Product DescriptionThis completely revised and updated 8th edition of Sierra South now covers an expanded region of the Sierra, from the southern boundary of Yosemite National Park to southern Golden Trout Wilderness. With new trips and old favorites, Sierra South is the classic guide to backpacking in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, Ansel Adams Wilderness, and Mt. Whitney.
This classic guidebook has been a trusted source for travelers to the Sierra backcountry for nearly 40 years, inspiring thousands to explore the ''Range of Light'' again and again.
Contains 84 trips, ranging from 2 days to 2 weeks, organized from west to the east side of the Sierra and around major highway sections for easier use and reference
Includes information on permits, day-by-day trail descriptions, GPS and elevation data, where to find water, and--an invaluable new feature--trailhead maps showing routes for every trip
What Others Say
Very Different than the previous edition
Sierra South: Backcountry Trips in Californias Sierra Nevada would be a good intro for beginners but there are many books already there. For those with more knowledge of the Sierras the old book had more cross country routes and many of the trips involved some off trail. This new edition is all trail (as far as I know) and that ruined the book a lot. The 7th edition did not have maps like the new one and had they only done it would have been much better. Also, for anyone who is planning a serious backpacking trip into the Sierras you will have to get a topo map anyway so it's better to have the trailheads organized by name rather than by road (or maybe combine both).
All in all, this is nowhere as good as the old 7th edition and I'm glad I had the hardback version of it. I will ... Read More
The 8th edition a welcomed replacement for my well worn 6th edition
Sierra South is another one of those irreplaceable Wilderness Press guides. For anyone hiking in the southern Sierras, this is the must have book. The eighth edition is about 12 years later than my 6th edition, and has taken advantage of the advances in printing technology. There are good maps imbedded in the book, gray shading to highlight text of special interest, and gray section tabs visible on the edge of the book.
The book starts out with good basic information for anyone hiking in the wilderness. For example, one tip that I would have applied last week was to do stream crossings angled upstream, so that the force of the water will not cause your knees to buckle. Since we didn't have this info yet, my wife and I angled downstream, ... Read More
Still the best...
Even though TW has "retired" and they've changed the name (made obligatory by the elimination of the even 100 hikes in previous editions) this information packed volume is still the best all around (with the companion Sierra North) hiking guide covering the Sierra Nevada in print today. This edition is organized a little differently and the spiffy fold out map is missing from the back cover but the same reliable and up to date information is available for both arm chair hiking and trip planning.
A great many of the same routes are included as were in the previous volumes and it appears they have been updated with current (and depressing) requlatory requirements and accurate descriptions of the state of repair or disrepair of primitive camp ... Read More
