Miles of hiking trails surround more than 600 glacier-carved lakes tucked among the craggy peaks of the central Cascade Range that are the centerpiece of this magnificent wilderness. This guide not only covers backpacking options inside the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, but includes many of the popular routes across the highway for a selection of the best overnight hikes in the region.
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This select guide includes detailed, easy to follow directions to climbing 100 of Washington's most visible, historically significant, and interesting mountains with summits over 5,000 feet. From introductory level off-trail summit hikes and scrambles to multi-pitch alpine rock and high volcano climbs, this guide is suitable for beginning scramblers and alpine rock climbers as well as more experienced climbers. Blending all types of climbing at all levels of difficulty, you'll find routes to popular scrambling peaks such as Mount Si, classic alpine rock peaks such as Prusik Peak, and to big volcanoes including Mount Rainier. Fully revised and updated, this book has been praised by scramblers, alpine rock climbers, volcano climbers, and trip leaders alike as being an accurate, user-friendly guide with superb, easy-to-follow route descriptions and drawings, to the summits of the mountains that people actually want to climb.
Explore the stunning Alpine Lakes Wilderness with a guide to sixty-two diverse hiking trails across its expansive 393,000 acres. The book offers a range of experiences, from easy riverside walks to challenging summit climbs and serene parkland hikes. Authored by veteran hiker Jeff Smoot, it includes essential details such as trail conditions, accurate directions, difficulty ratings, and suggestions for side trips and overnight adventures. Additionally, it provides valuable tips for zero-impact hiking and camping, ensuring an enjoyable outdoor experience.
Featuring more than 1,500 routes throughout the state of Washington, this popular guide has now been completely updated and expanded.