ericb Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Headed there in 2-weeks and looking for a guidebook recommendation. Any favorites?.....how's Supertopo?....I got the south lake tahoe book for Lovers' Leap, and thought it was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemp22 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 The supertopo guide is good. If you liked the Tahoe Supertopo, you'll like the Tuolumne Supertopo. It has a little more description/history on some of the climbs than in the Tahoe book. Of course, there's a more extensive falcon guide with a more comprehensive list of routes, but a "select"-type guide like the supertopo will do you just fine for a first trip or a short trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 SuperTaco sucks. Too much beta is lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I had the Reid and Falkenstein book when I was there and I liked it a lot. If you like lots of beta though you might not be all that happy with it. Eric what's on your hit list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornfed Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Super-topo has max beta if you like it. For longer routes, I find this very helpful. Plus you can buy it on-line for like $10 and have it instantaneously and print out only the sheets you want and bring them with you on a climb. It has all the classics you'll want to try and a good range of routes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I just got back from Toulumne and we used the Reid and Falkenstein. Its a good instruction manual and has a sweet pic on the cover of TM Herbert climbing in pink tights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 The guidebooks are both good. R & F will tell you what most everything is. Supertopo will sort it down to the classics and keep you safe if you are a relative newbie. Being as you are a well-paid professional (I think) you should buy both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Eric what's on your hit list? Still figuring that out...Cathedral Peak and Matthes Crest, and looking for a couple more. We've only got 4/5 days so probably need to think about some shorter approaches. I'm a little rusty on lead but felt good on Index 5.8+ last weekend. I'm not sure how the grades compare but I think they are pretty similar, so some 5.8 or a well protected 5.9 crux routes might be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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