A climbing guide to Colorado's fourteeners

by Walter R. Borneman

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Genres: Adventure

238 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Walter R. Borneman, b.1952, an American historian and lawyer, is the author of well-known popular books on 18th and 19th century United States history. He received his B.A. in 1974 from Western State College of Colorado, and received an M.A. in history there in 1975 for a thesis on "Irwin : silver camp of the Ruby Mountains"; in 1981 he received a law degree from the University of Denver, and practiced law. His latest book, published in May 2012, is The Admirals Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--the 5-star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea.
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Reviews

[Mike Courson]

Book 36 of 2021
Just getting into the Colorado 14ers, so this is a nice introductory guide. I like some history and this book includes some basic historical facts about the peaks.

As a beginner in this world, I guess I wanted more information. I don't think I'd feel very prepared if I just used this as a guide before heading up some peaks. The information is fairly rudimentary, the topos might be worth something. But overall, there's a fair bit of info lacking for the beginner. What to expect in different seasons, more info on some of the roads into routes, etc. Definitely a good starting point but I'm researching a whole lot more before I go anyhwere.