Compared to the Roach guidebook for the Colorado 14ers, this book is horrible. There are no topo maps, no color, hardly any elevations for trailheads, camping spots, saddles, etc. It's a very disappointing guidebook that leaves out so much of the information that you look for in a guidebook. The authors did extensive research on the historical routes and perhaps the book is more useful as a history book than a climbers' guide. But it's the only book I found for the California 14ers and so I bought it. It's primary use is getting you to the proper trailhead for the climbs and even there it wasn't ideal. When my buddy, currently speed-record holder for the CA 14ers saw I had the book, the first thing he told me was a better way to approach one of the trailheads.