Rock Climbing Red Rocks, 3rd [Paperback]

Todd Swain (Author)

Book Description

Series: Regional Rock Climbing Series | Publication Date: 2000

Information and maps for the travelling climber on 200 classic climbs for this popular region in southern Nevada.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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From the Back Cover

Climbers come from all over the world to experience the magic and beauty of climbing at Red Rocks. From the steep, juggy sport routes in The Gallery to the awesome, multipitch face routes on The Black Velvet Wall, Red Rocks offers climbers of all tastes and abilities years of entertainment on superb sandstone. The setting is unsurpassed and the weather is always warm, making Red Rocks a premier destination for winter climbing. Located just minutes from downtown Las Vegas, Red Rocks also offers traveling climbers many options for rest-day activities. Completely updated and expanded, <i>Rock Climbing Red Rocks</i> (formerly <i>Red Rocks Select</i>) is the only book you need to spend a lifetime exploring this amazing climbing resource.

Product Details

• Paperback: 422 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 3rd edition (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560448970
• ISBN-13: 978-1560448976
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #659,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #37 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Nevada
  • #79 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Mountaineering > Excursion Guides

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Need Improvement, February 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Classic Rock Climbs No. 28: Red Rocks: Nevada (Paperback)

I've been living and climbing at Red Rocks for two years now. Swain's guide book publicizes a number of new routes that are not in the previous guide; however, not all descriptions are adequate, and a few are even dangerous (such as fixed anchors indicated in the book where there are none in reality). You may also tire of the author's rather feeble attempts at humour! Having said this, I do use the guide alot, and when coupled with the older Urioste guide it serves its purpose. I am saddened however, by Swain's decision to not include a relatively large number of very good routes that were in the old guide-- thereby effectively 'erasing' good routes from the public memory. This amounts to a kind of bizarre censorship, as many of the routes he has left out are quite good and worth preserving. I, and many others, hope for a more enlightened guide book in the future; meanwhile, however, Swain's guide will suffice for most occasional visitors.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than most, March 24, 2000

By 

Jeff McCoy (Midland, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Rock Select (Falcon Guides Rock Climbing) (Paperback)

I consider Swain's guide book to be a work in progress. I hear that the 3rd edition is out and that it is improved. You have to remember that Swain is tall and likes to sandbag, so if he downgrades your best onsight, don't let it get to you. Sure, he messes up some pitch lengths, pitch grades and approaches but I believe he's trying to do his honest best to write a quality guide. He's no Greg Opland, but maybe he can learn.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best book BECAUSE it's the only book to choose from, February 28, 2000

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Ted (Las Vegas, NV (Red Rock)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Rock Select (Falcon Guides Rock Climbing) (Paperback)

The book is very good overall. However the author should have spent a lot more time editing it before printing. The book has numerous contradictions as far as the rating system goes. One climb might be listed as a trad climb only and then in the index that same climb is listed as a sport climb. The index's section on the 5.10a climbs is completely screwed up! About 85% of these climbs are listed as a sport climb but then when you flip to that page they are listed as strictly trad climbs. It's very frustrating sometimes. The book has a lot of very helpful information and as of 1999 it was by far the best available. Hopefully the author will fix all of these problems in the next printing that has been rumored to be release for about 2 years and going.