17.56
      Guide to multi-pitch rock climbs in Canada's Bow Valley, from the prairies to the Banff National Park boundary. Offers detailed route descriptions, approach & descent information, as well as topos, maps & route-marked crag photos.
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         Item #: B1430
TITLE: Bugaboo Rock: A Climber's Guide
Author(s): Green & Benson
Pages: 176 5.5" x 8.5" pages, photos, vinyl-bound
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Describes more than 200 routes in Canada's Bugaboos.
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         Item #: B2518
TITLE: Classic Dolomite Climbs
Author(s): Anette Kohler & Norbert Memmel
Pages: 232 6" x 9" pages, 16 pages of color photos, 102 b/w photos, 102 topos
Price: $ 29.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 23.96
      In the Italian Dolomites climbers will discover one of the world's most challenging, yet also most accessible, rock-climbing playgrounds. This thorough guide covers the entire range & includes everything from intricate multi-peak traverses and long middle-grade classics to multi-pitch high-peak challenges and free-climbing testpieces. An informative UIAA-style topo diagram for each climb shows the key details for ascents as well as complex descents.
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         Item #: B2818
TITLE: Climber's & Hiker's Guide: Mountains / Volcanoes
Author(s): Kelsey
Pages: 1248 pages, 584 maps, 650 photos
Price: $ 39.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 31.96
      This popular guide focuses more on volcanoe climbs than on technical rock climbing or expedition mountaineering. It describes the ruta normal fro 500 peaks in 200 countries. Also includes full info on access, local transportation, supplies, weather, camping, huts, etc. Every peak has a photo & map accompanying the text.
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         Item #: B0683
TITLE: Climbing & Hiking in Ecuador
Author(s): Rob Rachowiecki & Betsey Wagenhauser
Pages: 240 5.25" x 8.5" pages, 9 engravings, 27 maps
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      If you're climbing or hiking in Ecuador, this is the book for you. Climbing magazine says "... will probably remain the definitive guidebook for some years to come."
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         Item #: B2738
TITLE: Climbs & Treks in the Aal Dag
Author(s): Tnzel
Pages: 296 pages, PVC cover
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Climbs & treks in the Crimson Mountains, the best mountaineering area in Turkey.
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         Item #: B2739
TITLE: Cornish Rock
Author(s): Edwards & Dennell
Pages: 234 pages
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      A superb large-format topo guide to West Penwith, the most popular climbing area in Cornwall, England by the area's leading activists.
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         Item #: B2740
TITLE: Costa Blanca Rock
Author(s): Craggs
Pages: 264 pages
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Over 1,500 routes on 40 crags, many for the first time in English. The most comprehensive guide to this Spanish climbing area.
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         Item #: B1448
TITLE: Everest: The West Ridge
Author(s): Tom Hornbein
Pages: 192 6" x 9" pages, 48 pages of color photos
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Pioneer ascent of the West Ridge by Willi Hornbein & Tom Hornbein. Climbing magazine calls it, "A classic in mountaineering literature." The Seattle Times says it is ".. a delight, frequently funny & humanistic, and understated in its accounts of risk & extreme exertion."
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         Item #: B2741
TITLE: French Rock
Author(s): Birkett
Pages: 332 pages
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      The guide to many exciting French crags. Large-format book has masses of photo topos, with selected routes in detail.
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         Item #: B1678
TITLE: Guide to Mt. Kilimanjaro & Kenya
Author(s): Allen
Pages: 270 pages, photos, maps, vinyl cover
Price: $ 32.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 26.36
      Produced by the Mountain Club of Kenya, this guide covers:
      * Climbing & hiking routes
      * Flora & fauna
      * Climate
      * Geology
      * Mountain medicine
      The back cover includes a fold-out topo map.
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         Item #: B1425
TITLE: Himalaya Alpine-Style: The Most Challenging Routes on the Highest Peaks
Author(s): Andy Fanshawe & Stephen Venables
Pages: HARDCOVER, 192 12" x 11" pages, 200 color photos, 18 illustrations, 36 maps
Price: $ 45.00 @ 20.0% off = $ 36.00
      Through in-depth text & stunning color photographs, this large-format collector's edition explores the possibilities of the alpine-style approach in climbing the legendary peaks of the Himalaya & Karakoram.
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         Item #: B2742
TITLE: Italian Rock
Author(s): Churcher
Pages: 200 pages
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      A durable, PVC covered guide to the best, most accessible, high standard routes on the crags of northern Italy, including Val d'Orco and Mello, Lecco and Finale, etc. Uses British technical & E grades.
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         Item #: B2328
TITLE: Kilimanjaro & Mount Kenya: A Climbing & Trekking Guide
Author(s): Burns
Pages: 176 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 8 pages of color photos
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      Features 30 top climbing & trekking routes on Mount Kilimanjaro & her sister peak, Mount Kenya.
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         Item #: B2743
TITLE: Klettersteig: North Limestone Alps
Author(s): Werner
Pages: 184 pages, PVC cover
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      Companion volume to the popular "Via Ferrata" book. Covers scramble paths in the Austria / Germany limestone Alps.
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         Item #: B1429
TITLE: Mexico's Volcanoes: A Climbing Guide
Author(s): R. J. Secor
Pages: 160 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 10 maps, 60 b/w photos, 10 illustrations
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Covers approach & climbing routes for the third, fifth & seventh highest mountains in North America - El Pico de Orizaba, Popocatepetl, & Iztaccihuatl - and two lesser-known peaks, La Malinche & Nevado de Toluca. Features information on food, medicine, transportation, & supplies. Also includes bilingual glossary.
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         Item #: B2736
TITLE: Mixed Climbs in the Canadian Rockies
Author(s): Isacc
Pages: 144 pages, photos, maps
Price: $ 11.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 9.56
      Guide to mixed rock & ice climbs, including some of the world's most challenging routes. Includes route descriptions, topos & maps for 158 climbs, ranging from the time-honored classics to the modern sport-style test pieces of the new millenium. Covers Waterton to Jasper.
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         Item #: B2266
TITLE: Mountaineering in Patagonia
Author(s): Alan Kearney
Pages: 144 6.25" x 9.25" pages, HARDCOVER, 24 color photos, 6 maps
Price: $ 22.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 18.36
      Combining a thorough history of some of the most dramatic ascents of several Patagonian peaks with accounts of his own climbs on these same peaks. Kearney draws a gripping portrait. An accomplished climber, writer, & photographer, Kearney gives the reader an intimate sense of this region that draws the world's finest climbers.
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         Item #: B2682
TITLE: Mountains of Kenya
Author(s): Clarke
Pages: 190 pages, photos, maps
Price: $ 27.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 22.36
      Provides route info for the beginner to enjoy some of the gentler peaks & for the expert tackling the more difficult or remote mountains.
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         Item #: B2734
TITLE: Oz Rock: Rock Climber's Guide to Australian Crags
Author(s): Lee
Pages: 184 pages, color & b/w photos, maps
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      Points out major & some lesser-known crags in Australia. Gives an overview of where the climbing is, what each location is like, what type of climbing to expect, what the rock is & the quality of it, protection needed, number & length of climbs and overall ratings.
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         Item #: B2732
TITLE: Rock Climbs in Hong Kong
Author(s): Heard
Pages: 136 pages
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      This large-format book features great climbing for locals & travelers.
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         Item #: B2745
TITLE: Rock Climbs in the Pyrenees
Author(s): Walker
Pages: 168 pages, PVC cover
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Includes pic du Midi d'Ossau & the Vignemale in France, and the Ordesa Canyon & Riglos in Spain.
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         Item #: B2746
TITLE: Rock climbs in the Verdon
Author(s): Newcombe
Pages: 72 pages
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      This little book is a good intro to France's Verdon Gorge, which has some of Europe's most spectacular climbs. This English-style guide makes for easy identification of the routes & descents, & uses the British grading system.
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         Item #: B2747
TITLE: Scrambles in Lochaber
Author(s): Williams
Pages: 192 pages, photos, PVC cover
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Covers some of the best scrambling in Britain around Glencoe & Ben Nevis, and much of the Western Highlands.
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         Item #: B2748
TITLE: Scrambles in Skye
Author(s): Parker
Pages: 144 pages, PVC cover
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      The Cullin on the Scottish Isle of Skye are a paradise for scrambling.
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         Item #: B2749
TITLE: Scrambles in Snowdonia
Author(s): Ashton
Pages: 168 pages, PVC cover
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Covers the classic rock ridges & other adventurous routes up challenging rocky faces in Wales.
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         Item #: B2750
TITLE: Scrambles in the Lake District
Author(s): Evans
Pages: 192 pages, PVC cover
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Exciting English rock scrambles in gills or up crags to thrill the mountaineer.
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         Item #: B2751
TITLE: Selected Rock Climbs in Belgium & Luxembourg
Author(s): Craggs
Pages: 188 pages
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Here are perfect rock, good protection, & mild climates for summer climbing.
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         Item #: B2737
TITLE: Squamish Select
Author(s): Bourdon & Tasaka
Pages: 232 pages, maps, photos
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
      Here are selected climbs in Canada's premier rock climbing destination, located south of & around Whistler, British Columbia. Climbs include hundreds of bouldering problems, sport climbing and hundreds of traditional & multi-pitch climbs.
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         Item #: B2356
TITLE: The Columbia Mountains of Canada Central
Author(s): edited by Fox
Pages: 558 4.125" x 6.5" pages
Price: $ 28.50 @ 20.0% off = $ 22.80
     
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         Item #: B2357
TITLE: The Columbia Mountains of Canada, West & South
Author(s): edited by Whipple
Pages: 235 4.125" x 6.5" pages
Price: $ 25.00 @ 20.0% off = $ 20.00
     
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         Item #: B1426
TITLE: The Mount Blanc Massif: The 100 Finest Routes
Author(s): Rebuffat
Pages: HARDCOVER, 9" x 10.5" pages, photos
Price: $ 39.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 31.96
      Presents Rebuffat's personal picks of 100 of the finest routes on France's "white mountain", the highest peak in western Europe. Features large-format, spectacular photographs.
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         Item #: B2261
TITLE: The Trekking Peaks of Nepal
Author(s): Bill O'Connor
Pages: 224 6.5" x 9.25" pages, 129 b/w photos, 17 maps
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Designated as "trekking peaks" by the Nepalese government, these 18 peaks ranging in height from 18,330 to 21,830 feet are exempt from the tightly restricted, & very expensive permit system surrounding the "expedition peaks" of Nepal. As a result, climbers looking for Himalayan challenges will find this comprehensive guidebook full of opportunities for alpine-style ascents in some of the most important regions in Nepal.
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         Item #: B2758
TITLE: Trekking & Climbing in Nepal
Author(s): Razzetti
Pages: 176 pages, color photos, maps
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Detailed coverage of 25 treks & 12 climbing peaks throughout Nepal. The treks range from classic teahouse routes to newly-charted expeditions. Climbs range from easy scrambles to the moderately technical. Also includes info on the country, its culture & climbing logistics.
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         Item #: B2262
TITLE: Trekking & Climbing in the Himalaya
Author(s): Jonathan Chester
Pages: 224 8.5" x 10" pages, 95 color photos, 7 maps
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Encompassing everything from the geography to the politics to the culture of the Himalayan countries, this guide also offers practical details about clothing, equipment, & health precautions for visitors. Almost 100 color photos supplement the maps & essays by some of the world's most experienced trekkers & climbers: Dave Scott, Christine Gee, Lincoln Hall, & Greg Child.
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         Item #: B2733
TITLE: Trekking in the Caucausus
Author(s): Kolomiets & Solovyev
Pages: 224 pages
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Guide to the great mountains once hidden behind the Iron Curtain. Features 62 walks, half of which demand basic climbing skills. Included are walks to the highest peaks in Europe, the summits of Mt. Elbrus.
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         Item #: B2753
TITLE: Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees
Author(s): Reynolds
Pages: 328 pages, color photos, PVC cover
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      An introduction to the walks & moderate ascents of the central Pyrenees, bordering France & Spain. Covers routes, flora & fauna, history, weather, huts & how to get there. Includes the Pyrenean High Route.
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         Item #: B2754
TITLE: Welsh Winter Climbs
Author(s): Campbell & Newton
Pages: 256 pages, color photos, diagrams, PVC cover
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Covers the snow & ice climbs of North Wales. Features superb diagrams & color photos, plus a tough PVC cover.
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         Item #: B2755
TITLE: Winter Climbs Ben Nevis & Glencoe
Author(s): Kimber
Pages: 232 pages, color & b/w photos, maps, PVC cover
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Guide to Britain's finest winter climbing area, Scotland's Ben Nevis & Glencoe - a great training ground for later trips to the Alps.
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         Item #: B2756
TITLE: Winter Climbs in the Cairngorms
Author(s): Fyffe
Pages: 184 pages, color photos, maps, PVC cover
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Covers the best winter climbs in Scotland's Cairngorms, Lochnagar & Creag Meaghaidh. Fully updated with stunning new photographs, topos & routes.
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         Item #: B2757
TITLE: Winter Climbs in the Lake District
Author(s): Bennett
Pages: 200 pages, PVC cover
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Packed with the latest routes which confirm this UK area as a major winter climbing venue when conditions allow.
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         Item #: B2353
TITLE: Yuraq Janka: Guide to the Peruvian Andes - Cordilleras Blanca & Rosko
Author(s): Ricker
Pages: 192 6" x 9" pages, 2 color maps
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
     
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