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Yosemite Guidebook Advice

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 EmmaAtkinson 26 Jan 2019

Hello, just wondering if there is another version, or alternative guidebook to the "SuperTopo Yosemite Valley Free Climbs". Ideally I'd love to have a guidebook that includes more routes in the 5.12 and above range, on Mountain Project there also seems to be loads of crags not included in the super topo guide, is there a more extensive guidebook available, or maybe an updated version? Can't seem to find other options on google. Thanks

 seankenny 26 Jan 2019
In reply to EmmaAtkinson:

SuperTopo is true in the sense that it contains topos.

This is newer but not used it:

https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Climbing-Yosemite-Valley-Climbs/dp/1467596922

 oliwarlow 26 Jan 2019
In reply to EmmaAtkinson:

The Erik Sloan 750 free climbs book seems to be the current best book ( new edition out this last October), has routes from very easy up to free routes on El Cap.  If you can wait till you get there, Erik works in the Mountain room and sells copies out of his rucksack without the shop markup!!

 Offwidth 27 Jan 2019
In reply to EmmaAtkinson:

There is a new definitive that must be close to publication. Ed Hartouni is leading on this. He has lots of resources beyond his web information maybe contact him.

http://www.edhartouni.net/climbing-resources.html

 muppetfilter 27 Jan 2019
In reply to EmmaAtkinson:

I found the supertopo book to be full of useless text and the topos  and photos not great for actually finding routes.

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 mit 28 Jan 2019
In reply to EmmaAtkinson:

The "Rock Climbing Yosemite Valley" book is good, lots of routes, although getting to some of the crags is "tricky" from the descriptions! When you buy the guide you also get a code to view the topo's on-line  via the Vertical Life Climbing App it then mean's you don't have to lug the guide to the crag.

A few interesting finds we made from the guide were:

1. Chapel Wall, Great Escape

2. Lower Falls Amphitheatre, Ten Years After

3. Mecca, King for a Day

4. Public Sanitation, Afterburner

5. Killer Pillar, Bucket Brigade

Have fun


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