A Guide to Rock Climbs at Bon Echo
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first climbs at Bon Echo in 2006, the Toronto Section of the Alpine Club of Canada presented a special large format limited edition hard-cover version of A Guide to Rock Climbs at Bon Echo.
118 pages, over 120 colour and 42 black and white photographs (not counting the cliff pictures)
- Never before published first ascent pictures.
- All the familiar cliff picture with route lines, printed larger and sharper, along with all the route descriptions of the regular guidebook.
- The history of climbing at Bon Echo.
- A copy of the front page of the Tweed News of September 6 1956 with the whole story: Bon Echo Rock, "Canadian Gibraltar", Conquered By Quartette From Alpine Club (Cottagers watched daring climb of towering cliff!)
The limited edition has now sold out, however the special edition is available on CD in PDF format with instructions on how to print. Please see below for details on ordering a copy. If you climb at Bon Echo, you'll want a copy of this collector's item.
Sample pages:
- pages 1 & 2 Introduction and General History (512KB)
- pages 23 — 25 All about Sweet Dreams (1.1MB)
- pages 44 & 45 Docking-Out (475KB)
- pages 66 & 67 Birthday Ridge (669KB)
You can print and mail the PDF order form to get your copy.
The book is available on CD for $20 if you'd prefer to print it yourself. On CD, the book is a Acrobat PDF file and the CD is a high-quality CD-R. Also included on the CD are scans of all the hut logbooks from 1964 to 2005 (34 more PDF files), and the original 1965 Bon Echo climbing guide.
