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Brian in SLC

Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 3, 2015 - 10:22pm PT
First headless climber on a guidebook cover?

Dave Davis

Social climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 3, 2015 - 11:18pm PT
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.
Tricouni

Mountain climber
Vancouver
Jul 3, 2015 - 11:37pm PT
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.


Lorenzo

Trad climber
Portland Oregon
Jul 4, 2015 - 12:46am PT
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 :)
Dave Davis

Social climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 4, 2015 - 07:13am PT
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.
Tricouni

Mountain climber
Vancouver
Jul 4, 2015 - 09:14am PT
Dave, the 1961 guide had the brown cloth cover, so that's probably the one you saw.

Roots

Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2015 - 01:09pm PT
First for Mission Gorge, San Diego area?

Roots

Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 17, 2015 - 08:57am PT
First guide for Needles:

looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
Sep 17, 2015 - 10:04am PT
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.
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
Sep 17, 2015 - 10:12am PT

Second Edition to the Stanford Alpine Club guide to campus buildering published in 1971.
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
Sep 17, 2015 - 10:15am PT

1967 Squamish guide, ex libris Eric Bjornstad.
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
Sep 17, 2015 - 10:18am PT

Reprint from February 1940 Sierra Club Bulletin, by Richard Leonard and David Brower.
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
Sep 17, 2015 - 10:22am PT

The original compilation and guide to the High Sierra.
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
Sep 17, 2015 - 10:25am PT


The real first High Sierra guide, 1949.
looking sketchy there...

Social climber
Lassitude 33
Sep 17, 2015 - 10:29am PT

1970 and1973 Reprint of Josh Guide.
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