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This book contains many errors.Views of peaks are captioned as depicting a certain side or viewing from a certain direction, but are actually from a different direction. For example, p. 21 is said to view Mt Baker from the south, but it's actually from the east. (Page 31 has the same error.) Page 22 is said to show the southern side of Mt Baker, but it's actually the NW side. The Adams Glacier (p. 92) is said to be on the east side of Mt Adams, but it's actually on the NW side.Mountains and other features are mis-identified. Examples: page 24 [s/b Mt Watson (probably) not North Twin], p. 26 [s/b Blum not Icy], p. 27 [Icy Peak is not in this picture], pp. 46 [top, is not taken from Monte Cristo area], p. 46 [bottom, s/b Sherman Crater not Lincoln Peak], p. 51 [s/b Blue Glacier, not Moon Glacier], p. 61 [s/b Mt Stuart not Mt Stewart], p. 66 [s/b Ingalls Peak not "Mt Stewart"]. The top photo of p. 25 was not taken from North Twin. It was probably taken in the Ruth Mountain vicinity, several miles to the east.Some of the author's statements seem poorly informed. Page 53 mentions the difficulties created by a couloir, while showing a picture of a bergschrund and describing the physical characteristics of a moat. It seems that the author is not clear on which is which. The photos on page 62 are said to show what a climber might expect on Mount Stewart [sic] in winter, but neither of the two photos was taken in winter, and the conditions shown are not winter-like. On p. 92, the author suggests that the most common route up the north side of Mt Adams is the NW Ridge, when in fact it is the North Ridge, an entirely different route. On p. 68, the author describes the old ice caves on Mt Rainier as being on the Nisqually Glacier, when in fact they were on the Paradise Glacier, several miles away.On p. 90, the author writes that in Washington state, "At altitudes over 10,000 feet there is absolutely no predictability in the weather." In 2016, any active and experienced Washington climber can tell you that this statement is false. In summer, the mountains of Washington often have long stretches of the weather that are completely stable and predictable. I could go on.As a long-time enthusiast of Washington mountain climbing, I was excited to see this new book, but disappointed by its execution.