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Rock Climbing Utah

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Rock Climbing Utah offers the most comprehensive guide to climbing the best rock Utah has to offer. Utah boasts some of the most diverse, beautiful, and bizarre rock formations imaginable. From the granite canyons of the Wasatch, to the lunar-like sandstone of Canyonlands Rock Climbing Utah will introduce you to the most unbelievable experiences in your climbing career. It is difficult to cover such a wide spectrum of climbing routes, ecosystem changes, and skill levels but this guide does a wonderful job. For a broad overview of underrated climbing that often rivals Yosemite, this guide is difficult to match.

The state of Utah offers an incredible amount of fabulous rock climbing routes on a diverse spectrum of rocks, and Stewart Greene has carefully documented a major portion of them. The descriptions, photos, and maps are excellent, and he also includes equipment recommendations and climbing history. Some of the very popular areas may have superior documentation, but this is a great general guide to the state, and will give the purchaser a long list of incredible projects. Dancing on the Edge of an Endangered Planet

I got this book because my family is planning a climbing trip in Moab, Utah this Spring. Although I haven't really used it, I know it will be a great resource for us as we find good spots to climb when we vacation down there.

I felt if I was more familiar with rock climbing in Utah this book would have been amazing. It does a good job at describing the more advanced climbs imo, but lacks good advice for new climbers. If you're new to the area just ask the local climbing gear shops, you'll get the best advice that way. Also consider getting paying for a climbing instructor, some will show you some decent spots and how to start if you're not familiar to the area.