Alpine Select – Climbs & Scrambles of Southwest British Columbia

The guide to the high mountain ranges of southwest British Columbia for all climbers and scramblers. Over 200 climbs and 40 scrambles on 80 peaks are described, with hundreds of photos and topos. The book is packed with new areas and new climbs, old classics and big walls, rock, ice and long traverses.

Alpine Select is a guide to mounatineering in the high ranges if southwest British Columbia, from mthe North Cascades in the south, to the Cayoosh in the north, the Tantalus in the west band the Anderson in the east. These ranges are encircled by highway 99 from Squamish to Lilloet and the trans-Canada through the Fraser Canyon and the Fraser Valley.

There are seven ranges and a collection of outliers, all with diferent characteristics – eighty peaks and moer that two-hundred and fifty climbs and scrambles are described. Collectively, they reflect a very wide range, from the easiest of scrambles to two climbs that rank among the hardest in North America.

The guide is illustrated throughout with a comprehensive set of full colour photo-topos plus detailed ascent and descent information. The guide also contains general information about the area for the first-tiome visitor plus a great selection actions shots.

Regionality: British Columbia
Publication Year: 2023
Number of Pages: 352 Pages, Format: Paperback