First trip to Yosemite...which guidebook?

Hello! Going to Yosemite for the first time. Likely climbing in the 10a and under range and wondering what others find to be the best guidebook for your first time there. Likely focusing on just classics. Thanks 

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Are you going to be climbing in the Valley or Tuolumne? They have totally separate guidebooks.

Assuming the Valley, I think the SuperTopo is nicer for a short trip hitting the easy classics. It's old and out of print but maybe you can find it in stock at a climbing gym somewhere.

The Sloan guidebook is way more complete, but also has less detail and is generally worse. It surprisingly also seems out of print, but the PDF version is great and only $10:
https://rockclimbingyosemite.com/product/2020-ebook-rock-climbing-yosemite-valley-revised-edition-downloadable-pdf/

Austin Donisanwrote:

….Assuming the Valley, I think the SuperTopo is nicer for a short trip hitting the easy classics. It's old and out of print but maybe you can find it in stock at a climbing gym somewhere…

The Supertopo guide books are also downloadable as .pdfs:

http://www.supertopo.com/packs/tuolfree.html

http://www.supertopo.com/packs/yofreeclimbs.html

http://www.supertopo.com/packs/yosemite-sport-climbs-top-ropes.html

If climbing 10 and below, this book will be good enough

Allen Sandersonwrote:

If climbing 10 and below, this book will be good enough

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Austin Donisanwrote:

Are you going to be climbing in the Valley or Tuolumne? They have totally separate guidebooks.

Assuming the Valley, I think the SuperTopo is nicer for a short trip hitting the easy classics. It's old and out of print but maybe you can find it in stock at a climbing gym somewhere.

The Sloan guidebook is way more complete, but also has less detail and is generally worse. It surprisingly also seems out of print, but the PDF version is great and only $10:
https://rockclimbingyosemite.com/product/2020-ebook-rock-climbing-yosemite-valley-revised-edition-downloadable-pdf/

Probably not Tuolumne it’ll be later in the fall and I’ve heard it will likely be closed by then or too cold 

Alex C wrote:

Weirdly, Walmart has the Supertopo in stock: walmart.com/ip/Yosemite-Val…

Sold and shipped by Mountain N Air Sports, Inc.

Allen Sandersonwrote:

Sold and shipped by Mountain N Air Sports, Inc.

Thanks for the tip! Just snagged one