Adirondack Rock Climbing Guidebook

Adirondack Rock Climbing Guidebook

by | Aug 31, 2015

Adirondack Rock: Poke-O Moonshine
Adirondack Rock Press
by Jim Lawyer & Jeremy Haas

The Adirondack Park in upstate New York is a 5.9 million acre protected region, the largest outside Alaska. Adirondack Rock is the comprehensive, two-volume rock climbing guidebook to the Adirondack Park in New York State. Poke-O Moonshine is the premier multi-pitch cliff in the region, famous for steep cracks and off-vertical face climbs. This digital mini-guide includes the two most important walls, the Main Face with 164 free routes, 38 variations, and 349 pitches, and the Poke-O Slab with 14 routes and 47 pitches. Learn more about Poke-O here.

Lake Tahoe, North/West Shore Bouldering Guidebook

by | Aug 28, 2015

Bouldering Lake Tahoe, North/West Shore
by Dave Hatchett
of Tahoe Bouldering Guides
Tahoe Bouldering Guides Facebook

Bouldering Lake Tahoe-North/West Edition includes the most popular and highest-quality bouldering from the print book, and features over 1,800 problems across nearly 400 boulders in 11 different major areas along the I-80 corridor and the Western Shore.

This is a comprehensive Lake Tahoe bouldering guidebook covering every pebble that has been wrestled on the north and west shores. The areas included are: Rainbow, Castle Peak, Summit Lake, Donner Summit, Old County, Anderson Alley, Sugar Pine #1 and #3, Bliss Entrance, Middle Bliss, and Lost in Space.

It has full-color photos of all the boulders, topos, trail maps, breathtaking photography and everything else you need to get you to the boulders.This book is written by local climbing pioneer Dave Hatchett, so you can be assured the info will be accurate and up to date.

Pot Point Bouldering Guidebook

Pot Point Bouldering Guidebook

by | Jun 8, 2015

Pot Point Boulders
by Micah Gentry and Cody Averbeck
of Rockery Press

Historically known for great hiking and views of the Tennessee River, Pot Point Bouldering also offers hundreds of great problems. Recent discovery of the area’s potential has opened another option for those looking for something new. Solid sandstone and a great variety of grades make this area a place for everyone. Development of the area was largely done by Matthew Gant and others and while their efforts brought about a lot of problems, the area still has tons of potential. This guidebook contains 45 of the best problems and serves to help those who want to avoid getting lost and sample the areas sweetest lines for just a couple bucks.

Foster Falls Rock Climbing Guidebook

Foster Falls Rock Climbing Guidebook

by | Apr 24, 2015

Foster Falls
by Micah Gentry and Cody Averbeck
of Rockery Press
Southeastern Climbers Coalition

Foster Falls is named for the unmistakable 80 foot waterfall that drops dramatically into the Little Gizzard Creek, a smaller stream that is part of a larger network of coves and creeks that make up the impressive Fiery Gizzard drainage. The developed cliff at Foster Falls is owned and managed by the South Cumberland State Park which manages several near-by natural attractions that are frequented by hikers and outdoor enthusiasts of all ages. For the Rock Climber, however, Foster Falls rock climbing is the crown jewel of the South Cumberland State Park – offering almost 200 high quality sport climbs on superb Southern Sandstone. The long cliff sits in a southeasterly orientation and serves as a year-round climbing destination. In warm weather months, walls in the interior of the drainage (closer to the falls) remain shaded by towering hemlocks and broad-leafed magnolias that offer a break from the summer sun. In colder months, the south facing walls further out from the falls offer tall and exposed routes that make for great winter outings. The cliff averages sixty feet in height – with many routes that are taller, and shorter. The climbing ranges from jug laden slab climbs to quadruple stacked tiered bunkers. Because of this, Foster Falls possesses the greatest variety of sport climbing found in the Chattanooga area with new routes popping up all of the time. For this reason, it is among the most popular cliffs in the region. This initial release contains 174 climbs and will be updated when new routes go up.

Morocco: Oukaimeden Bouldering Guidebook

Morocco: Oukaimeden Bouldering Guidebook

by | Apr 12, 2015

Oukaimeden Bouldering Morocco
by Keoma Jacobs from Imiksimik
Imiksimik Facebook

Oukaimeden Morocco Bouldering has the potential to be the next Rocklands. It is the first bouldering destination in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. In summary, the guidebook includes almost 800 problems of which a handful in the 8th grade, more than 100 problems in the 7th grade, 362 problems ranging between 3+ to 5+ and almost 300 in 6th grade.

Special thanks to Nico Pelorson & Tanguy Topin and the efforts of the entire Groupe Excellence Escalade FFCAM for making so many First Ascents. Not all FA are yet in this edition since more in formation is needed. Approximately 100 new problems in this guidebook are the result of the climbers efforts during the imiksimiktrip in 2018.

But I can assure you, the potential in Oukaimeden is mind boggling, and there will be many more problems in future guidebook updates.

Powerlinez Rock Climbing Guidebook

Powerlinez Rock Climbing Guidebook

by | Apr 7, 2015

The Powerlinez: A Climber’s Guide
by Norm Rasmussen & Matt Ratajczak
Powerlinez Facebook Group
Powerlinez Facebook Beta Shed

Powerlinez rock climbing opened for climbing in May of 2013 thanks to the efforts of the Torne Valley Climbers’ Coalition. The Powerlinez is located on the SE side of Torne Mountain in the Southern portion of Harriman State Park in New York. This guidebook is the second guide to come out for the area and accounts for the explosion of development that happened soon after the area opened for climbing.

Even though it is located in a state park, there is no fee associated with climbing at the Powerlinez. You do need to fill out a waiver, however. Please be sure you fill out a yearly waiver that is available at The Gravity Vault Indoor Rock Gyms (Upper Saddle River or Chatham) or Rock and Snow .

Since the area is still under development, be sure to always check for updates here on rakkup. Be sure to join the Facebook group Powerlinez – Beta Shed for development discussion and to find partners. If there is no route where you think there should be one – try and develop it! Just note all new climbs must go through the above mentioned Facebook Group or email me at Norman dot Rasmussen at me.com

The rock at the Powerlinez is characterized as sharp and gritty gneiss. Many of the holds can be sharp as razors, so be sure to tape up for any crack climbs. The top outs are notoriously heart-pounding and heady. Always packed with slopers that just don’t feel confident, topping out is a head game to overcome at the Powerlinez. Omicron Crack (V3) or Shots Fired (5.12) are classic examples.

Much of the area’s less popular walls are either short rope walls or high-ball boulder problems. Pick your poison.

In the mean time, get your waiver signed, be safe and have fun! Let’s take advantage of this awesome area close to home and preserve the area as it’s meant to be!

We keep adding climbs and there are still so many to go! We have packed more than enough for you to wet your chapped lips at the Powerlinez! Currently there are 140 climbing routes (5 Sport, 91 Trad and 44 Top Rope) along with 229 Boulder problems. And we’ve only scratched the surface!

The number of stellar walls have been too many to list here, but some highlights include:

– The obvious and very popular Tower Wall
– The sporty Good Book Wall
– The multi-route behemoth, The Immelman
– Bouldering training ground, Rock Dojo
– And so much more… new climbs are being developed and added constantly.

Stay tuned – we hope this Spring is full of newly developed climbs and all new sends! Get after it!

Zimbabwe Hillside Dams Rock Climbing Guidebook

Zimbabwe Hillside Dams Rock Climbing Guidebook

by | Mar 26, 2015

Hillside Dams Rock Climbing
Zimbabwe Rock Climbing
by Derrick Starling
Zimbabwe Rock Climbing Facebook

The Hillside Dams, Zimbabwe, was once the principle source of Bulawayo’s water supply. Now it’s home to the highest density of sport routes and boulder problems in Southern Zimbabwe. With 11 sport routes and 91 boulder problems contained in this digital guidebook, Hillside Dams is the first stop for Zimbabwe rock climbing. The area is quickly being developed by a group of passionate climbers into what what will be more than 20 bolted routes and 300 boulder problems, and this digital guidebook will be updated with all the latest beta.

Castle Rocks Climbing Idaho Guidebook

Castle Rocks Climbing Idaho Guidebook

by | Mar 16, 2015

Castle Rocks Rock Climbing
by Tony Calderone
A hike through Castle Rocks State Park leaves the visitor wondering if this place was made for climbers. A high altitude desert. Not mountainous, but with rocks everywhere. Some rising over 500 feet. The current version of this guidebook includes:

– 112 sport routes
– 227 traditional routes
– 7 toprope routes
– 10 boulder problems

New routes and photographs are constantly added to improve functionality. GPS navigation, bolt locations and route lengths set this Castle Rocks climbing guidebook apart from any other. And it is all in your pocket. With 356 routes, this is the largest collection of routes ever published to Castle Rocks. And it is all in your pocket.

Moab Rock Climbing Guidebook

Moab Rock Climbing Guidebook

by | Mar 3, 2015

Moab Rock Climbing
by Tony Calderone

Moab Rock Climbing contains 200 rock climbs within 30 miles of Moab, Utah. Significant updates are pending in the next year that will explode this guide to 1,000 routes. Learn a little about the Moab climbing scene from Tony’s perspective here.

 
 
 
 

Big Cottonwood Rock Climbing Guidebook

Big Cottonwood Rock Climbing Guidebook

by | Feb 16, 2015

Big Cottonwood Rock Climbing
by Tony Calderone
Little Cottonwood Climbing | Wasatch Front Bouldering | Ferguson Canyon | Wasatch Wilderness Climbing | Wasatch Bench Climbing

Big holds and big air. Everything that matters to climbers is bigger in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon. 754 routes in every major crag are included. Look forward to seeing the biggest collection of Big Cottonwood topos ever compiled. 25 years of research has gone into this guide.