Quarryographer Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hey all! I'm in the market for a Guidebook to City of rocks. There's a few options online, and it seems the Dave Bingham is prob the best bet? Any feedback would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetimetravlr Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 You might want to buy the Castle Rocks guidebook also. Its available at the Ranger Station in Almo last time I was there or online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I think the falcon guide (calderone?) is better than the Bingham one. Ditto on getting some info on castle rocks area too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 there is some online pretty comprehensive page for castle rocks. lots and lots of photos. unfortunately I don't know the link but it should still be out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaredSilly Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I think the falcon guide (calderone?) is better than the Bingham one. Ditto on getting some info on castle rocks area too. That one was a piece of shit and was basically recalled by Falcon because of all of issues with it. Get Dave Bingham's books. They will get you the crag and back without issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryographer Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Thanks all! Isn't there a closure ay Castle currently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 (edited) I got a message from access fund that the closure was on BLM land and that most of the climbing was on rec land or something. All the negative info may have been misinformed. or not. the best bet is to call the ranger station there. back when I got the falcon guide, it was way better than the 2nd ed bingham guidebook which I had been using for years before. hopefully the 7th ed of the binham got the weakness out of it. I have never had any issues with info from the falcon guide so I don't know where the "piece of shit" part comes from. but it is all a moot point since the falcon book is $900 used on amazon. really? Edited June 1, 2013 by genepires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drederek Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Binghams 7th ed seems pretty good to me, it is more of a real guidebook than some of the earlier ones. Its very similar to the blue tieton guide or Viktors first Leavenworth guide. Getting to some of the more remote crags can be adventurous! I believe the whole Bingham/Calderone controversy has its roots in the Almo massacre, or the reporting of it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryographer Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Thanks for all the beta! Finally got the books, Binham 7th City and Castle. Realized camping was difficult and reserved out months ago. The website isn't very user friendly. Just want to find a spot to car camp (sleep in the car) everything available is walk in. For this kind of hassle I'll just go to the Valley... Off to find a better destination... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 BLM land is free and extremely close to the climbing. It's in the guidebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryographer Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Wow! Awesome! Thanks. Exactly what I was looking for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryographer Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Just found the little sentence about BLM. Where is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwebster Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 it is just past Smoky Mountain Campground which is here: http://www.nps.gov/ciro/planyourvisit/smoky-mountain-campground.htm For BLM camping, instead of turning left into smoky mountain campground, continue straight up the road, which gets very rocky. Access in a 2 wheel drive car is scary, but people do it. the camping up there is free, and unregulated. People leave their tents up for a week. City of rocks is my new Yosemite. Closer drive, closer bolts, less crowded, great cracks, lots of domes for sun or climbing in the shade, ton's of moderates (under 5.10)...what's not to like? We will be there Friday...site 50, in the city proper. Stop in and say hi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryographer Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Thanks again! We'll be rolling in a week from tomorrow. If you're still there, we'll have a beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwebster Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Sue and I will be there a week. White Rav4 with a wood rack on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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