Information & Resources

A variety of resources are available to assist you in your next outdoor adventure. The following are available for trip planning at the Outdoor Pursuits Gear Shop:

Maps

  • Colorado Road & Recreation Atlas, Benchmark Maps
  • Colorado: Detailed Topographic Maps, Delorme Atlas & Gazetteer
  • Colorado State Map, Rand McNally
  • Rocky Mountain National Park Panoramic Hiking Map, Trail Tracks

Books

CAMPING
HIKING
ROCK CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL GUIDES
OTHER

CAMPING

  • Bear Essentials: Hiking and Camping in Bear Country, John Gookin and Tom Reed
  • Colorado Campgrounds:  The 100 Best and All the Rest, Gil Folsom
  • Colorado State Parks & Natural Areas, Frank Weston
  • Cookery, National Outdoor Leadership School
  • Winter Camping, Buck Tilton and John Gookin

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HIKING

  • Best Summit Hikes in Colorado, James Dziezynski
  • Hiking and Backpacking, Wilderness Education Association
  • Rocky Mountain National Park Dayhiker’s Guide, Jerome Malitz

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ROCK CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING

  • A Climbing Guide to Colorado’s Fourteeners, Walter R. Borneman and Lyndon J. Lampert
  • Climb!, Jeff Achey, Dudley Chelton and Bob Godfrey
  • Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, The Mountaineers Books
  • Mountaineering Training and Preparation, Carlton Cooke, Dave Bunting, John O’Hara
  • Rock Climbing, Wilderness Education Association
  • Rock Climbing Colorado: Your Introduction to 1,500 routes, Stewart M. Green
  • Wilderness Mountaineering, National Outdoor leadership School, Phil Powers

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SAFETY AND SURVIVAL GUIDES

  • Outdoor Survival Guide, Randy Gerke
  • The National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness Guide, Mark Harvey
  • Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry, Buck Tilton
  • Wilderness Medicine Field Guide, Justin Padgett, Tod Schimelpfenig, Brian Barrett

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OTHER

  • Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails, Charles A. Wells
  • Outdoor Leadership Theory and Practice, Bruce Martin, Christine Cashel, Mark Wagstaff and Mary Breunig
  • Soft Paths: How to Enjoy the Wilderness without Harming it, National Outdoor Leadership School, Bruce Hampton and David Cole
  • Snowboarding Learning to Ride from All-mountain to Park and Pipe, Liam Gallagher
  • The New Guide to Skiing, Martin Heckelman

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