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Rainbow Canyon Guidebooks


Nevada : Southern Nevada : Rainbow Canyon

The cover of the Rainbow Canyon guide book, from the online seller's web page.

Rainbow Canyon

Michelle Locatelli

Rainbow Canyon, a climbing guide, published by Michelle Locatelli, one of the area's route developers.

She shared this about the canyon and guide: "All the routes are named and each has a great story to go with its first ascent. We put much sweat and money into the project, hoping to create a peaceful area for locals. So we resisted putting out a guide book. The area was also a sensitive riparian corridor before the big flood and we thought it best to keep it low key. We have had problems with plagiarism (some just trying to make a buck), false info and taking of credit where it wasn't due by some visitors to the cliffs. So at long last we have decided to put together a correct guide for Rainbow. The area is very special; a great mixture of cracks and chimneys, superb technical face climbing and awesome aretes. Please enjoy the routes, keep the place clean and spend some money in nearby Caliente while you're there."

The first edition of the guide is from 2008. A second edition was planned as of 2015. The original website is offline now.

Nevada : Southern Nevada

My copy of Jerry Handren's 2021 Mojave Limestone

FEATURED: Mojave Limestone, A Rock Climber's Guide

Jerry Handren / Handbook Publishing / 2021

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'Handbook Publishing is pleased to announce that "Mojave Limestone" is now available.

This book covers 2500 rock climbs (mostly sport) in the areas around Las Vegas and Mesquite in Southern Nevada, with some of the crags being in California, Arizona, and Southern Utah. Information on the scope of the book can be found at www.mojavelimestone.com

The cover (which includes a table of contents) and the full introduction are available in the "excerpts" section of the website.'

with permission from Tom Moulin

FEATURED: Southern Nevada Bouldering III

Tom Moulin / Snell Press / 2023

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The bouldering guide to complement Handren's Red Rocks route guide, Southern Nevada Bouldering III (2023) describes some 3200 problems with stunning photographs, detailed maps, and thoroughly researched text. Written by Tom Moulin, the guide covers a vast array of as-yet unpublished problems as well as the popular spots such as Kraft, Red Springs, and Willow. It’s a must-have to get the most out of your time, whether you’re a long-time local or simply passing through.

Nevada

From seller's website

Limestone Bible (out of print)

Misty Murphy and Bill Ohran (2015)

In this forum post Misty and Bill announced their new book: "The Limestone Bible of Southern Utah and Nevada Available... a guide to limestone sport climbing for SOUTHWESTERN UTAH, ARIZONA STRIP, VIRGIN MOUNTAINS, ARROW CANYON..."

http://www.limestonebible.com/

Islands in the Sky

Islands in the Sky (only sold on Amazon)

Dan McQuade, Randy Leavitt,Mick Ryan/Rock Fax

Purchase this book

Although dated this covers the goods for La Madre Range, Mount Charleston, Mount Potosi, Clark Mountain, VRG and much more. Detailed topos and action photos throughout

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