Books about Southern Yosemite

California : Yosemite National Park : Southern Yosemite

	Southern Yosemite Rock Climbs Mark Spencer and Shirley Spencer (1988) Condor Designs ISBN-13: 978-0962015809 Purchase this book Currently out of print. The buy link goes to Amazon. From the seller's page there: "Southern Yosemite Rock Climbs is a comprehensive guide to the rock climbing in the uncrowded southern boundary region of Yosemite National Park. These areas include: Mount Starr King Area, Wawona, Fresno Dome (Wamello) Area, The Balls, Mammoth Pool, and Shuteye Ridge. Originally published in 1988, and out of print for several years, this guidebook chronicles 20 years of Southern Yosemite climbing from the early 70s exploration by Royal Robbins and Fred Beckey through the late 80s sport climbing era. This reprint of the original 1988 edition contains first-hand descriptions of the climbs as told by the original ascentionists. In the nearly 20 years since the publication of the Southern Yosemite guide, new approaches have appeared, new routes have been found and climbed, and a new generation of climbers have discovered the adventure of Southern Yosemite."

	Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite Michael P. Ghiglieri and Charles R. Farabee (2007) Puma Press Purchase this book Not a climbing book per se, but full of lovely climbing legends, lore and gore, including some firsthand stories, from a coauthor that did a stint as a ranger in the Valley.
	Rock Climbing Yosemite's Select Don Reid (1998) Falcon Guides ISBN-13: 978-1575401157 Purchase this book A fairly good compilation about Yosemite's "favorite" climbs. Unfortunately, this also usually means that you'll wait in line on most of the lower difficulty climbs. The information in the book is concise and accurate, though often approach information is a little cryptic.