The author of the bestselling Fifty Places series returns with a
globe-trotting guide to the best and most beautiful places to rock climb
around the world
Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die is a beautifully illustrated
guide to some of the greatest rock-climbing locations around the world,
as recommended by expert climbers. The book will cover three types of
climbing--trad, sport, and bouldering--and will showcase breathtaking
venues from Joshua Tree to Jeju, South Korea. Featuring insights from
industry insiders, including employees from rock-climbing gear companies
like Petzl and Black Diamond Equipment, professional climbers like Jon
Cardwell and Kevin Jorgeson (co-star of Dawn Wall), filmmaker Michael
Call, and Climbing magazine editor Matt Samet, Fifty Places to Rock
Climb Before You Die is the essential travel companion for climbers of
all levels of expertise.
FEATURED LOCATIONS
United States
- Horse Pens 40, Alabama
- Cochise Stronghold, Arizona
- Bishop, California
- Joshua Tree National Park, California
- Yosemite National Park, California
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
- Rifle, Colorado
- City of Rocks, Idaho
- Elephant's Perch, Idaho
- Arco, Italy
- Red River Gorge, Kentucky
- Acadia National Park, Maine
- Baxter State Park, Maine
- Red Rock, Nevada
- North Conway, New Hampshire
- The Shawangunks, New York
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
- Smith Rock, Oregon
- Hueco Tanks State Park, Texas
- Maple Canyon, Utah
- Moab, Utah
- Zion National Park, Utah
- North Cascades, Washington
- New River Gorge, West Virginia
- Seneca Rocks, West Virginia
- Devil's Lake, Wisconsin
- Devils Tower, Wyoming
- Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Canada
- Bow Valley, Alberta
- The Bugaboos, British Columbia
- Squamish, British Columbia
- Lion's Head, Ontario
International
- Frey, Argentina
- Mount Arapiles, Australia
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Liming, China
- Lake District National Park, England
- Chamonix, France
- Fontainebleau, France
- Frankenjura, Germany
- Kalymnos, Greece
- Castle Hill, New Zealand
- El Potrero Chico, Mexico
- Bled, Slovenia
- Rocklands, South Africa
- Gyeonggi-do/Jeju, South Korea
- Ibiza, Spain
- Mallorca, Spain
- Rätikon, Switzerland
- Railay Beach, Thailand
