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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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First headless climber on a guidebook cover?
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Dave Davis
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Anybody out there have an older copy of Fred Beckey's guide to the Cascade and Olympic mountains? Unlike the three volume later editions this was a one volume pocket type of guide. I'm uncertain when it was originally published, perhaps in the 50's sometime. Anyone know?It's the first guidebook I recall ever using, but it belonged to a friend. Anyway it was a pretty cool little book, complete with Dee Molenar illustrations.
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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Fred's first guide was 1949. Green cloth. It was reissued in 1953: same book with a supplement bound in at the back taking it up to 1953. The 1961 edition was, I believe, totally reset and in part rewritten.
All three were a small format, hardcover, unlike Fred's later guides.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Jeez.
I have one of those Art Gran guides I bought new. (And the '82 trees Guide)
Selling it will probably pay for 4 days in the nursing home when it's time :)
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Dave Davis
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Thanks Tricouni. The one I recall had a brown cover and must have been a later edition. It was mid 60's when my friend acquired it.
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Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
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Dave, the 1961 guide had the brown cloth cover, so that's probably the one you saw.
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2015 - 01:09pm PT
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First for Mission Gorge, San Diego area?
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 17, 2015 - 08:57am PT
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First guide for Needles:
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Sep 17, 2015 - 10:04am PT
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Jody, The Pinnacles guide ( by David Hammack) was published in 1955 and has some nice glossy action photos and two page spread map. A real high quality production.
These are not common; some luck and perhaps a generous application of money might be required to obtain a copy.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Sep 17, 2015 - 10:12am PT
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Second Edition to the Stanford Alpine Club guide to campus buildering published in 1971.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Sep 17, 2015 - 10:15am PT
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1967 Squamish guide, ex libris Eric Bjornstad.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Sep 17, 2015 - 10:18am PT
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Reprint from February 1940 Sierra Club Bulletin, by Richard Leonard and David Brower.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Sep 17, 2015 - 10:22am PT
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The original compilation and guide to the High Sierra.
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