Harvey Manning
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Harvey Manning was a noted author
of hiking
guides and climbing
textbooks, and a tireless hiking advocate. Manning lived on Cougar Mountain
, within the city limits of Bellevue, Washington
, calling his home the "200 meter hut". His book Walking the Beach to Bellingham is an autobiography
and manifesto
fleshing out his journal of a hike along the shore of Puget Sound
over a two year span.
From 1954 to 1956, Harvey Manning managed Seattle radio station KISW.
Harvey Manning died November 12, 2006, in Bellevue.
, which is the standard textbook for climbing and scrambling. The first edition was so successful that it created the Mountaineers Books publishing outlet.
Manning is also noted for writing the "100 Hikes" series of hiking guidebooks, along with Ira Spring
:
These guidebooks are the standard books for hiking throughout western Washington.
Manning also wrote many other books on outdoor activities, including:
is off-limits to bikes and even Tiger Mountain
has very limited single-track mileage where bikes are permitted.
Manning was a member of the North Cascades Conservation Council (NCCC) since its founding in 1957, serving as an editor of the NCCC journal "The Wild Cascades." Back issues are available on the NCCC website, see link below. A DVD of images of the North Cascades with his writing as the script is released by Crest Pictures as "The Irate Birdwatcher," which was a moniker he used in his early writings. His final book, published by NCCC, is "Wilderness Alps: Conservation and Conflict in the North Cascades," and details the history of the preservation movement there. It is available at the NCCC website.
Many of the names for peaks, creeks, wetlands, and trails on Cougar Mountain
were invented by Harvey Manning. He discovered Coal Creek Falls and beat a trail to it, and discovered the foundation for the steam hoist in Red Town. With the goal of preserving wildlands within urban King County
, Manning designated (in the pages of Footsore 1) the odd twenty mile-long spur of Cascade Mountain
foothills along I-90 near Seattle as the "Issaquah Alps
" and founded the Issaquah Alps Trails Club
in 1979. The club serves to improve and publicize hiking around Issaquah, Washington
. A bronze statue of Manning stands in an Issaquah park.
Today many of his conservation goals are carried on by the American Alps Legacy Project, an initiative of NCCC and the Mountaineers.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
guides and climbing
Climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands and feet to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation and professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or military operations.Climbing activities include:* Bouldering: Ascending boulders or small...
textbooks, and a tireless hiking advocate. Manning lived on Cougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is a regional park in King County, Washington, near the towns of Bellevue and Issaquah. The park was established in June 1983 to protect the central core of Cougar Mountain...
, within the city limits of Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
, calling his home the "200 meter hut". His book Walking the Beach to Bellingham is an autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
and manifesto
Manifesto
A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds. Manifestos may also be life stance-related.-Etymology:...
fleshing out his journal of a hike along the shore of Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
over a two year span.
From 1954 to 1956, Harvey Manning managed Seattle radio station KISW.
Harvey Manning died November 12, 2006, in Bellevue.
Books
Manning is most famous for being the editorial committee chair for the first edition of Mountaineering: The Freedom of the HillsMountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is often considered the standard textbook for mountaineering and climbing. The book was first published in 1960 by The Mountaineers of Seattle, Washington...
, which is the standard textbook for climbing and scrambling. The first edition was so successful that it created the Mountaineers Books publishing outlet.
Manning is also noted for writing the "100 Hikes" series of hiking guidebooks, along with Ira Spring
Ira Spring
Ira Spring was an American photographer, author, mountaineer and hiking advocate. He was the photographer and co-author, with Harvey Manning, of the "100 Hikes" series of books published by The Mountaineers. He co-founded the trails advocacy and maintenance organization Washington Trails...
:
- 50 Hikes in Mount Rainier National Park (1969) ISBN 0-89886-572-7
- 101 Hikes in the North Cascades (1970) ISBN 0-916890-82-1
- 102 Hikes in the Alpine Lakes, South Cascades, and Olympics (1971) ISBN 0-89886-067-9
- 100 Hikes in the South Cascades and Olympics (1985) ISBN
- 100 Hikes in the Glacier Peak Region (1988) ISBN 0-89886-868-8
- 55 Hikes in Central Washington (1990) ISBN 0-89886-510-7
- 100 Classic Hikes in Washington (1998) ISBN 0-89886-586-7 (Winner National Outdoor Book AwardNational Outdoor Book AwardThe National Outdoor Book Award was formed in 1997 as a US-based non-profit program which each year honors the best in outdoor writing and publishing. It is housed at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watters. Awards are presented in ten categories. The award is announced in early November...
, Design and Artistic Merit, 1998) - 55 Hikes around Snoqualmie Pass (2001) ISBN 0-89886-777-0
These guidebooks are the standard books for hiking throughout western Washington.
Manning also wrote many other books on outdoor activities, including:
- Backpacking: One Step at a Time (1972) ISBN 0-394-74290-7
- Footsore, Vols 1-4 (1977) ISBN 0-89886-065-2 (a series of guidebooks to hiking near Issaquah, Washington).
- Walking the Beach to Bellingham (1986) ISBN 0-87071-547-X
Advocacy
Manning advocated trail protection and maintenance for much of his life, based on his extensive experience in the Washington outdoors (having backpacked since the 1930s). He was the bane of mountain bikers in the Seattle area. Manning believed foot traffic (both the boots and the horseshoe variety) cannot coexist with the greater speeds of bicycle enthusiasts and disdained local politicians beholden to wheeled-recreation advocates for "spouting pure Lycra". Largely as a result of his efforts, Cougar MountainCougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is a regional park in King County, Washington, near the towns of Bellevue and Issaquah. The park was established in June 1983 to protect the central core of Cougar Mountain...
is off-limits to bikes and even Tiger Mountain
Tiger Mountain
Tiger Mountain is a mountain in the U.S. state of Washington.-The mountain:The mountain has six peaks in the center of the Issaquah Alps forming a triangle between Interstate 90 on the north, the Issaquah-Hobart Road on the southwest, and State Route 18 on the southeast...
has very limited single-track mileage where bikes are permitted.
Manning was a member of the North Cascades Conservation Council (NCCC) since its founding in 1957, serving as an editor of the NCCC journal "The Wild Cascades." Back issues are available on the NCCC website, see link below. A DVD of images of the North Cascades with his writing as the script is released by Crest Pictures as "The Irate Birdwatcher," which was a moniker he used in his early writings. His final book, published by NCCC, is "Wilderness Alps: Conservation and Conflict in the North Cascades," and details the history of the preservation movement there. It is available at the NCCC website.
Many of the names for peaks, creeks, wetlands, and trails on Cougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is a regional park in King County, Washington, near the towns of Bellevue and Issaquah. The park was established in June 1983 to protect the central core of Cougar Mountain...
were invented by Harvey Manning. He discovered Coal Creek Falls and beat a trail to it, and discovered the foundation for the steam hoist in Red Town. With the goal of preserving wildlands within urban King County
King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....
, Manning designated (in the pages of Footsore 1) the odd twenty mile-long spur of Cascade Mountain
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
foothills along I-90 near Seattle as the "Issaquah Alps
Issaquah Alps
The Issaquah Alps are the highlands near Issaquah, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, including Cougar Mountain, Squak Mountain, Tiger Mountain, Taylor Mountain, Rattlesnake Ridge, Rattlesnake Mountain, and Grand Ridge...
" and founded the Issaquah Alps Trails Club
Issaquah Alps Trails Club
The Issaquah Alps Trails Club offers guided hikes, public land advocacy, and performs trail maintenance in the modest range of Cascade foothills known as the Issaquah Alps near Seattle, Washington, in the United States...
in 1979. The club serves to improve and publicize hiking around Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 30,434 at the 2010 census.Based on per capita income, Issaquah ranks 25th of 522 areas in the State of Washington to be ranked....
. A bronze statue of Manning stands in an Issaquah park.
Today many of his conservation goals are carried on by the American Alps Legacy Project, an initiative of NCCC and the Mountaineers.
External links and references
- Washington State's Hiking Legends source from the Washington Trails Association
- Mountains to Sound Greenway
- Harvey Manning
- North Cascades Conservation Council
- American Alps Legacy Project