Selected Climbs in North Carolina (Selected Climbs)

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Summary: Frustrating as a guidebook
Review: North Carolina is a great climbing destination with a rich tradition of routes - both bold multipitch trad ascents, as well as technical and pumpy sport routes. Yon Lambert does cover most (if not all) the major climbing areas, but falls short of making it easy for the climber to locate the right climbs. The problem is that unlike most rock climbing guidebooks, this one does not specify the individual climbs into "Sport", "Trad" and "Mixed" categories. It leaves the climb to the guesswork of the reader/climber. I'm a sport climber and don't possess any trad gear. This book makes it difficult for people like me to confidently start climbs where we may run into sections that need trad protection - dangerous when we aren't carrying any. However lack of other complete guidebooks for NC means that I do end up using this one a lot.

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Summary: Selected Climbs in North Carolina
Review: This book was an excellent guide to many of the lesser known (and a good resource for the better-known) climbs in North Carolina. The breathtaking photography features the actual climbs and many of the local celebs of the North Carolina climbing community. Mr. Lambert provides interesting, yet informative text that does not get bogged down in climbing lingo. It is clean and precise, but does not fall into the trap of many guide books - boring. It is obvious that he has spent considerable time hanging from the climbs featured. The only complaint is that there is not yet a similar book for South Carolina mountains.