Welcome to SPGear!  -   
 
 
Categories·Gear Index·Gear Images·What's New·Visit SummitPost


Colorado Scrambles: A Guide to 50 Select Climbs in Colorado's Mountains
Gear Review
Colorado Scrambles: A Guide to 50 Select Climbs in Colorado's Mountains 

Page Type: Gear Review

Manufacturer: Colorado Mountain Club Press

Your Opinion: 
 - 2 Votes
 

 

Page By: fossana

Created/Edited: Jan 29, 2008 / Jan 29, 2008

Object ID: 4692

Hits: 837 

 


Product Description




Preview it here in Goggle books.

  • Author: Dave Cooper

  • Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club Press (Goldern, CO)

  • Publisher website: www.cmc.org

  • Edition: 2005

  • ISBN: 0-9760525-0-4

  • # pages: 304

  • Format: paperback


Features

Advantages

  • Good alternative to the height-based peak bagger books as it focuses on quality not summit height

  • Routes range from Class 3 to low Class 5

  • Includes color topo maps with GPS waypoints

  • Nice color photos

  • Lists both route features and waypoints for those of us that don't carry a GPS

  • Easy to follow descriptions (used this for ~5 routes so far)

  • Reasonable price (2005 edition: $22.95 retail)

  • Covers the following ranges:



Disadvantages

  • Doesn't list YDS difficulty in the route overview of summary

  • No elevation profile, just overall gain

Images


Reviews

No reviews written yet.



Sign in to post!

Don't have an account? Register now.




"All are lunatics, but he who can analyse his delusions is called a philosopher."   --Ambrose Bierce   

© 2006 SummitPost.org. All Rights Reserved.