Selected Climbs in the Cascades: Alpine Routes, Sport Climbs, & Crag Climbs

I live in the Portland area, I'm absolutely in love with alpine mountaineering, and consequently I spend most of my non-rainy weekends out climbing in the Cascades. These books (both volume 1 & 2) are my 'go to' guides for climbing route beta in the Northern Cascades. As an Oregonian, it is a bit frustrating that, per these guides, Cascade climbing begins at Mt. Hood and moves north to Canada. Of course in a sense this is fully justified (except, perhaps, in the case of Mt. Jefferson), as the best peaks are in Washington.What's really nice about these books is that it's not a collection of easy 'dog' routes, or a collection of super difficult "hard man" routes. Rather, it's simply a collection of climbs the authors find noteworthy for some reason. In that regard the selections are far from comprehensive, and largely reflect the aesthetics of the authors. Nevertheless, they have very good taste. The detail on descriptions and route photography is great. I look here before going online for beta.

Great info and very helpful. I enjoy reading some of the information, even if I don't plan on climbing there.

Exactly what I was looking for and more. Very handy and quite informative

This is one of the most well done guidebooks I have ever seen. Some of my friends refer to the first volume of this book as "The Bible of Northwest Climbing." This one is destined for the same accolades.The book itself is made of heavy stock paper - something that you can throw around in your car and not worry about too much. The black and white pictures are awesome and the route descriptions are well written. Hardware suggestions appear to be appropriate and the permit information looks good too.This book describes 96 new routes and includes crag climbs (something which was not covered in the first edition). Perhaps the best thing about this book is that most of the climbs are somewhat off of the beaten track and not the most well known. Every self-respecting climber in the northwest should own both of these books - they're guaranteed to get you excited and help you pick your next trip.