NEW Cochise Stronghold: Select Edition Guidebook

The East and West Guidebooks are almost sold out! It was time to meet the needs of people who love the Stronghold but requested an abbreviated book. Here it is!

Just in time for everyone to be housebound   Don't despair, there are lots of "eye candy" photos thanks to TC Bukowski, Tyler Meester,  Jake Myhre, Mary Gaughan, Pat Goodman, Ryan Nelson, C. Leung, and James Q Martin.  Their work is bound to have you dreaming and scheming for when we can all head back out to climb.
Check out climbs you have not been on yet and plan for your next adventure with well rested tendons after this hiatus.
Available now at https://www.summithut.com/cochise-stronghold-select-edition-1.html
They currently have a online spring sale on March 20-29th for 20% off.

Stay healthy my friends   Tanya

Have your other guides. I guess this is something but I always want a more involved guidebook :) Not abridged but thanks for all you have done. Cheers Tanya!

Kief Manning wrote: Have your other guides. I guess this is something but I always want a more involved guidebook :) Not abridged but thanks for all you have done. Cheers Tanya!

When I started the project I realized that I would have to try and climb all the routes that I had information for and repeat the ones I had already done to try and represent EVERYTHING I possibly could. There will always be more routes put up and people always come out of the woodwork to tell you you missed a climb-or perhaps some routes are better left not found. As I recorded the routes it seemed rediculous to skip things I knew were there and I was always hoping to find more gems that had been forgotten over the years.

The Complete Guides represent everything that I could possibly get info on and some we just saw and went for. I climbed over 90% of them and I rediscover a bunch I had put up. I got shot down on lots and others made me challenge myself in ways I  didn't know possible. Writing the book was a journey that I am so honored that I got to take with the people who supported me along the way. On one of the very first long weekends, I climbed Wind Madness in an hour and a half knowing I had to get to the top of Chay Desa Tsay before Raines and Julie got to the 3rd pitch of The Sound of One Hand Thrashing so I could shoot their picture (actually single line rapping down the north face of Chay for 200' and then jugging up bouncing on a manky cam anchor and seeing the rope grind on the granite was petrifying). The next day I climbed Cap'm  Pissgums and the next Abracadaver. Back in Tucson I spewed out of the truck with beer cans and stink ready for work on Monday. I have no idea what madness possessed me over those years.

As most people want to experience the Stronghold but don't love every inch of it like we do I had to create an abridged version. I tried to leave in the best parts so they can get a taste for what makes the place so special.

I hope you don’t think I was saying anything negative. I really do appreciate your guidebooks. Thanks for everything you have done. I meant abridged was not what I wanted. Bad joke I guess. Thanks Tanya. I carry yours and Geirs book every time I go out. Keep up the good work

Bump for beautiful, updated pictures. Start planning your fall climbing season now.

Another vote for a combined edition. Basically the Eastside and Westside books combined into one (optionally hardcover) volume (plus any updates since 1st edition).
Thx