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The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes & Trails - 3rd Ed.
Mountaineers Books
The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes & Trails - 3rd Ed.
$34.95
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  High Sierra encyclopedia; a must for backpackers and climbers

  The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails is the most popular guidebook to the magnificent Sierra Nevada mountains and has been expanded and improved. This book is a must if you climb, hike, scramble, or backpack in the Sierras. There is 30 percent new content in this edition, including new route descriptions, additional peaks described, more historical information, and GPS-enabled driving directions. The content has also been completely rearranged to keep roads and trails, and passes and peaks together, making the book easier to use. Four of the many maps have been revised.

  A BCG staff favorite!

  R. J. SECOR is an accomplished climber and author. Among his books are Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide, and Mexico's Volcanoes: A Climbing Guide.

  Updates for this edition are available here: https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/the-high-sierra-peaks-passes-trails-3rd-ed/resources/changes/view

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Brand Name:
Mountaineers Books
Book Genre:
California
UPC:
9780898869712
Other Features:
More than 100 new routes, route variations, and winter ascents
Completely reorganized to be even more user friendly
Author has made more than 350 ascents in the High Sierra
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