Guidebooks

The books covering the areas on this site. Route data here comes from the open catalogue; the topos, the approach descriptions and the judgement are in these.

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• Boulder Canyon Rock Climbs · Topher Donahue

  Wolverine Publishing · 4th ed. · 2024

  Covers Boulder

  From the publisher Bookshop.org

• Climbing Boulder's Flatirons · Jason Haas

  Sharp End Publishing · 2nd ed.

  Covers Boulder

  From the publisher

• Colorado Bouldering: Front Range · Phillip Benningfield, Matt Samet

  Sharp End Publishing · 2020

  Covers Boulder, Denver Metropolitan Area Bouldering and Buildering, Fort Collins, Morrison/Evergreen/Littleton

  From the publisher Bookshop.org

• Devil's Head Climbing · Tod Anderson

  Sharp End Publishing · 2nd ed. · 2022

  Covers South Platte

  From the publisher

• Eldorado Canyon: A Climbing Guide · Steve Levin

  Sharp End Publishing · 4th ed. · 2024

  Covers Boulder

  From the publisher Bookshop.org

• Elevenmile Canyon Rock Climbing Guide · Stewart M. Green

  Every Adventure Publishing

  Covers South Platte

  From the publisher Bookshop.org

• Golden Climbing Guide · Kevin Capps, Jason Haas

  Fixed Pin Publishing · 2020

  Covers Golden

  From the publisher Bookshop.org

• Mount Evans Bouldering · Jamie Emerson

  Sharp End Publishing · 2022 ed.

  Covers Alpine Rock

  From the publisher

• Poudre Canyon Rock Climbing Guide · Bennett Scott

  Fixed Pin Publishing · 3rd ed.

  Covers Fort Collins

  From the publisher Bookshop.org

• Rifle: A Climber's Guide · Darek Krol

  Wolverine Publishing · 4th ed. · 2021

  Covers Rifle

  From the publisher

• Rock Climbing Clear Creek Canyon · Kevin Capps

  Clear Creek Canyon Publishing LLC · 3rd ed. · we have this copy

  Covers Golden

  From the publisher Bookshop.org

• Rock Climbing St. Vrain Canyons · Bernard Gillett

  Sharp End Publishing

  Covers Lyons

  From the publisher

• Shelf Road Rock · Rick Thompson

  Sharp End Publishing · 3rd ed.

  Covers Canon City

  From the publisher

• South Platte Climbing: The Thunder Ridge and Turkey Rock Edition · Jason Haas

  Fixed Pin Publishing · 2014

  Covers South Platte

  From the publisher

• Western Sloper · Jeff Achey, BJ Sbarra

  Wolverine Publishing · 4th ed. · 2026

  Covers Glenwood Springs

  From the publisher

15 books registered, 7 with an ISBN we can turn into a Bookshop.org link. Most climbing guidebooks are small-press and are not carried by the general booksellers at all, which is why the publisher's own shop is the link that always works.