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dave bingham wrote:A "standard rack" is, well, standard on most crack routes. (For me this means a double set of cams and a small selection of nuts.) When a route requires extra pro of a certain size, this will be noted in the guide. Many City routes are a mix of bolts and crack pro, and in these cases, I try and be as specific as possible about what is needed without giving a placement-by- placement gear list. I hope that helps!

Yes! Been waiting so long! I just pre-ordered. Thanks!

Got my book 3 days ago. It's a beautiful piece of work. Thanks Dave!!!!!

The new CoR guide is awesome. Thanks for all the hard work Dave!

Thanks Ben and MJ, I appreciate that. Don't forget the awesome photographers and my editor Jeff Achey at Wolverine -they were a big part of it. I could have gone with several publishers, but chose Wolverine because they are great people - and they are serious about doing top-notch work.

Will the book be available somewhere near CoR? Thinking of heading there first week of October.

City books are available at the park visitor center, Rock City or Tracy's Store, or online at wolverinepublishing.com

Thanks!

The new guidebook to the city is out and it Rocks. Volume 8 is available and definitely worth a purchase as there are something like 60 new routes. All photos and topos are color and is very easy to decipher.

Thanks for the plug Peter. There are actually over 140 new routes in the book, including some multi-pitch ones. Have at it!

Just picked up the new book, and it's beautiful! However, I'm surprised by the choice that every climber pictured in the book is climbing without a helmet (the only helmet pictured is on the author in the back). This is the sexiest and most accessible book for the area to the entire climbing community in general, and I think it's a bit remiss to not portray a fair image of actual climbers and climbing practices in the city. I worry it does a disservice to climbers new to the area who see those images and use that as a risk assessment tool to choose to not wear helmets. But, then again, that's just my helmet-loving 2 cents. Thanks for the guide update!

dave bingham wrote:Thanks for the plug Peter. There are actually over 140 new routes in the book, including some multi-pitch ones. Have at it!