The Current Edition
The fourth edition of the Climber's Guide provides a major expansion of the very successful 3rd Edition. Historically, this Guide has emphasized Alpine Climbing and High Alpine Traverses. The scope of this new work has been expanded to now include new chapters covering: Classic Alpine Rock Climbs, Crags and Sport Routes and Bouldering Locations (get out your crash pads). The existing chapters providing Introductory Information, Ski/Snowshoe tours and Mountain Safety have been expanded and updated, as has the entire book. Without compromising the book's primary purpose (detailed and accurate information on mountain travel), great care was taken to add as much historical and biographical information as possible. This new guide contains 366 pages and includes nearly twice the information provided by its predecessor. The author has made every attempt to continue the longstanding practice of providing detailed and accurate route descriptions for nearly every peak in the Olympic Range (over 300 peaks). To this end, approximately 50 new peaks and supporting route descriptions have been added. Lavishly illustrated to ensure maximum usefulness, the new book contains: 1) 60 quality photographs of the peaks, valleys, flora and fauna within the range; 2) Approximately 100 maps and peak sketches, all of which provide detailed information on roads, trails and routes. In addition to the detailed description, each route provides the degree of difficulty (climb rating) and the expected time required for the average party to reach the summit.
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The Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains is the ubiquitous climbing guide for Washington's Olympic Mountains. It is authored by 
