The Good, The Great, And The Awesome: The Top 40 High Sierra Rock Climbs (Eastern Sierra Climbing Guides Ser. 4) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
A guidebook to the best rock climbs in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
Series: Eastern Sierra Climbing Guides Ser. 4
Paperback: 244 pages
Publisher: Maximus Pr (July 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0967611644
ISBN-13: 978-0967611648
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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This is probably my favorite guide to the Sierra and I drool just thinking about the opportunities Croft has opened up for anyone seeking a challenge. Mt tattered dog-eared copy sits right over my desk, so I can take it down and be reminded of all there is that is great.I've used Good, Great, Awesome to add to my list of High Sierra routes. With great photos by Galen Rowell and Dan Patitucci, topo maps and Croft's hand-drawn routes, it's thorough and to the point. This is the way a guide book should be done.
Croft has such stature in the climbing world that by mere inclusion of a Sierra route in this book, he will define it as a classic for the next generation of climbers. We bought this book in an East Side climbing shop en route to the Sierras to bag classic climbs, and found it very useful. The topos aren't up to modern standards (e.g., "Supertopos"), but there is enough detail to get an experienced climber up most of these routes. The major contribution is to identify the classic routes of the range, something he is highly qualified to do. If you plan to do much technical climbing in the High Sierra, buy it.
This book is hard to get ahold of, so if you can wait Maximus Press is coming out with a new, revised edition in the summer of 2015.source: emailed Maximus press
This is a great book for the best climbs in the High Sierra! I wish Peter Croft wrote more climbing books, he has a great style of writing with even better humor thrown in for good measure. Although the Topos are not as good as some other books, the descriptions are great and it is always good to see a different opinion on climbs beside SuperTopo.This book will always be in my library!
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