Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains

by Joe Kelsey

Overview

Now completely updated and revised with new color photos and topos, this guidebook is the ultimate resource to technical climbing routes, hiking trails, and peak-bagging routes in Wyoming's Wind River Range, a popular playground for backcountry enthusiasts and alpine rock climbers. More than 200 new climbing routes have been completed in the Wind Rivers since this book was last published in 1994, and this guide is the only comprehensive collection of information available to climbers.
 
Includes hiking and climbing information for these areas:
 
Ross Lakes
Green River
Dinwoody Glacier
Peak Lake
Titcomb Basin
Alpine Lakes
Middle Fork Lake
East Fork Valley
Baptiste Lake
Cirque of the Towers
Deep Lake
South Pass

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762780785
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/16/2013
Series:	Climbing Mountains Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.92(w) x 8.84(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Joe Kelsey has spent more than 40 years climbing and wandering in the Wind River Mountains, and has also been an Exum Mountain Guide in the Tetons for 20 years. He spends his summers in Jackson, Wyoming, and winters in Bishop, California.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction to the Wind River Mountains 1

Climbing 1

Hiking 13

Maps 18

Living in Wilderness 20

Seasons and Weather 27

Names 29

Management 30

Organization of This Guide 31

Geology 32

History 43

Access and Trailheads 59

Map Legend 67

Trails, Routes, Passes, and Peaks

1 Ross Lakes 69

2 Green River 89

3 Dinwoody Glacier 121

4 Peak Lake 147

5 Titcomb Basin 177

6 Alpine Lakes 205

7 Middle Fork Lake 227

8 East Fork Valley 253

9 Baptiste Lake 279

10 Cirque of the Towers 313

11 Deep Lake 367

12 South Pass 397

Appendix A First Ascents 418

Appendix B 12,000-Foot Summits 432

Index 435

About the Author 439