Rumney Guidebook

Does anyone have an idea of where to find the Rumney guidebook for a reasonable price or are they still impossible to get?

Are they hard to find now? Usually the local gear shop in rumney has a few copies. I tried going with a ghetto guide from here prior to having a smart phone. Those printed pages sucked, I went and bought the guidebook at that shop the next day. Worth every penny! Guide books are weird. I have a rare New England bouldering guidebook I bought for 5 bucks at an Rei on a whim. Now it's out of print and worth a lot I'm told. Sometimes impulse buys work in your favor lol.

the new falcon guide to climbing in new england has a bunch of Rumney in it, that plus mountain project app on your phone and you should be good.

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I heard that Ward said the 4th edition is coming soon, like actually this summer maybe possibly maybe.

caesar.salad wrote:I heard that Ward said the 4th edition is coming soon, like actually this summer maybe possibly maybe.

Kevin Heckeler wrote: I'm pretty sure this was the same status last summer too. Maybe I should eBay mine while it's still a commodity. $1,240 buy it now :D

James Sledd wrote: Gotta sell mine! Think anyone actually pays crazy money like that or is it all bots driving the price up?

I don't mean to be such a whiner, however it could that at this point in time (and already for some time now), Rumney is the biggest/best sport climbing destination that doesn't have a guidebook.

I mean, I know it has one, but it's impossible to find and has been for so long so at this point I think it's fair to say it doesn't have one. Why not re-print the old ones? I bet you would STILL sell it by the dozens even if you charged like 50$ for an already made & outdated guidebook. Why, is it going to vampirize the (ever-soon-to-be-like-next-year) next version of the guidebook? When the new one comes out, I bet the previous version will already be a decade old (2009 if I recall correctly?). I think the amount of new route that wouldn't be in that re-print is enough of an incentive for most to buy the new version anyways. At any rate, if you print a limited numbers, it won't vampirize much because there's such a demand for that guidebook...

A reprint of the previous version would be already a huge improvement... And it could fund whatever endeavour, rebolting, new project etc... that needs funding...

I think that Ward is pretty close to publishing the newest edition--by this fall at least.

The new book is off to the printers on Monday.  Depending upon how backed up they are, it should be out in three weeks.  I am going to talk to Mr. Camara across the street and see if I can sell them there as soon as they come out.  The price will be $ 35.    Ward

Hot dang! Is there a way to preorder the book? I plan on reading that thing cover-to-cover ASAP.

Mr Camara would be swamped with climbers if he sold your guidebook, Ward.  Hmmm ... $10 a night to camp or $40 to camp and guidebook ... That may entice more to camp there!

Awesome!  Ward, please let us know which shops will physically carry this, in the Plymouth NH area.

Looking for a partner in Rumney. Is this the right place to ask?

ward smith wrote:

The new book is off to the printers on Monday.  Depending upon how backed up they are, it should be out in three weeks.  I am going to talk to Mr. Camara across the street and see if I can sell them there as soon as they come out.  The price will be $ 35.    Ward

Who and where is Mr. Camara? Let us know where we can buy it. My friend is going to Franconia / Lincoln the weekend of 24 June. He will buy a copy for me. I'm from Ottawa.

Marc-Olivier Chabot wrote:

Who and where is Mr. Camara?

The owner of the campground across the street from Rumney I believe.

Sean Foster wrote:

Looking for a partner in Rumney. Is this the right place to ask?

No. Click on "Partners" at the top of the webpage.

ward smith wrote:

The new book is off to the printers on Monday.  Depending upon how backed up they are, it should be out in three weeks.  I am going to talk to Mr. Camara across the street and see if I can sell them there as soon as they come out.  The price will be $ 35.    Ward

Any chance they could be purchased online? I'd like to pre-order one!!

Back on topic - I have 2 copies of the 2001 guidebook (the one with Predator on the cover).  Anybody still looking for one?  Cheaper than the new book!

Just pre-ordered my copy

New Rumney Climbing Guide

Lovey Harwood wrote:

Just pre-ordered my copy

New Rumney Climbing Guide

I'm reluctant to pre-order because of the stories I've heard about delayed releases