The Wood A Climber’s Guide to Castlewood Canyon
by Mike Burdon
Colorado State Parks: Castlewood Canyon
Castlewood Canyon‘s first ever comprehensive guidebook with photos! This guide contains over 550 routes at 32 different crags, including over 50 new routes and many that had long been forgotten.
Last Chance Rock Climbs New Mexico Limestone
by Stu Smith
Last Chance Canyon is a year round climbing destination hosting some of the best sport climbing in New Mexico in a beautiful remote area. Located in the Lincoln national Forest just north of the tiny “town” of Queen NM. With around 120 routes ranging from 5.easy to 5.13+ on over 15 crags. Two styles dominate this limestone area, technical face climbing on thin edges/fantastic pockets and Steep jug hauls out inspiring sweeping roofs.
Backcountry Skiing: Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado
by Mike Soucy
Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Beacon Guidebooks:
Colorado: Berthoud Pass | Buffalo | Cameron Pass | Crested Butte | Loveland | Silverton | Uphill Skiing & Light Tours of Colorado
Washington: Baker | Crystal | Hurricane Ridge | Snoqualmie
“The Park,” as locals know it, is home to some of the most diverse, accessible ski terrain on the Colorado Front Range. The Continental Divide creates a North-South backbone through the Park, and the glacier-carved east side offers long valleys of leeward terrain all the way to timberline. The Park holds the highest concentration of ski mountaineering terrain in the Front Range. Steep, dramatic scenery awaits as soon as you break into the alpine. Here, you will find options from entry-level to expert, from couloirs to alpine bowls. When the challenging midwinter weather or shallow early-season snowpack keeps you below the Continental Divide, fear not. Near- and below-timberline glades and gullies offer adventures in every valley, limited only by your curiosity for exploration. If you’re up for a more social affair, take a lap or two at Hidden Valley, a now-defunct ski area (1955–1991) which has become a gathering spot for everyone from new visitors and families to locals and skimo trainers. The spring months bring a deeper snowpack, more favorable weather, and the opening of Trail Ridge Road, which happens on Memorial Day Weekend in typical snow years. Topping out at over 12,000’, this is the highest paved road in Colorado and gives spring and early summer skiers great access to high alpine terrain. Mount Cumulus, Flattop Mountain, Hallett Peak, Longs Peak, McHenrys Peak, and many others offer classic high summit ski descents for a range of ability levels. April and May are often prime months for these objectives; you can still ski from the parking lot and often have the choice between cold snow or corn. In this first edition, we’ve compiled a list of the classic tours and descents the Park is known for, and included a few lesser-known objectives to spark the veterans’ curiosity. Routes and descriptions have been ground-truthed, vetted for accuracy, and supported by photography in order to provide a reliable planning and decision-making tool for your adventures. Enjoy!
The author and publisher acknowledge that the land described in this atlas is the ancestral home of the Hinono’eiteen (Arapaho) and Núutsi-u (Ute) peoples, who lived on these lands for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. The Arapaho traveled from the plains to and from what is now the east side of RMNP, while the Ute tribe lived along the west side and around what is now Grand Lake. They would also make seasonal trips back to the plains, traveling over the Continental Divide using what we now call the Ute Trail. Oliver Toll’s Arapaho Names and Trails is a great resource for learning more about the history of this land.
Grand Traverse: Crested Butte to Aspen, CO
Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Beacon Guidebooks:
Colorado: Buffalo | Crested Butte | Loveland | Silverton | Uphill Skiing & Light Tours of Colorado
Washington: Baker | Crystal | Hurricane Ridge | Snoqualmie
The official map (but not necessarily the official route) of the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse, an extraordinary Colorado ski route! The Grand Traverse is a point-to-point ski race from Crested Butte to Aspen put on by Crested Butte Nordic, that takes place late March/early April each year. Racers travel 40 miles across the Elk Mountain range, climbing over 6,800 vertical feet.
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Boulders are everywhere in Oman. Every range of hills is criss-crossed by dry river canyons – wadis – and every wadi is littered with blocks of all sizes. Not all of them are good for climbing on though – some are too weathered, some are smooth and hold-less, and some are just too plain big. In this guide we’ve done the hard work for you – hand-picking over 400 of the best problems from around 100 of the best blocks in more than 20 venues around the country.
There are a couple of world-class bouldering venues in Oman – Damian’s Boulders in the Musandam Peninsula and Umq Bir aka ‘Valley of Giants’ to the south of Muscat. These are covered in full detail. Most of the described bouldering is in the Musandam and Muscat areas, although the guide also includes some brand new developments from Salalah in the far south. A wide range of problems are available (V0-V12), although most of the development has been in the low to mid grades so far.
Backcountry Skiing: Cameron Pass, Colorado
by Rodney Ley
Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Beacon Guidebooks:
Colorado: Berthoud Pass | Buffalo | Crested Butte | Loveland | RMNP | Silverton | Uphill Skiing & Light Tours of Colorado
Washington: Baker | Crystal | Hurricane Ridge | Snoqualmie
Cameron Pass provides a unique Colorado backcountry skiing experience. Remote and undeveloped, “Cam Pass” also receives a generous amount of snow each winter; good skiing often extends into May. Colorado State Hwy.14, a well-maintained all-weather road over the pass, provides access from east and west. Although Cameron Pass does not cross the Continental Divide, it is the only year-round highway north of Berthoud Pass accessing the western slope. Just 65 miles from Fort Collins and 90 miles from Steamboat Springs, Cameron Pass is a straightforward day trip from many areas in Colorado. During the winter, facilities such as lodging, gas stations, and restaurants are scarce. Cell service on Cameron Pass is spotty to non-existent: only on higher ridges with good line of sight is cell service possible. The Moose Visitor Center, located 9 miles west of Cameron Pass, remains open year-round, providing restrooms and visitor services. At the time of publication, no wifi or cell service exists at this location. Administratively, the area is managed by Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest east of Cameron Pass and by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) on the west side of the pass. Parking and access on the west side of the pass require a CPW Parks Permit. Currently, the National Forest does not require a daily use fee for the eastern side. The author and publisher acknowledge that the land described in this atlas is the ancestral home of the Hinono’eiteen (Arapaho) and Núutsi-u (Ute) peoples, who lived on these lands for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
Located in the beautiful Potomac River Gorge, Great Falls provides a wide variety of climbing right along side the Potomac river. The cliffs are roughly 60 feet high made of hard, solid rock. The area is sunny and has lots of visitors, climbers and hikers alike.
This guide provides maps, descriptions, and ratings of technical climbing routes along the Potomac River; covering the Virginia shoreline. The paper edition contains Maryland shoreline climbs, which will be included in future editions of this Rakkup guide, as well as masterpoint locations for each sector. The Rakkup edition includes over 200 routes and updated images.
Should you have any comments, suggestions, or general inquiries regarding this guidebook, please reach out to the PATC-MS club directly at secretary@patcms.org.
Saint-Léon-de-Standon
by Nicolas Rodrigue
Club d’escalade et de montagne des Appalaches (CEMA)
Le guide d’escalade Saint Léon de Standon contient une trentaine de voie de 5.5 à 5.12 + sur un rocher volcanique unique plein des belles prises. L’escalade est majoritairement de type sportif avec quelques voie trad classique. Ce guide complet vous donne toutes les informations pour profitez de ce site orienté nord et frais en été. D’autre projet bloc et voie sont en développement par le CEMA. Ce topo prendra de l’expansion au fil des années. Saint Léon deviendra un must comme destination estivale.
Wasatch Bench Rock Climbing
by Tony Calderone
Little Cottonwood Climbing | Big Cottonwood Climbing | Wasatch Front Bouldering | Wasatch Wilderness Climbing
Salt Lake Valley climbers have some of the most easily accessible rock climbs of any metropolitan area in the entire country. Big Cottonwood Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon and three wilderness areas immediately east of Salt Lake Valley have over 2,400 developed rock climbing routes that are described in other guidebooks in this series.
This is a guide to rock climbing in the hills and smaller canyons along the central Wasatch Bench, immediately east of Salt Lake Valley. The 175 routes described herein are typically short and have short approaches. Most can easily be climbed after work and before the sun sets. And most of these areas are conducive to bringing along small children and/or dogs.
Hatcher Pass Rock Climbing
by Kelsey Gray
Koh Tao Rock Climbing
The best (and only) extensive guidebook for Hatcher Pass, Alaska. This new guidebook was published in paperback in 2021. The app includes over 400 climbs within one of the best climbing areas in Alaska.
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