reach the summit of Sinister Peak in 1938, in 1939 he was the first atop Mount Despair, and the following year he was the first to climb Forbidden Peak. Beckey was the first to summit at least two dozen peaks in the North Cascades, and his exhaustive three-volume Cascade Alpine Guide books, first published in the early 1970s, have been called the "Beckey Bible". See also List of national parks of the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in North Cascades National Park References External links of the National Park Service Education: North Cascades Institute Glacier Research: North Cascade Glacier Climate Project reports 1968 establishments in Washington (state) Archaeological sites in Washington (state) National parks in Washington (state) . Parks in Chelan County, Washington Parks in Skagit County, Washington Parks in Whatcom County, Washington Protected areas established in 1968