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 enlarge | Authors: Charlie Winger, Diane Winger
Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club Press
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 618740
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 0972441395
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.522
EAN: 9780972441391
ASIN: 0972441395
Publication Date: September 2004
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Confessions of a fellow climber December 7, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Okay, I confess that I've known Charlie & Diane Winger for over twenty years. What I can tell you is that they always pour their hearts and souls into their guide books, including "Highpoint Adventures (2002)" and "The Essential Guide to Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (2003)." Well,this year (2004) they've done it again with their nifty "The Trad Guide to Joshua Tree." Indeed, there is simply no better guide book available for making "fun" climbs in Joshua. The excellent route photos and superb reaseach makes you long to rope up right now!
Color fotos of routes - what a great idea !! December 7, 2004
The nicest rock climbing guide I've seen. Doesn't try to do too much, just gets you going on reasonable routes, no 5.11 death cliffs. Great color, sun info, and local things to do and resources. Nice job!
The Trad Guide to Joshua Tree review December 3, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"The Trad Guide to Joshua Tree" is my favorite rock climbing guide book because it is very reader friendly. It is logically organized by climbing area in a color-coded fashion. This makes it straight-forward to quickly find the maps and approach/route descriptions of interest. For each climbing area, easy-to-read maps clearly show where to park and the approach for the various rock formations and routes. Informative approach descriptions are accompanied by colored pictures that show the rock formations from the angle seen on the approach.
Close-up photos show each route in a highlighted fashion making it easy to identify and stay on your chosen route. The Wingers provide route descriptions that are helpful to moderate trad climbers. Clearly described descent routes are also provided. Other information in the book that I find particularly useful includes whether the route is in the sun or shade making it possible to choose routes accordingly on hot or cold days. Also, the Wingers frequently mention other nearby moderate routes for those times when the route you originally chose is occupied or you want to do multiple routes in a given location. The Winger's thoughtful work on this book enables climbers to maximize climbing time and minimize time spent looking for routes.
I highly recommend the Winger's book to climbers interested in moderate Joshua Tree climbs. Every time I open this book, the organized lay out, beautiful pictures, informative descriptions and entertaining writing style make me dream of returning to Joshua Tree for another climbing trip. I certainly will take this book on my next Joshua Tree climbing adventure. I can't wait for my next trip!
This guidebook ROCKS! November 30, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I feel like I've found my own personal guides since discovering books by the Wingers. They must love the same activities I do: rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, and other outdoor adventures.
I bought the Trad Guide as soon as it was available and it is fantastic! I took my first trip to Joshua Tree last spring, and fell in love with the place. Unfortunately, we spent as much time searching for climbs as we did actually climbing. We've already started planning our next trip using this new book -- we expect to be able to climb twice as many routes using it.
The color photography is excellent and the typical Winger wit can be found throughout the book. Boy, do I wish we had this book with us on our trip when we were trying to find Mental Physics! It took us all day, but with the description and photos of landmarks along the way, I'm sure we could have hiked there in under an hour.
This book is an essential tool (and a pleasure to read) for anyone who climbs 5.5 to 5.9 at Joshua Tree!
A must for the trad climbers bookshelf November 29, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the coolest guide book! Nice full-page color photos clearly showing the routes with lots of humer, sun/shade info, and great details on the approaches and descents. I especially liked the focus on 5.5 to 5.9 Trad routes, rather than a "laundry list" of climbs of all types and difficulty levels. It's a nicely bound 192 page book that is obviously built to last. I give this one 5 stars, a must for the trad climbers bookshelf.
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