Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park gives climbers a selection of more than 280 of the very best routes at one of the country's most popular climbing destinations. Full color photographs along with a contemporary design make this book as visually appealing as it is useful.

The essential guide to one of the world’s most popular climbing destinations— with detailed color topos, stunning action photos, and maps Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Parkis part of a series of new climbing guides from Falcon, appealing specifically to nonlocal climbers and locals with minimal time on their hands, all of whom seek visually appealing, to-the-point guides that filter out the very best climbs in some of America’s most popular climbing destinations, with an emphasis on moderate routes ranging from 5.6 to 5.10. With over 8,000 routes to choose from, selecting a climb at Joshua Tree can be a daunting task for the traveling climber or for a climber new to the area. Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Parkincludes over 250 of the very best sport and trad routes at this world-renowned climbing area. - 250+ favorite routes, many of moderate difficulty - Trivia and route history sidebars - Stunning action photos - 15+ color topo maps with detailed directions to parking areas (GPS coordinates included)

Joshua Tree National Park attracts climbers from all over the world with its huge variety of rock climbing challenges. Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park showcases the best routes within this gorgeous landscape of outcrops, cliffs, and boulders. This revised edition of Best Climbs Joshua Tree National Park gives you the information you need to plan your customized trip: Over 50 of the area's best locations for both sport and trad climbing, Climbing routes suited to every ability and climbing style, Topos showing each route, Maps and driving directions to each site, Bonus information on route history Book jacket.

The comprehensive guide to rock climbing in the western half of Joshua Tree National Park.

The comprehensive guide to the place that brought sport climbing to North America— a full-color, thoroughly updated new edition Smith Rock State Park. It was on the impressive crags of this Oregon hideaway that American sport climbing came into its own, and to this day, some of the hardest climbs in the United States are found on these walls. Alan Watts, who has played a leading role in the development of this popular rock-climbing destination, details more than 1,700 routes at Smith Rock and the surrounding area. This new edition updates hundreds of routes, includes hundreds of new ones, and has new photos of each crag, wall, and route. No other guide is as comprehensive or thorough, and no author more respected for his intimate knowledge of one of the world’s most popular climbing destinations.