A Guide to Bouldering and Traveling in the British Virgin Islands
$ 24.95
by Rich Crowder & Jonathon Wasser
Virgin Gorda is a small island settled amongst the Virgin Island chain in the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean. The southern portion of the island is littered with wildly shaped granite boulders of all sizes. Highball jungle slabs and beach side hand cracks provide rock climbing for the lone adventurer as well as the whole family. Stocked with world class scuba as well as unforgettable yachting, Virgin Gorda is the stereotypical Caribbean getaway.
This is the first edition guidebook to the fine granite bouldering of Virgin Gorda. This guidebook documents hundred of never before published climbing routes as well as valuable travel tips for the Virgin Islands. This beautifully photographed color guide contains everything you may need to know about an adventurous Caribbean vacation including suggested itineraries, pirate lore, and an underwater fish guide.
Island Accomodations
Guavaberry Spring Bay Homes is far and away the best place for rock climbers to stay. Take advantage of their beautiful villas and their bouldering pads.
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Capitol Gorgeous | A Climber's Guide to Capitol Reef National Park and Vicinity
$ 9.95
by Jared Spaulding
In the stark and beautiful country of Capitol Reef National Park and Wayne County, splitter cracks, nail-up nightmares and pebble wrestling abound. This climbing guidebook is your ticket to some of the best (and worst) rock climbing crags, towers and boulders out there. Come enjoy and climb in the quiet part of Utah where exploration and beauty come standard with every day of climbing.
Empire Rising | Ra & the Halidome
$ 9.95 $ 8.00
by Mark Tarrant
Ra and the Halidome are hands down the best area for Front Range climbers looking to get high off the deck via multi-pitch sport climbing. When temps in Boulder and Denver start getting near 100 in the summer, Ra and the Halidome offer the much needed reprieve rock climbers are looking for with temps closer to the 70s - much like Rocky Mountain National Park, only without the five mile approach. This waterproof, tear-resistant color map folds out to 12" x 18", yet folds up to easily fit into your pocket. Enlarged color description photos make route finding a breeze, as does the thorough route descriptions that nicely break down lengths, difficulties, and bolt counts pitch by pitch.
Kids on the Move! Colorado
$ 14.95 $ 10.00
by Laura Perdew
Drive. Stop. Play. Repeat. Road trips with children should be as much about the journey as the destination. Local Colorado mom, Laura Perdew, gives you the tools and information necessary for a great journey!
This book is the go-to guide when driving through Colorado, highlighting kid-friendly activities in 40 towns and cities across the state. It will help you find everything from parks to groceries. Each chapter includes:
•The Place to Go - the most strategic stop in town (based on kid-appeal, ease of access and amenities available)
•Other Parks - since options are always good
•Splash Spots - the ideal places for dipping a toe or kerplunking a rock
•Trails for Strollers and Little Folks - easily accessible, kid-friendly “hikes”
•Kid-Friendly Eateries - refueling stations for the hungry masses
•Things to do in Bad Weather - activities to get everyone out of the car, even if the weather isn’t cooperating
•More Info - including hospitals, grocery stores, libraries, visitor information centers, and additional activities
Poudre Canyon Rock Climbing Guide, 2nd edition
$ 32.00 $ 24.00
by Craig Luebben, Ben Scott, & Cameron Cross
The Story
Craig Luebben started this project almost 20 years ago when he published a Greyrock climbing guidebook (1991). During his time in Fort Collins, Craig contributed many first ascents to the canyon. With Craig’s support, Ben Scott and Cameron Cross of the NC3 spearheaded the effort to release this book online and free of charge to the climbing community. Tragically, on August 9th, 2009, Craig died in the North Cascades while training for an AMGA guide’s exam. While Craig could not be a part of the final stages of the process, the NC3 released Poudre Canyon Routes Select as a free download last fall.
Why this Book Is Special
After Craig’s death, his contributions to the climbing community are helping fulfill a dream he himself never realized - seeing his daughter Giulia attend college. 100% of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Craig Luebben Memorial Fund, and will specifically be invested in a CollegeInvest 529 Plan for his daughter. Thanks to a generous donation for the printing costs, every penny you spend on this book will go into that fund.
Opportunity & Gratitude
This project began over 10 years ago. Craig Luebben, who had previously published a Greyrock climbing guidebook (1991), had also compiled a vast amount of information for other areas in the canyon (many of which he developed). His vision was to write a guide for the entire Northern Colorado area. I signed up to help him on the project, but soon realized it was a lot more fun to climb routes rather than document them. I dropped the ball. Hard. The Northern Colorado guide never became a reality.
Almost a decade later, with still no guide available to the public, the Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition (NC3) recognized a need to publish information on the Poudre Canyon, which remained largely undocumented. Building on the Poudre Canyon guidebook by Rodney Ley & Steve Allen (1972), the Greyrock guides of Pat McGrane (1985) and Craig Luebben (1991), and the Palace guide by Sam Shannon and Tim Wilhelmi (2004), we began conducting interviews with first ascensionists and local climbers in order to try to capture the elusive and complex history of the canyon. While we had spent countless hours researching the Poudre, we encountered a devastating blow shortly before releasing the first edition.
On August 9th, 2009, while training for an AMGA guide’s exam in the North Cascades, Craig Luebben was killed in a climbing accident. Without a doubt, this event was crushing. Beyond being a well-known member of the community, close personal friend and climbing partner, Craig was an enormous resource for the Poudre. He developed hundreds of routes, climbed far more, and was a living reminder of thousands of stories that helped shape the character of the canyon.
Although many of Craig’s experiences were lost with his death, we felt fortunate to have a vast resource base of interviews with the most active first ascensionists in the canyon, from the earliest recorded days of climbing at Greyrock, to routes where the dust is still settling from the drill. Synthesizing the massive amount of info we compiled, we released the first edition of “Poudre Canyon Routes – Select” as a free online download.
We were never concerned with making money from our guidebook. Our sole motivation is to provide accurate and well-researched information that is accessible to the public. As Craig would say, “It should be free, so that everyone can benefit from it”. Continuing with our vision, we also offer this guide and several others as a free download on the NC3 website.
However, there is something truly unique about the book you are holding in your hands right now. Craig touched the lives of people around the world. Everyone has an anecdote about Craig; mine is about opportunity. Without a doubt, he enabled me to achieve things that I never thought possible (including finishing this guide). While other people may recall other things, one thing that seems to be universal is a feeling of gratitude.
In an unprecedented display of solidarity, the climbing community has come together after Craig’s death to allow him to realize one of his greatest dreams—seeing his daughter Giulia attend college. As a result, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Craig Luebben Memorial Fund. Tragically he will never see her receive her diploma, but all the people who have donated, the companies like Fixed Pin, Neptune Mountaineering, Bent Gate Mountaineering and The Wilderness Exchange who have given up profits from the book, and community members like yourself who purchase this guide will make it a reality. Thank you.
~Cameron Cross
Poudre Canyon Rock Climbing Guide, 3rd edition
$ 29.95
by Bennett Scott
Located northwest of Fort Collins, CO, the Poudre Canyon is home to some of the highest quality sport climbing and bouldering in Colorado. Long considered a rock climbing area only frequented by locals who didn't want to drive to 'better climbing' elsewhere in the state, author Bennett Scott and many others have spent the last several decades putting that myth to rest with the development and documentation of some of the hardest, proudest, cleanest, and most inspiring climbing routes to be found anywhere in Colorado.
Ten years have passed since the 2nd Edition of the Poudre Canyon Guidebook was released and things have been anything but quiet. New routes and boulder problems have been established on a weekly basis - the climbing here just keeps getting better and better. Perhaps you live in Fort Collins and just want to get out for a pleasant day of shady bouldering. Or maybe you're looking to explore something new with a weekend of beautiful camping, cragging, and bouldering. The Poudre has something to offer everyone, so come join author Bennett Scott as he takes you on a journey through 50 miles of breathtaking cliffs and boulders that are climbable all year long!
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Rock Climbing Clear Creek Canyon, 2nd edition
$ 29.95
by Kevin Capps
Clear Creek Canyon has long since been a go-to after work and weekend destination crag for both the Denver and Boulder climbing community, and with the explosion of route development, the area is only becoming more popular. With nearly 30 new crags and over 300 new routes since the first edition of this book, Clear Creek continues to produce high quality routes and is in the running for one of the best sport climbing areas on the Front Range. The new routes encompass a wide variety of skill levels, so whether you're looking for a new 5.13 project, or wanting to romp up a fun 5.6 multi-pitch, this canyon won't disappoint. With nearly 1,100 routes, spanning all grades, you’ll have to decide what’s better - ticking your old project or picking a new one from all the classic options in this book.
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Rock Climbing Grand Ledge, MI
$ 2.00
by Jason Haas & Christopher Nowak
While it may be a small and obscure locals only area, this is the place to rock climb for locals! With over 100 climbing routes and boulder problems, this comprehensive climbing guidebook also includes multiple variations and eliminates. Download your mini-guide today!
*We recently decided to charge a nominal fee for this item to help us cover our operating expenses.
Rock Climbing Staunton State Park
$ 2.00
by Matt Clark, Jason Haas, Dave Montgomery, Mike Morin, Amanda Peterson, Eric Schmeer & Kevin Stricker
Staunton is the newest state park in Colorado. This downloadable rock climbing guidebook is your ticket to one of Colorado's newest rock climbing areas! While the area had been climbed before, development was virtually nonexistent until the summer of 2012. During that time, over 60 climbing routes were established, from 5.3 to 5.12+. Most climbs are trad or mixed, but there are also about a dozen sport routes here. Virtually all of those routes were at Staunton Rocks, while the Elk Creek Spires and Lion's Head were left untouched. Download this guidebook to see what's been done and what hasn't so you can nab your own first ascent!
*Fixed Pin recently decided to charge a nominal fee for this product to help us cover the expense of offering this download.
Rock Climbing Taiwan | Sport Climbing & Trad at Long Dong
$ 30.00 $ 22.50
by Matt Robertson
The color-coded description photos, along with the words “sport” or “trad” written right next to the route name makes finding the ideal route for you a breeze. With all the amazing action photography, you’ll quickly see why Taiwan is becoming a climbing destination hot spot with its steep, gym-like climbing routes right next to the ocean!
Rock Prodigy Forge
$ 119.95
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The Rock Prodigy Forge uses the same principles that make the Rock Prodigy Training Center so effective, and it adds new dimensions of difficulty and ergonomics. New features include: a dedicated closed-crimp grip with thumb support, all-new edge profiles, drafted pockets, steeper slopers and a smoother texture throughout. All hold dimensions are different from the RP Training Center, making it the perfect addition to your training arsenal.
Rock Prodigy Pulley Kit
$ 36.95
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Rock Prodigy Training Center
$ 129.95 - Sold Out
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Based on the highly successful training routines of Mark and Mike Anderson, authors of “The Rock Climber's Training Manual: A Guide to Continuous Improvement", the Rock Prodigy Training Center is designed for extremely precise and repeatable exercises.
The two pieces allow you to fine-tune the position to match your body, and the computer engineered design yields perfectly symmetrical holds. The Anderson brothers went from average climbers to 5.14 crushers using finely tuned training regimens. This hangboard's design is based on years of experimentation and refinement, and is the perfect tool to help climbers of all abilities progress to the next level.
Rocky Mountain National Park
$ 39.95
by Richard Rossiter
Rocky Mountain National Park offers an unparalleled rock climbing experience: rugged and untamed beauty, sweeping vistas, towering alpine walls split by perfect crack systems, and quiet isolation - all close enough to the Front Range for the serious daytripper to make it back home in time for dinner. In the making for nearly 30 years, Rocky Mountain National Park: A Comprehensive Guide to Scrambles, Rock Routes, and Ice/Mixed Climbs on the High Peaks provides an all-inclusive compendium of the author's intimate knowledge of the Park. A unique combination of color photography and in-depth, hand-drawn route topos provide a unique blend of artistic vision and analytically crafted information to safely and precisely get you to the top of your climbing objective.
Climbing areas Included:
- Wild Basin
- East Longs Peak Area
- Glacier Gorge
- Loch Vale
- Tyndall Gorge
- Odessa Gorge
- Mummy Range
- West Side
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South Platte Climbing | The Northern Volume
$ 38.95
by Jason Haas, Ben Schneider & Craig Weinhold
As one of the oldest rock climbing areas in Colorado, the Platte has been steeped in local climbing lore and legend for more than a century. Routes like Center Route (5.9) and Wunsch's Dihedral (5.11b), widely regarded as two of the best multi-pitch routes in the state, merely represent the tip of the iceberg. With the addition of hundreds of new routes, previously undocumented domes and crags, and better beta for the old classics, areas formerly shrouded in mystery, discussed in hushed conversations and documented on bar napkin topos will become accessible to anyone ready for an adventurous day of rock climbing. This color guidebook, chock-full of description photos and pitch-by-pitch route breakdowns, will eliminate the navigational debacles and frustrating epics created by sketchy info and hand-drawn topos. Climbers can now stop the pointless bushwacking and start exploring the Platte’s hidden gems. Of the 3,000 routes in the South Platte, 1600 of them are described in this volume.
South Platte Climbing: The Thunder Ridge and Turkey Rock Edition
$ 24.95
by Jason Haas
The next installment in the South Platte Trilogy hones in on some of the most iconic routes with the best rock climbing in the whole area. Turkey Rock has repeatedly been called a granite Indian Creek and Thunder Ridge has some of the best sport climbing in the Front Range. This volume also includes the surrounding areas of Westcreek, including Sheep Nose, as well as the Big Rock Candy Mountain area. About half the guidebookbook covers routes and crags that have never been published until now. Whether you want to crag for the day with splitter jam cracks at Turkey, clip bolts out the wildly overhanging Starlight Buttress, or have a full on adventure on 1,200-foot domes, this guidebook will clearly and concisely get you where you want to go as virtually every climbing route in this book has been climbed and verified first hand by the author. And for you budget-conscious climbers out there - you’ll certainly enjoy the bountiful free camping.
The Crack Climber's Technique Manual
$ 28.95
by Kent Pease
Whether your goal is to be the rope gun at Indian Creek, swing leads on Astroman, or improve and expand your current climbing skills, this comprehensive work goes well beyond other instructional resources, both in scope and detail. Written by a true master of crack climbing, this book takes an engineer’s approach to the mechanics of jamming and combines it with detailed, realistic illustrations. The result will have you climbing cracks with the finesse and efficiency that takes most years to master. The author, fondly known among his friends as “The Sender,” has hundreds of first ascents of difficult desert cracks to his credit. Take advantage of his tremendous experience and the secrets he reveals, and you will soon be enjoying those cracks you now avoid. In short, this manual is the perfect guide and tutorial on how to crack climb.
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The Mexican Rock Climbing Guidebook, Central/South (English and Spanish)
$ 54.95 $ 46.00
by Oriol Anglada
Volume 2 of an encyclopedic two-volume series covering rock climbing in Mexico. This volume of the guidebook focuses on central and southern Mexico, covering 86 climbing and bouldering areas in 16 states. Written in Spanish and English, and packed with color photographs, this 428-page book showcases the incredible climbing and climbing potential in Mexico.
Areas include:
- Chontacoatlan
- Jilotepec
- Mineral del Chico
- El Diente
- Pena de Bernal
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The Mexican Rock Climbing Guidebook, North (English and Spanish)
$ 54.95 $ 46.00
by Oriol Anglada
Volume 1 of an encyclopedic two-volume series covering rock climbing in Mexico. This volume of the guidebook focuses on northern Mexico, covering 43 climbing and bouldering areas in 9 states. Written in Spanish and English, and packed with color photographs, this 428-page book showcases the incredible climbing and climbing potential in Mexico.
Areas include:
- El Potrero Chico
- El Salto
- Penoles
- Basaseachic
- La Huasteca
- El Gran Trono Blanco
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The Mountain Biker's Guide to Colorado
$ 35.95 $ 28.95
by Dan Hickstein
Pump up the tires and oil the chain, because it's time to hit the mountain bike trails in Colorado! With everything from gnarly ridgelines at 12,000 feet to butter-smooth singletrack through aspen groves, Colorado is a mountain biker's paradise. The Mountain Biker's Guide to Colorado is the definitive guidebook to all the best singletrack in the state and makes it easy to find the perfect trail.
Thousands of miles of world-class trails and jaw-dropping scenery make Colorado a mountain biking paradise. With coverage of all the best rides in the state – from crazy descents of jagged peaks to quick afternoon rides for the whole family – The Mountain Biker’s Guide to Colorado makes it easy to plan your next trip. Full-color photos, detailed maps, elevation profiles, and turn-by-turn directions mean less time lost in the woods and more time riding. Consistent technical and physical difficulty ratings let you choose the perfect ride, from a gentle Sunday cruise to an all-day epic. For before and after the ride, the book also includes tips on local camping, hotels, and restaurants.
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The Needles of Rushmore
$ 35.95 - Sold Out
by Andrew Busse & Andrew Burr
Nearly 30 years since the release of Paul Piana’s Touch the Sky guidebook, The Needles of Rushmore is a fully comprehensive update to the mystical treasure map of the granite in the Southern Black Hills (east of Harney Peak) of South Dakota. This rock climbing guidebook includes over 900 detailed routes from Palmer Gulch to Remington Road, including the popular sport climbing area, Mt. Rushmore. The Needles of Rushmore transcends guidebooks with the creative work of coauthor, Andrew Burr (senior climbing photographer of Climbing magazine). Combine this stunning photography with the meticulously sculpted route descriptions and The Needles of Rushmore sets a new benchmark for rock climbing guidebooks.
The Rock Climber's Training Manual
$ 28.95
by Michael L. Anderson PhD & Mark Anderson
The Rock Climber's Training Manual updates and expands on the renowned "Rock Prodigy" training method that has helped climbers around the globe advance through the grades. Whether new to climbing or a seasoned veteran, this book describes how to get stronger NOW and climb your dream routes.
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Detailed schedules prescribe daily training activities for beginner, intermediate and advanced climbers
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Training programs are tailored for bouldering, sport and traditional climbing
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Eleven exercise protocols clearly describe each training activity in detail
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Over 200 full color illustrations demonstrate proper techniques
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Meticulously researched, incorporating the latest advancements in sport science
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Presents exercises that are proven to be effective for climbers of all abilities
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Includes ground-breaking coaching for Big Wall Free Climbing including training, strategy and tactics
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Not sure if you want to buy it yet, read through these positive reviews:
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Splitterchoss.com says it's "worth every penny"
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Climbing magazine lists it in their Gear Guide 2014 as, "Comprehensive training tools for the everyman."
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DPM writes, "for those ready to take a committed step toward getting better at climbing, there is no better manual available." (p35)
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A thread in the training forum on Mountain Project is full of happy and impressed climbers.
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A thread on SuperTopo calls it, "the first real improvement on the old Goddard/Neuman "Performance Rock Climbing" which was published over two decades ago."
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Dave Sheldon writes, "The Rock Climber's Training Manual should be considered an invaluable resource for anyone looking to experience progression as a performance oriented climber."
Three Season Training Log, The Rock Climber's Training Manual
$ 3.95
by Michael L. Anderson PhD & Mark Anderson
You might be a veteran of physical training and conditioning or you might be brand new to the concept. Either way this logbook will help you continue to improve by helping you stay organized and easily chart your progress each week. All the logs and charts needed for three complete training seasons are included in this logbook, making it easy to visually see your growth and accomplishments throughout the season.
