Mojave Limestone

There is a spine of high limestone mountains running through the northeastern quadrant of the Mojave Desert, most of which are ringed with long cliff bands. This guidebook describes 2,500 rock climbs found in and around these mountains. The area covered is based upon the cities of Las Vegas and Mesquite in Southern Nevada with some of the crags being in California, Southern Utah and Arizona.

With the exception of Rainbow Canyon, where approximately half of the routes are traditional climbs, the routes covered in this guidebook are fully-bolted sport climbs. As a sport climbing venue, this area has few peers anywhere in North America thanks to the year-long climbing season, the reliable weather, the low-hassle desert camping and above all the quantity, variety and quality of the routes.

Author

Jerry Handren