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Summary: Unsurpassed summer guide to col. 14ers
Review: An excellent guide. Gerry is very detailed in the areas that are most important such as routes, difficulties, approaches. In addition the maps included are very useful and detailed enough in many cases. Moreover Gerry tosses in a bit of humor, albeit subtle, which makes the guide a good read. Add some great color photography and you've got a great guide. For more of the same, minus the color photos, check out his guides to the indian peaks & rocky mtn. ntl. park....So why only 4 stars? Well I do my climbing in all four seasons. No doubt for summer this guide is tops. However for snow climbs and off-season ventures, you won't get any information from this guide. That's why I reach for Louis Dawson's guides to the 14ers. Now I won't say Dawson's guides are more detailed as they aren't but the 4 season information is invaluable to me. If Gerry added off-season climbing infromation to this guide then it would top all....
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Summary: Unsurpassed summer guide to col. 14ers
Review: An excellent guide. Gerry is very detailed in the areas that are most important such as routes, difficulties, approaches. In addition the maps included are very useful and detailed enough in many cases. Moreover Gerry tosses in a bit of humor, albeit subtle, which makes the guide a good read. Add some great color photography and you've got a great guide. For more of the same, minus the color photos, check out his guides to the indian peaks & rocky mtn. ntl. park.... So why only 4 stars? Well I do my climbing in all four seasons. No doubt for summer this guide is tops. However for snow climbs and off-season ventures, you won't get any information from this guide. That's why I reach for Louis Dawson's guides to the 14ers. Now I won't say Dawson's guides are more detailed as they aren't but the 4 season information is invaluable to me. If Gerry added off-season climbing infromation to this guide then it would top all....
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Summary: Excellent, very easy to follow
Review: and accurate in my experience. It's quite amazing how much work went into this. I hope the author can retire off of the book sales, he deserves it!
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Summary: dontneedit
Review: I have a copy of this book that was copyrighted in 1992 and I am very pleased with it. It uses (3) rating systems to describe several approaches to each of the (54) 14ners. Of the climbs that I have been on, Roach's commentary was very accurate. I would only expect the newer editions to be even better.
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Summary: Excellent Reference
Review: I have a copy of this book that was copyrighted in 1992 and I am very pleased with it. It uses (3) rating systems to describe several approaches to each of the (54) 14ners. Of the climbs that I have been on, Roach's commentary was very accurate. I would only expect the newer editions to be even better.
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Summary: The best of breed
Review: I own every guide book written about the Colorado 14ers and Roach's is the best. The new second edition is worth buying for it's color photographs and topo maps. The routes are now well described in both text and illustrations. Gerry Roach's works are set apart from other authors for two reasons. First, Roach gives you the personal perspective of one man. He has climbed all of the peaks in his books and gives consistent, first hand accounts. After climbing a few of the routes in one book, I know what to expect from others. Second, Roach has made a career out of climbing in Colorado. His love of the mountains is evident and he is considered my many to the be authority on mountain climbing in the Boulder area. I own all of his books.
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Summary: Exceptional hiking guide
Review: I own shelves of hiking guides, but this one tops the list. Not only is it informative, instructive and accurate, Gerry Roach writes well and gives the hiker all the essential information needed to make the trek. I live outside of Colorado and only visit for a few weeks each year, specifically to climb 14-ers. Being unfamiliar with the Colorado roads and most of their trailheads, I necessarily rely on this guide to get me to the trailhead with no hassle and accurate driving directions. Roach has never disappointed me. He gives exhaustive directions and includes a map for each trek. If you need a four-wheel drive vehicle to get to your destination, he will let you know. If you have a drive on a dirt road for 6 miles to reach the trailhead, that information will be included. He also describes the trail conditions, whether it's rocky, has scree, is exposed and has a ranking system for how difficult the hike is. If there is scrambling involved or permanent snow fields, he lets you know. If it's a class 3 hike but listed in other guides as class 4, Roach makes the correction and explains why he feels this way. There are separate chapters on the unique and often volatile weather in the Colorado peaks. This is imperative for out-of-state hikers who aren't familiar with the frequent, violent afternoon thunderstorms in the Rockies. When I did Pike's Peak for the first time, I photocopied Roach's chapter on this mountain and took it with me in my pack, and was glad I did. When the thunderstorms began, I descended ASAP, following his advice. This is an outstanding hiking guide. I wouldn't hike in the 14-ers in Colorado without it and neither should you. Enjoy!
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Summary: A great guide for the beginner
Review: I spend the summer in Colorado each year, and have recently begun climbing the fourteeners. Have managed to do 12 of them so far. As someone without any technical mountaineering skills, I found the book to be great. The descriptions of the difficulties of the climbs were excellent as were the route descriptions. The only thing that was a little poor were the directions to the actual trailheads. Roads milage was often wrong, which made finding turns on dirt roads difficult. If you're looking to begin climbing in CO, this book is an excellent source of information.
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Summary: Good book
Review: I've lived in Colorado all my life and two years ago, I started my experience with Colorado 14ers. I may not be the most avid climber, but I do plan on climbing these amazing mountains for many years to come. After my second mountain, I realized that I was going to need a way to keep track and better plan my future climbs and, being that I worked at a bookstore, I had a pretty good opportunity to look through many books on the subject. I found this book to be by far the best guide of its type. It gives all the information that a climber will need to climb every last fourteener and does so in a way that is enjoyable and easy to understand without giving away any of the thrills and experiences of the climb itself. I highly recommend this book to anybody who wants to climb even just one of these amazing mountains.
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Summary: Great book for reaching your 14er goals
Review: I've lived in Colorado all my life and two years ago, I started my experience with Colorado 14ers. I may not be the most avid climber, but I do plan on climbing these amazing mountains for many years to come. After my second mountain, I realized that I was going to need a way to keep track and better plan my future climbs and, being that I worked at a bookstore, I had a pretty good opportunity to look through many books on the subject. I found this book to be by far the best guide of its type. It gives all the information that a climber will need to climb every last fourteener and does so in a way that is enjoyable and easy to understand without giving away any of the thrills and experiences of the climb itself. I highly recommend this book to anybody who wants to climb even just one of these amazing mountains.
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