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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fine Guide, September 3, 2005
This review is from: A Rockclimber's Guide to the Alabama Hills (Paperback)
This guide to the Alabama Hills is a climbing guide as good as can be.
First, it includes a lot of routes in the area. Second, the drawings indicating route locations are clear and abundant, and the route beta is accurate (e.g. number of bolts). There was just one route we could not find in our first weekend at the A. Hills (Magic Pig, Cattle Pocket). Third, the guide not only rates the difficulty of the routes (i.e. 5.xx), it also rates the quality of the rock, using a 3-star rating system. Last but not least, like many CA climbing guides, the guide provides some history of the development of the area.
Concluding, this guide provided an excellent means to enjoy one of the few bolted climbing areas in Southern California.
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