Rock Climbing Desert Rock IV: The Colorado Plateau Backcountry: Utah

by Eric Bjornstad

The Colorado Plateau encompasses the high desert country of Colorado, New Maxico, Arizona, and Utah. In this fourth volume of Eric Bjornstadt's extraordinary climbing tour of the region, the author documents climbs on the region's spectacular backcountry towers and cliffs. Painstakingly illustrated and with a guide's eye for the fascinating natural history of the region, this book is a must for every Southwestern climber.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762711450
• ISBN13: 9780762711451
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Its not a bad guide

If your looking to climb half of moab then get this book but the author split the moab area into two books the other half is in Desert rock III i think. But other than that nonsense the guide is good.

Top notch guides

Hmm. Surprised no one has reviewed this guide. Continuing in his series of Desert Rock guides, #4 is a gem in it covers many areas overlooked by the first 3. Having known Eric while living in Moab in the late 90's, I know from personal experience how much effort and pride he puts into these books. I would see him on a weekly basis as he dined at Pasta J's (probably still does) regularly. Being a jeep/ruins/gem guide in the area, he was/is familiar with nooks and crannies of the canyons it would take one dozens of years to accumulate-- which is what he has done. He would give us beta on towers, huge crack faces and more that had never been touched. We'd go out and put up first accents. Many were memorable and are in this book and in #3. Some, not so memorable, but always good memories! Eric strives for the most accurate info he could get. He'd rely on the climbers themselves for route beta, updating the guides meticulously as he went along. Great work. You're in for real climbing adventure of your own with this series. ~jr