Fifty Classic Climbs of North America

Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Cover of first paperback edition. Dick Long on the East Buttress of Middle Cathedral Rock.
AuthorSteve Roper
Allen Steck
LanguageEnglish
SubjectClimbing
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherSierra Club Books
Publication date
1979
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
ISBN0-87156-292-8

Fifty Classic Climbs of North America is a 1979 climbing guidebook and history written by Steve Roper and Allen Steck.[1] It is considered a classic piece of climbing literature, known to many climbers as simply "The Book",[2] and has served as an inspiration for more recent climbing books, such as Mark Kroese's Fifty Favorite Climbs.[3] Though much of the book's contents are now out of date, it is still recognized as a definitive text which goes beyond the traditional guidebook.

  1. ^ Roper, Steve; Allen Steck (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
  2. ^ Jonathan Waterman (2002). The Quotable Climber. Globe Pequot. pp. 97–99. ISBN 1-58574-542-1.
  3. ^ Mark Kroese (2001). Fifty Favorite Climbs: The Ultimate North American Tick List. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0-89886-728-2.