Classic Rock Climbs No. 01 Joshua Tree National Park, California [Paperback]

Randy Vogel (Author), Bob D'Antonio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997 | Series: Classic Rock Climbs Series (Book 1)

Descriptions with topos and black and white photos for nearly 500 routes in the Southern California area.

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Descriptions for nearly 500 routes, selected from the more than 5,000 established climbs in the Southern California area.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575400294
• ISBN-13: 978-1575400297
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,503,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Odd choices for "classic rock climbs", December 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Classic Rock Climbs No. 01 Joshua Tree National Park, California (Paperback)

This is an odd collection of JTree climbs -- some truely classic, but many seem to have been thrown in just because they are near some better climb. It has a mixture of photos and sketches (topos), yet still skips any sort of graphics for many of the climbs.
It's understandable that Vogel's large guidebook didn't have room for pictures of every formation, but this book is supposed to be for "the visiting or infrequent climber." For that, it falls short.
Still, having another resource to try to locate climbs in the huge area of Joshua Tree is a good thing, and the amount of work Vogel must have done to compile this book -- even with it's limitations -- must be commended.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Every climber I know owns this book., March 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Classic Rock Climbs No. 01 Joshua Tree National Park, California (Paperback)

This is the most widely used guidebook for Joshua Tree, and is basically a classic. The only fault I've found with it is that sometimes the rock formations are difficult to recognize from the black and white, strangely angled illustrations. When it comes back into print, many people will be happy.