Longs Peak: Its Story and a Climbing Guide - Softcover

Paul Nesbit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976825902 ISBN 13: 9780976825906

Publisher: Grey Wolf Books, U.S.A., 2005

Synopsis

The Eleventh Edition of the classic guide to climbing Longs Peak, first published in 1946. Includes geology, history, a guide to climbing the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, climbing history and statistics, with a topographic map of the Longs Peak trail on the back cover. Convenient 6" x 9" size fits in your pack to carry up the trail. This new edition revised and updated to 2005 by Stan Adamson, editor of the 9th and 10th editions.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Nesbit first climbed Longs Peak in 1924, and was employed by Mrs. Enos A. Mills of the Longs Peak Inn. His last climb up Longs was in 1965, as a trip leader for the Colorado Mountain Club. He worked as a Ranger Naturalist in Rocky Mountain and Yosemite National Parks. He kept a written record of his trips for over 50 years, which covers more than 4,900 outings averaging more than hine hours each. His records show 125 climbs of Longs Peak.

Review:

"Longs Peak: Its Story and a Climbing Guide . . . the most useful history of Longs Peak from the mid-20th century" -- Longs Peak: The Story of Colorado's Favorite Fourteener (ISBN 1565794974) by Dougald MacDonald, 2004

About this edition

• Publisher: Grey Wolf Books, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0976825902
• ISBN 13: 9780976825906
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96