I am working on a new guide to Boulder Canyon which should be out by early Fall...looking for photos and content (routes grades, gear changes and new route information). Please feel free to contact me via this site.

Thanks, Bob

Well, with all the new routes you and your pals have been putting up, we definitely need a new guide book. I think the stuff you've been doing at Animal World is awesome. Looking forward to it.

That's great to hear Bob! How comprehensive will this book be? All 1600+ routes, or just sport or what? Is it going to be in color? Good luck with the book.

Congratulations - That's quite an undertaking!

I think it will be the size of the Denver Yellow Pages - do you think some of those skinny sport types will even be able to pick it up?

I heard a rumor that it is a 'best of' type of book. Please say it isn't so... a complete book (though no book is ever complete) would be nice to have.

The book will cover all cliffs and boulders in the Canyon but not ever route.

Trying to do a book like this should be fun (ha ha).

It going to be all colors with lots of great actions shots and clean topos.

I thinking somewhere in the 200-250 page range.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Tim or anyone else...if you need any beta on the new routes just contact me.

Sounds great Bob. I'll see if I can get some good pics of Tonerre tower this summer for you. I really love that crag.

One thing to mention. If you decide to put adverts in the middle of the book, I will personally be less likely to buy it.

cheers.
-chris

Bob,

I dunno.......are you sure that guidebooks are still relevant? Are you sure you want to go to all that trouble just for the sake of fame and fortune?

Maybe just create a website with the site name "BLDRCYNCLMBS.com and charge for the new information.

I think guidebooks are way over-rated........ unless they have lots of ads of scantily-clad women in them. Then you might sell more!! LOL!

Good luck on your project. Let me know if you want a partner to help you collect beta.

JR

Yes, at least half of the pictures of climbers should be women. Ladies, get out there and pose for some shots dag nabbit. We can line you up photographers no problem.

Jack...I was thinking more on the lines of old, over-the-hill men like you, Greg, Vaino and me in the buff for pictures...sound good to you?

hey Bob how was panama... Any FA's..?

~hard men in the buff sounds good-to-me. Don't forget JR's purple-pompadour & your mullet..! :)

If you wear yours I'll wear mine (red w/devilhorns)

Kirra...Panama was really good..got to climb for a few days and spend three days birding. When to Costa Rica after that and just relaxed on the beach with my wife.

Thanks for asking.

Sounds good Bob.

I'll drag out my old lycra.

See you monday!

jack

David...a lot...maybe 1500-1700.

I already have a few offers for quality photos.

Jack..where are we climbing on Monday??

I'll call you Sunday night.

Avery...I just don't have he time to try and track down people to find a obscure route that maybe won't ever get climbed again.

I'm trying to do balance of a best of book and complete book...with quality photos, good directions and topos.

It is being published by Kevin Daniels at Fixe USA as I'm not working with Falcon so I can have better control over the book.

I'll also make more money. I'm thinking this book might get me over the edge and let me retire. :)

As to advers in the book...I'm selling only six pages of it and I think Neptune's wants the inside cover.

It's a good thing you found someone to help publish the guide and give you a better cut of the sales. It's a drag when someone like Falcon marginalizes the book with micromanagement and then takes more coin than they deserve.

Please please make this book way more durable then the two thin guides (I believe they are called something like "sport climbs boulder canyon, vol.1 and 2) that are currently out now. Those books have to be the absolute worst books to even consider bringing outdoors. Both of mine fell apart in less than 72 hours, before I could even get them out to the cliff! Shotty binding at best!

Go to the Fixe USA website and you will see the quality books that Kevin puts out.

This book will be worth every penny of the $100 dollars that we are charging.



Just kidding...

Jason...how is your project going?

Kirra...when its all said and done...maybe 20-30 cents an hour for my time. :)