Climb Glacier National Park | Illustrated Routes for Beginning and Intermediate Climbers
Published: June 24, 2011
“See the route … follow the route” is the mantra of this new guidebook by northwest Montana native and avid Glacier Park mountaineer Blake Passmore. In this first volume, which covers Logan Pass, The Garden Wall, and Siyeh Bend, the author offers in-depth information for safe and sensible routes to the summits of 16 spectacular peaks.
A plethora of color photos, GPS coordinates and elevation data, difficulty and time recommendations, safety tips and more will guide the beginner and intermediate climber to rewarding vistas. Photographs from the described summits, identifying peaks visible from different directions, are enjoyable and useful.
The author tells us that routes detailed in this book are not advanced routes. More difficult climbs will be featured in future volumes.
Passmore pays homage to J. Gordon Edwards, the author of A Climber’s Guide to Glacier Park, which has been considered the “bible” for climbers in the area for nearly a half century. He explains that his book updates and clarifies some of the established routes using current technology.
Passmore offers sound safety advice, and notes, “this guidebook is not a substitute for common sense. It is not a training manual.” Above all, live to climb another day!
Passmore lives in the Flathead Valley and works in the healthcare field. He is a regular contributor to a popular website for climbers, http://www.summitpost.org.
Contributors John VanArendonk and Scott Burry both live in the Flathead Valley and work in the emergency medical field. They are also accomplished mountain climbers with a special passion for Glacier Park.
The book was published in 2011 by Montana Outdoor Guidebooks, LLC, and distributed by Stoneydale Press in Stevensville. It sells for $19.95 softcover.
– Judy Shafter
