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on Feb 29, 2008 - 5:17am

Guidebooks?

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After view Miguel’s Climbing DVD post I was thinking that, while DVDs are much more entertaining, borrowing guidebooks can be just as useful. Which climbing guidebooks do you have in your libraries?

-Bay Area Bouldering Chris Summit

-Yosemite Big Walls Chris McNamara

-Tuolumne Free Climbs Greg Barnes

-Yosemite Valley Free Climbs Chris McNamara

-Classic Rock: Joshua Tree National Park Randy Vogel

-Climber’s Guide to Devil’s Lake Sven Swartling

-Squamish Select Marc Bourdon

-Escalade à Fontainebleau Jo & Françoise Montchausse et Jacky Godoffe

-Rock Climbing Utah Stewart Green

-Vertical Heartland Eric Ulner 3rd ed.

-Cody Bouldering Guide Mike Snyder

-The Red River Gorge Ray Ellington 1st ed.

-Dixie Cragger’s Atlas Chris Watford AL/GA Vol

-Dixie Cragger’s Atlas Chris Watford TN Vol

-Hueco Tanks Climbing & Bouldering Guide John Sherman

-Sketches: Bouldering at the New River Gorge, WV Chris Anthony

-An Ice Climber’s Guide to Munising, MI Jon Jugenheimer

-Indian Creek: A climbing guide David Bloom

-Winter Dance: Select Ice Climbs in Southern MT and Northern WY Joe Josephson

-Triple Crown Bouldering comp topos of Horse Pens 40, Little Rock City/Stone Fort, and Hound Ears

-Float the Boat comp topo of Boat Rock

-Chalky Dreams comp topo of Moss Rock

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Feb 29, 2008 - 5:28am

Impressive collection Mike! I have one that I know none of you have :-)

- Climbing YangShuo, China Paul Collis

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Feb 29, 2008 - 5:37am

Between MC’s guidebook collection and Miguel’s climbing DVDs, I concede and say “No Mas.” However, I am comforted by the fact that I still have my library pass and Netflix.

J
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Feb 29, 2008 - 8:23pm

I have one that I know none of you have… Climb Malaysia
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Feb 29, 2008 - 8:59pm

As I quickly glanced upwards at Mike’s Library of Congress guidebook collection…......just to be sure, Ok, here goes…Sandra and I have two copies of “The Red River Gorge” by Ray Ellington (2nd ED).

One copy is hermetically sealed in a polyethylene bag with acid free cardboard backing and signed/pawed by his two dogs (I fibbed, don’t sue me Ray). Our other copy had been flagged…..mostly by me.

I am willing to share the latter copy for the sake of this post and as a community service. But, I WANT IT BACK!

J
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Feb 29, 2008 - 9:49pm

this reminds me, I need to pick up the latest copy of the Red guidebook. I will retire the 1st edition from the battlefield, and hopefully pass it on to my grand children as proof that I once climbed in the 9-10 range!

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Feb 29, 2008 - 10:50pm

I don’t suppose anyone here has guidebooks for North Carolina? Specifically, routes at Looking Glass, Rumbling Bald, and Stone Mountain.

Or a guidebook for Eldorado Canyon? The only one I’m aware of is the brick published by Falcon Press. Know of others?

The library got so big because I generally couldn’t borrow any of those…plus they’re available for me to peruse and (a) reminisce about a trip or (b) get motivated to go back!
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Mar 01, 2008 - 9:05pm

Mike – i’ve got the Falcon guide for Eldo.
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Mar 02, 2008 - 7:34pm

I have the Smithrock, OR Guidebook.
 
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