Rock climbing and mountain climbing books from Bored Feet Press

Royal Robbins: My Life: Volume One; To Be Brave

climbing legend Royal Robbins
with a Foreword by Steve Roper

Royal Robbins has created a powerful and engaging, startling memoir that provides a more satisfying answer to the question, “Why climb?”, or indeed, why we pursue any challenging outdoor pursuit.

California Road Trip
A Climber's Guide Northern California

Tom Slater and Chris Summit

This hefty road reference for climbers is an ideal guidebook for any climber traveling in Northern California. Coverage ranges from Lone Pine in the southern Sierra to Big Sur in the SW to Lassen National Park in the NE to Redwood National Park in the NW.

Bishop Area Rock Climbs
3rd Edition

Peter Croft and Marty Lewis

This long-awaited new edition of the Climbing Guide to the Eastern Sierra — South covers climbs in and around Whitney Portal and the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, and closer to Bishop, Cardinal Pinnacle, Buttermilk Country bouldering, Tablelands bouldering, Pine Creek Canyon and much more.

The Good, The Great and the Awesome
Top 40 High Sierra Rock Climbs

Peter Croft, Foreword by Galen Rowell

Climbing guide Croft covers the best alpine rock climbing found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Mammoth Area Rock Climbs, 3rd Edition
The Climbing Guide To The Eastern Sierra—North

Marty Lewis & John Moynier, Foreword by Errett Allen

This is the definitive climbing guide for the area around Mammoth Lakes on the east side of California's Sierra Nevada Range, now in its third edition.

Owens River Gorge Climbs, 10th Edition
The Climbing Guide To The Owens River Gorge

Marty Lewis

More than 700 routes are covered in this comprehensive guide to one of California's premier climbing areas

Big Chief Area Climbs
The Climbing Guide To The Big Chief Area, Lake Tahoe

Marek Hajek

In the vacationer’s paradise called Lake Tahoe Basin, Big Chief is the premier sport climbing crag.

Sport Climbing in the Santa Monicas, 2nd Edition
The Climbing Guide to the Santa Monica Mountains

Louie Anderson, Foreword by John Long

This lavishly illustrated book covers the well known cragging area of Malibu Canyon along with new discoveries like Echo Cliffs, Boney Bluff and Black Flower as well as Conejo Mountain and Tick Rock.