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- Overview - High Sierra Passes - Destinations - Explorations - Best Gear & Clothes - Backpacking Checklist - Books & Maps - Conditioning - Backpacking Food - Sierra Weather - Permit Information - On the Trail - Sierra Photos - Affiliates - Links       Join Our Mailing List		High Sierra Essential Trails & Passes       Books > Must-Have books   The Must-Have Sierra Backpacking Books These are the best information sources for ideas, seeing what is possible, and designing rewarding and adventurous trips.  High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails The new edition is finally out! Secor's book is the backpacker's and mountaineer's bible for High Sierra peak and pass information. There is no more complete source for trail and mountaineering (off-trail) passes. High Sierra: John Muir's Range of Light by Phil Arnot; Paperback Descriptions of spectacular destinations, remote places, and backpacking thoughts. Great off-trail explorations. Thought-provoking views of the back country. The Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country by Steve Roper; Paperback This is a great book for expanding one's horizons on new routes in spectacular, but less traveled parts of the Sierras.  Excellent as a source of off-trail explorations. This higher alternative to the John Muir Trail brings you to some of the best of the High Sierra. Sierra South: 100 Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada by Thomas Winnett (Editor), et al; Paperback Excellent coverage of the southern Sierra Nevada. Excellent source for High Sierra trail info.  Short, medium, and long routes. Sierra North: 35th Anniversary Edition Excellent coverage of the northern Sierra Nevada. Excellent source for High Sierra trail info.  Short, medium, and long routes.

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