Price from us is A$50 including post in Australia See note below - posted October 4th 2023
Overseas - order from The Mountaineers or Amazon USA
NOTE - we will be away walking from August 4th until October 1st, 2023. Our
house
sitter collects mail but cannot process orders. On our return we will process and post
all orders by Wednesday October 4th
2023.
If you want a book earlier, we suggest ordering direct from Open Spaces Publishing (they are one
of our distributors)
We have one box of books, there is no Australian distributor. We have only a limited number (now 20), if you want one from us
then you will need to order it soon. If you want it signed then either
note that on your order or email us at the time. If there is enough
demand we will order another box. Freight prices from the US are high
and we are not making much from each copy, we decided to make some
available in Australia as a service for local walkers. We will not post
this books to overseas
countries,we suggest to order a copy direct from The
Mountaineers or the US based online bookshops like Amazon etc.
The
Sierra Grand Traverse is a 200 mile (320 kilometre) high-level traverse
of the Sierra Nevada
range in
California. The traverse is primarily above treeline and the majority
is off
trail. This
is an area of stunning scenery with hundreds of lakes and many
impressive granite
peaks. The generally warm summer weather of California makes this an
unforgettable backpack. John Muir described the Sierra Nevada as the
'Range of Light' and it is indeed an apt description particularly at
sunrise and sunset where glowing rock faces are reflected in the
numerous lakes. The ideal time for walking this route is from mid-July
through to mid-September. We suggest to allow between 25 and 45 days to
walk the entire route. It is not necessary to walk all of it as we have
described it in five sections with each being roughly a week in length.
The traverse is recommended for experienced walkers as
some
route finding and navigation is required. More information is available
on our Sierra Grand Traverse
page.
The
book is published by The Mountaineers who are the premier
non-profit US publisher of hiking guide books and
other related outdoor
books. They have published more than 1,000 titles. A basic description
of most of the route on this web
page.
