Sunday, May 18, 2008

50 Classic Climbs of North America

On the way back from Lover's Leap this morning we had a discussion about the "50 Classics", meaning the climbs listed in Steck & Ropers 1979 guide book "Fifty Classic Climbs of North America".

This book is apparently legend! It has been out of print for quite a while, but the name keeps poping up. A look a Amazon.com shows that the hard cover 1st edition sells for over $120...

Well, anyway... Here's the list:

Alaska and the Yukon
  • Mount Saint Elias Abruzzi Ridge
  • Mount Fairweather Carpe Ridge
  • Mount Hunter West Ridge
  • Mount McKinley Cassin Ridge
  • Moose's Tooth West Ridge
  • Mount Huntington West Face
  • Mount Logan Hummingbird Ridge
  • Middle Triple Peak East Buttress
Western Canada
  • Mount Sir Donald Northwest Arete
  • Bugaboo Spire East Ridge
  • South Howser Tower West Buttress
  • Mount Robson Wishbone Arete
  • Mount Edith Cavell North Face
  • Mount Alberta Japanese Route
  • Mount Temple East Ridge
  • Mount Waddington South Face
  • Devil's Thumb East Ridge
  • Lotus Flower Tower
The Pacific Northwest
  • Mount Rainier Liberty Ridge
  • Forbidden Peak West Ridge
  • Mount Shuksan Price Glacier
  • Slesse Mountain Northeast Buttress
  • Mount Stuart North Ridge
  • Liberty Bell Mountain Liberty Crack
Wyoming
  • Devil's Tower Durrance Route
  • Grand Teton North Ridge
  • Grand Teton Direct Exum Ridge
  • Grand Teton North Face
  • Mount Moran Direct South Buttress
  • Pingora Northeast Face
  • Wolf's Head East Ridge
Colorado
  • Crestone Needle Ellingwood Ledges
  • Hallett Peak Northcutt-Carter Route
  • Petit Grepon South Face
  • Longs Peak The Diamond
The Southwest
  • Shiprock
  • Castleton Tower Kor-Ingalls Route
  • The Titan
California
  • The Royal Arches
  • Lost Arrow Spire
  • Sentinel Rock Steck-Salathe Route
  • Middle Cathedral Rock East Buttress
  • Half Dome Northwest Face
  • El Capitan Nose Route
  • El Capitan Salathe Wall
  • Mount Whitney East Face
  • Fairview Dome North Face
  • Clyde Minaret Southeast Face
  • Charlotte Dome South Face
  • Lover's Leap Traveler Buttress

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