Seattle-based Smoot is a climber, hiker, and lawyer, and the author of five other FalconGuides. He presents a guide to a broad selection of some 1,500 of the best, hardest, and most popular rock climbing routes in 20 areas throughout Washington State, designed for climbers of all levels of experience and ability. Each of the 20 sections contains an overview of the area, the type of climbing, seasons and climate information, precautions and regulations, gear, camping and accommodations, and directions to the area, followed by written descriptions of the routes illustrated with linear diagrams, b&w photographs and topographical maps. The second edition features some new crags and areas, "cleaning up" of some material of the first edition, and the addition of new routes or variations to others. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)