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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 5, 2013 - 10:58am PT
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After six years of concentrated work, we're now sending our print company the new "Climber's Guide to the Sonora Pass Highway, Second Edition." This completely new book will be standard climbing guidebook size (9" by 6"). It will use photos, topos and written descriptions to depict areas, crags, and routes along a 70 mile stretch of Highway 108. It will be fairly long, at 568 pages. The paper and binding will be the same as in the 2007 Pinnacles guide (although this book will be more than 150 pages longer).
Yeah, I know, 568 pages for a totally backwater area is lunacy. What can I say? We love the place, we wanted to be thorough and we've made a labor of love.
The book should be available for sale by the end of May. Here's a shot of the cover (the front photo, by our good friend Jerry Dodrill, shows Tonya Nilsson leading a three-star 5.10b, Cassiopeia, at Chipmunk Flat):
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Congratulations!
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pvalchev
Social climber
Mountain View, CA / Calgary, AB
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Can't wait to order!
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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The book should be available for sale by the end of May.
congrats indeed!
looks awesome, to judge a book by its cover.
good for a copy,
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Can't wait to finally see it and order a copy!!!
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 5, 2013 - 11:16am PT
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looks awesome, to judge a book by its cover.
Alright, I've got to hand it to Roxy: that definitely made me laugh. Obvious perhaps in hindsight, but very clever.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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^someone's grumpy this morning
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sharperblue
Mountain climber
San Francisco, California
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so many great climbing spots on 108! not to mention some Top Secret awesome ice lines....looking forward to it, and thanks!
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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This is not the guidebook you're looking for. Move along.
Looking forward to getting mine!
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 5, 2013 - 02:11pm PT
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Randisi:
1. Done; I'm now very happily finished with writing guidebooks forevermore.
2. I agree about the money, although it is worse than you think: there is no money - anyone who thinks guidebook authors make money is wacked;
3. Neither of us authors has a problem at all with the other issue you listed (we're both very happily married);
Sharperblue:
Those ice areas may not be as secret as you think. I got quite carried away with the history part of this book (what I expected to be five paragraphs of history turned into 11 pages!). Lots and lots of ice climbing has been done up here extending from the early 70s, up to Mungeclimber's crazy efforts here over the last several years.
Ron:
No, the guide stops at Chipmunk Flat, three miles west of the pass itself. It doesn't cover anything to the east of the pass, meaning it doesn't cover any of the training routes at the MWTC.
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Of course, Brad is the author of the excellent guide to Pinnacles National Monument. The guidebook does an excellent job in getting all the little details like approaches, protection, etc. correct which greatly enhances one's experience of the area.
BTW, even though it is now a national park, the guidebook is still totally relevant.
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BMcC
Trad climber
Livermore
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Excellent news, Brad!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Sure to be a classic guide.
Monumental effort, can't wait to get one Brad.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol
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Congrats on sending your project Brad and Steve!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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aw sh#t, now everyone will want one. ;)
Next thing you know, they'll have websites and Facebook groups.
Crazy? There's nothing crazy about driving up the road in January when the Pass is open! :)
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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What will be really crazy Munge is when we go climbing and actually SEE other climbers out there haha
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Run and hide. Run. And. Hide.
Dingus and Scuffy gonna kill yew!
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Congrats!!
On a vaguely related topic - anyone know the history of the bolts the Marines use at the MWTC?
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Congratulations, Brad.
The parts I've seen are models for clarity and thoroughness.
We'll just have to see whether I end up kicking myself for turning you on
to that one spot.
Hey, Will, there's a monster steep wide thingy with your name on it, not in
the book, easy approach!!
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 5, 2013 - 08:25pm PT
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They just opened Highway 108 to Eagle Meadows Road.
Scuffy, thanks for the very nice words.
I've always maintained that we're way too close to that other highway, the next one to the south, and to its climbing areas, to ever get crowded, or even busy here. I still believe this. In fact, I suspect that we'll now see a few more climbers on this highway, but not crowds; maybe just enough new faces to feel good about sharing and not enough to regret it.
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