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 enlarge | Author: Randy Vogel
Publisher: Falcon
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 55638
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0934641307
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.9497
EAN: 9780934641302
ASIN: 0934641307
Publication Date: September 2000
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The best guidebook to Joshua Tree July 8, 2003
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you're looking for the comprehensive catalog to Joshua Tree climbs, look no further. Author Randy Vogel has undertaken a huge task in compiling over 4,000 routes for the Park. The downside is that the route descriptions are very, often too, concise. For example, "Walk on the Wild Side", one of the best moderate climbs in Joshua Tree has the following "description": "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE 5.7+ ****". For a first-timer, this description lacks the necessary detail to be complete. Is this a bolted or trad route? How many pitches? Do I repell off or walk off? Are there bolted anchors? What gear should I bring? I've found that using this book in conjunction with climbingjtree.com (which includes color pictures and user-submitted commentary along with detailed route descriptions and gear suggestions) to be the best of both worlds!
 The Guide That Set The Standard June 10, 1998
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The comprehensive Joshua Tree Guide set a new standard for use of graphics, protection and quality ratings. More maps and photos than any guide ever published. Some of the best maps I've ever used, which is a real plus in an area like this where you could get hopelessly lost. The only minus is no first ascent information.
Comprehensive March 5, 1998
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This thick guidebook has every area covered in Joshua Tree. There are no descriptions of the routes, but you can't expect that with the sheer number covered. Topos of most of the routes show bolts and sometimes gear sizes are included. The protection ratings are not given, i.e. G,PG,R,X. If you want just a basic source with everything in it, get this guide. I'd recommend getting the individual areas covered by Alan Bartlett's series, he has detailed descriptions of the routes for each area covered.
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