Sources for Problems/Routes

Bertini, Joan, et al. Five Star Bouldering in Southern California. 2005.

Corso, Damon. Best Climbs Los Angeles. FalconGuides, 2015.

Dooley, Matthew, et al. Los Angeles County Bouldering. 2017.

Fry, Craig. Southern California Bouldering Guide. Falcon Guides, 1995.

---. Southern California Bouldering Guide. Falcon Guides, 1990.

Hellweg, Paul, and Nathan M. Warstler. Climber’s Guide to Southern California. 1988.

March, James. “mOthEr rOck MAIL.” mOthEr rOck, edited by Matt Artz, no. 98–08, 19 Mar. 1998.

---. “mOthEr rOck MAIL.” mOthEr rOck, edited by Matt Artz, no. 98–10, 1 June 1998.

---. “Seeking Refuge: Higher Ground Bouldering in Los Angeles County.” Rock & Ice, no. 90, Feb. 1999, pp. 92–97.

Mayr, Troy. Southern California Sport Climbing: The Guide III. 2004.

Mayr, Troy, and Anthony Sweeney. Williamson Rock: Southern California Sport Climbing. 1997.

Young, Wills. “Escape to L.A.” Climbing, no. 174, 15 Mar. 1998, pp. 84–93.

Other Citations (Books, Magazines, DVDs, Journals, etc.)

AAC Publications - John Dale Mendenhall, 1911-1983. publications.americanalpineclub.org/ . . . /John-Dale-Mendenhall-1911-1983.

Ament, Pat. Royal Robbins: Spirit of the Age. Climbing Classics, 1998.

Angeles Chapter Rock Climbing Section: Gone but not Forgotten. (n.d.). Sierra Club. www.sierraclub.org/angeles . . . gone-not-forgotten.

Boessenecker, John. "Bandido: The Life and Times of Tiburcio Vasquez." Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 2010.

Cermak, R. W. Fire in the Forest: A History of Forest Fire Control on the National Forests in California, 1898-1956. U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005.

Cicero on Damocles - Livius. www.livius.org . . ..

Fawm, Jordan Benjamin Nrp. “How to Survive a Snakebite in the Wilderness — Asclepius Snakebite Foundation.” Asclepius Snakebite Foundation, 30 June 2024, www.snakebitefoundation.org . . ..

Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. "Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Revitalization Plan." Volume 2, Chapter H. 2 March 2020, pp. 74-75, upperlariver.konveio.com/chapter-h . . ..

Gabrielino. “Tongva Tribe History & Timeline | Gabrielino/Tongva Nation.” Gabrielino / Tongva Nation, 23 Feb. 2025, gabrielinotongva.org/history/.

History of Los Angeles County - Pre-History to 1799. www.laalmanac.com/. . ..

Joe, Sherry. “Rock climbers scale freeway bridges because they’re close and are ideal for training. But now Caltrans wants them . . . : Off the Wall - Los Angeles Times.” Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2019, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-24-vw-364-story.html.

Lisa Rands the Hit List. Directed by Wills Young, Climbing Magazine, 2002.

Mather, Kate. “Bad News Bears - Los Angeles Times.” Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2013, www.latimes.com/ . . . htmlstory.html.

Quirarte, Louis. "Summit Signatures: The Origins of Southern California Peak Names (Part Nine: T-Z)." Hundred Peaks Lookout, Volume XXX, No. 3, May-June 1993, pp. 15-20.

Reid, Hiram A. History of Pasadena Compirsing An Account of the Native Indian, the Early Spanish, the Mexican, the American, the Colony, and The Incorporated City. Pasadena History Company, 1895. pp. 156-159, 370

Reponen, Gerry. "Angeles Crest Scenic Byway Roadside Inventory." rev. by Smith, Michael, 1989 rev. 2019.

Robbins, Royal. To be Brave. 2009.

Robinson, John W. The San Gabriels: The Mountain Country from Soledad Canyon to Lyttle Creek. Gem Guides Book Company, 1991.

Schaufele, Tim. "Los Angeles Climbing with Damon Corso." Squamish Climbing Magazine, 9 May 2015. squamishclimbingmagazine.ca/los-angeles-climbing-with-damon-corso/.

“The Indigenous Dawn of the San Gabriel Mountains.” PBS SoCal, 10 Nov. 2017, www.pbssocal.org/ . . . /the-indigenous-dawn-of-the-san-gabriel-mountains.

“The Tongva and Yaanga Village.” Azusa Street Mission, 312azusa.com/the-tongva-and-yaanga-village-2/.

Thrall, Will H. "The Haunts and Hideouts of Tiburcio Vasquez," Historical Society of Southern California. Quarterly, June 1948.

The Sunland Grizzly | Natural History Magazine. www.naturalhistorymag.com/ . . . the-sunland-grizzly.

Vogel, Randy. The Climbing Guidebooks of The United States, Part I, California and Arizona. 1993.

Wildfires in Los Angeles County. www.laalmanac.com/fire/fi07.php.

Book Recs

Mountaineers. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills. 2017.

Sherman, John. Better Bouldering. 3rd ed., 2017.

Wilkerson, James A., et al. Medicine for Mountaineering and Other Wilderness Activities. The Mountaineers Books, 2010.

Book Buying

So you want to start or expand your climbing book collection? Since I'm out of the game I don't mind sharing my secrets.

1. Check Mountain Project every day.
2. Use Bookfinder.com
3. Search eBay every day and filter for newest (bookfinder doesn't see a lot of eBay stuff).
4. Chessler Books (particularly good for getting old issues of Climbing and Rock & Ice: cross reference your purchases with Moore's Superguide).
5. Go into weird little book stores. Climbing guidebooks are usually in the sports, travel, california sections.
6. Don't be afraid to call brick and mortar stores (not just book stores, think big box retail, small gear stores, etc.), many of them will ship to you.
7. Don't forget apps like Offer Up and Facebook Marketplace.