Jeff Smoot is an outdoor adventure writer and photographer primarily known for his hiking and climbing guidebooks including Falcon titles Climbing Washingtons Mountains, Rock Climbing Washington, and Best Climbs Cascade Volcanoes. Jeffs book, Hangdog Days: Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14, a historical narrative and memoir chronicling rock climbing in the 1980s, was published in 2019. He has written for Outside, Climbing, Rock & Ice, Backpacker, and Mountain magazines. Jeff is a founding member of Friends of Camp Long, a volunteer group that supports youth programs at Camp Long in Seattle, Washington, and the founder of Mountain Fest at Camp Long, an annual celebration of Seattles rich climbing history and culture. He lives in Seattle, Washington.