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by Fred Beckey

  • ISBN: 0898864798
  • Category: Reference
  • Author: Fred Beckey
  • Subcategory: Writing Research & Publishing Guides
  • Other formats: mobi lit doc azw
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 1 edition (May 31, 1996)
  • Pages: 292 pages
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  • Rating: 4.2
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A North Cascades climbing classic Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed more first ascents than any other climber in history Includes detailed appendix of all Beckey's ascents.

A North Cascades climbing classic Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed more first ascents than any other climber in history Includes detailed appendix of all Beckey's ascents from 1936-1968 This book documents more than three decades of adventure in the peaks of the North Cascades. In this absorbing memoir.

Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey (14 January 1923 – 30 October 2017), known as Fred Beckey, was an American rock climber, mountaineer and author, who made hundreds of first ascents, more than any other North American climber. Beckey was born in Düsseldorf,. Beckey was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and his family immigrated to the United States in 1925, ending up in Seattle, Washington

A North Cascades climbing classic Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed more first ascents than any other climber in history Includes detailed appendix of all Beckey's ascents from 1936–1968 This book documents more than three.

A North Cascades climbing classic Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed more first ascents than any other climber in history Includes detailed appendix of all Beckey's ascents from 1936–1968 This book documents more than three decades of adventure in the peaks of the North Cascades.

Later books included Challenge of the North Cascades (1969); Cascade Alpine Guide, a three-volume set . Fred Beckey began climbing as a boy in the Pacific Northwest. One of the world's most accomplished mountaineers, he is now 85 and still climbing.

Fred Beckey began climbing as a boy in the Pacific Northwest.

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A North Cascades climbing classic Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed . This book documents more than three decades of adventure in the peaks of the North Cascades.

A North Cascades climbing classic Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed more first ascents than any other climber in history Includes detailed appendix of all Beckey's ascents from 1936-1968.

A North Cascades climbing classic Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed more first ascents than any other climber in history Includes detailed appendix of all Beckey's ascents from 1936-1968 This book documents more than three.

A North Cascades climbing classic Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed more first ascents than any other climber in history Includes detailed appendix of all Beckey's ascents from 1936-1968 This book documents more than three decades of adventure in the peaks of the North Cascades.

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North American Climbing Legend Fred Beckey Passes Away

North American Climbing Legend Fred Beckey Passes Away. Fred Beckey: January 14, 1923–October 30, 2017. There are Beckey routes at crags in nearly every state west of the Mississippi and they’re not only often the best routes at the crags, they’re generally the most aesthetic, following natural lines and natural features. Beckey’s books have guided tens of thousands of climbers on routes all over the Cascades, and his name is synonymous with enduring mountaineering achievement. Fred Beckey was born Wolfgang Gottfried Beckey in 1923 in Dusseldorf, in a post–World War I Germany that was reeling from the Treaty of Versailles and its economic pressures.

Home Beckey, Fred CHALLENGE OF THE NORTH CASCADES. Challenge of the north cascades. Published by The Mountaineers, 1969. TRUE ADVENTURE "This book is not just a story of physical adventure and obstacle, but retells some of the historic climbs in the North Cascades and shows what climbers have accomplished in our mountains. Much of this history has been written, but is locked up in climbing journals, technical works, and obscure treatises.

>* A North Cascades climbing classic * Fred Beckey is synonomous with Cascades climbing and is said to have completed more first ascents than any other climber in history* Includes detailed appendix of all Beckey's ascents from 1936-1968 This book documents more than three decades of adventure in the peaks of the North Cascades. In this absorbing memoir, climbing legend Fred Beckey shares his unique experiences, from achieving personal triumphs to facing the challenges of nature. It's a must for every mountaineering enthusiast's bookshelf!
Reviews about Challenge of the North Cascades (7):
Winenama
Living in the NW with roads and highways criss-crossing most stretches of the Cascades it's almost hard to imagine that not so long ago all of that was remote and climbing back up in there meant long multi-week treks from road to road, bagging peaks along the way.
Beckey and company enjoyed these peaks in the best possible way, back in the day day when one climbed in boots or tennis shoes, protected rarely and then with pitons or more likely a slung horn or chockstone, and where the route was what you made it not what you find on-line or in a book. Most of these peaks aren't terribly technical, and modern ascents always have something of the anti-climatic feel to them. There are epic moments here and there when things go south, but by and large it's dull sort of adventure. Better to have done it back then with less hardware, more pluck, and the frequent use of one's younger brother for shoulder stands.
This book along with Exum's collection of climbing stories are probably the two most important records of the pre-yosemite generation of climbers. It's invaluable record American alpine climbing in it's infancy, and it's funny.
Uste
Required reading if you love the North Cascades. Fascinating to see these familiar peaks, walls and summits through the wide eyes of the first ascensionist in an age passed.
anonymous
Great stories of an Fred Beckey a Pacific Northwest legendary adventurer taking the road less traveled, and having the ride of his life in numerous first ascents.
Muniath
A must read for and climber or alpinist in the northwest, heck for anbody who plays outside at all. You will never look at the north cascades without thinking of Becky and crew again.
fetish
Book talks about several of his classic climbs in the Cascade mountains. I great book to read for anybody interested in mountains.
Marg
good read
Foginn
Some nice writing and photos in some ways these books are not dated, but I would look for a newer book if I was serious about climbing there
Fred Beckey is a classic just like the stories in the book of his early and first ascents. This is the book I read almost 30 years ago that helped fuel my love for alpinism and climbing mountains. I borrowed this book from Jim Nelson, also a North Cascades legend, and remember reading about all the peaks Fred did so long ago. His sense of adventure is amazing! The old climbers from the early days were total studs and had a sense of adventure and exploration we can only imagine today. It is amazing to hear about the climbs they did in the 1930's, 40's, and 50's that are hard today, but had even longer approaches then and done with such inferior gear!

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