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Danger permeates the thin air of the high Karakoram peaks—whether from a slip at 28,000 feet or a bullet at lower altitudes.

• A memoir of adventures in one of the most dangerous places on the planet

• The Karakoram is home to K2, the deadliest of the world’s 8000-meter peaks.

• The region’s political restiveness, a constant challenge for adventurers exploring this mountain range, remains a global news topic

Karakoram is world-class alpinist Steve Swenson’s personal story of climbing K2 and other peaks in the Karakoram Range that straddles the borders of China, India, and Pakistan—a story told against the backdrop of extreme altitude and harsh conflict between these nations for control of Kashmir.

Love of climbing mountains has led Swenson to the summits of some of the highest and most dangerous peaks in the world. But over the years, he developed a deep respect for the rugged landscapes and local people of the remote Karakoram Range in particular. Readers join him for numerous attempts on these 8000-meter peaks.

Since 9/11, security and access have been an issue for foreigners in Pakistan. The Taliban, along with al Qaeda, migrated into the mountainous cover of the Karakoram, taking control of key transportation routes used by climbers and trekkers. Western adventurers were largely able to avoid the political violence until June 2013, when a group of terrorists hiked up to the base camp at Nanga Parbat and murdered 11 climbers. Swenson explores the origins of this attack and its impact on his travels in the region and on his friends there who depend on income from tourism.

Karakoram is the story of high-altitude adventures within the context of a complex region, where good people bond and bad people wreak havoc. It’s the story of caring about a place, its people, and its future.

steve swenson has been climbing for 45 years. He has made solo ascents of K2 and Everest—both without supplemental oxygen. In 2012 he and his partners made the first ascent of Sasser Kangri II (7518 meters), the second-highest unclimbed mountain in the world, a feat for which they were awarded the prestigious Piolet d’Or. Swenson is a past president of the American Alpine Club and has written articles for the American Alpine Journal, as well as for Climbing, Rock & Ice, and Alpinist magazines. He and his wife divide their time between Seattle and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Learn more at steveswensonsblog.blogspot.com.

320 pages, 6 x 9, hardcover, $26.95, ISBN 978-1-59485-973-1 (ebook: 978-1-59485-974-8). MEMOIR/MOUNTAINEERING. Rights: World.

K A R A KO R A M CLIMBING THROUGH THE

KASHMIR CONFLICT

STEvE SwENSON

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A thoughtful, elegant exploration of the hardships and joys of search and rescue, risk and motherhood

• Crazy hours, harsh environments, horrific accidents, no pay—highlights the astounding work of SAR volunteers

• Stories to make you wince, reflect, and applaud

• Author is a young, emerging voice.

Bree Loewen’s first book, Pickets and Dead Men, was her account of the three seasons she spent as a climbing ranger on Mount Rainier, in Washington, beginning at the tender age of 21. Through her utterly honest and often gripping stories, she revealed her struggle to gain the respect of her male coworkers, her self-doubt, and a continual pondering of that neverending question: Why am I here?

Now in her mid-thirties, Loewen has become a wife, a mother, and a leader of Seattle Mountain Rescue (SMR), a volunteer-based search-and-rescue operation. She no longer struggles with the respect of co-workers (she has it in spades) nor crippling self-doubt (overcome after hundreds of rescues). But she does still ponder the question of why she continues to head into the backcountry, confronting danger, risk, and, often, death. SMR is involved in everything from high-profile accidents to rescues that never make even the local news. And since the climbing and outdoor community in Seattle is so close knit, Loewen often finds herself involved in efforts to rescue friends and acquaintances.

A distinct and fearless voice—quiet and thoughtful, yet laced with dark humor—Loewen conveys the intensity of rescue and recovery situations as well as the beauty of wilderness landscapes in accessible, real, and convincing language. Found reveals a woman’s effort to help, nurture, and protect her daughter, her community, and her life.

Bree Loewen has been a climbing ranger on Mount Rainier, an EMT in Seattle, and a contributor to Climbing and Alpinist magazines. As a current volunteer with Seattle Mountain Rescue, Loewen has been on more than 100 rescues in the past three years—and countless more over her career. She lives in Carnation, Washington, with her husband and daughter.

224 pages, 51⁄2 x 81⁄2, paperback, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-075-1 (ebook: 978-1-68051-076-8). MEMOIR/ADVENTURE. Rights: World.

FO U N D A LIFE IN MOUNTAIN RESCUE

BREE LOEwEN

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“[I]ncredibly compelling reading. . . . The book is engaging, honest and often painful.” –Rock & Ice

“This is a fine, enjoyable read. . . . Loewen’s prose is so disarming—at one point she says

she wants her last thoughts to be about white chocolate macadamia nut cookies—you don't notice the seriousness of her trade until people actually start dying.”–Gripped

“A funny and sometimes cringe-inducing story of a young woman's experience as a climbing ranger where respect is hard won and on-the-job performance can be the difference between life and death.” –Summit Post

“Loewen’s candor, utter lack of pretension, and matter-of-fact honesty make Pickets and Dead Men funny, poignant, and entertaining.” –American Alpine Journal

“A gritty and revealing narrative . . . with humor, honesty, and a gifted pen.” – Barry Blanchard, climber, author of The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains


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“A cannot-put-down book . . . a large dose of addicting adrenaline coupled with a virtue uncommon in mountaineering literature: insight into the shared and sorely tested feelings of two very different individuals.” —Tom Hornbein, author of Everest: The West Ridge

• A story that has gone untold for 35 years, until now

• Two daring first ascents that have been the subject of controversy

• Newest addition to the critically acclaimed Legends and Lore series

In 1977, Jack Roberts, a California “Stone Master” and experienced young alpinist, met Simon McCartney, a highly motivated 22-year-old Brit who had cut his teeth climbing in Europe with some of the most respected mountaineers of the time. Over the next three years, the pair enjoyed a magical partnership during which they completed two of the boldest and most audacious climbs in the history of Alaskan alpinism. Then McCartney disappeared from the climbing scene entirely, emerging now, nearly 40 years later, to tell the story.

The north face of Mount Huntington is one of the most dangerous walls in the Alaska Range, and Denali’s southwest face is one of the largest and most technically difficult. Roberts and McCartney made the first ascents of both, eschewing any notion of fixed ropes or siege tactics. With success as their only option, they got themselves to the foot of these faces with the bare minimum of gear and simply started climbing. The ascent of Mount Huntington’s north face was made in the summer of 1978; that of Denali’s southwest face, in 1980.

These two legendary climbs created a stir at the time, and a flurry of controversy and criticism followed the Denali climb. Years later, some people went so far as to suggest that the Huntington climb was a fake. Jack Roberts passed away in 2012 without telling his side of the story publicly.

The Bond, told primarily via McCartney’s first-person narrative and augmented by extracts from the diaries of Roberts and others, shares for the first time the experience of these two challenging climbs—and the strong bond forged between the two climbers. It is, in short, the quintessential climbing story, and the stuff of Legends and Lore.

simon McCartney was introduced to the mountains of the United Kingdom by his father, becoming a full-time climber before his nineteenth birthday. Now a successful businessman in Hong Kong, McCartney’s dubious talent in calculated but compulsive risk-taking has continued, albeit on some of Southeast Asia’s skyscrapers rather than the highest mountains in Alaska. A chance reconnection with the adventures of his youth reminded McCartney that while the strength of old climbing ropes fades, the bond between old climbers only gets stronger.

320 pages, 6 x 9, 16-page color and B&W insert, paperback, $21.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-090-4 (ebook: 978-1-68051-091-1). MEMOIR/ADVENTURE/ALASKA. Rights: North America.

T H E B O N D SURvIvAL ON DENALI AND

MOUNT HUNTINGTON

SIMON MCCARTNEy

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My hand is beginning to freeze, so tightly do I have it jammed in the crack. I am losing sensation and fear I will let go accidentally. My hand is also bleeding from the abrasion of the sharp granite and my blood is acting as a lubricant; unless I solve this next move very soon I will fall and be smashed on the rocks below. I am too far from my last protection now. I must not fall.

The points of my crampons grind and move on the small footholds and my pack pushes me out of the chimney, which is now overhanging. I scream, scream from adrenaline, scream in fear, and scream at the mountain: ‘Let me pass!’

There is a ledge above me. It’s my only hope but I cannot reach it. In desperation I pull my ice axe from the holster on my waist and toss it so I can let go of the head and catch it again at the base of the shaft. With the axe my arm is two feet longer and I reach up with one hooked steel finger towards the ledge.

With a metallic sound I hook the pick over the lip and test the grip. The axe wobbles on its point but does not slip when I pull gently. Time to move. All my options will be over in seconds if I do not.

I pull hard. The crampon on my right foot twists and loses purchase and skates off the rock. Almost all of my weight is hanging off the tenuous grip I have on the shaft of my axe.

I scream. And then nothing.Am I dead?Something is holding me tightly, squeezing me with a powerful grip. I open my eyes searching for

my captor.‘Easy, man, you’re OK, it’s OK.’I seem to know the voice and slowly the veil of confusion subsides as I recognise that it is Jack who

grips my arms. My chest is heaving; my pulse is racing. I have awoken from a nightmare but I am not back in Kansas. I have exchanged one bad dream for the same in reality. There is a bloody bandage around my right hand, evidence of my journey.

I sleep fitfully and wake often with a bad headache. It feels like a terrible hangover and I am a little nauseous too. It is the feeling that I had once when I climbed Mont Blanc unacclimatised, so I guess my ailment is altitude related. I hope I get over it: we have a long way to go and we have still not reached the halfway point of the technical section, nor the crux where the big boulder is.

That overhanging chimney could have been the end of me. I nearly fell twice today. This is insanity. I never allow myself to get out of control like that, but what choice do we have? It is too late now: we cannot get down and if we cannot climb the rock band we are dead men.


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An engaging and dramatic family adventure–travel story that explores Alaska’s famed Cook Inlet

• By the critically acclaimed author of A Long Trek Home

• Experiences of a family that opened its front door to walk 800 miles in the wilderness

• One of Alaska’s most significant bodies of water, Cook Inlet offers a stimulating mix of big wilderness, big money, and the quirky human condition.

Alaska holds a mythical place in the American imagination as our wildest, coldest, largest, and farthest frontier. It is also the home of writer Erin McKittrick, who lives in a yurt on the shore of Cook Inlet with her husband and two preschool-age children.

Mudflats and Fish Camps chronicles McKittrick’s journey, along with her family, as they set out to hike and paddle the entire coastline of Cook Inlet, a distance of 800 miles. This is unconventional parenting in the extreme, bringing kids not just into the woods, but into quicksand, snow, and the realm of grizzlies! And while their story includes all the stubbornness, excitement, and sleet-in-the-eyes awfulness that comes from walking their way through the world, it also provides an intimate history of a wild and fascinating place and the people who call it home.

While many adventure tales spring from the restless quest of someone seeking to find themselves—whether floundering in the possibilities of youth or in the throes of a midlife crisis—McKittrick’s story is about a person who has already found her purpose in life. It’s an adventure that happens right in the author’s backyard, providing her an unusual depth of connection. The wonder of the landscape, the exuberant joy of children outdoors, and the magic of exploration make Mudflats and Fish Camps an inspiring tale of choosing to walk—literally—a more adventurous path.

erin Mckittrick, along with her husband Hig, has walked, paddled, and skied more than 8000 miles through Alaska's trackless wilderness, including a thousand miles with her two young children. McKittrick has a master’s degree in molecular and cellular biology, writes regularly for the Alaska Dispatch News, and gives public presentations on her adventures and work. In 2007, she and Hig founded ground Truth Trekking, a nonprofit organization that combines "ground truth" with "researched truth," using science and adventure to further the conversation about Alaska environmental issues. They live in Seldovia, Alaska. Learn more at www.groundtruthtrekking.org.

224 pages, 51⁄2 x 81⁄2, 20 B&W photos, 28 color photos, paperback, $18.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-018-8 (ebook: 978-1-68051-019-5). TRAVEL/ADVENTURE/ALASKA. Rights: World.

M U D F L ATS A N D F I S H C A M P S 800 MILES AROUND ALASKA’S COOK INLET

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A well-regarded history of a famed era in mountaineering, newly brought back into print

• The exploits of mountaineering’s most colorful band of adventurers

• Author is a climber and an award-winning writer

The Boys of Everest tells the gripping story of “Bonington’s Boys,” a band of climbers who reinvented mountaineering during the three decades after Everest’s first ascent. It is a story of tremendous courage, astonishing achievement, and heartbreaking loss. Chris Bonington’s inner circle included a dozen of mountaineering’s most legendary figures—Don Whillans, John Harlin, Dougal Haston, Doug Scott, Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker, and others—who together gave birth to a new brand of climbing. They took increasingly challenging risks on now-legendary expeditions to the world’s most fearsome peaks—and they paid an enormous price. Most of them died in the mountains, leaving behind the hardest question of all: Was it worth it?

Clint Willis has published more than forty books, including award-winning anthologies on topics such as adventure, politics, religion, and war. His writing has also appeared in hundreds of publications, including Men's Journal, Money, Outside, and the New York Times. He lives with his family in Portland, Maine. Learn more at theboysofeverest.com.

560 pages, 51⁄2 x 81⁄2, 25 B&W photos, paperback, $24.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-087-4 (ebook: 978-1-68051-088-1). MOUNTAINEERING/HISTORY. Rights: World.

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A comprehensive world history of the sport of free climbing

• “Free climbing” uses no ropes or protection to catch a climber who falls.

• Includes profiles of the men and women who have pushed the sport to its limits

• Full-color photos throughout

From free climbing’s beginnings in 1930s Europe, to the dramatic feats on Yosemite big walls in the 1970s, to the super-human accomplishments of current climbers, The 9th Grade is a thrilling chronicle of a sport that pushes athletes to the far edges of their physical endurance and courage.

Both aspiring and accomplished rock climbers will learn what the seminal climbs were, who did them, and how. The stories bounce around the globe as climbers compete to do the toughest, most impossible routes, wherever that quest takes them. This is a comprehensive and exciting history of one of our most extreme sports.

Author david Chambre has always been passionate about climbing. While studying geography at the Sorbonne University in Paris, he first discovered the boulders of Fontainebleau and later the great alpine peaks of the Mont Blanc Massif, including the central pillar of the Freney and the first free ascent of the Bonatti route on the grand Capucin. During the 1980s, he was one of the first French professional rock climbers specializing in free climbing, free solos, and numerous French grade-8 routes. He eventually settled in Provence, where he shares his passion for rock with writing novellas and historical reviews for mountaineering and climbing publications.

304 pages, 10 x 11, 407 color photos, hardcover, $50, ISBN 978-1-68051-101-7. SPORTS/CLIMBING. Rights: North America.

T H E B OYS O F E V E R E ST

CHRIS BONINgTON AND THE TRAgEDY OF CLIMBINg’S gREATEST gENERATION

CLINT wILLIS

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150 YEARS OF FREE CLIMBINg

DAvID CHAMBRE; AUBREy LAwRENCE, TRANSLATOR

“Willis's classy style turns reportage into literature . . . Bonington's Boys come across as raw, anguished souls . . . As Willis describes in his artful prose, their suffering is not just a means to an end (the summit), it is an end.” —The New York Times

“Mr. Willis tells a story that is gripping and poignant and even appalling . . .” —The Wall Street Journal

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M O U N TA I N B I K E : TA H O E 50 SELECT SINgLETRACK ROUTES

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Detailed guide to one of the nation’s seminal mountain biking locations

Northern California is known as the birthplace of mountain biking, and Tahoe is its most famous destination. The 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) circumnavigates the sparkling blue lake along the spine of the Sierra and Carson Ranges, and serves as the backbone of Tahoe’s intricate trail skeleton. Over its course, numerous other trails and roads intersect the TRT, creating endless options for loops of various lengths, point-to-point rides, and all-day epics.

Jeremy Benson moved to north Lake Tahoe immediately after he graduated from college in Vermont. A sponsored professional big mountain and backcountry skier for more than a decade, Benson rides the trails around Tahoe and Truckee during the warmer seasons. You can find him online at jeremywbenson .blogspot.com.

256 pages, 5 x 7, 65 B&W photos, 12 color photos, 51 maps, paperback, $18.95, ISBN 978-1-59485-988-5 (ebook: 978-1-59485-989-2). GUIDEBOOK/TAHOE/BIKING. Rights: World.

M O U N TA I N B I K E : B E N D 46 SELECT SINgLETRACK ROUTES

KATy BRyCE

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Bend has approximately 300 miles of continuously linked singletrack close to town.

Bend is the “Tahoe” of Oregon mountain biking, and this new guidebook will put you on the best-of-the-best of the area’s singletrack. Whether you’re a local looking for new routes, or a vacationer needing quick, well-described choices to fit your skill, fitness, and appetite for adventure, this is the book you’ll want to grab.

katy Bryce is a freelance writer who has been mountain biking in Oregon for 20 years and has bike toured in Oregon, Mexico, and Central America, as well as biked the entire great Divide Mountain Bike Route. She has lived in Bend since 1997, and over the years she has ridden every trail in the area, some of them many times over. She regularly writes for Cascade Journal, the Inertia, and numerous outdoor and environmentally friendly businesses. See what she’s up to at www.katybryce.com.

256 pages, 5 x 7, 65 B&W photos, 12 color photos, 47 maps, paperback, $18.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-064-5 (ebook: 978-1-68051-065-2). GUIDEBOOK/OREGON/BIKING. Rights: World.

NEW N E W S E R I ES

• More than 45 routes, with 50% or more of each route on singletrack

• Convenient, compact format

• Most-current information available, including beta on new trails and trail networks

• Topographical route maps

• Directions to trailheads, trip distance, suggested season, difficulty ratings, fitness intensity rating, route options, and trail descriptions tagged with mileage points

• Pertinent information for the area, including shuttle and guiding services, bike shops, and recommended spots for post-ride food and beverages

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DESTINATION GUIDES TO SOME OF THE BEST SINGLETRACK ROUTES IN TwO OF THE wEST'S MOUNTAIN BIKING MECCAS—wRITTEN AND RESEARCHED By LOCAL RIDERS!

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Trek through time on Inca roads and other historic paths to heavenly vistas, inviting communities, and some of the great natural wonders of the world.

• 30 detailed treks—from approachable 1–2 day walks to challenging, extended hikes

• Includes geography, geology, climate, culture, economy, and more

• Detailed information on passports, communications, and other travel needs

Among the most dynamic travel destinations in South America, Peru boasts a wealth of trekking opportunities. The country’s 15,000-mile Inca road network, extensive archaeological remains, and rich, living cultural traditions, combined with 50 million acres of protected natural parks and reserves, make Peru ideally suited to trekking-based travel adventure.

Robert and Daisy Kunstaetter, trail-tested authors and adventurous expats, bring the high quality of work they are known for to bear on Peru’s excellent trekking options. This new, full-color guidebook features everything you’ll need to find and plan treks in the country, including the necessary permits and documentation, cultural tips for responsible trekking, information on trekking infrastructure, maps, public safety, trail safety, staying healthy, and much more!

Trekking Peru showcases nine different regions in the country, covering popular areas such as Cusco and Lake Titicaca but also less-traveled areas such as the great Inca Road and more remote areas in the Central Highlands. The variety the Kunstaetters offer and their insights as locals in the region are what make this guide stand apart and prove especially useful.

robert and daisy kunstaetter have lived and traveled in South America for many years, settling in Daisy’s native Ecuador as their permanent home. They are the co-authors, major contributors, or cartographers of 23 books, including the classic South American Handbook, currently in its 89th annual edition. They live in Vilcabamba, Ecuador, just over the Peruvian border, and write about Peru on www.trekkingperu.org.

288 pages, 51⁄2 x 81⁄2, 100 color photos, 39 maps, elevation profiles, paperback, $29.95, ISBN 978-1-59485-872-7 (ebook: 978-1-59485-873-4). GUIDEBOOK/PERU. Rights: World.

T R E K K I N g P E R U A TRAvELER’S GUIDE

ROBERT AND DAISy KUNSTAETTER


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The Lost Creek wilderness allows hikers to quickly escape into incredible scenery.

Colorado’s Lost Creek Wilderness is the federally-designated Wilderness Area closest to Colorado Springs and is just 60 miles southwest of Denver. Home to soaring granite domes, disappearing rivers, rare granite arches, and high mountain parks full of moose, sheep, and bear, the Lost Creek Wilderness is a hiker’s refuge close to home. Pair the scenery with a significantly longer hiking season than most of Colorado, given its lower elevation, and the Lost Creek Wilderness is the Front Range’s year-round escape.

Routes described range from mellow hikes through the ruins of backcountry timber camps to above-treeline explorations of the unique granite spires and boulder caves found throughout the area. Choose your hike based on what you want to see or how far you want to travel. Each hike lists elevation gain, roundtrip distance, trail highlights, hiking time, and suggestions for expanding your adventure.

Matt enquist hails from grayslake, Illinois, and moved to Colorado in search of wilderness. Enquist has written for a number of national magazines both in print and online. In 2008, he completed a 4,000-mile, coast-to-coast bicycling trip. In Colorado, Matt enjoys backpacking, rock climbing, rafting, camping, and simply pouring over a good map with a glass of beer.

ISBN 978-1-937052-46-1 (ebook: 978-1-937052-47-8)

Crested Butte is on every hiker’s bucket list.

Although famous for its ski resort and miles of rolling singletrack mountain biking trails, Crested Butte is also the wildflower capital of Colorado. And the best way to enjoy the colorful columbine, lupine, clover, paintbrush, and alpine forget-me-not is on foot. The former mining town is the jumping-off point for a multitude of hikes through the wildflower-strewn alpine meadows of the East River Valley. Three nearby Wilderness Areas—the Raggeds, West Elk, and the Maroon Bells/Snowmass—are easily accessible up the five valleys that meander from town.

Mostly less than seven miles round trip, the majority of the hikes can be completed in a few hours. They have been chosen for their dramatic viewpoints and photo opportunities and showcase the diverse natural features and splendor of the area. These hikes offer rewards of big views without an all-day effort.

Heather sackett grew up New York State's Adirondack Park where she first developed a love for the outdoors. She came west to attend Colorado College and fell in love with the Rocky Mountains. After a decade as a newspaper journalist, she is now a freelance writer in Telluride. Her work has appeared in The Denver Post, the Telluride Daily Planet, Telluride Magazine, Adventure Journal, and others.

ISBN 978-1-937052-44-7 (ebook: 978-1-937052-45-4)

T H E B E ST LO ST C R E E K W I L D E R N E S S H I K E S

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• 20 of the best trails in their areas

• Detailed maps and driving directions to trailheads

• Hike descriptions, including distance, elevation, hiking times

• guidance on which trails to link up

• Trails for hikers of all abilities

• Full color

• Easy to carry, fits in a pocket

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Each: 108 pages, 4 x 7, 35 color photos, 21 maps, rounded corners, paperback, $14.95. GUIDEBOOK/COLORADO/HIKING. Rights: World.


Summit County is home to some of the best hiking trails in Colorado.

This new member of the CMC Pack guide series covers 20 of the best hikes in Summit County, Colorado. Summit County, home to four world-class ski resorts, is only 60 miles west of Denver and offers some of the most accessible and spectacular high-alpine hiking routes in the state. Each hike in this guide is described in detail and includes a color map, distance, elevation and time metrics, and color photos. All of the hikes are ranked by difficulty, from easy to difficult, so that anyone can use this guide to choose a hike appropriate for their group or family—including small children. Trail options for camping, snowshoeing, and skiing are also noted. The guide is compact and fits perfectly in your pack. Take it with you!

Marshall Hull has lived in Summit County, Colorado, for over thirteen years and is a year-round outdoor enthusiast. He has hiked extensively in Colorado and on all of the trails in this book numerous times. In addition to hiking, he is an avid backcountry skier and mountaineer. He is also an expert at backcountry navigation and gPS tracking. He currently is an instructor in the Colorado Mountain Club’s Denver Technical Climbing School.

ISBN 978-1-937052-42-3 (ebook: 978-1-937052-43-0)

Ski Town USA offers more than skiing—find spectacular hiking, too!

From the Mount Zirkel Wilderness to the Flat Tops Wilderness, The Best Steamboat Hikes highlights 20 of the most popular trails in and around the Steamboat Springs area. From the summit of Hahn’s Peak, hikers enjoy a 360° panorama, while Rabbit Ears Pass offers huge fields of wildflowers.

Featuring color photos, maps and elevation gain, and trail ratings, this book will guide you through the best and most easily accessible day hikes. All of these trails are under 10 miles round trip, and will provide the user with a great variety of terrain and scenery specific to this unique region situated in beautiful Northwest Colorado.

From skiing to mountain biking, fly fishing and solo hiking, Jacquelyne Cox is an avid outdoor enthusiast and lover of nature. Having spent the better part of her career in the ski and outdoor industries as a manufacturer’s representative, she was lucky to explore every nook and cranny of the state before finally deciding to call Steamboat Springs her home. She frequently can be found behind the lens of a camera or giving her dog, Ullr, a well-deserved belly rub.

ISBN 978-1-937052-48-5 (ebook: 978-1-937052-49-2)

T H E B E ST S U M M I T C O U N T Y H I K E S

MARSHALL HULL

T H E B E ST ST E A M B O AT H I K E S

JACqUELyNE COx

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An adult coloring book that inspires mindful observation and calming appreciation of our natural world

• 30 black-and-white line art images to color

• Illustrations include iconic Pacific Northwest flora, fauna, national parks, and more.

• Compact size for taking on road trips, camping weekends, and hikes

Throw this into your pack and color at your lake destination during lunch or in your tent at last light. Adult coloring books are hugely popular and for good reason—they calm the mind and ease our creative souls. Nature provides its own stress-free and mindful influence; this little, joy-filled book gives outdoor lovers another way to tap into that focus and appreciate their natural surroundings.

Lida Enche referenced a variety of field guides to accurately depict beargrass and black bears, sea stars and sword ferns, bald eagles and berries. Our national parks—North Cascades, Mount Rainier, Olympic, and Crater Lake—as well as a range of recognizable Northwest habitats, all make an appearance too! She adds a slightly stylized approach to her line art that will inspire people of all ages to pick up their colored pencils, markers, or crayons and relax into a scene.

Lida enche is a professional artist and middle school art teacher. She holds both bachelors and masters degrees in fine arts, as well as a master of the arts in education. Her work includes heirloom-quality cotton fabric collections based on her original paintings, illustrated block prints, commissioned fine art paintings, and illustrations and designs for books. Enche lives in Seattle and blogs at lidaenche.blogspot.com.

64 pages, 8 x 6, 30 illustrations to color, paperback, $12.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-092-8. ADULT COLORING BOOK/PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Rights: World.

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20 fun and educational outdoor activities for kids, ages 6–12

• From backyard to wilderness, activities for different settings, climates, and weather

• Features both practical and creative “missions” to engage learning and playing

Aimed at outdoor adventurers ages six and up, the Adventure Notebook features more than 20 ways to creatively explore the outdoors. Entertaining year-round activities help kids learn how to plan their own adventures, take care of themselves in the wild, and discover new skills—from map-making and knot-tying to identifying animal tracks and nighttime constellations.

A range of adventures are organized into Exploration (such as collecting natural treasures), Creation (making and cooking snacks with a campfire), Knowledge (what to pack), and Play (hide-and-seek geocaching). Clear instructions, including full-color photos and informative illustrations, guide readers through each activity, step-by-step, while tips throughout encourage parents to get involved with their kids outdoors. Blank journaling pages inspire kids to record each adventure through words and art: at the end of the book, they will have a colorful and unique family keepsake!

Whether playing in the backyard, hiking a nearby trail, or visiting a national park, this fun-filled guide inspires kids to get outside and explore the great outdoors.

48 pages, 71⁄2 x 91⁄2, color photos and illustrations throughout, hardback, $15.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-111-6. CHILDRENS/OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. Rights: North America.

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Nothing beats a sunny day at the park—and now you can find the best spot to lay your blanket!

• Author has visited all 426 Seattle parks to collect the best.

• Easy-to-use, informative, and fun guidebook

• Descriptions include maps, amenities, and special features such as playgrounds and views.

Linnea Westerlind has visited each of Seattle’s 426 city parks, an effort which she documented on her blog, YearofSeattleParks.com—making her the absolutely perfect person to guide you to just the right park for your picnic, an outing with the kids, family reunion, or simply a fun new place to explore. Discovering Seattle’s Parks is based on Westerlind’s blog, but for this new guidebook she has revisited and further researched every single park she describes, and now includes even more detailed information and descriptions.

Organized by neighborhood, such as Downtown, Queen Anne, or South Seattle, the guide features full-color photos throughout and simple, illustrated maps for the largest parks with more complex trail systems. Each park’s listing includes:

• Icons for key features—playgrounds, viewpoints, waterfront spots, hidden parks, and dog parks

• Public transportation and parking directions

• Details on the park’s history

• Highlights such as public art, water features, cycling paths, and more

Discovering Seattle Parks will keep families, walkers, dog-lovers, and kids of all ages busy with year-round exploration and fun!

Linnea Westerlind has been an enthusiastic hiker, explorer, and traveler all her life. She writes articles on parks and urban adventures for ParentMap.com. Her work has also been published in the Bellingham Herald, Western Front, and Klipsun magazine. She lives in Seattle with her husband and three sons. Visit her website at www.yearofseattleparks.com.

256 pages, 5 x 7, 150 color photos, 15 maps, paperback, $18.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-001-0 (ebook: 978-1-68051-002-7). GUIDEBOOK/SEATTLE PARKS. Rights: World.

D I S C OV E R I N g S E AT T L E PA R KS A LOCAL’S GUIDE

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For walkers, runners, hikers, and anyone wanting to get some fresh air and exercise close to home

• Engaging, full-color pocket guide to Bellingham-area trails

• Useful guide for all ages, fitness abilities, and experience levels

• Handy pocket size

Urban Trails: Bellingham is one of the first in a new series of guidebooks to trails that are close to town. The series is aimed at those of us looking for an accessible nature outing—trails we can get to quickly, via public transportation or a short drive, that offer a quality outdoor experience without the need for special gear or major effort. These are trails perfect for families, first-time trail users, or athletes looking for a quick fix after work. Urban Trails: Bellingham focuses on the trails and parks in and around Bellingham, including the Chuckanut Mountains and Skagit Valley. Features in this guidebook include:

• Trailhead directions, including public transit where available

• “Know before you go” tips for park hours, events, and more

• Trail distance and high point

• Indication of best use (walking, running, and/or hiking)

• Estimated average hike time

• Trailhead amenities

• Info for families and dog owners

• Sidebars on area history, nature, or special sights

Craig romano is Washington’s most prolific author of hiking guidebooks, having hiked more than 16,000 miles of Washington trails, from Cape Flattery to Puffer Butte. An avid runner as well, Romano has completed more than 25 marathons and ultra runs including the Boston Marathon and the White River 50-Mile Endurance Run. He writes for numerous publications, tourism agencies, and Hikeoftheweek.com and is also a columnist for Northwest Runner and Outdoors Northwest. Romano lives with his wife, Heather, son, giovanni, and cats, giuseppe and Mazie, at his home in Skagit County. Visit his website at craigromano.com.

176 pages, 4 x 6, 50 color photos, 40 maps, paperback, $16.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-024-9 (ebook: 978-1-68051-025-6). GUIDEBOOK/BELLINGHAM. Rights: World.

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The best-selling guide to climbing Mount Rainier gets a thorough update.

• Now with full-color photos and maps

• 40 principal routes and their variations, with aerial photos and route overlays

• All-new beta on nine ski and snowboard descents

Many of the most accomplished US alpinists have learned their skills on Mount Rainier. And many of the rest of us dream of one day standing on its majestic summit. This new edition is a major upgrade of the longtime bestselling guidebook. New features include an expanded section on glaciers, including how to understand and traverse them, as well as new information on search-and-rescue and additional historical details. gauthier has also added major ski descents, as this sport has become a favorite on the mountain.

Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide reigns as the single resource, packed with everything you need to climb the mountain, from your first time to your fifth: tips on selecting a guide service; nearby training sites to prepare you; detailed beta on the 40 principal climbing routes; overviews of park flora and fauna; capsule histories of ascents and accidents; overviews of the major park regions; bonus routes to several other peaks inside Mount Rainier National Park; and much more.

Mike gauthier has been the chief of staff at Yosemite National Park since 2010. Previously, he was the supervisory climbing ranger at Mount Rainier National Park. He blogs at mountrainierclimbing.blogspot.com.

256 pages, 7 x 81⁄2, 150 color photos, 65 maps, paperback, $29.95, ISBN 978-1-59485-842-0 (ebook: 978-1-59485-843-7). GUIDEBOOK/WASHINGTON/MOUNT RAINIER. Rights: World.

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The most popular and comprehensive guide to campgrounds in washington—completely updated!

• More than 600 campgrounds

• Now includes private campgrounds in areas where public facilities are lacking

• New photographs throughout and greater detail on individual campsites

You’re planning an outing and gathering your gear or hitching up the trailer. To find the perfect campground just grab a copy of Camping Washington, 2nd edition and find what you’re looking for—not too big, not too small, not too rustic, or more rustic than not—in a couple of minutes, vetted and recommended by a true expert with strong opinions.

This popular guidebook reviews and rates each campground so you’ll know exactly what to expect, including useful details on campsite surfaces, degree of privacy, best and worst sites in a given campground, and nearby hikes, fishing spots, and other attractions.

ron C. Judd is a long-time reporter and columnist for The Seattle Times; he currently writes feature stories for the newspaper’s Pacific Magazine. Judd has also been an adjunct instructor at his alma mater, Western Washington University. He lives in Bellingham, Washington.

336 pages, 51⁄2 x 81⁄2, 200 B&W photos, 8-page color insert, 9 maps, paperback, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-59485-951-9 (ebook: 978-1-59485-952-6). GUIDEBOOK/WASHINGTON/CAMPING. Rights: World.

M O U N T R A I N I E R : A C L I M B I N g g U I D E 3RD EDITION

MIKE GAUTHIER

C A M P I N g WA S H I N gTO N

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In Maine it’s “water, water everywhere”—so grab your paddle!

• An easy-to-use, informative guide to southern Maine’s quiet waterways

• For weekend warriors, families, and others looking to float or paddle at a relaxed pace

• 54 routes to choose from

Maine is one of the premier paddling destinations in North America. And across the greater Portland–Southern Maine region, paddlers can find plenty of peaceful, flat water to play in, whether canoeing, kayaking, floating, or chugging along on their SUPs.

No need to have long experience to benefit from Paddling Southern Maine. This guidebook covers calm routes that everyone can have fun on, whatever their skill or fitness level, from pristine lakes and wildlife-filled wetlands, to lazy streams and protected bays. Written by long-time Maine paddlers Sandy Moore and Kim Bennett, the book focuses on the best waterways within a day’s drive of Portland.

Co-author Moore is a certified American Canoe Association instructor, which keeps her current on issues and information relating to paddlers both statewide and nationally. It also provides her with good insight into the scope and comfort level of paddlers and the suitability of specific destinations.

With Paddling Southern Maine, paddlers can enjoy a leisurely day on the water punctuated by a picnic, wildlife spotting, and easy adventure.

sandy Moore is a certified American Canoe Association instructor and a former Registered Maine guide (RMg). The original outdoor guides, first licensed by the state of Maine in 1897, RMgs are highly qualified outdoor guides who must acquire a vast library of skills and knowledge. She lives in Brunswick, Maine.

kimberlee Bennett is an experienced kayaker who has scouted, photographed, and blogged about under-visited, undiscovered paddling destinations throughout Maine. She first learned to paddle as a child and honed her skills in the shadow of Mount Katahdin. She lives in Portland, Maine. Follow her at kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com.

208 pages, 51⁄2 x 81⁄2, 70 B&W photos, 55 maps, paperback, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-073-7 (ebook: 978-1-68051-074-4). GUIDEBOOK/MAINE/PADDLING. Rights: World.

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JEFF RENNER

M O U N TA I N W E AT H E R P O C K E T g U I D E A FIELD REFERENCE

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• 16-panel laminated and folded cards for in-the-field reference

• Full-color photos and illustrations

• written by a well-known meteorologist devoted to outdoor adventures

Mountain and marine adventurers have one thing in common—they can’t just step inside their homes when the weather suddenly turns ugly.

If they understand the signs nature provides, however, they can prepare for weather downturns and find refuge before the situation becomes serious. These two pocket guides are designed to give hikers, backpackers, climbers, skiers, paddlers, boaters, and sailors a quick reference that will help them make smart decisions regarding their exposure. Both of the guides are by renowned weather expert and forecaster Jeff Renner, a life-long outdoorsman.

Like Mountaineers Books’ other pocket guides, these weather guides are not intended as substitutes for hands-on training, but as practical in-the-field reminders and reference tools that help people understand and read their environment. Pocket guide features include:

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• Reference charts and guidelines for assessing storm and avalanche hazards

• How to read clouds, winds, and fronts

• First-aid advice for weather-related injuries and illnesses

• Lightning, wildfire, and flash flood safety information

Marine WeatHer

• Tips for reading clouds, winds, wave action, and fronts

• what to do as air pressure changes

• Guidelines for assessing storm hazards

• Hurricane, cyclone, and tsunami advice

• water safety basics

Jeff renner is a meteorologist and broadcast professional who forecasted the weather for Seattle’s NBC-affiliate, KINg 5 News, for more than 35 years. He is an avid skier, scuba diver, equestrian, climber, and backpacker, as well as a contributing author for the latest edition of Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, the best-selling mountain climbing text in the world.

BOTH: 16-panel laminated, double-sided folding cards, 31⁄4 x 63⁄4 folded, 30 color photos and illustrations, $8.95, WEATHER. Rights: World.

Mountain Weather: ISBN 978-1-68051-093-5 Marine Weather: ISBN 978-1-68051-094-2


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Y E L LOW STO N E M I g R AT I O N S JOE RIIS, PHOTOGRAPHER

ARTHUR MIDDLETON, EMILENE OSTILIND, GRETEL ERHLICH,

AND THOMAS LOvEJOy, CONTRIBUTORS

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Herds of elk, mule deer, and pronghorn antelope—driven by their DNA—have migrated hundreds of miles over North America for millennia

• Photographer Joe Riis is a National Geographic contributing photographer and Emmy Award winner

• Follows the migrations of three specific species, showing the obstacles they encounter

• Offers a hopeful way forward for both humans and wildlife

Large animal migrations are among the primordial rhythms of life on Earth, and, as scientists have recently discovered, the American West is home to some of the planet’s most magnificent migrations. Yellowstone Migrations shows us that it is possible to protect these last intact natural wildlife corridors—so that these animals can carry out the migrations that are essential to their survival.

The greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which is a dozen times the size of Yellowstone National Park, harbors the last great populations of migrating elk, pronghorn antelope, and mule deer in the contiguous United States. Thousands of these grand animals move with the changing seasons to feed and give birth. During their four-month-long journey, mule deer navigate not only the natural challenges of rivers, lakes, and sand dunes, but also manmade obstacles such as three major highways and more than 100 fences, many with barbed wire.

In Yellowstone Migrations, wildlife photojournalist Joe Riis follows three primary migrations:

• The “Path of the Pronghorn” from Grand Teton National Park to southwest wyoming;

• The mule deer migration from Red Desert to Hoback, wyoming; and

• The Cody elk migration on the Absaroka front.

People who care about the American West face a choice: we can manage our public and private lands in ways that allow and encourage these migrations, or we can encumber these animals with unchecked development, changing climate, pollution, and barriers. Riis’s stunning imagery and on-the-ground experiences shed light on these amazing animals and how, for them, migration is a matter of life or death.

Joe riis is a National geographic contributing photographer and Photography Fellow at the Wyoming Migration Initiative. Trained as a wildlife biologist, Riis’s photographs of the grand Teton pronghorn migration documented this phenomenon for the first time ever. He later campaigned successfully for six wildlife over- and underpasses to help maintain the migration corridor. He has received a National geographic Young Explorer grant (2008) and earned an Emmy Award for his pronghorn cinematography on the National geographic great Migrations series (2011). He lives in a cabin he built in rural South Dakota on the site of his great-grandparents’ prairie homestead. Learn more about Riis at www.greateryellowstonemigrations.com.

176 pages, 103⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 , 150 color photos, 12 illustrations, 4 maps, hardcover, $29.95, ISBN 978-1-68051-089-8. CONSERVATION/WILDLIFE/PHOTOGRAPHY. Rights: World.

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