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Southern Sierra - The Needles, Kern River, Domelands, etc. Guidebooks


California : Southern-Western Sierra : Southern Sierra - The Needles, Kern River, Domelands, etc. : Domeland Wilderness

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Southern Sierra Rock Climbing: Domelands (Book 3)

Sally Moser and Greg Vernon. Chockstone Press, Inc.; 1st edition (January 1, 1992)

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"From the Back Cover. The expansive area of domes and crags just northwest of the Needles is described with photos and topos." Book is out of print. FYI link goes to Amazon.

California : Southern-Western Sierra : Southern Sierra - The Needles, Kern River, Domelands, etc. : The Needles

The Needles Climbing - A Complete Guide (by Kristian Solem)

FEATURED: The Needles Climbing, A Complete Guide (2017)

Kristian Solem (2017)

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From the seller's website: "This guidebook covers every route from the classics to the obscure at the upper Needles, Voodoo Dome, Demon Dome, and the secretive Merlin Dome.

Also covered in detail are Dome Rock and Hermit Spire. The Needles stately neighbor to the south, Dome Rock, is home to more easily accessible classic climbs than any other crag in the southern Sierra. Hermit Spire, easily seen from The Needles approach, stands alone across the Freeman Creek drainage beckoning to adventurous climbers.

Everything you need to know to get there, camp there, climb there, and enjoy rest days is in this book. You will also find interesting reading, including a carefully researched history of Needles area climbing, rounded out by personal accounts from Needles climbers who led the way.

This book is the complete Needles guide. And coming in at 240 pages (only ten more than the 1992 book) it will not be a burden in your pack."

California : Southern-Western Sierra : Southern Sierra - The Needles, Kern River, Domelands, etc.

From author's website.

New Direction Cliffs and Kern Slabs (2016)

Herb Laeger / Kern Valley Climbs / 2016

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"There are upwards of 100 climbs in this new guide to “New Directions Cliffs and Kern Slabs”. This guide encompasses almost all of those climbs. The map-like format makes it very easy to find any particular route, especially those located on New Directions Cliffs, which has several adjacent climbing faces, and which in the past has been difficult to decipher." - Herb Laeger shared on this thread.

Southern Sierra Rock Climbing: Domelands (Book 3)

Sally Moser and Greg Vernon / Chockstone Press

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From Chockstone Press, Inc.; 1st edition, January 1, 1992. Features a forward by Fred Beckey! Link is to Amazon page.

Classic (and out of print)

Southern Sierra Rock Climbing: The Needles

Greg Vernon and Patrick Paul / Chockstone Press

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From Chockstone Press, October 1999. Link is to the Amazon page.