Cheyenne Mountain is the nerve center of America's early warning system. Four unidentified aircraft are sited and tracked on a controlled descent over North America. Intelligence officer Frank Hannon is puzzled by the official response--or lack of it. So begins his personal investigation into the ultimate government cover-up. A journey that ends on a lonely desert mesa--where the truth is waiting.

* Cascades climbing routes -- the guidebooks relied on for more than 25 years * Northwest climbing legend Fred Beckey has summited and explored hundreds of Cascade peaks * Hand-drawn maps and photos with route overlays, as well as approach information Volume II in the classic Cascade Alpine Guide series features expert information on more than 300 climbing and high routes in the Cascades. This volume covers the middle of the Cascade Range, from the foothills east of Puget Sound to Lake Chelan. You'll find geographical, historical, and geological overviews of the majestic mid-Cascade region, plus important tips on safety and backcountry usage. Legendary author/climber Fred Beckey includes technical and grade information for each route to make clear exactly what type of climb you are embarking upon.

Danvedi Garwal is the highest peak in the Toribol system; a magnificent stratocone volcano rising high above the surface of the tiny Lochlon moon, Utha. The mountain remains unconquered after repeated attempts by climbers from dozens of worlds where alpine climbing is an interplanetary obsession. Now, Alois Anwar will finally get his chance to lead a group of the finest mountaineers alive to the top. But there is more to the challenge than reaching the summit. The Amanian ascent team faces political complications from a rival nemisis Trescan team advancing on the opposite side of the mountain, along with everything else the mountain throws at them including deadly parasites, period cyclones, ice worms, pagan myths, the hopelessness of failure and the greatest obstacle of all...themselves.

Volume II in the classic "Cascade Alpine Guide" seriesfeatures expert information on more than 300 climbing andhigh routes in the Cascades. This volume covers themiddle of the Cascade Range, from the foothills east ofPuget Sound to Lake Chelan. You'll find geographical,historical, and geological overviews of the majestic mid-Cascade ......

Nothing will stop Alois Anwar from reaching the last and greatest dream of his life; completing the impossible climb to the virgin summit of the highest mountain in the Toribol Galaxy. But first, he must fashion a workable team of climbers out of Ama's finest mountaineers. Can he take this talented group of deeply troubled and emotionally challenged misfits to the summit before they implode and tear each other apart? But that's just the beginning of their troubles. How will they survive deadly parasites, period cyclones, killer Muxphoy predators, ice worms and an ongoing treachery of impassable obstacles? This heart pumping, award winning sci fi page turner is an immersion of adventure, survival, triumph over adversity, and a masterful study of the complexities of prejudice, insecurity, fear and loneliness. There is a reason this mountain has never been climbed, a secret tied to the deepest truth about the nature of life in the universe.