Idaho Guidebooks

Climbing Guide to Gold Fork Pins & Needles

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Free guide to climbing in the Pins and Needles.

Eastern Idaho Sweet Spots

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A Climbing (...and biking, hiking & skiing) guide to the more popular areas in Southeast Idaho.

Idaho Underground

Great guidebook from local climber Dave Bingham. Contains boulder problems and roped climbs for Dierkes, as well as many other crags around southern Idaho.

Spokane Bouldering

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Spokane Bouldering provides bouldering routes across the wider Spokane area including areas such as Q'Emiln, McLellan, Tum Tum, Minnehaha, Rocks of Sharon, and Banks Lake. Includes over 700 problems from the past six decades of bouldering with pictures, topos, and detailed instructions on how to access each area on top of historical context for many of the areas. Only publication to currently include bouldering in Q'Emiln, and a must have for any Spokane, Coeur d'Alene boulderers looking for some quality local rock.

Let's Rock: Washington

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An extensive chapter on all the easy and moderate stuff at Q'emlin Park, plus all the classic main crags in Washington and a bunch of newly developed/discovered areas - the North Bend Exits and Keechelus, Cle Elum, Yelm, Kitsap, Vantage, Tieton, Mazama, and Banks Lake. Also, neighboring crags with similar driving distances such as Squamish, Oregon and Idaho. Plus, some bonus chapters covering the best of Utah, Nevada, California, South Dakota and Kentucky. The guidebook features - GPS coordinates. - Detailed route beta. - Easy to read maps. - Clear images from the start of each route. - Camping and approach information. Everything for those new to the sport or looking for moderate climbs 5.0 to 5.10d

Swan Falls Bouldering

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Locally written and published guidebook from a long-time Treasure Valley climber. The guidebook lists ~500 boulder problems and includes black and white photographs and maps of the area.

City of Rocks Routes Digital Guide

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This is the new edition of Dave Bingham's popular guidebook. It covers 1104 (not including those in the closure) roped climbing routes from 5.1 to 5.13d in City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rock State Park. It includes new routes, new GPS-enabled maps, and hundreds of additional photos to help identify the climbs. A lifetime license for this digital version will include all future updates.

City of Rocks and Castle Rocks State Park - A Climber's Guide

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Idaho's City of Rocks has been called America's premier granite climbing area. Tucked away in the enchanting high desert corner of the state, this area continues to attract climbers from around the globe.

The City of Rocks is renowned for its fascinating and often bizarre geography, plentiful moderates climbs as well as famous test-pieces of extreme difficulty. With an inviting combination of rustic western atmosphere, scenic camping, and well protected climbs, the City of Rocks is a unique and refreshingly enjoyable experience.

The eagerly awaited latest version of Dave Bingham’s iconic City of Rocks Climber’s Guide is now available by Wolverine Publishing, Rock City in Almo, Amazon, and many regional climbing shops.

The new guide book covers both City of Rocks and Castle Rocks State Park and is a significant upgrade over past editions. The whole new format includes loads of color pictures of the rocks, the routes, and climbers on classic climbs like Bloody Fingers, Cairo, Terror of Tiny Town, Red Tail, Tribal Boundaries, and many more. More upgrades include color coded tabs for each major crag or crag system; sun/shade beta; great aerial maps for navigation; color coding for TR, Sport, Trad, or Mixed Routes; hiking times; and local beta on amenities, camping, rest day activities, etc.

Castle Rocks is an excellent climbing area adjacent to City of Rocks and while the climbing is similar, Castle Rocks has it’s own unique character. There have been quite a few new routes established in the last 5 years and most of these are captured in the new guide.

This guide has been hotly anticipated and Dave delivers a modern guidebook for a classic and world renowned climbing destination.

Cover of the New City of Rocks Guidebook by Dave Bingham

City of Rocks and Castle Rocks State Park - A Climber's Guide

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Castle Rocks, Idaho - a magical place of spires, peaceful meadows and rugged backcountry - opened to the public for the first time in 2003.

The latest information on Castle Rocks including dozens of new routes is in the new City of Rocks Guidebook by Dave Bingham. Dave combined both granite climbing areas in one volume.

The new guide book covers both City of Rocks and Castle Rocks State Park and is a significant upgrade over past editions. The whole new format includes loads of color pictures of the rocks, the routes, and climbers on classic climbs like Bloody Fingers, Cairo, Terror of Tiny Town, Red Tail, Tribal Boundaries, Twinkie, Comp Splitter, Redrum, and many more. More upgrades include color coded tabs for each major crag or crag system; sun/shade beta; great aerial maps for navigation; color coding for TR, Sport, Trad, or Mixed Routes; hiking times; and local beta on amenities, camping, rest day activities, etc.

Castle Rocks is an excellent climbing area adjacent to City of Rocks and while the climbing is similar, Castle Rocks has it’s own unique character. There have been quite a few new routes established in the last 5 years and most of these are captured in the new guide.

The eagerly awaited latest version of Dave Bingham’s iconic City of Rocks Climber’s Guide (now including Castle Rocks State Park) is available by Wolverine Publishing, Rock City in Almo, Amazon, and many regional climbing shops.

Cover of the New City of Rocks Guidebook by Dave Bingham