Les belles promesses

Pierre Lemaitre

Description

The best and most beautiful places to rock climb around the world are featured in this inspiring, gift-ready volume.

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 covers trad, sport, and bouldering and showcases 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

Books in the Fifty Places to Go series are the perfect gift for the adventurer in your life--whether they're planning their next trip or dreaming from their armchair.

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