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The following are some useful guides to climbing in and around Southern Ontario. With a few exceptions most of them are currently in print. For a convenient on-line means of ordering these books, try the Adventurous Traveler Bookstore. You can also try the Mountain Equipment Co-op mail-order service (1-800-663-2667, 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM Mondays to Fridays, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturdays, Pacific time), or drop in at the Co-op's Toronto Store (King & Spadina, telephone 416-340-2667).

Ontario

  • A Sport Climber's Guide to Ontario Limestone, by Bracken & Oates, Borealis Press, 1997, ISBN 0-96699283-1-9. This is the newest guide to the area. For a guide to traditional routes (and some sports climbs), see the following.
  • The Escarpment - A Climber's Guide, by Bracken, Barnes & Oates, Borealis Press, 1991.
  • Guide to the Bruce Trail, published by the Bruce Trail Association, does not describe any climbs but is a useful way of locating many climbing areas along the Escarpment.
  • Southern Ontario Ice, by Kartner & Bracken, Borealis Press, 1995, ISBN 0-9699283-0-0 (see also the on-line update for 1995/96/97).
  • A Guide to Rock Climbs at Bon Echo, 5th edition, by Steve Adcock and Dave Brown, May 2009. Published by the Toronto Section, Alpine Club of Canada.
  • Sports Crags of the East, by Cater, 1994, has sections on Old Baldy and Lion's Head
  • North of Superior: Orient Bay Ice Climber's Guide, by Parent, Granite Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-9619571-3-1

Neighbours

  • Climbing in the Adirondacks, by Mellor, published by the Adirondack Mountain Club, 1988, second edition, ISBN 0-935272-47-X. A third edition is now available. Includes both rock and ice routes.
  • The Gunks Guide, by Swain, Chockstone Press, 1995, third edition, ISBN 0-934641994.
  • Rock Climbs in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, by Webster, Mountain Imagery, 1987 (reprinted 1992), second edition, ISBN 0-9618509-0-6. A third edition is now available.
  • An Ice Climber's Guide to Northern New England, by Wilcox, International Mountain Equipment, 1992, second edition
  • New River Rock, by Thompson, Chockstone Press, 1997, second edition, ISBN 1-57540-015-4.