Roof of the Rockies: A History of Mountaineering in Colorado by William Bueler (1974) Coffee Table Books

Roof of the Rockies: A History of Mountaineering in Colorado by William Bueler (1974) Coffee Table BooksAn excellent historical survey of Colorado peakbagging, the book is split into two parts. Part 1 covers the early mountain history including walk up ascents by natives, prospectors, miners, and the like. Part 2 covers the history of serious technical climbing and hard scrambles, the routes desired by mountaineers. Handsome hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition. 200 pages, with bibliography and index. Contains modern maps and historical

" A bit of southern flavor for ya

but the Needles in the Black Hills of South Dakota is a huge maze of pinnacles with an obscure climbing history and poor documentation

The book closes with a farcical appendix describing the climbers of the day

Toward a Climbing Ethic by Royal Robbins

many diagrams of mountain faces but no maps

Flexibound volume in excellent shape

This copy is flat-signed on the title page by David Roberts

and a regional map on the inside cover

A history of climbing in the Caucasus range in Georgia and the former USSR

if you ask me

A mix of black-and-white and color

The 2nd edition of High Over Boulder