Roof of the Rockies: A History of Colorado Mountaineering

By William M. Bueler

Book Overview

Entertaining prose and personal accounts tell the story of 200 years of Colorado climbing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0917895061
• ISBN13: 9780917895067
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Cordillera Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

How they got to the top!

A thorough survey of the exploration and first ascents of Colorado's diverse mountainscape. If you want a history of how Colorado's key ranges and the mountains within them were "conquered" by miners, Indians, surveyers, hikers, and gutty climbers then this is the book for you. It gives a great feel for the challenges faced by early climbers and the wonder of adventure in the Colorado high country. Highly recommended for climbing buffs. Not a technical or "beta" book -- this is a very readable survey of a wonderful state.

Interesting tales and stories

Some truly fascinating stories here of climbing in the Colorado Rockies with a lot of historical photos. You'll come away with appreciation of the achievements of the old timers. With footnotes, sometimes it seems a little too dry but overall I enjoyed the tales of first ascents, tragedies, legendary figures, and what must of been, great fun. This new edition carries the story right up to this year.