Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die · Climbing Experts Share the World’s Greatest Destinations

The author of the bestselling Fifty Places series returns with a globe-trotting guide to the best and most beautiful places to rock climb around the world

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 will cover three types of climbing—trad, sport, and bouldering—and will showcase 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