Rock Climbing Shelf Road [Paperback]

Mark Van Horn (Author)

Book Description

Series: Regional Rock Climbing Series | Publication Date: June 1, 1999

Shelf Road is one of the country's premier limestone sport-climbing areas. Easy access, well-bolted routes, and high quality rock attract climbers from all over the world and make Shelf Road one of the most popular climbing destinations in Colorado. Shelf Road climbing has recently undergone a major change. The Bureau of Land Management, in cooperation with the Access Fund, has acquired many of the areas previously closed to climbing. Rock Climbing Shelf Road, formerly Shelf Road Rock Guide, has been completely revised and expanded to include up-to-date information on recently opened cliffs including The Vault, Cactus Cliff, Spiney Ridge, and portions of The Gymnasium. Detailed maps, photos, and topos combine to make Rock Climbing Shelf Road the most comprehensive guide available to this outstanding climbing resource.

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This book has been completely revised to give the most recent information available including brand new topos and photos! One of the premier limestone sport areas in the country, the face climbing and pockets are not to be missed.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 2nd edition (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560447524
• ISBN-13: 978-1560447528
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,216,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good guidebook, June 28, 2001

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This review is from: Rock Climbing Shelf Road (Paperback)

Well, a good guidebook isn't glamorous, and certainly not a literary work. All it should do is tell you about all the routes, and give you good directions to get there. This one does it. And that's quite a challenge, since there are around 500 routes.

A *great* guidebook goes out of its way, with lots of photos to keep you from getting lost. It would also give lots of information about local accomodations and other stuff. This book falls a bit short, but it is still good. And quite frankly, there are no other options that are as up-to-date as this one. The access fund recently purchased land containing 100-200 routes, which I understand that previous guidebooks did not review.