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The Trad Guide to Joshua Tree: 60 Favorite Climbs from 5.5 to 5.9 |  | Authors: Charlie Winger, Diane Winger
Brand: The Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Seller: Goodwill BookWorks
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Sales Rank: 542796
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
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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Great Book for the J-Tree 1st Timer and Old TImer alike. November 2, 2008
Paul McCurdie (Salt Lake City, UT United States)
I used this book in conjunction with the Vogel Guides: Rock Climbing Joshua Tree & Rock Climbing Joshua Tree West. The interesting thing about this book is many of the routes don't have any stars in the Vogel guides but are stellar. Funny Bone comes to mind as the best route we did with Vogel giving it no stars. Coincidentally we ran into Charlie and Diane Winger coming off Funny Bone as we were walking up to it.
The approaches are described in great deal of detail. This is good considering the size and number of routes at J-Tree.
This is a great guide to get you on routes that perhaps you'd skip based on Randy's guides. This is no dig on Randy's Guides. They are great and a necessity. This guide allows you to find some really good moderate climbs with alternates nearby. We were generally pleased with the routes we climbed that are listed in this guide.
Climb Safe!
Perfect little guide for the visitor March 22, 2008
Jim Morrison (Hansville, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a well written and well illustrated guide for someone new to visiting Joshua Tree National Park. The dozen or so routes we did in this book were all challenging and enjoyable. There are thousands of routes in the Park, but this is a swell introduction for the traditional climber. At this price I don't see why any climber visiting the park wouldn't have a copy. The photographs and maps are the best I have seen in any book.
What a great book! March 6, 2007
Andrew J. Olson (Durham, NC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First of all, this book is written by some really nice people. This book is void of the elitism that usally comes with a guide book to an area like this. My wife and I have been to J-tree many times but this was our first year with this book. It truely enhanced our time there. The full color pictures are great, and they took all the pictures from such logical places that if you are following a road or trail and find yourself needing direction, you look up and see exactly what is in the picture for the climb you are looking for. My wife and I found ourself laughing on one climb when we were looking off in the distance for a rock formation and spotted the tree 6' in front of us that was also about 6' in front of the camera lense in the picture! And there are climbs that real people can do! I notice in other guide books the only highly rated climbs are 5.12 and up! Get this book, you won't be dissapointed. I only wish I could meet the authers and tell them of my appreciation.
Randy Vogel, READ THIS BOOK!!!!! October 27, 2006
J. Janssen (San Diego, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sometimes, as the saying goes, less is more. This book is a classic example of producing a user friendly rock climbing guide to one of the premier cragging areas, by limiting the scope to climbs that most people who go to Joshua Tree actually enjoy. As the title stipulates there are no 5.12 sphincter squeesers here, just interesting traditional climbs (no bolts for the sport freaks).
Each climb is photographed in color with a graphic overlay clearly showing the route. Most of these routes are short, single pitch climbs that encompass a wide variety of problems with the emphasis on classic crack climbs. Approach info and the maximum protection requirement is noted along with a very abreviated strategy for the climb. Information on lodging and camping along with dining options are covered pretty well, though the surrounding areas offer a lot more variety than the book indicates.
If you're a beginner/intermediate climber and aspire to climb in JT, this is the guide to get.
Hands down the best 'Select' climbing book I've ever seen April 24, 2006
David Parks
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is the best non comprehensive climbing guide book I have ever seen. The highlights are:
- Full color photos of the routes
- Both approach photos as well as close up route photos, making it easy to find the rock and specific route
- Full park map with relative camping and route locations listed
- Very good beta on each and every route (includes sun/shade, rack suggestions, etc), usually about a page per route not including another page for photos.
So basically if you're interested in the 5.5 to 5.9 trad routes in Joshua Tree you'll love this book, simple as that.
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