Best Easy Day Hikes Joshua Tree National Park includes detailed maps and concise descriptions for twenty easy-to-follow hikes in gorgeous Joshua Tree National Park.
Covering the time period from 1807, when John Colter first discovered the wonders of the Yellowstone Plateau to the 1920s when tourists sped between luxury hotels in their automobiles, these tales of Wonderland come from the letters, journals, and diaries kept by early visitors and later tourists.
The birthplace of American rock climbing, Colorado provides a greater variety of rock and routes than any other stateand Rock Climbing Colorado is the only guidebook available to all its major climbing areas.
This handy, pocket-size manual provides easy-to-understand, step-by-step guidance to climbers transitioning from basic rock climbing to sport climbing, which involves scaling larger, more challenging rock walls that have fixed anchors.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, situated in Californias rugged Sierra Nevada, boast some of the most spectacular landscapes on the continent: towering groves of giant sequoia trees, crystalline trout rivers, jagged peaks and alpine meadows, and Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48.
Taking hikers to some of the most scenic sections of the fabulous Grand Canyon National Park, this book includes short descriptions and maps of seventeen easy day hikes in the park.
In Rappelling you'll find everything you need to know about descending a rope, from the most basic to advanced techniques, including knots, rigging strategies, rappel devices, and more.
Fully updated and revised, this edition includes trail descriptions and maps of the authors favorite short hikes in Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.
Completely updated and revised, this third edition of Best Easy Day Hikes Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks features concise descriptions and easy-to-follow maps for twenty-two easily manageable hikes.
Climbing: From Gym to Rock is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on getting indoor climbers outdoors.
With more than 100 full-color photos and detailed captions showing how to create safe and simple rock-climbing anchoring systems, this is a take-to-the-crag companion book to our huge-selling Climbing Anchors.
Climbing: Protection is a pocket-size instructional climbing book with the backing of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) that focuses on climbing protection and safety.
Hiking Waterfalls in Rocky Mountain National Park includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for the most scenic waterfall hikes in the park.
Best Climbs Denver & Boulder covers Eldorado Canyon, the Flatirons, Boulder Canyon, Golden Cliffs, Castlewood Canyon, the north section of the South Platte, and some toproping routes at Ironclads
From Grand Pitch on remote Webster Stream to the blueberry covered summit of The Sentinel to dozens of waterfalls and swimming holes on Howe Brook, Hiking Maine's Baxter StatePark is your source for detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for Baxter State Park's best hikes.
This is the authoritative guide to all hiking trailsfrom short, easy day trips to multi-day backcountry adventuresin Grand Teton National Park, famous for its rugged beauty, abundant wildlife and spectacular mountain vistas.
Recommended by the American Mountain Guides AssociationAdvanced Rock Climbing, written by AMGA Certified Rock Instructor Bob Gaines, covers concepts and topics for today's rock climbers looking to take their skills and experience to the next level.
Written by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA) certified mountain guides Marc Chauvin and Rob Coppolillo, The Mountain Guide Manual is the go-to reference for novice and experienced mountain guides, as well as advanced recreationalists.
The essential handbook for every beginner, Learning to Climb Indoors is the most complete book available on indoor climbingnow revised and in its third edition!
Written by world renowned rock climbers and veteran Falcon authors John Long and Bob Gaines, this comprehensive volume will be the go-to resource for the necessities of rock climbing safety.
The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage and rescue, a book whose sobering depiction of Nature's danger is tempered by unforgettable portraits of the triumphant human spirit.
Well-traveled outdoor writer and native Tennessean Johnny Molloy methodically set forth into his home state, searching for campgrounds to include in this new edition of Best Tent Camping: Tennessee.
Best Tent Camping: Kentucky by author Johnny Molloy leads you to the best tent camping destinations within the Bluegrass State, describing not only of the campgrounds themselves, but also the fun outdoorsy activities nearby.
Lace up your boots and sample more than sixty of the finest hiking trails in southeastern Utah, where the breathtaking canyons, multicolored sandstone arches, and magnificent spires of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks provide the setting for countless outdoor adventures.
Fully updated and revised, this edition includes trail descriptions and maps of the authors favorite short hikes in Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.
Fully revised and updated, this comprehensive guidebook gives detailed descriptions of more than 250 public campgrounds throughout Wyoming and the Black Hills of South Dakota.
This book provides the ultimate guide to rock climbing in the United States, suitable for climbers and nonclimbers alike, covering the technical and physical aspects of the sport as well as the mental challenges involved.
Die Berge begreifen: Fundstücke aus der Geschichte des alpinen BergsteigensReinhold Messner, der wie kaum ein anderer für den traditionellen Alpinismus steht und als Bergsteiger beispiellose Erfolge feierte, hat mittlerweile sechs Museen in den Südtiroler Bergen gegründet.