Idaho's City of Rocks National Reserve has long been heralded as one of North America's premier climbing areas, and for good reason. The awesome variety of bolted face routes and superb crack climbs on excellent granite offers something for everyone, whether beginner to expert. The City's unique high-desert environment, pleasant camping, and rich history combine with the fabulous climbing to attract cragsters from all over the globe. Detailed approach and descent information, easy to use maps, and descriptive topos and photos make Rock Climbing Idaho's City of Rocks the most complete and up to date guide available to this magnificent climbing resource.
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Tony Calderone (1966-) was born in Hornell, New York. He was raised in a small farming community in Schuyler County. He began ice and rock climbing as a child. He has completed over 100 first ascents in New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and California. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah and his M.S. in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management.
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Tony Calderone (1966-) was born in Hornell, New York. He was raised in a small farming community in Schuyler County. He began ice and rock climbing as a child. He has completed over 100 first ascents in New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and California. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah and his M.S. in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Avoid this book,
This review is from: Rock Climbing Idaho's City of Rocks (FalconGuide) (Paperback)
Horribly inaccurate. Numerous anchors and rap stations not where described. On the positive side if you like moderate (5.7-10) X routes mr. colderone describes many in detail. These are routes he couldn't find any info on so he soloed them and gave himself credit for the FA. I think the only purpose of this book is to line his pockets and inflame his already giant ego.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top Notch Accuracy,
By greg cline (Twin Falls, ID) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rock Climbing Idaho's City of Rocks (FalconGuide) (Paperback)
I've spent over 200 days climbing at the City of Rocks. I don't know if that qualifies me as an expert, but I do know a thing or two about climbing there. In all that time I've found one error in this book. A photo was reversed to an area that isn't even shown in any other guidebook (because nobody climbs there). I am a very discriminating and detail-oriented person, so that is pretty amazing. I happen to know a few of the old timers who climbed here before Forkash or Bingham. They are dumbfounded as to how calderone found out such things, but concur with his first ascent information. Amazing research! I don't know Calderone personally, but I saw him free-soloing routes on the Clamshell one day while I was climbing on the Lost Arrow. The guy is for real! As far as tact goes, the author doesn't get very high marks. You can tell the book is written from the heart. The guy is honest, if not a bit lacking in tact. Maybe he is full of himself, but I really don't care. To call this book "Top Notch" would not just be giving the author the break he probably deserves from the harsh sport climbing community. It is the truth.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Clearest guide I've ever used! Incredibly well-researched!,
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This review is from: Rock Climbing Idaho's City of Rocks (FalconGuide) (Paperback)
This book is very controversial due to the nature of the area. The Reserve management clearly has some personal issue with the author of this guide. I could care less about that, personally. Two other "comprehensive" guidebooks preceded Calderone's guide. Forkash's guide had several errors on every single page of the guide, from start to finish. Enough said. Bingham's guide was reasonably accurate, but was incomplete, difficult to understand, and contained no photographs, historical background, or geological information. The 10-page history section and clear photographs of 95% of the developed routes in the Reserve put this book on par with the best rock climbing guidebooks ever written to an area.
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