E. Cactus Cliff Far Right (Funkdemental and right) Guidebooks
Colorado : Canon City : Shelf Road
Back Side Of The BankThere is a newly updated mini-guide to the back side of The Bank. It is written by Bob & Carrie Robertson and came out in October, 2012. This is a black and white guide to: The Piggy Bank Bank Rob Scarface Neapolitan Headrush Area Let Me Out Area The South End Of The Quarry Wall. This includes black and white photographs / topos for 83 sport routes with FA information. It is available through www.climbingpamphlet.com for $7.95. |
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Shelf Road ClimbingBob D'Antonio, 2010
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Shelf Road Rock: A Complete Climbing Referenceby Fred Knapp, Rick Thompson, and Rich Aschert, Sharp End Publishing, 2005.Finally, a comprehensive guide to Shelf Road with over 900 plus routes, the new guide covers: The Gallery, Sand Gulch, Dead Colt, The Bank, The Dark Side, The Vault Area, Cactus Cliff, Spiney Ridge, The Gym, The North End and the Great Black North. Areas Covered
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Cactus Cliff and Spiney Ridgeby Rick Thompson, Sharp End Publishing, 2000.This guide to Cactus Ciff and Spiney Ridge is outdated, and has been superceded by the new Shelf Road Rock guidebook by Fred Knapp, Rick Thompson, and Rich Aschert. Areas Covered
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Rock Climbing Shelf Roadby Mark Van Horn, Falcon Press, 1999. Out of print though usually available used from online retailers.Newly updated guide to a premier Colorado limestone sport crag outside of Canon City. Includes areas recently acquired by the Access Fund. Knapp's guide does include additional areas that Van Horn doesn't, but those areas are currently private property and have access issues. Van Horn's is a good guidebook, considering the thorough topos, pictures, history, directions and .... route descriptions? Well Van Horn is far from verbose with his route descriptions. Get used to the following words: devious, technical, continuous, strenuous, thin, sharp, and sequential. Mathematically Van Horn has found the orthoganol set of route desciption words, the smallest possible set of words to adequately describe the routes. And darn tootin, it works, leaving just enough to the imagination. If you're considering getting a guide to Shelf, then this is a good one. Areas Covered
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Colorado
Rifle Mountain Park and Western Colorado Rock ClimbsDave Pegg, BJ Sbarra, Jeff Achey, and Nate Adams, Wolverine Publishing, published June 16, 2008.Rifle Mountain Park and Western Colorado Rock Climbs |
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Colorado Scrambles: A Guide to 50 Select Climbs in Colorado's Mountainsby Dave Cooper, Colorado Mountain Club Press, 2005.Colorado Scrambles: A Guide To 50 Select Climbs In Colorado's Mountains (Cmc Classics) (Paperback) by Dave Cooper "Scrambling encompasses the realm between off-trail hiking and technical climbing..." |
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The Ripper: Climbing in Colorado's Wet Mountainby Ben Bruestle, Sharp End Publishing, 2003.The Wet Mountains, a hidden gem of Southern Colorado climbing, boast steep sport granite, multi-pitch adventure climbs, ice and historic sandstone bouldering. Included in this new guide are the popular sport crags of the Tanner Dome massif. Areas Covered
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Western Sloper--Rifle Mountain Parkby Dave Pegg, Wolverine Publishing.The only up-to-date guide to America's premier sport-climbing destination: Rifle Mountain Park in Western Colorado. Also covers The Fortress of Solitudehome of Flex Luthor and Kryptonite Puoux and other sport-climbing, bouldering, and traditional climbing areas in Western Colorado. Areas Covered
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Colorado Boulderingby Phillip Benningfield, Sharp End Publishing, 1999.This is the Bible of bouldering in Colorado. From High Country hide-outs to the popular Front Range crags, Benningfield's meticulously researched guide details thousands of boulder problems. A must-have guide for any local or Colorado visitor. Areas Covered
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Colorado Front Range Bouldering Volume 3: Southern Areasby Bob Horan, Chockstone Press, 1998. ISBN: 1575400022The legend Bob Horan covers many areas with maps and descriptions. Areas Covered
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Front Range Cragsby Peter Hubbel, Chockstone Press, 1993. Out of printA solid guide that includes extends north to climbing in Fort Collins and south to Castlewood Canyon State Park. The pictures of the routes are all drawn, and generally reliable. While the guide is comprehensive in terms of route volume, there is no description for the routes or subjective rating. Areas Covered
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Rock Climbing Coloradoby Stewart M. Green, Falcon Press, 1995.This guide likely incorporates the most climbing areas in Colorado of any other guide. The guide also makes routes relatively easy to identify, with good pictures and descriptions. However, each area is given an overview, often leaving out a large portion of routes within a specific area. Areas Covered
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