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**Prescott Area Guidebooks


Arizona : Central Arizona : **Prescott Area : Granite Dells

The Granite Dells Climbing Guide

Kevin Keith

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Published in 2017, this is a guidebook exclusively for the Granite Dells. There are 198 pages covering over 650 routes with black and white photos and black and white topo overlays. The book is available in Prescott at the local gear stores: The Hike Shack and Manzanita Outfitters. In Flagstaff at Babbits Backcountry Outfitters and in Phoenix at the Arizona Hiking Shack. The book can also be found on Amazon.

Arizona : Central Arizona : **Prescott Area : *Prescott Bouldering*

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Prescott Bouldering

Bill Cramer

Published in 2001 this 114 page guidebook contains 59 maps and 53 topos.

  • This edition is out of print, however, keep your eyes peeled for a New Edition coming out soon!!

Arizona : Central Arizona : **Prescott Area

A Climber's Guide To Prescott, AZ

Mike Smith

Published in 2000 this 114 page guide of Prescott includes over 300 routes from Thumb Butte, Upper and Lower Sullivan Canyon, Granite Basin, and Skull Valley. It features easy-to-read topo-photos for all the areas, detailed route information, directions, and area traditions.

Arizona : Central Arizona

Topo Guide to Granite Mountain by Bill Cramer

A Climber's Topo Guide to Arizona's Granite Mountain

Bill Cramer / self published / 2000

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This is a fold out topo guide that details Granite Mountain's main climbing cliff and other crags in the the Granite Mountain Wilderness. It's available at The Hike Shack in Prescott or email the author for a copy.

Arizona

McDowell Rock – A Climber’s Guide

McDowell Rock – A Climber’s Guide

Erik Filsinger and Cheryl Beaver

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McDowell Rock is the one source for information on rock climbing in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve of Scottsdale, Arizona.

· Designed to make finding the crags and routes easy
· Identification and colored photos of over 20 rock crags
· Accurate trail head and trail access information
· GPS points at key intersections to assist in finding crags
· Contains over 240 routes, many never publicized before
· Color locator photographs of the crags
· Routes displayed on color photos
· Route descriptions and photos presented on the same page
· Top rope climbs highlighted
· Anecdotes and photos from many of the first ascensionists
· Historical commentary about climbing and the Preserve
· Published in 2016 with 134 pages of text and photos

Feel free to visit the book’s website - for more information and news.

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Karabin Guides

Marty Karabin

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Marty Karabin has produced $5 fold out pocket guides for the following areas:

  • The Road Area
  • Lower Devils Canyon
  • Uper Devils Canyon
  • Northern Devils Canyon
  • The Mine
  • Euro Dog Valley
  • Beardsley Boulders
  • The Overlook
  • The Projects
  • South Mountain & Pima Canyon
  • Groom Creek
  • Blue Ridge Reservoir
  • Pinnacle Peak
  • The McDowell's
  • Camelback Mountain
  • Lookout Mountain
  • Crown King
  • The Homestead

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Rock Climbing Arizona

Steward M. Green / Falcon Guides

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A select guide to 25 of Arizona's best and most popular climbing areas. This black and white, 528 page book was published in 1999.

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Weekend Rock Arizona: Trad And Sport Routes From 5.0 to 5.10a

Lon Abbott / Mountaineers Books

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This guide provides a sampling of Arizona rock climbing. It is geared towards the casual climber and as such does not include more difficult grades or areas in their entirety. The areas covered in are: Cochise Stronghold, The Overlook, Granite Mountain, Pinnacle Peak, Jacks Canyon, Queen Creek, McDowell Mountains, Sedona, Mount Lemmon, and Thumb Butte. The book was published in 2006 and is 285 pages. Besides still being in print it is available for the Kindle.

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