Shawangunks Rock Climbs - The Trapps (American Alpine Club Climber's Guide) (Paperback)

~ American Alpine Club (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 346 pages
• Publisher: American Alpine Club; Vinyl edition (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093041036X
• ISBN-13: 978-0930410360
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,603,390 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Todd Swain's guide, January 28, 1998

By A Customer

Written by the Vulgarian that did a lot of the development in the Gunks, this guide gives details for every pitch including protection ratings for each pitch. Swain's guide is often difficult to determine when a pitch ends and starts and only gives protection ratings for the whole climb. This leads to confusion at times with a 5.8 climb being rated G that may have a 5.4 or 5.6 pitch which is R or PG. The downside to Williams's guide is that you have to buy a separate book for the Near Trapps and Skytop/Millbrook. If you plan on spending a lot of time at the Gunks, go with Williams. Otherwise, Swain's guide is adequate and it covers everything but Millbrook.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading, January 27, 1999

By A Customer

Dick Williams' guide books are important and essential reading for the occasional rock climbing, i.e. almost everybody who climbs. The older editions of this book which combine all three climbing areas has become quite a collectors item, one I am proud to own in addition to this title, the one I actually haul up the rock. GD