Brady Peak Guidebooks

Grand Canyon Summits Select II: A Compilation of Obscure Ascents in the Grand Canyon Backcountry

This guide, published in 2011 and 168 pages, is an update of the obscure 2001 first edition. Collaborated climbing experiences of more than one hundred mountaineering routes to various named summits in the 1904 sq. mile GCNP backcountry. Approaches mainly originate from the North and/or South Rim with some from the Colorado River. Route descriptions include ascent photos (b&w), grade, class, subjective aesthetics, probable first ascent, relative difficulty, approximate mileage, some topographic maps, possible water sources and an ascent index.

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Castles In The Sand: A Climbers Guide To Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon

David Blooms first guide to Sedona. A good book to have.

A Better Way To Die, A Climber's Guide to Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon

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Another of Tim Toula's cult classics. This early guide provides a lot of history to the Sedona area, but is a poor substitute for more modern resources. That said, many adventures started with this book in hand! Thanks Tim.

A Cheap Way To Fly

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This is Tim Toulas classic guide from the early nineties. It covers a lot of the original routes in NAZ, as well as covering some of the early history for the area.

Sedona Rocks! A Climbers Guide

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The most recent guide, as well as, the most comprehensive guide for Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon. Includes the Overlook, the Doctor's Office, the Waterfall, and much more.

The Homestead

"Welcome to The Homestead!"
A little slice of limestone heaven carved out of the Mescal mountains in central Arizona. Guarded by a 4-wheel drive road, this canyon lays off the beaten path and reserved for those with a thirst for adventure.

Statuesque saguaro cacti line the canyon slopes, which are also home to vibrant desert life. The Homestead’s walls provide climbers with a variety of pristine limestone features: tufas, drapery, blocky roofs, in-cuts, and fossil studded faces. The showcase walls have 115’ sport routes ranging in difficulty from 5.10 to 5.13 that require powerful, improbable, and imaginative moves.
With endless days of desert sunshine and wide-open camping, this is the perfect winter destination. Let this inaugural book lead you to the challenging routes at The Homestead.

McDowell Rock – A Climber’s Guide

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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

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Karabin Guides

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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

Rock Climbing Arizona

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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.

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

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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.