The essential, comprehensive guidebook for climbing in New York's Adirondack mountains.
Climbing in the Adirondack mountains is like anything else there: rugged, wild and beautiful.  From classic moderates on the Chapel Pond Slab to exposed multipitch routes on Wallface to the hard cracks of Spider's Web, the Adirondacks offer a variety of world-class routes. For years, the original
Adirondack Rock by Jim Lawyer and Jeremy Haas was the bible of climbing within New York's most beautiful lands. The newest edition, expanded to two volumes, opens the door to a wealth of new routes, displayed with clear topos, approach maps, vivid photos and useful descriptions. Experience some of the best climbing in the Northeast with
Adirondack Rock!
Here are 3 reasons why we love Adirondack Rock:
1. Beautiful Presentation
The new edition of
Adirondack Rock stands out in many ways, but its impressive visual presentation instantly sets it apart from other guidebooks. Detailed topos and approach maps help climbers find and identify routes. Vivid action photos serve as inspiration and build anticipation for the classic routes of the Adirondacks by showcasing some of the most beautiful and spectacular terrain in the region. Photo diagrams provide a unique, realistic perspective by displaying route lines imposed over real photographs of a cliff or face. Additionally,
Adirondack Rock features watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations. How many other guidebooks offer climbing art in addition to technical information?
2. A More Comprehensive Collection of Routes and Areas
The original
Adirondack Rock was a fantastic guidebook that collected all of the classic and popular routes in the Adirondacks. The updated version, however, collects all of the new routes that have been established since the publication of the first book as well as any routes and areas that were missed initially.
Adirondack Rock is now more comprehensive than ever with 320 cliffs and 3,100+ routes —that's 78 new cliffs and 1,162 new routes. This is the definitive guide to every known route in the Adirondack park!
3. More Than Just A Guidebook
In addition to the drawing and paintings mentioned above,
Adirondack Rock contains additional features that go beyond  technical information about climbs and areas. Prominent Adirondack rock climbers contributed 22 essays to the book and forwards are included written in both English and French. Additionally, each cliff and some notable routes have detailed histories.  Adirondack Rock is more than just a technical guidebook; it is also an essential tribute to the great tradition of rock climbing in the Adirondacks.
