First Pew Guidebooks
Colorado : Estes Park Valley
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Rocky Mountain National Park: Estes Park Valley: The Climber's GuideBernard Gillett, Earthbound Sports, 2001.This is the most comprehensive climbing guide to to the low-elevation cliffs surrounding Estes Park, the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, and surrounding National Forest lands. In this guide you'll find topos and detailed descriptions of multi-pitch traditional crags, slabs, sport areas, toprope areas, and boulders. |
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Rock Climbing Rocky Mountain National Park: The Crag AreasRichard Rossiter, Falcon Press, 1998.A rock climbing guide to 650 routes: Prospect Mountain, Twin Sisters, Lily Mountain, Fern Canyon, Fall River Canyon, Lumpy Ridge, Cow Creek Canyon, and Dry Gulch, Big Thompson Canyon. With detailed maps, topos and written descriptions for the routes in the lowlands of Rocky Mountain National Park. |
Colorado
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Rifle Mountain Park and Western Colorado Rock ClimbsDave Pegg, BJ Sbarra, Jeff Achey, and Nate Adams, Wolverine Publishing, published June 16, 2008.Rifle Mountain Park and Western Colorado Rock Climbs |
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Colorado Scrambles: A Guide to 50 Select Climbs in Colorado's Mountainsby Dave Cooper, Colorado Mountain Club Press, 2005.Colorado Scrambles: A Guide To 50 Select Climbs In Colorado's Mountains (Cmc Classics) (Paperback) by Dave Cooper "Scrambling encompasses the realm between off-trail hiking and technical climbing..." |
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The Ripper: Climbing in Colorado's Wet Mountainby Ben Bruestle, Sharp End Publishing, 2003.The Wet Mountains, a hidden gem of Southern Colorado climbing, boast steep sport granite, multi-pitch adventure climbs, ice and historic sandstone bouldering. Included in this new guide are the popular sport crags of the Tanner Dome massif. Areas Covered
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Western Sloper--Rifle Mountain Parkby Dave Pegg, Wolverine Publishing.The only up-to-date guide to America's premier sport-climbing destination: Rifle Mountain Park in Western Colorado. Also covers The Fortress of Solitudehome of Flex Luthor and Kryptonite Puoux and other sport-climbing, bouldering, and traditional climbing areas in Western Colorado. Areas Covered
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Colorado Boulderingby Phillip Benningfield, Sharp End Publishing, 1999.This is the Bible of bouldering in Colorado. From High Country hide-outs to the popular Front Range crags, Benningfield's meticulously researched guide details thousands of boulder problems. A must-have guide for any local or Colorado visitor. Areas Covered
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Colorado Front Range Bouldering Volume 3: Southern Areasby Bob Horan, Chockstone Press, 1998. ISBN: 1575400022The legend Bob Horan covers many areas with maps and descriptions. Areas Covered
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Front Range Cragsby Peter Hubbel, Chockstone Press, 1993. Out of printA solid guide that includes extends north to climbing in Fort Collins and south to Castlewood Canyon State Park. The pictures of the routes are all drawn, and generally reliable. While the guide is comprehensive in terms of route volume, there is no description for the routes or subjective rating. Areas Covered
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Rock Climbing Coloradoby Stewart M. Green, Falcon Press, 1995.This guide likely incorporates the most climbing areas in Colorado of any other guide. The guide also makes routes relatively easy to identify, with good pictures and descriptions. However, each area is given an overview, often leaving out a large portion of routes within a specific area. Areas Covered
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