Late last year our Blue Mountains Climbing 2007 Edition guidebook completely sold out, so we started working on a bit of an update. Along the way the “bit of an update” turned into a major production and we have ended up with a fully revised, redesigned, updated and expanded edition. It was a bit like popping out for an afternoons sport cragging then somewhere along the line deciding to head off for “a spot” of mountaineering instead. And yeah, it was a little bit epic at times. Not quite “Touching the Void” epic, but epic nevertheless – for a guidebook. But after a long hard slog, dodging some crevasses and a couple of avalanches, and weathering out some mightily ferocious storms, we made it to the summit, got the tick, and even made it down again! And I’m stoked. This is not just an update and expansion but, I’m sure, in many important ways, a vast improvement on the previous edition(s).
The Blue Mountains is of course one of Australia’s biggest, best and most popular climbing areas. I get the feeling that many of the Blue Mountains climbing community wanted to see a guide book that reflected the brilliance and significance of the climbing around here. I’ll be happy if people feel that this book goes some way towards achieving that.
A phenomenal amount of work went into this production. The support from the climbing community has been overwhelmingly fantastic. It simply wouldn’t have been possible to produce a book like this without the incredible support and help from many people. I have not put my name on this book; in many ways I don’t feel it is “my” book. It has most definitely been an awesome collaborative effort. Above all else, for their help with this and the previous edition, I’d like to especially thank Niall Doherty, Mike Law, Glenn Short and John Smoothy for extraordinary contributions including authoring extensive sections and helping in numerous ways. I’d also like to say a special thank you to Bruce Cameron, Lee Cossey, Adam Darragh, Neil Monteith and Warwick Williams for their invaluable contributions and generosity. Please see the book acknowledgements page for a full list of contributors.
So I’m happy to present Blue Mountains Climbing 2010 Edition:
- Details 2700 routes (330 more than previous edition).
- Covers 45 different climbing areas (7 more than previous edition).
- 192 cliff-photo topos.
- 51 access maps.
- 86 action photos.
- Dedicated history chapter.
- 336 pages, A5, full colour.
It’s big, it’s beautiful, it’s better and it’s up to date!
You can get it now from most outdoor shops and climbing gyms in Sydney and the Blue Mountains or just order it now from our online shop here.
Check out the new design:
Enjoy! And happy climbing!
and i thought, there can’t be a better guide book than the 2007 edition of the blue mountains guide ;)
even today – far away from the bluies chris and i are shuffling through the book from time to time a) for nostalgic reasons and b) because we’re wishing that every guidebook is so well designed.
take care and good luck with your work!
flow
— flo · 2 June 2010, 17:44 · #