[pct-l] New cross country Sierra Crest Route book

[Ralph Alcorn]

For those of you who love off trail, want a more wilderness experience, and
have technical climbing skills, Leonard Daughenbaugh has a new book:

*Sierra Crest Route, and other routes less traveled*.

You know of the JMT, and probably Steve Roper's High Route. This book
describes a route closer yet to the Sierra Crest, entirely off trail, no
more than a mile off the crest, and usually within a half mile of the crest.
Almost all text, much in description of mountaineering opportunities from
the route, so I expect that this will become a mountaineer's bible. This is
the first volume of a two volume series, this one covering 228 miles from
Haiwee Pass in the south (in the Olancha area) to the Sawtooth Ridge
southwest of Bridgeport. The author has broken the route into twelve
sections, with approach/escape routes for each section

The first thirty some pages are precautionary warnings for anyone traveling
through isolated high altitude areas, and can provide some useful but
sobering information for any PCT hiker.

The route never requires more than Class 3 climbing skills - no technical
equipment, but the author says that anyone attempting it should have Class 4
skills and carry Class 4 equipment - ropes, etc., mainly because of the
possibility of accidentally or intentionally getting into Class 4 areas.

Other than approach road descriptions, there are no miles or other distance
indications. The expectation is that you are familiar with map reading and
route finding, and know what you are getting into.

Sample text page 70:
"2.) Ascend northwest above Charlotte Lake and pass through Gardiner Pass,
located northeast of Peak 3522. Ascend northeast past the north side of
Mount Gardiner, then descend to the west side of Lake 3477, the largest lake
in Gardiner Basin, ....."

At this time it is only available at www.sierracrestroute.org
-- 
Ralph Alcorn
http://www.backpack45.com/pct.html