Yosemite Big Walls : SuperTopos [Paperback]

Chris McNamara (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 20, 2000

Yet another SuperTopo publication, Yosemite Big Walls: SuperTopos is the definitive guide to Yosemite big wall climbing. Rock master Chris McNamara presents the 41 best big wall routes on El Capitan, Half Dome, and Washington Column.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Yosemite Big Walls: SuperTopos" is simply the best guidebook to Yosemite big walls. -- Hans Florine

Beyond amazingly precise big wall beta, Chris McNamara has brought about a new paradigm for Amnerican climbing guides... -- Galen Rowell

If you are an aspirant wall rat, buy this book. -- Conrad Anker

From the Publisher

"Yosemite Big Walls: SuperTopos" is the first in a series of SuperTopo books. What is a SuperTopo? The SuperTopo is an entirely new approach to climbing topos. Route topos in unprecedented detail are combined with histories to create a topo that informs as well as inspires.

Here you will find topos to other climbs not in this book in color with even more detail and information. You can also view any changes that have been made to "Yosemite Big Walls: SuperTopos." Check it out!

- Chris McNamara

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Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Supertopo (July 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967239117
• ISBN-13: 978-0967239118
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,202,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most complete book about Yosemite big wall climbing!, August 3, 2000

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Vincent Leddy (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yosemite Big Walls : SuperTopos (Paperback)

I just read Super Topos cover to cover and can highly recommend it to any climber. It is a beautifull and detailed guidebook to Yosemite's big walls. It has a mix of very detailed topo on the classic big walls of the valley and stories of first ascents. I am not a big wall climber but enjoyed the stories and would love to learn the tricks and trades of big wall climbing. The upcomming website will support and update the book regularly. The site is located at Supertopos.com. Go and visit the site before you get the book and check out the sample pages. Buy this book and dream and climb your heart out!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need to pick your next wall? You need this book!, August 21, 2000

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Dan Delaney (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yosemite Big Walls : SuperTopos (Paperback)

Chris has provided us with a long-awaited update to the classic Big Walls guidebook that has been the staple for many years. His new book shows up-to-date topos of just about every route you may consider doing in the valley (I would only wish for a few more). One of the things I like best is that he compares the difficulty of each route to other similar climbs so one can finally compare a VI 5.9 A3+ with another! This book is the definitive source for Valley wall climbing and I loved reading the first ascent stories - some of which had never been told in writing before.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gosh darn it, this is a GOOD BOOK!, August 20, 2000

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Morgan McNamara (Mill Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yosemite Big Walls : SuperTopos (Paperback)

Quite obviously [the brother of] a genius wrote this book. It has everything you need to know about climbing "Big Walls" in this park by the name of "Yosemite". Now I'm what you call an "armchair climber," but golly, this book has neat-o pictures and rollicking funny stories so that even I can enjoy it. There is some history in there as well. Whether you have an interest in climbing or it's your first time climbing and you're wondering what kind of rack you should bring to Wyoming Sheep Ranch, buy this book. The only flaw I can find is the omission of the tremendous impact a younger sibling had on the author's life.