Publications linked in Washington

Sharp End:

With detailed maps and beta, the Leavenworth Bouldering guidebook from Sharp End Publishing leads you to more than 1,200 problems for endless projecting just down the road from brats and biergartens.

• Provides detailed directions, maps and beta, plus scannable QR codes to help you map directions on your phone
• Includes essays and artwork from long-time local climbers, and thoroughly researched essays on the area's history, flora, fauna and geology

Featuring the best bouldering sites in the Columbia River Gorge, Gorge Bouldering Select captures the essence of its core areas with valuable details and photographs as your guide to scale the rocks.

Bouldering sites featured include Larch Mountain Boulders, Alpenglow Boulders, Hamilton Boulders, Horsethief Butte and Empire Boulders

FalconGuides:

From off-trail summit hikes and scrambles to multi-pitch alpine rock and high volcano climbs, Climbing Washington's Mountains includes detailed, easy-to-follow directions for 100 classic routes.

• Fully revised and updated, this book is an accurate, user-friendly guide with easy-to-follow route descriptions and drawings
• Details 100 classic routes, including Washington's most visible, historically significant and interesting mountains with summits over 5,000 ft.
• Blending all types of climbing at all levels of difficulty, this guide is suitable for beginning scramblers, alpine rock climbers and more experienced climbers

Mountaineers Books:

Select Routes in Washington State. Featuring more than 100 climbing routes across more than 70 peaks, Classic Cascade Climbs compiles renowned alpine routes, challenging trad climbs, and a handful of sport, ice and crag options.

• To determine if it was a classic, each route was judged on the following criteria: overall quality, popularity, accessibility, style and historical importance
• Climbing beta includes peak and prominence elevations and type of rock, as well as grade, approach, route and descent descriptions
• Detailed photo-based route overlays and topo maps help you plan your approach
• Includes pitch-by-pitch details, estimated time, recommended equipment, selected history (including first ascents), required permits and special considerations

Sharp End Publishing:

The Index Town Walls guidebook is a comprehensive collection of the crown-jewel of Washington climbing: the granite crags of Skykomish Valley that get high praise for their quality and variety.

• Includes everything from 800-foot trad odysseys to modern clip-ups and Grade IV aid climbs
• Covers the majority of historic routes—some of which have been reclaimed by the forest—and recent developments

Sharp End Publishing:

Spokane Bouldering is a comprehensive guidebook that details a sprawling and diverse collection of conveniently accessible and excellent rock for all climbers, no matter their skill level.

• Includes over 700 boulder problems in the Spokane River Valley
• Provides detailed maps, accurate history and action photos

Explore the granite cliffs of Index, Leavenworth, Darrington, and Tieton River Canyon; tackle the exposed alpine routes on the spires at Washington Pass; hang from steep sport climbs at North Bend, Frenchman Coulee, and Marcus and China Bend near Spokane. Rock Climbing Washington is the perfect book to take on your next climbing tour of the Evergreen State.