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Super Topo Alaska Climbing - Softcover

Puryear, Joseph

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Synopsis

Whether looking to climb Denali s West Buttress or scale a wall in the Ruth Gorge, Alaska Climbing is the book to take you there. Author Joseph Puryear s result of 15 years of Alaska Range climbing and research is the most detailed information ever for the region s best climbs. Included are routes of all abilities from moderate snow climbs to the difficult test-pieces of the range. Each climb gets detailed photo-diagrams, in-depth strategy, camping info, retreat beta, and first ascent history. Detailed color topos and maps bring these climbs to life.

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About the Author

Joseph Puryear has spent the last 15 years exploring the peaks of the Central Alaska Range. He has also climbed extensively throughout the United States and Canada and particularly enjoys the Cascade Range of Washington State. Other climbing adventures have taken him to Argentina, Chile, China, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Switzerland, and Thailand. Joseph is an avid photographer. More of his photography can be viewed at his website cascadeimages In 2004 he married Talkeetna, Alaska local Michelle O Neil on the Pika Glacier near Denali. When not enjoying their small cabin in Talkeetna, Joe and Michelle make their home in Leavenworth, Washington.

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