Bouldering Colorado: More than 1,000 Premier Boulders throughout the State (Bouldering Series) [Paperback]

Bob Horan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bouldering Series | Publication Date: October 14, 2008

Written by longtime Colorado climber Bob Horan, this guide includes both traditional favorites and new discoveries that fuel the fire of the boulderer's quest, from the Front Range to Summit County to the Western Slope. Geared to all skill levels, "Bouldering Colorado" is the essential guide for climbers ready to explore one of America's most boulder-endowed states. Bob Horan has developed hundreds of boulder problems and rock climbs throughout Colorado. He is the author of several "FalconGuides", including "Best of Boulder Bouldering".

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From the Back Cover

Bouldering Colorado is the first single-volume guide to one of the world’s premier bouldering destinations. It covers the best bouldering found throughout the Centennial State, with descriptions of more than 1,000 boulders—hundreds of which have never appeared in any book—and almost 4,000
individual problems. Written by longtime Colorado climber Bob Horan, this guide includes both traditional favorites and new discoveries that fuel the fire of the boulderer’s quest, from the Front Range to Summit County to the Western Slope. Geared to all skill levels, Bouldering Colorado is the essential guide for climbers ready to explore one of America’s most boulder-endowed states.

 

Bob Horan has developed hundreds of boulder problems and rock climbs throughout Colorado. He is the author of several FalconGuides, including Best of Boulder Bouldering.

About the Author

Bob Horan has been climbing since he was a teenager and has written extensively about it in several books and magazines. He and his family live in Boulder, CO.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (October 14, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762736380
• ISBN-13: 978-0762736386
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,472,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rather drab, November 8, 2008

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Nathanael Peach (Fort Collins, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bouldering Colorado: More than 1,000 Premier Boulders throughout the State (Bouldering Series) (Paperback)

If you could I would give this book 0 stars. I've flipped through it and would suggest saving your money. Directions to the bolders are confusing if not downright wrong. Also, problem names and ratings are extremely inaccurate. If you familiar with the areas it's a bit of a laugh if not the book is mostly worthless.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is and its not that great, October 20, 2008

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G. Elson (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bouldering Colorado: More than 1,000 Premier Boulders throughout the State (Bouldering Series) (Paperback)

I bought this book and I haven't been that impressed. On the up side it is one single book that gets you to a lot of places (thats all) but as a route guide it is pretty messy. As always Horan's route description were confusing and far to concise, luckily I knew this before buying the book. To use this book you will need a lot of supplementation from other sources to really have a full day at a new place. It seems that if a route wasn't around in Horan's heyday then it is simply ignored, there are many new school classics in popular areas that mysteriously don't make the cut. Lastly when I am lost while using this book to navigate I curse FALCON GUIDES for publishing a book with many maps nearly all without scale bars, this is a basic map making technique.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wait on Buying this Book, September 30, 2008

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Peter Beal (Boulder Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bouldering Colorado: More than 1,000 Premier Boulders throughout the State (Bouldering Series) (Paperback)

Before buying this book you should be aware that a sizable number of errors have been found in it by Colorado climbers. Falcon is standing by the book and the author for now but I would not be surprised if it was withdrawn.