Rocks Above the Clouds: A Hiker's and Climber's Guide to Colorado Mountain Geology

by Jack Reed and Greg Ellis

Book Overview

* A geologic primer for mountain people. * A range-by-range geologic description of Colorado mountains * Detailed geologic information on the Fourteeners. Rocks Above the Clouds is the first geology book written for climbers, scramblers and hikers. It is an exploration of how the nature of mountains and the challenges they present to the climber and hiker are influenced by the rocks that form them, in other words, by their geology. After describing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097605258X
• ISBN13: 9780976052586
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.0" x 7.0"