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Title: Poor pictures, poor topos, inaccuracies, bad style
Review: My title pretty much sums it up. An explanation of my "bad style" comment: Smoot compiled (poorly) a bunch of info that he gathered from other guidebooks and local climbers. I don't think he did a lot of personal research, becuase many of his topos are very inaccurate, so I don't think it's fair of him to make a bunch of money from putting out a poor product that relies heavily on other people's work.I recommend "Weekend Climbs" by David Whitelaw (Mountaineers Press) as an alternative. Although it omits most climbs over 5.10, it has accurate beta, excellent pictures and topos, and covers pretty much all of the rock climbing areas in the state.BTW, I do not get any money from the sales of Weekend Climbs, I just think it's a better book and D.W. is a cooler guy than J.S.
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