{"product_id":"a-climbers-guide-to-joshua-tree-national-monument-by-john-wolfe-1970","title":"A Climber's Guide to Joshua Tree National Monument by John Wolfe (1970)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first published guidebook to J-Tree. The introduction notes \"piton placement may be difficult\" due to flared and bottoming-out cracks, and suggests \"nuts may be useful at times, mostly in belay anchors\". Cams were yet to be invented. Good times, good times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUses the NCCS grading system (F-grades), which briefly competed with the YDS in the 1960s and 1970s, before eventually fading into obscurity. There is a useful conversion chart in the front of the book comparing YDS, NCCS, and British grading systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e80 pages, b\u0026amp;w. This copy in truly fantastic condition, appears almost unused except for the tape to the edges, and a handful of notations next to climbs recording climbing partners and dates, and a small notation in pencil on the cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46172557541512,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/5397E893-0BA1-4CD9-8496-1CC956AB2617.jpg?v=1783535917","url":"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/a-climbers-guide-to-joshua-tree-national-monument-by-john-wolfe-1970","provider":"Dirtbag Dan Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}