Misc Guidebook Questions

[rr666]

I end up at Vantage, Exit 38, and Exit 32 a few times a year, yet I only have the old Smoot Climbing Washington guidebook, and the even older Vantage pamphlet from 1995. I am thinking about forking over the dough for the real guidebooks, cause I am running out of stuff to climb and know there is a bunch of new climbs out there not covered in my guides. Does anyone know if updated versions are in the works for any of these places. I would rather wait 6 months or a year rather than fork over the dough and still have an 'old' guide, considering I only climb at these places occasionally.

 

Thanks,

[specialed]

There are guidebooks for all of these places individually. Some old former Cascade hardman qua burnout named Jim Yoder and his wife have a relatively new guidebook for (disad)Vantage(d) and some retired Microsoftee / nerd-type dude named Garth has a way too detailed guidebook out for the Si area.

[olyclimber]

Link to Deceptioncrags.com, for the Exit 32 and 38 books mentioned by Mr. SpecialEd.

[rr666]

I've seen those Mt Si/Exit 38 guides - impressive books for those small areas. I guess those are not too old. I thought I had heard rumors of a Vantage update in the works. Or is going to be out the same time the new Smith book will be out?

[specialed]

I thought there was a new Smith guide out.

[olyclimber]

Yes, I heard the Smith Guide was going to be published in a volume set along with the Renton granite guide.

 

If you haven't seen this online guide to Vantage, it seems pretty good:

 

New Routes at Vantage by Bill Robins

[specialed]

RIP Bill Robins.