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Favorite Climbing Books
In my cycling library, two books are well worn, much more so than all others. These two are the climbing bibles from John Summerson:
The first one contains 100 climbs from all over the US and was my go-to resource for quite a while. For me, the list of climbs was, if nothing else, a great motivator. I quickly started treating it as a bucket list, trying to knock off as many climbs as I could.
This was eventually followed by the California edition, which became my go-to for CA climbs. It is the same format as the first one, but with better overall coverage of CA. Whenever I am considering a new climb, it is always the first book that I reach for.
John Summerson also has a few other region specific books out:
While I don’t have personal experience with either, I’m guessing they are also quite good, based on the quality of the US and California editions.
- Santa Monica Mountains Leg Burner – Tuna Canyon, Fernwood & Corral Canyon
- Costa Rica – Playa Flamingo Cycling – Monkey Trail
- San Diego – Palomar Mountain South Grade Climb
- Old Waterman Canyon Rd, CA-18 (Rim of the World Hwy) & CA-138 to Crestline Loop
- Costa Rica – Playa Flamingo Cycling – Cycling Around Playa Brasilito
- Newport Beach – Back Bay, San Joaquin Hills & Corona Del Mar Loop (Kéan Coffee stop included!)
- Mt. Baldy Road to the Ski Lifts!
- Glendora Mountain Rd, Glendora Ridge Rd & Mt Baldy Rd (to the Ski Lifts!)
- San Bernardino Mountains – Valley of the Falls – CA-38 (State Route 38) to Forest Falls Hill Climb
- San Mateo County – La Honda, San Gregorio, Pescadero, Loma Mar Cycling
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