Best Climbs Moab
Over 150 Of The Best Routes In The Area
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2011
136 pages
978-0-7627-6752-6 (ISBN)
Description
With Best Climbs, FalconGuides introduces a new type of guidebook to some of America's most popular climbing destinations. Written for nonlocal climbers who have only a few days to climb during each visit, these guides provides visually appealing, to-the-point information that filters out the classic routes and very best climbs.
Written by an expert local climber, each guide features:
- 150-200 routes of moderate difficulty, rarely rating above 5.11
- sections that each cover a different climbing area and route history
- detailed color topos
- stunning action photos
- a contemporary, exciting design
Best Climbs Moab covers Wall Street, Arches National Park, The Icecream Parlor in King Creek Canyon, Castleton Tower, and Fisher Towers.
Written by an expert local climber, each guide features:
- 150-200 routes of moderate difficulty, rarely rating above 5.11
- sections that each cover a different climbing area and route history
- detailed color topos
- stunning action photos
- a contemporary, exciting design
Best Climbs Moab covers Wall Street, Arches National Park, The Icecream Parlor in King Creek Canyon, Castleton Tower, and Fisher Towers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Globe Pequot Press
Illustrations
73 Color Photos
File size
24,75 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7627-6752-6 (9780762767526)
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Person
Stewart M. Green is a lifelong climber as well as a professional writer and photographer who specializes in adventure travel and climbing subjects. He has written 18 books, many for FalconGuides, including many comprehensive rock climbing books including Rock Climbing Europe, Rock Climbing Colorado, Rock Climbing New England, Rock Climbing Utah, and Rock Climbing Arizona. He has also written and photographed articles for many outdoor publications, including Climbing and Rock and Ice magazines. He is the site administrator and editor for the climbing website on About.com.
Content
- Best Climbs Moab
- Contents
- Introduction
- Climbing Seasons
- Climbing Regulations and Etiquette
- Desert Climbing Skills
- Desert Climbing Rack and Extras
- Climbing Dangers and Safety
- 1. Arches National Park
- The Three Penguins
- The Three Gossips
- The Great Wall
- Off Balanced Rock
- Owl Rock
- Elephant Butte
- Bullwinkle Tower
- Tonka Tower
- 2. Sunshine Wall
- Baker Slab
- Science Friction Slab
- Falcon Face
- Tezcatlipoca
- 3. Wall Street
- 4. Maverick Buttress
- 5. Ice Cream Parlor
- 6. Lighthouse Tower
- 7. Castle Valley Towers
- Castleton Tower
- The Rectory
- The Priest
- Sister Superior
- 8. Fisher Towers
- Lizard Rock
- Dock Rock
- Great Googly Moogly
- Ancient Art
- Carson's Tower
- 9. Looking Glass Rock
- 10. Canyonlands National Park
- Washer Woman
- Moses
- Appendix: Additional Information
- Index
- About the Author
