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lacquement


May 7, 2012, 2:46 PM
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Current Southern Illinois Guidebook?
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Hi - I'm thinking of making a trip down to SoIll for some climbing this year and am trying to find out what the most current guidebook is and where I can find it for ordering online.

I came across soillbouldering.com, but the site is down (permanently?)

I also found http://www.verticalheartland.com/E-Store.html - is this a fairly up-to-date/good guide?

I was mostly thinking of bouldering, but would consider sport climbing as well.

Thanks in advance for any info you can give me..


mattmaxwell


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"Vertical Heartland" is the most current guidebook and is fairly comprehensive. But: a) Draper's Bluff is closed until further notice; b) there are a number of recently bolted routes at Jackson Falls, so you might have to ask a regular if you come across something confusing.

For bouldering, get "Sandstone Warrior" by Matt Bliss.

I would bet the website is permanently defunct.


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Thanks for the help

Vertical Heartland just arrived and now I've ordered Sandstone Warrior.


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