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Clear Creek Canyon

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Author(s): Kevin Capps

Date: 2020

ISBN: 9780999280331

Your guide to one of the best sport climbing areas on the Front Range, the 3rd edition of Rock Climbing Clear Creek Canyon from Fixed Pin Publishing now features 6 new crags and over 80 new routes.

  • Clear Creek Canyon has long been the go-to after-work and weekend destination crag for Front Range climbing communities
  • The new routes encompass a wide variety of skill levels, so whether you're looking for a new project or wanting to romp up a fun 5.6 multi-pitch, this canyon won't disappoint
  • Nearly 1,200 routes spanning all grades means you'll have to decide what's better: ticking your old project or picking a new one from all the classic options in this book

Denver

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Author(s): Jason Haas, Kevin Capps

Date: 2020

ISBN: 9780999280300

For a high concentration of classic climbing destinations, it's time you get out to the Golden. The Golden Climbing Guide documents nearly 700 routes along with action photos to get you amped.

  • Includes sport and trad routes at the Golden Cliffs at North Table Mountain, the Lookout Mountain Area, Golden Gate Canyon and Morrison
  • Features over 200 new routes and nearly 700 routes in total
  • Includes action photos to get you psyched for your next climb

Colorado

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Author(s): Bob Horan

Date: 1995

ISBN: 1-57540-002-2

Features Morrison, Castlewood Canyon, Colorado Springs and Pueblo areas.

Author(s): Stewart M. Green

Date: 1995

ISBN: 1-56044-334-0

This book is the only guide available that covers all the major climbing areas in the state with routes ranging from 5.0 to 5.14--including big cliffs and faces of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison to the smaller crags and outcrops of Pikes Peak, Boulder, Rifle, Shelf Road, Elevenmile Canyon, and much more.

Author(s): Cameron M. Burns

Date: 1997

ISBN: 1-57540-086-3

The first comprehensive guide to ice climbing throughout Colorado.

Author(s): Gerry Roach

Date: 2022

ISBN: 9781641607759

Providing accurate and comprehensive info, the 4th edition of Fulcrum Colorado's Fourteeners includes standard, alternate and technical routes for all 58 peaks over 14,000 ft. in the Centennial state.

  • Updated to include up-to-date topographic maps, GPS coordinates, expanded route details and alterations to trail access
  • Multiple tables and appendices summarize features for quick reference
  • Author Gerry Roach shares his expertise from over 50 years of mountaineering
  • Includes full colour photos and 31 maps

Author(s): Matt Payne and Bob Rosebrough

Date: 2022

ISBN: 9781937052775

Colorado Mountain Club:
Climbing Colorado's San Juans is a treasure trove of adventures ranging from easy scrambles for the outdoor novice to advanced, technical ascents of staggering summits for seasoned peakbaggers.
  • Chapters are organized into 13 mountain subgroups
  • Covers nearly 300 routes and 200 peaks—including 13 of Colorado's 54 fourteeners and 29 of its highest Centennial peaks
  • Includes key intel, maps, color photos and storied explanations of San Juan mountain's climbing history

Author(s): Phillip Benningfield

Date: 2020

ISBN: 9781892540997

Sharp End Publishing:
The go-to guide for dedicated pebble wrestlers, Colorado Bouldering: Mountains and Western Slope provides helpful information about this national bouldering destination.
  • Areas covered include Sheep's Nose, Elevenmile, Newlin Creek, Guanella Pass, Red Cliff, Hornsilver, Redstone, Chapman Reservoir, Independence Pass and Buena Vista
  • Also covers Hecla Junction, Agnes Valley, San Luis Valley, Monte Vista, Crested Butte, Gunnison, Telluride, Durango, New Castle and Unaweep
  • This is the companion book to Colorado Bouldering: Front Range (not included)

Author(s): James Dziezynski

Date: 2021

ISBN: 9781493046201

FalconGuides:
Collecting the very best nontechnical hikes and scrambles on the Centennial State's 13,000-foot mountains, Climbing Colorado's Thirteeners showcases 50 routes among these beautiful mountains.
  • Featuring accurate driving directions, at-a-glance stats and turn-by-turn descriptions of the routes to each peak, this guide is great for adventurers of all skill levels
  • Though the guide covers the entire state of Colorado, there is a slight bias toward summits within a 2 hr. drive of the Denver/Boulder metro area

Author(s): Phillip Benningfield, Matt Samet

Date: 2020

ISBN: 9781892540454

Sharp End Publishing:
Front Range is a dense tome providing information on nearly 1,800 problems from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins.
  • Areas covered include Poudre Canyon, Horsetooth, Carter Lake, Estes Park, Camp Dick, Allenspark, Lyons, Mount Sanitas, Boulder Canyon, Flagstaff and Gross Reservoir
  • Also covers the Flatirons, Green Mountain, Eldorado Canyon, Clear Creek, Morrison, Matthew Winters, Three Sisters, Castlewood Canyon and Garden of the Gods
  • Features incredible color photography, detailed maps and accurate information

United States

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Author(s): Tim Toula

Date: 1995

ISBN: 0-934641-35-8

Rock 'n' Road is the fundamental reference guide to climbing areas in North America. The rock climber's atlas, this completely revised and updated edition provides details on more than 2,400 climbing locales in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Author(s): Eric J. Horst

Date: 2001

ISBN: 1-56044-812-1

From the granite peaks of Old Rag Mountain to the miles of glowing Nuttall Sandstone in the New River Gorge, the states of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia offer exciting and diverse climbing opportunities. Rock Climbing Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland describes more than 1200 routes at twenty-three different areas, from popular topropes at Great Falls to the 300-foot multipitch classics at Seneca Rocks.

Author(s): John Harlin III

Date: 1996

ISBN: 1-57540-028-6

Over 30 routes of all difficulties at Devils Tower, and 85 routes in Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore.

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