Fall 2023 Wholesale Catalog

Fall 2023 Catalog

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THE WEST

THE EAST

OTHER

California......................5

Kentucky ....................15

International .............20

Texas ...........................10

North Carolina ..........16

Inspirational ..............20

Colorado ....................11

Illinois .........................16

Coffee Table ..............21

Idaho ...........................12

West Virgina ..............17

Instructional .............22

Wyoming ....................13

New York ....................18 Wisconsin ..................19

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d Robert Mirmontes

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THE WEST

California CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Joshua Tree Rock Climbs

Joshua Tree Bouldering

by Robert Miramontes

by Robert Miramontes

America’s favorite winter rockclimbing destination? Updated 3rd edition, with 3000 climbs, new maps, great photos.

2018 Wolverine Publishing 524 pages | $44/$26.40

Bouldering doesn’t get more historic or classic. More than 2000 sweet problems covered!

2016 Wolverine Publishing 484 pages | $42/$25.20

Featured Title CLIMBING

Big Bear Lake & Holcomb Valley Pinnacles

by Brandon Copp LA’s best summer sport climbing!

Holcomb Valley Pinnacles, Lakeside Crags, Fawnskin, Grapevine Canyon, and more.

2020 Wolverine Publishing 364 pages | $38/$22.80 $38/$20

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California (cont’d.)

HIKE / RUN

CLIMBING

Joshua Tree National Park: The Insiders Guide

Redwood Burl

by Robert Miramontes The best hiking and exploring in a high desert wonderland of rock, along with local lore.

2016 Wolverine Publishing 240 pages | $21/$12.60

By Evan Wisheropp

A climber’s guide to Northwest California — legendary areas such as Promontory, Land of the Lost, Trinity Arêtes, and much more.

2022 Wolverine Publishing 396 Pages | $45/$27

SKIING

BIKING

Backcountry Skiing California’s Eastern Sierra

Road Biking California’s Sierra Nevada

by Nate Greenberg and Dan Mingori

by Jim Barnes and Nate Greenberg

Nearly 300 descents, from casual to hair-raising, in this photostudded guide.

Some of the most scenic rides anywhere, with 100-mile views and 14,000-foot peaks on all sides.

2019 Wolverine Publishing

2011 Wolverine Publishing

368 pages | $39/$23.40

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164 pages | $29/$17.40

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HIKE / RUN

CLIMBING

Sierra Trail Runs

The Good, the Great, and the Awesome

by Dan Patitucci, Janine Patitucci, Kim Strom, and Hjördis Rickert Chock full of info (and inspiration!) for 36 top-tier adventure runs in the eastern Sierra, White Mountains, and Death Valley.

2022 Wolverine Publishing 304 pages | $38/$22.80

by Peter Croft

The very best climbs in the High Sierra, by one of the area’s most distinguished climbers.

2016 Maximus Press 304 pages | $40/$24

CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Owens River Gorge Climbs

Southern California Rock Climbing

by Marty Lewis

by Tom Slater

One of the best and most popular sport-climbing areas in California!

Cool-weather destination.

Over 60 climbing areas from the middle of the Golden State to the Mexican border.

2018 Maximus Press

2013 Tom Slater

388 pages | $45/$27

360 pages | $42.95/$25.77

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California (cont’d.)

CLIMBING

CLIMBING

California Road Trip

Mammoth Area Rock Climbs

by Tom Slater and Chris Summit

by Marty Lewis

“A Climber’s Guide to Northern California.” Grand tour of 2000+ routes on over 100 crags.

A less-traveled mountain paradise just north of Bishop, with great year-round climbing.

2009 Maximus Press

2014 Maximus Press

456 pages | B&W | $49.95/$29.97

375 pages | $40/$24

CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Bishop Area Rock Climbs

Sport Climbing in the Santa Monicas

by Peter Croft and Marty Lewis

by Louie Anderson

Most everything worth climbing near the iconic Eastside town except Owens River Gorge.

Your indispensable guide to convenient cranking in the hills west of LA.

2008 Maximus Press

2018 Louie Anderson

336 pages / B&W | $35/$21

272 pages | $42.50/$25.50

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THE WEST

CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Big Chief Area Climbs

Riverside Quarry

by Marek Hajek

by Louie Anderson

Tired of the same old slabs? Hit the Big Chief area, with the most concentrated sport climbing in the Lake Tahoe region.

Not the prettiest, but pretty darned good — one of the top sportclimbing destinations in all of Southern California.

2005 Maximus Press

2012 Louie Anderson

96 pages / B&W | $20/$12

200 pages | $35/$21

CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Frustration Creek

Texas Canyon

by Louie Anderson

by Louie Anderson

Sport climbing in a granite slot canyon in SoCal’s San Bernardino Mountains.

Great sport climbing on unique conglomerate walls and domes in LA County.

2020 Louie Anderson

2019 Louie Anderson

200 pages | $35/$21

176 pages | $28/$16.80

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THE WEST

California (cont’d.)

CLIMBING

Fresno Dome

by Grahm Doe Highly featured granite in the western Sierra, with sport and trad routes up to 500-feet long.

Great place to beat the CA heat!

2023 Grahm Doe 156 pages | $35/$21

Texas Featured Title CLIMBING

HUECO TANKS: The Essential Bouldering Guide Volume 1: North Mountain

by Matt Wilder and Jason Kehl A comprehensive treatment of the self-guided area of the park, plus a greatest-hits chapter for the guided-tour-only terrain.

2020 Wolverine Publishing 308 pages | $36/$21.60 $36/$20

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THE WEST

Colorado CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Boulder Canyon Rock Climbs

Rifle Mountain Park

by Bob D’Antonio, Jeff Achey, Adam Brink

by Darek Krol

This is Boulder’s after-work favorite, with fine granite climbing both sport and trad. History galore!

2017 Wolverine Publishing 380 pages | $39/$23.40

THE crucible of limestone sport climbing in the US. Over 100 new routes since the last edition, plus an expanded, easy-to-use format.

2021 Wolverine Publishing 304 pages | $38/$22.80

CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Penitente: Rock Climbing in the San Luis Valley

The Pass

by Jason Brown and Mike Schneiter

by Nate Liles The gem-like rhyolite climbing of Penitente Canyon, Rock Garden, Witches, plus some never-beforepublished crags.

Colorado’s best high-country cragging for both sport and trad.

Includes Independence Pass and Monitor Rock.

2022 Wolverine Publishing

2023 Wolverine Publishing

204 pages | $35/$21

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320 pages | $39/$23.40

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THE WEST

Idaho CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Idaho Underground

City of Rocks and Castle Rocks

by Dave Bingham

The fabulous Fins, Boise’s Black Cliffs, Dierkes Lake, Leslie Gulch, the crazy Lava Tubes, and more.

2019 Wolverine Publishing 316 pages | $36/$21.60

by Dave Bingham

Summer in the City! With some of the most diverse granite climbing imaginable, both sport and trad, it’s no wonder this is one of our best-selling books.

2016 Wolverine Publishing 312 pages | $36/$21.60

Wyoming CLIMBING

Ten Sleep Canyon Climbing

by Louie Anderson An ever-popular summer destination, with over 1400 routes of all grades. Some of the best pocket pulling in the Rockies!

2023 Louie Anderson 560 pages | $50 / $30

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We believe that guidebooks should do more than describe terrain and the quickest path through it.

Yes, we want you to quickly find what you are looking for, whether it be a famous classic climb or ski tour. But if you also hope to get a little lost, let us help you find a good place for that. Our guidebooks will help you discover things you didn’t know to look for.

Delve deeper into the landscape. Find places that exercise your skills, on a different rock type or an unfamiliar river.

Improve your weaknesses and expand your horizons. Learn about the communities and cultures who have helped shape your experience in these wild places. While you’re there, we hope that you will thrive, connect, and strive to protect.

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THE EAST

Kentucky Featured Title CLIMBING

Red River Gorge South

by Ray Ellington and Blake Bowling Wildly steep and featured rock in the verdant Kentucky mountains — America’s most popular sportclimbing area.

2017 Wolverine Publishing 360 pages | $33/$19.80 $25/$15

CLIMBING

Red River Gorge Select

by Dario Ventura, Mike Williams, and Ray Ellington The best of North, South, and Miller Fork. This compact and masterful guide is light in your pack but gets the job done!

2018 Wolverine Publishing 340 pages | $39/$23.40

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THE EAST

North Carolina CLIMBING

Moore’s Wall Bouldering

by Greg Loomis Moore’s is the NC Piedmont’s premier climbing destination. This book covers the bouldering, with over 500 problems on steep quartzite.

2018 Brayack Media 280 pages | $39.99/$27.99

Illinois CLIMBING

Jackson Falls

by Yusuf Daneshyar Illinois’ best climbing, with hundreds of sport routes 5.6 to 5.13. Excellent steep sandstone, like the Red River Gorge.

2014 Brayack Media 264 pages | $39.99/$25.99

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THE EAST

INSPIRE ADVENTURE

WHITEWATER

Whitewater of the Southern Appalachians — 2nd Edition

by Kirk Eddlemon Volume 1, The Plateau, covers 150+ whitewater streams of the Southeast’s canyon country.

Volume 2, The Mountains, covers 260+ runs in the mountains of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Both books are packed tips for chasing rain, stories from local paddling legends, geology, and more.

2022 Wolverine Publishing Volume 1: 332 pages | $43/$25.80 Volume 2: 460 pages | $48/$28.80

Our guidebooks are about more than just the classic routes.

We’ll lead you to seldom-traveled places you never knew existed. By partnering with local, knowledgeable authors, we celebrate each area’s ecology, culture, and history.

STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY

Our authors are passionate leaders in their communities.

Most Wolverine guidebooks sold support those communities by donating to the nonprofit organizations that care for the area.

RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT

We produce durable guidebooks with accurate information.

They will last a lifetime, and get you to where you want to be quickly and efficiently.

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THE EAST

West Virginia CLIMBING

CLIMBING

New River Rock Vol. 1

New River Rock Vol. 2

by Mike Williams

by Mike Williams

Best rock in the East, and incredibly scenic. Sport, trad — it’s all good. Vol 1 = Main Gorge.

2019 Wolverine Publishing 448 pages | $40/$24

Best rock in the East, part 2: Meadow River, Summersville Lake, Gauley River.

2021 Wolverine Publishing 328 pages | $33/$19.80

HIKE / RUN

HIKE / RUN

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

BIKING

by Amanda Ashley and Robert Legg A fun little guide to America’s newest national park. Hike/ paddle/drive/eat/sleep/repeat!

2022 Wolverine Publishing 116 pages | $20/$12

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Hiking and Biking in the New River Gorge

by Bryan Simon America’s newest national park features a labyrinth of scenic backroads and secluded trails.

2021 Ourea Publishing 352 pages | $28/$16.80

THE EAST

New York Featured Title CLIMBING

Gunks Bouldering

by Andy Salo and Hillary Guzik The East’s most historic bouldering area. Trapps, Nears, Peter’s Kill.

2018 Wolverine Publishing 224 pages | $35/$21 $35/$19.50

CLIMBING

Gunks Climbing

by Andy Salo, Christian Fracchia, and Eric Ratkowski The new standard. Aerial and base-area photos, firsthand descriptions, extensive illustrated climbing history, and much more. Covers the Trapps and Nears.

2021 Wolverine Publishing 468 pages | $50/$30

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THE EAST

Wisconsin

d Jay Knower

CLIMBING

Devil’s Lake

by Jay Knower The Midwest’s premier climbing area. It’s a toproper’s paradise for all levels of difficulty, but this guide also gives you the beta for leading.

2016 Wolverine Publishing 308 pages | $34/$20.40

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OTHER

International CLIMBING

Yangshuo Rock

by Andrew Hedesh Climbing guide to the fantastic Chinese rockscapes of the Li River area, including the iconic Moon Hill and many, many more.

English/Chinese 2017 AnZhu Publishing 462 pages | $44/$26.40

Inspirational A Feeling for Rock

by Sarah-Jane Dobner Winner of the 2021 Banff Climbing Literature Award! Dobner’s debut book is funny, thoughtprovoking, and highly readable — full of essays, poems, vignettes, and practical advice, with a hint of British wit and modern feminism.

2021 S-J Dobner 259 pages | B&W | Illustrated | $19.95/$12.97

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OTHER

Coffee Table Snow and Spire

by John Scurlock A large-format labor of love, featuring stunning aerial imagery of the North Cascades. A great planning tool for winter adventure.

2011 Wolverine Publishing 192 pages | hardcover | $59.95/$35.97

Inside the High Sierra

by Claude Fiddler Hardbound in linen, Japanese archival paper on the inside, this coffee-table book is a visual and tactile delight. With stories and notes by the author, plus essays by Peter Croft, Tom Hornbein, and others.

2022 Claude Fiddler 156 pages | hardcover | $75/$45

50 Classic Ski Descents of North America

by Chris Davenport, Art Burrows, and Penn Newhard Featuring a who’s-who of renowned local contributors and a hit list that ranges from Tuckerman Ravine to Colorado, California, the Canadian Rockies, Alaska, and beyond.

2021 North American Classics 204 pages | hardcover | $59.95/$35.97

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OTHER

Instructional CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Rock Warrior’s Way

Espresso Lessons

by Arno Ilgner

by Arno Ilgner

The definitive mental training manual for climbers. Replace your fear with curiosity and learning.

A companion volume to Rock Warrior’s Way, focusing on practical exercises.

2003 Arno Ilgner

2009 Arno Ilgner

145 pages | B&W | $18.95/$11.37

109 pages | B&W | $19.95/$11.97

CLIMBING

CLIMBING

Climbing Psychology

Fundamentals of Routesetting

by Kevin Roet

Based on modern scientific research, this book will help break down your fear response and allow you to focus on the climbing.

2021 Kevin Roet 208 pages | photos & illustrations | $35/$22.75

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by Louie Anderson

Routesetting is an art form; this is an artist’s handbook and still the gold standard.

2014 Louie Anderson 236 pages | $23.95/$14.37

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