Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
Roots
Mountain climber
Redmond, Oregon
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2018 - 08:01am PT
|
Been combing through these for the forgotten obscure.
Thanks Randy!
|
|
looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2018 - 08:49am PT
|
Its Gunks Friday.
A variety of different Gunks guides.
Of the mimeo or xerox type of guides, only the
1. Some comments on Gran's Guide... (bottom left), and
2. Shawangunk Grit '84 are original.
The others a copies of various degrees.
|
|
looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2018 - 09:36am PT
|
Tad, Not sure about any Lover's Leap being left, but have a couple other No. Cal., Castle Crags, etc. Will have to look. email me and I can get back to you.
|
|
Roots
Mountain climber
Redmond, Oregon
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2018 - 12:03pm PT
|
Post up your Valle Azteca guide.
Loved using that one quite a few years ago...rusted bolts, ocean breeze and the ranchero music blasting from the soccer field below was an awesome time!
|
|
looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2018 - 01:46pm PT
|
Ah yes, the Valle Azteca.
Here it is plus the CA & AZ Bibliography.
|
|
dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2018 - 02:14pm PT
|
OH MY GOD! It's the end of an era.
Did hell freeze over?
|
|
looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2018 - 10:23pm PT
|
DEE, Its Spring Cleaning!
And, finding new caretakers.
BTW, I have a few extra copies of the CA/AZ Bibliography if anyone is interested.
|
|
Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
|
|
|
Mar 30, 2018 - 11:21pm PT
|
Randy's CA, AZ bibliography is pretty good, and an interesting read, even for somebody like me who has never climbed there. IT's too bad he didn't do a few more (esp. for WA, OR).
But then, I'm a bit weird: I actually like bibliographies.
|
|
dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
|
|
|
Mar 31, 2018 - 11:14am PT
|
Check!!
Your collection may have been a record holder?
If you love something, let it go.
I'm going to engage in some Spring cleaning as well. I need to have a garage sale!
|
|
Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
|
|
|
Mar 31, 2018 - 08:56pm PT
|
I think they are pretty Neate myself.
|
|
looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 2, 2018 - 10:24am PT
|
Some what is left of Washington area guides;
|
|
Roots
Mountain climber
Redmond, Oregon
|
|
DEE EE I sent you a member to member email but I think it may not get through...
rock cairn [at] hot mail
|
|
Climberdude
Trad climber
Clovis, CA
|
|
I just received my purchased guidebooks, which were packaged very well. Thank you Randy!
|
|
ATS
climber
Mountain Project
|
|
I have many but not all Josh guidebooks. Parting with any of those?
|
|
looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Apr 3, 2018 - 01:59pm PT
|
I have many but not all Josh guidebooks. Parting with any of those?e Here
I had a few extras of some early guides (sold some) and a a few extras of some of my earlier guides (e.g.,Sport Climbing 1st & 2nd, and Supplement with Big Al). But, not really much I plan on parting with.
Do have a extra Joshua Tree Routes and Bouldering (2010) and Joshua Tree Climbs (2015) if of any interest.
|
|
Ledge Rat
Trad climber
Michigan
|
|
Package #2 arrived today, thanks again!
Jeff
|
|
Scrubber
climber
Straight outta Squampton
|
|
Mine arrived yesterday Randy. Fantastic packaging and condition. Thank you so much! I got dinged again with duty form Canada Customs. Certainly didn't expect that, but what can you do?
Kris
|
|
ArmandoWyo
climber
Wyoming
|
|
What great fun for guidebook junkie, even if you can’t buy. Makes me a little less self-conscious about not climbing any more. Simply old age for a climber.
This is off-track, but if you’re lucky enough to acquire some of Randy’s trove would you consider adding it someday to the only collection set up to preserve climbing guidebooks? Right, give them away so that another important part of climbing history is preserved.
Don’t need to part with valued guidebooks now, but think about putting donation in a will or letter to your own family that you want your guidebooks to go to the Guidebook Collection at the AAC Library.
A decade ago, I donated my guidebook collection to the AAC Library. A modest collection of 400 U.S. guides, but including the first Valley, Sierra, and bouldering guides. The collection and all additions are permanently protected. Kept in rare books section. If want to know more about it, here’s a link.
The collection is not to be finite, but grow by donations and acquisitions. Most new guides are donated by publishers. But it’s those first guides that are the necessary part of climbing history.
Think about it.
|
|
Tricouni
Mountain climber
Vancouver
|
|
Armando, this is a fine idea. And for U.S. citizens, I believe you get a tax receipt for the fair marked value of the guides.
I will probably send some of my scarce US guides to the AAC; there seems to be little home for them here in Canada.
|
|
Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
|
|
^^^I'm sure a few of us on this thread might be interested...
(Assume you meant AAC instead of ACC)
Anyone holding a 1908 Canadian Alpine Journal they'd like to part with? Darn things are more scarce than the 1907...
Ditto the great packaging Randy...thanks!
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!