New River Rock, 2nd

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Summary: New River Rock
Review: By far the most comprehensive and user friendly climbing guide for the NRG. This guide includes history,route length,and first ascent information. In addition to,being a great guide the history makes a good read. Keep in mind this book does not cover Summserville Lake,but then again it doesn't claim to. For that pick up Cater's guide or Mcray's sport climbing guide.

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Summary: Trad and Sport
Review: The best rock climbing guide for the New River Gorge that covers both trad and sport. Has detailed descriptions of every route. Helpful graphics key that marks routes as trad, sport, or rainy day routes at a glance.

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Summary: By far the worst guidebook...
Review: This was one of the worst guide books I have seen. If you've never been to the New do not buy this book. The driving directions to each crag, if there, were horrible. I have never been been so confused going to a new area, while using this book. Good luck trying to find the climbs, it's all backwards. ...

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Summary: not so good
Review: thompson's book has long winded verbal descriptions but the maps and layout make it extremely difficult to use. He also neglected to put in Summersville Lake, one of the best sport climbing areas in the east. Steve Cater's New River Gorge Rock Climbers' Guidebook is definitely the book to buy it is also less expensive and is easier to use and includes Summersville Lake.