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Colorado Scrambles: A Guide to 50 Select Climbs in Colorado's Mountains (Colorado Mountain Club Classics) [Paperback]

Dave Cooper (Author)
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May 2005 Colorado Mountain Club Classics
No other book provides such comprehensive information on the best scrambles in Colorado.

*Fully GPS enabled to identify critical locations on both the approach and the climb *Contains many little-known but excellent routes as well as the classics *Full-color guidebook *The latest in the Colorado Mountain Club's series: CMC Classics

The Colorado Mountains provide endless opportunities for climbers, and now in the latest installment of the Colorado Mountain Club's Classics series, Dave Cooper has compiled this guidebook that offers complete descriptions for some of the best scrambling throughout the state of Colorado. Rather than use the height of a peak or its region, this book explores the quality of the scrambling routes. Written for the experienced mountaineer interested in not only bagging summits, but also in a challenge, rock quality, position and remarkable routes. You'll find scrambles in the San Juan Mountains, Sangre de Cristo Range, the Park Range, the Gore Range, Tenmile Range, The Mosquito Range, the Sawatch Range, the Front Range, and the Elks.

This guidebook contains detailed information on what makes the route unique, how to start the climb, access issues, crux sections and route finding tips. Extensive photographs take the scrambler along the route for clarification, and the book is fully GPS enabled to identify critical locations on both the approach and the climb. Detailed topographic maps make routes easier to locate.



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About the Author

Born in Yorkshire, England, Dave Cooper has spent the last 25 years exploring the Colorado Mountains and has climbed extensively in many of the world's great ranges, including the Andes, Himalayas, Canadian Rockies and Alaska Range.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club Press (May 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0976052504
  • ISBN-13: 978-0976052500
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,972,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to my trail-guide bookshelf, August 9, 2005
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This book is a sort of top-50 list of the best Colorado mountaineering routes that involve "real" climbing (class 3 and up). The photos and maps are first-rate, and the time estimates are a nice feature in any guidebook. Many of the routes given I've never heard of before (even on mountains which I've visited), so this book opens up a great set of new possibilities for my future climbs. Highly recommended for those Colorado mountain fans who are ready to move beyond the busy 14er routes to something more challenging.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guidebook, May 12, 2006
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I purchased Colorado Scrambles in summer of 2005. Having moved from Colorado the previous summer, I came out on vacation in September 2005 for mountain climbing and used the book extensively. It is a good mix of route descriptions with pictures. I climbed Lookout Peak, Arrow, Engineer, Vermilion, SW ridge of Sneffels and the Citadel with the excellent info provided by Colorado Scrambles. The book is very good for someone wanting a challenge but not looking for multi-pitch technical climbs. I really enjoyed reading about the obscure summits especially in the Gore Range where there is not much written about the magnificent range.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, May 11, 2006
This review is from: Colorado Scrambles: A Guide to 50 Select Climbs in Colorado's Mountains (Colorado Mountain Club Classics) (Paperback)
Mars-man needs to get out of Colorado more. "Scrambling" in the world at large does indeed have a specific meaning that includes 4th and lower 5th class climbing (probably more than it does just Class 3 climbing). I've climbed more than a dozen of the routes in the book including at least one that is not documented elsewhere and one using only this book as a guide and find the book to be a great guide to "interesting" routes throughout the state.

It has a nice balance of well-known classics and hidden gems and provides important information (like GPS coordinates for critical junctures) not available elsewhere. As far as the pictures go, well they are worth a thousand words especially when it comes to routefinding.

I kind of like the 1, 2, 3 general ratings for length and difficulty too (you know, "easy", "medium", "hard"?). It captures more than the technical difficulty of a route's hardest move. The traditional NCCS I-VI commitment grades could also have been used more widely, but I think 1,2,3 is more intuitive for the average person.

There is no expressed or implied correlation between the 1,2,3 length/difficulty ratings and the traditional Yosemite grade. E.g. nothing in the write-up of Kelso Ridge implies that it is any harder than Class 3 (which I find to be accurate).

To be sure, the climbs in this book are not for the beginner or inexperienced climber, but for the intermediate seeking to stretch their limits or the experienced climber looking to ply their craft, this is an outstanding compilation of climbs.
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Scrambling encompasses the realm between off-trail hiking and technical climbing. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cairned trail, straightforward scramble, climbers trail, summit block, class scrambling, class scramble, long backpack, regain the ridge, class terrain, cliff band, trail approach, excellent trail, middle summit, elevation gain, class climbing, descent route, ledge system, loose talus, grassy ledges, east ridge, ascent route, round trip time, small saddle, rock quality, trail junction
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Highest Elevation, Round Trip Time, Starting Elevation, Getting There, Ice Lake, Miles Waypoint Locations Elevation Latitude, Gore Range, Middle Fork, Upper Sand Creek Lake, White River National Forest, Pico Asilado, Dan Bereck, Golden Horn, Indian Peaks, September Jurisdiction, Upper Slate Lake, Brush Creek, Longs Peak, Miners Creek, San Juan National Forest, Charlie Winger, Colorado Trail, Coxcomb Trail, Gold Hill, Hoosier Pass
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