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On-line Guidebooks
More goodies: free on-line guidebooks for Idaho climbing, skiing, mountain biking, and paddling areas.
 
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On-line Guidebooks 
Pocatello Cross-country Ski Trail Guide
Southeast Idaho Cross-country Ski Trail Guide
Pocatello Bouldering Guide
Pocatello Mountain Biking Guide
Ross Park Climbing Guide
Massacre Rocks Climbing Guide
Idaho: A Climbing Guide
 
Free on-line guidebooks.  Take your pick . . .

Pocatello Cross-country Ski Trail Guide
Where to 
Ski in the
Pocatello
Area
Where to Ski in the Pocatello Area: A Guide to the Delights of Exploring Pocatello Ski Touring Trails

This 12 page booklet describes a variety of ski touring trails in the greater Pocatello area. Directions for finding the trailhead, level of difficulty and route finding hints are covered. We have printed copies for $2.00 (12 pages, map, stapled).  Or it's on our web site for free! --> Where to Ski in the Pocatello Area.



Southeast Idaho Cross-country Ski Trail Guide
Cross-country Touring, Snowshoeing and Backcountry Skiing in Southeast Idaho
Few people realize how sweet the skiing and snowshoeing is in Southeast Idaho.  From laid-back rolling cross-country ski trails to heart-thumping backcountry ski slopes, there's something for everyone.  Here's a delightful sample of trails from Winter Tales and Trails--> Southeast Idaho Winter Trails
 
Cross-country Touring, Snowshoeing, And Backcountry Skiing in Southeast Idaho


Pocatello Bouldering Guide
Pocatello
Area
Bouldering
Guide
Pocatello Area Bouldering Guide

With the help of area climbers, climber Bruce Black has put together a guide to many of the outstanding boulder problems in the Pocatello area.  Descriptions are supplemented with photographs showing routes.  Bruce has been cataloging bouldering routes for a number of years, and he has done a terrific job of pulling it all together.  Moreover, he makes it all available for free right here --> Bouldering Guide



Pocatello Mountain Biking Guide
A Guide to Pocatello Mountain Biking

Every so often you'll run across a magazine article describing the Pocatello area as a little known mountain biking paradise. A Guide to Pocatello Mountain Biking describes six of the more popular riding areas. All of the areas are within a 15 minute drive of the city. We have printed copies for $1.00 (8 pages with maps, stapled), or it's on our web for free! ---> Pocatello Mountain Biking.

A Guide to Pocatello Mountain Biking


Ross Park Climbing Guide 
Ross
Park Climbing
Guide
Ross Park Climbing Guide

Ross Park, the site of one of the oldest climbing contests in the Northwest, the Pocatello Pump, is a wonderful basalt climbing area only a bike ride away from the Idaho State University campus.  More and more climbers from all over nation are finding it a great place to stop and spend a day of climbing. The climbing guide found here includes the Ross Park numbering system along with each climb's difficulty.  Print a copy of it before you go out to climb--> Ross Park Guide



Massacre Rocks Climbing Guide
Massacre Rocks Climbing Guide

Massacre Rocks is a notable national climbing area near the Snake River northwest of Pocatello, Idaho. This guide originally compiled by TS Productions (aka Pat & Dan Spurlock) and maintained by Bruce Black includes well over 600 climbing routes for all climbing abilities. 
   Unfortunately, there has been attempts by other parties to take Dan's material and sell it.  You don't have pay for it! Dan has always made this information available for free. 
   This is the place to find the real thing: the official, most comprehensive and updated guide to Massacre Rocks.  ---> Massacre Rock Climbs

Massacre
Rocks
Climbing
Guide

Links to Other Idaho Guides
Idaho:
A Climbing
Guide
Idaho: A Climbing Guide

There's no doubt about it. When it comes to climbing and mountaineering, Idaho: A Climbing Guide by Tom Lopez is the state's flagship guidebook.  Tom's book is a labor of love.  Thoroughly researched and compiled over many years, it has just the right combination of history, access and climbing route information. 
     Tom maintains a website with the latest route information, a regional summary of Idaho mountain ranges, and links to other sites of interest to climbers. Check it out--> Idaho: A Climbing Guide



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