South Platte Climbing: The Northern Volume—A Review

To answer to question why this book was reviewed and not Tod's book?

Very simple. No one has done it and sent it to me to put up on the site or added it themselves. In the South Platte case, Matt Samet emailed me, (my email address is published on this site) and asked me to put the word out that the book was coming out and whether I would be willing to publish a review he is doing for it. I treated Matt's request like anyone else that emails me. If it is newsworthy and of interest to the site, I'll put it up.

I didn't get anything out of it. I paid full retail for my own copy of the guidebook. I also brought a couple copies of the new colorado mountain bike guidebook at full price directly from them to support fixedpin. By the way it is totally awesome.

There is no conspiracy going on here folks.

If someone wants to review Tod's book, I'm willing to help put the word out and publish it. To do that someone needs to write it and then I need permission from the author to use images from the book, etc.

So who is going to do it?

Chris Cavallaro wrote:So, why did this book get a review and not the new Rampart Range book? I guess it is all who you know? Why not review all guidebooks I guess is what I am saying as these are very crucial to climbers (not the climber types who print mp.com beta)

Chris Cavallaro wrote: So, I can do a review and ask Tod questions and post my questions/answers as if I were a moderator and I can therefore assume that I will get near the views that they would? I doubt it.

You are kinda proving yourself a cynic, and also tilting at windmills here. Sadly, I think it's reflective of the overall tone of how this has been handled.
If it is all about who you know, then the answer is Jason knows someone who reviewed his book, and Todd knows people that are willing to make a lot of insinuations, baseless accusations, and go to war for their love of him... but not sit down and write a book review.

Is someone out there motivated enough to do something nice for Todd, or is attacking Jason and anyone who speaks with or of him considered a satisfactory fiat for that in your social circle?

That's screwball stuff. You can be a nice guy Chris, so don't have an aneurism over something that isn't even happening.

If I were a sport climber, hell, I'd write a review of the book for you. But I'm not, so I'm not likely to use it enough to give it a fair shake. You should do it, or have someone else do it. I bet that for the price of a gifted guidebook there are a dozen guys who would, but frankly, I'd suspect anyone who can give it a decent review would be the type that already bout it the day it came out - the true locals. I know better, I'm not one. I'm an Eldo/Flatirons guy.

Tony B wrote: Is someone out there motivated enough to do something nice for Todd, or is attacking Jason and anyone who speaks with or of him considered a satisfactory fiat for that in your social circle? I bet that for the price of a gifted guidebook there are a dozen guys who would, but frankly, I'd suspect anyone who can give it a decent review would be the type that already bout it the day it came out - the true locals. I know better, I'm not one. I'm an Eldo/Flatirons guy.

DH Guide Book Review can be found here:

mountainproject.com/v/devil…

Nice work Matt!
Tony, you're wrong again.

Stich wrote:Like I or anyone else here cares that an Admin wrote the review? Just write up Tod's book, Chris. I have already seen the guide book and think it's great.

Not written by an admin but posted by one. The review was written by Matt Samet. Here is the direct link to the review of Tod's book...

Pinklebear wrote:A review also of Tod Anderson's fine DH book can be found here: climbingterms.com/post/2454…

How 'bout just a review of the review?

Jesusfish. Can a man get a paragraph break now and then? PLEASE!?!

(But good beta, nontheless...)