Spring 2025 Catalog
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The West
California
Joshua Tree Rock Climbs
by Robert Miramontes
Joshua Tree Bouldering
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
Bouldering doesn’t get more historic or classic. More than 2000 sweet problems covered!
2016 Wolverine Publishing 484 pages | $42
Featured Title
Sierra
Trail Runs by Dan Patitucci, Janine Patitucci, Kim Strom, and Hjördis Rickert
On sale through April 30th
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 $35
HIKE / RUN
California (cont’d.)
CLIMBING
Bishop Bouldering
by James Lucas
This fully updated comprehensive guidebook covers over 2200 problems and features new problems, new schematics, and spectacular aerial imagery. It’s better than ever!
2024 Wolverine Publishing 456 pages | $54
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
CLIMBING
2022 Wolverine Publishing 396 Pages | $45 Redwood Burl by Evan Wisheropp
A climber’s guide to Northwest California — legendary areas such as Promontory, Land of the Lost, Trinity Arêtes, and much more.
Backcountry Skiing
California’s Eastern Sierra by Nate Greenberg and Dan Mingori SKIING
Nearly 300 descents, from casual to hair-raising, in this photostudded guide.
2019 Wolverine Publishing 368 pages | $39
Joshua Tree
National Park: The Insiders Guide
by Robert Miramontes HIKE / RUN
The best hiking and exploring in a high desert wonderland of rock, along with local lore.
2016 Wolverine Publishing 240 pages | $21
BIKING
Road Biking California’s Sierra Nevada
by
Jim Barnes and Nate Greenberg
Some of the most scenic rides anywhere, with 100-mile views and 14,000-foot peaks on all sides.
2011 Wolverine Publishing 164 pages | $29
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
Sport climbing in a granite slot canyon in SoCal’s San Bernardino Mountains.
2020 Louie Anderson 200 pages | $35
Frustration Creek by Louie Anderson
CLIMBING
CLIMBING
California (cont’d.)
CLIMBING
Texas Canyon
by Louie Anderson
Great sport climbing on unique conglomerate walls and domes in LA County.
2019 Louie Anderson
176 pages | $28
CLIMBING
Riverside Quarry by Louie Anderson
Not the prettiest, but pretty darned good — one of the top sportclimbing destinations in all of Southern California.
2012 Louie Anderson
200 pages | $35
CLIMBING
Sport Climbing in the Santa Monicas
by Louie Anderson
Your indispensable guide to convenient cranking in the hills west of LA.
2018 Louie Anderson
272 pages | $42.50
CLIMBING
Alabama Hills Rock Climbs by Marty Lewis and Joshua Reinig
Sport Climbing near Lone Pine, on Joshua Tree-like granite. Finally, a guidebook dedicated to this iconic area after over 20 years!
2025 Maximus Press
Coming this summer!
The Good, the Great, and the Awesome
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
California Road Trip by
Tom Slater and Chris Summit
“A Climber’s Guide to Northern California.” Grand tour of 2000+ routes on over 100 crags.
2009 Maximus Press
456 pages | B&W | $49.95
Mammoth Area Rock Climbs by
Marty Lewis
A less-traveled mountain paradise just north of Bishop, with great year-round climbing.
2014 Maximus Press 375 pages | $40
Bishop Area Rock Climbs by
Peter Croft and Marty Lewis
Most everything worth climbing near the iconic Eastside town except Owens River Gorge.
2008 Maximus Press 336 pages / B&W | $35
Big Chief Area Climbs
by
Marek Hajek
Tired of the same old slabs? Hit the Big Chief area, with the most concentrated sport climbing in the Lake Tahoe region.
2005 Maximus Press 96 pages / B&W | $20
Oregon
Southern California Rock Climbing by Tom Slater
Over 60 climbing areas from the middle of the Golden State to the Mexican border.
2013 Tom Slater 360 pages | $42.95
Central Oregon Rock by
Dave McRae
Now available!
This is the first modern guidebook to highlight the local treasures that exist outside of Smith Rock. Explore dozens of fun sport crags, multipitch tower adventures at Steins Pillar, and some of the country’s best splitter crack climbing at Trout Creek.
2025 Wolverine Publishing 208 pages | $45
Colorado
By Topher Donahue
This is Boulder’s after-work favorite, with fine granite climbing both sport and trad.
2024 Wolverine Publishing 460 pages | $46
by Darek Krol
Colorado’s best high-country cragging for both sport and trad. Includes Independence Pass and Monitor Rock.
2023 Wolverine Publishing 320 pages | $39
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
The gem-like rhyolite climbing of Penitente Canyon, Rock Garden, Witches, plus some never-beforepublished crags.
2022 Wolverine Publishing 204 pages | $35
Boulder Canyon Rock Climbs
Rifle Mountain Park
The Pass by Jason Brown and Mike Schneiter
Penitente: Rock Climbing in the San Luis Valley by Nate Liles
Colorado (cont’d.)
Crossing the High Divide
by Sallie Varner
A full-color guide to 81 Colorado mountain passes above 12,000 feet, with hikes ranging from easy strolls to tough bushwhacks across major high-country regions.
2010 Earthbound Sports
373 Pages | $29.50
Coming Soon: New Titles for Colorado
Durango Bouldering
by David Canova, Melissa Clutter, and the crew
Far from the urban sprawl of Colorado’s Front Range, nestled beneath the San Juan Mountains, lies the bustling mountain town of Durango. This Wild West enclave is your gateway to a lifetime’s worth of pebble pulling and sloper slapping. For years, the legendary Sailing Hawks boulders were a closely guarded secret. No longer.
Wolverine Publishing
Colorado Western Sloper
By Dave Pegg, Jeff Achey, BJ Sbarra, and team
Wolverine’s local area! Long overshadowed by world-famous Rifle Mountain Park, the “other” crags of Colorado’s upper Western Slope have become a destination in themselves. Granite, limestone, sandstone, sport, trad, multi-pitch — we’ve got everything. The locals have been busy, and the number of new crags and climbs is astounding.
Wolverine Publishing
Idaho
Underground
The fabulous Fins, Boise’s Black Cliffs, Dierkes Lake, Leslie Gulch, the crazy Lava Tubes, and more.
2019 Wolverine Publishing
316 pages | $36
City of Rocks and Castle Rocks by Dave Bingham
All-new new for this edition: new crags, action photography, superdurable binding, little-explored park regions, and updated camping info. 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.
2025 Wolverine Publishing
Wyoming
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
Idaho
by Dave Bingham
Limited supply of 1st edition!
New edition coming Summer 2025!
The East
d Jeff Dunbar
Kentucky
Coming Soon: New Title for Kentucky
Red River Gorge Trad Climbs
by Billy Simek and Blake Bowling
Long before the first power drill touched rock in the Red River Gorge, a small crew of dauntless locals explored the region’s steep walls and towers, finding soaring cracks, freestanding towers, and utterly wild multi-pitch adventure routes hidden in the deep woods. These fine climbs remain popular today, but without the hectic crowd scenes so common at the Red’s popular sport crags. The Red is a great place to learn the art of trad climbing, with classics from 5.0 to 5.13. Discover the “other” side of RRG climbing!
Wolverine Publishing
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 $30
North Carolina
Uwharrie Lakes Region Trail Guide
by Don Childrey
The only full trail guide to North Carolina’s Uwharrie Mountains— this wild oasis provides 133+ miles of trails, including 55 that are bicycle-legal.
2014 Earthbound Sports
533 B&W pages | $29.95
by Erica Lineberry
A guide to North Carolina’s Piedmont region with 550+ routes, featuring Moore’s Wall, Stone Mountain, Pilot Mountain, and Crowder’s Mountain.
2015 Earthbound Sports
288 pages | $41.95
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
Moore’s Wall Bouldering by Greg Loomis Carolina Rocks
Whitewater of the Southern Appalachians
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 with tips for chasing rain, stories from local paddling legends, geology, and more.
2022 Wolverine Publishing
Volume 1: 332 pages | $43
Volume 2: 460 pages | $48
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
West Virginia
New River Rock Vol. 1 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
New River Gorge Visitor’s Guide by Amanda Ashley and Robert Legg
A fun little guide to one of America’s newest national parks. Hike/paddle/drive/eat/sleep/ repeat!
2022 Wolverine Publishing 116 pages | $20
New River Rock Vol. 2 by
Mike Williams
Best rock in the East, part 2: Meadow River, Summersville Lake, Gauley River.
2021 Wolverine Publishing 328 pages | $33
Hiking and Biking in the New River Gorge by Bryan
Simon
Maps, photos, and elevation profiles help you pick your pleasure from a plethora of backroads and trails in the 80,000acre NRG national park.
2021 Ourea Publishing 352 pages | $28
West Virginia (cont’d.)
Seneca: The Climber’s Guide 4th Edition by Andy Weinmann and Kevin O’Brien
Seneca Rocks offers iconic multi-pitch trad routes to the East Coast’s only major technical summit, with long climbs from 5.3 to 5.12. While some sport climbing exists, trad is the main draw.
2022 Earthbound Sports
304 pages | $43.75
New York
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
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
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 climb or classic ski tour. But if you hope to get off the beaten path, let us help you find a good place for that, too. 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, an unfamiliar river, or a narrower couloir than you’ve done before. Improve your weaknesses and expand your horizons. Learn about the individuals and cultures that have helped shape your experience. While you’re there, we hope that you will thrive, connect, and strive to protect these wild places.
More Books
A Feeling for Rock
by Sarah-Jane Dobner
Winner of the 2021 Banff Climbing Literature Award! Dobner’s debut book is funny, thought-provoking, 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
d Dan Patitucci
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
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.
2023 North American Classics
204 pages | hardcover | $59.95 Supplies
Instructional
The Self-Rehabbed Climber
by Andrew McVittie
Packed with color photos and clear instructions from a climbing physiotherapist, this book will help you self-diagnose and treat common climbing injuries, and keep you climbing injury free.
2022 Andrew McVittie
243 pages | $39
Rock Warrior’s Way
by Arno Ilgner
The definitive mental training manual for climbers. Replace your fear with curiosity and learning.
2003 Arno Ilgner 145 pages | B&W | $18.95
Climbing
Psychology
by Kevin Roet
Arno Ilgner
A companion volume to Rock Warrior’s Way, focusing on practical exercises.
2009 Arno Ilgner 109 pages | B&W | $19.95
Based on modern scientific research, this book will help break down your fear response and allow you to focus on the climbing.
2023 Kevin Roet
208 pages | photos & illustrations | $35
Fundamentals of
Routesetting 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
How to Order
d Jeff Deikis