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Yosemite Valley Free Climbs: Supertopos | 
 enlarge | Authors: Chris Mcnamara, Steve Roper, Todd Snyder
Creator: Greg Barnes
Brand: SuperTopo
Category: Book
List Price: $37.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 273042
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0967239141
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.52230979447
UPC: 719609239147
EAN: 9780967239149
ASIN: 0967239141
Publication Date: April 30, 2003
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Product Description
Yosemite Valley Free Climbs by Chris McNamara includes over 230 of the best routes in Yosemite Valley from 16-pitch trad climbs to one-pitch sport routes. While many hard Yosemite testpieces are included, this book focuses on topropes, crags, and multi-pitch climbs in the 5.4-5.9 range. Includes formerly obscure climbs to provide more options for avoiding crowds. As in all SuperTopo books, the authors personally climbed and documented each climb with meticulous care to create the most detailed and accurate topos ever published.Features: The book covers over 230 classic routes from sport climbs to multi-pitch trad climbing . It includes detailed approach, decent, strategy and retreat information. There are sample itineraries for getting the most of your trip. It also includes accurate and detailed topos as well as first ascent history.
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Best Topo book series February 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The SuperTopo series of books is really well organized and presented. I purchased most of its books, including Yosemite Valley Free Climbs, Red Rocks Climbing, South Lake Tahoe Climbing, High Sierra Climbing, Yosemite Big Walls and Tuolumne Free Climbs.
As of today I cannot comment on the accuracy of the topos themselves, as I will be using the books to plan a climbing trip I intend to take later this year. I won't be going everywhere, but I wanted the books to help me decide which places were better suited for my tastes and hability and to inspire me. But the information provided does seem very complete, with lots of attention to detail. There is a supporting web site where they provide updated information on changes to the routes and where climbers can make comments to the topos. This is nice.
That said, I do have some comments on things that could be improved. First of all, Yosemite Big Walls is the only book in the list that comes with color photos. It is in its second edition, and is the last one published. So maybe future editions of the other books will also include color photos (color photos do inspire me a lot more). One alternative is to order the e-book versions, all with color. The publisher sells them at its web site, but there is no discount if you want to purchase both e-book and print. They both cost the same price. Another advantage of the e-book is the possibility of printing just the routes you will be climbing. This way it is less weight to carry, and your print copy is preserved.
In the future it would be nice to see both versions bundled together. I tried to contact the author about his thoughts on that but unfortunately never received any comments back.
 Great book November 3, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am currently working on lead the 5.11 range and helps me a lot to stay out of trouble and know what to expect in the routes that I attempt. In example, Butterballs, Waverly Wafer and Red Zinger are extremely well described. Whoever says something different is not climbing close to their limit in the valley!
useful September 17, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
useful for the first visit in the valley, good topos, easy approaches, correct ratings . obviously far from complete: why don't add west face of cap and other V grades thet can go free?. interesting historical notes by steve roper on every route.
 I spent money on this?!? December 19, 2005
1 out of 14 found this review helpful
Terrible, terrible book. This is lazy, unstructured and devoid of any sort new information of old routes. It reads like a series of set pieces thrown together without any overall narrative structure - it's like the authors wanted something immediately to capitalize on and rushed this out. The occasional original thought is swamped by the general literary mediocracy and lack of focus. Very disappointing. And a real case of the Emperor's new clothes.
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