Southern Alberta Climbing History: Waterton, The Pass

 Here is the PDF to the front of the new rock climbing guide.  This has the history write up of our area....

Southern Alberta Climbing History

End of Whitewater Kayaking in Waterton

 Looks like the functional end of whitewater kayaking in Waterton Lakes National Park is here...

Waterton and Southern Alberta Climbing Guidebook

 Here are the details on how to pre-order your copy of the Rock Climber's Guide to Southern Alberta.  I get them from the printers on Friday Oct 26. 2023.

Shipping through Canada post is crazy expensive - $17.  So most people are going to either pick them up at my house, or I'll  drop them off in Lethbridge/Magrath/Raymond/Cardston.  (Unless you really just want me to ship it….).  

Private sales are $35.  Book stores will be $45 or so (I imagine based on their margins).

To take orders, here’s the google form I'm using.  If you can fill that out, I’ll get things out to you as soon as the boxes are ready (likely pick-up/drop-off Oct 23-28)

ORDER FORM

https://forms.gle/npq9kpR9FJ6oXvz2A 

Etransfers are probably the easiest way to pay for things.  But I’m also bringing a card reader to the VIMFF Film Festival this week at the Movie Mill.  I’ll set up a table there with the “proof” copy I’ve got, and an order form for people.

Thanks so much for the email.  Hope you can get out a bit.  Holler if you’ve got questions, want some beta, or need a color shot of any image…

I imagine it will be early November when I can get things out to the local climbing stores…

2023 Rock Climbers Guide to Southern Alberta at Printers

 The 5th edition of the Rock Climbers Guide to Southern Alberta is now at the Printers.

It will probably arrive just in time for VIMFF.  I'll bring a bunch of copies there for sale (credit card reader on hand).  If, for some reason pick-up is delayed, I'll take orders then drop them off at people's houses...

Chris

Full cover to the 5th Edition Rock & Alpine guide to Waterton, Pass, Gap

 

Guidebook ready for Printing

 After a delay due to unforeseen family complications, the new guidebook is ready to get sent to the printers. At 402 pages I have no idea what the printing costs will be. At least Black and White formatting should keep prices as reasonable as they can be.

Lots of alpine rock routes in it.  A number of technical scrambles, including a number of 1 pitch scrambles on Bear's Hump and various scrambling link ups.

5th Edition Guidebook Templates

 These are the templates I'm looking at for the 5th edition of the Rock Climber's Guide to Southern Alberta.  I'm doing things in Black and White for cost (and if this thing is ever going to go out, I won't be able to easily get new pictures).  But, mostly it's for cost.  Small run books can't compete with big run stuff.

Looks like I'll be having to go back through photoshop and increase bubble sizes.... : (

The google map inserts are easy.  And you have fair use copyright up to 5k sales.