Collages of Rock & Desire: Re-imagining Climbing in Red Rock, Risk in the Andes & Running into Dreams

by Joanne Urioste

343 pages, Hardcover

Published November 24, 2025

Reviews

[Kevin Yin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Joanne has lived a crazy life, and the adventures span from the mountains of the NorthEast to Yosemite to Bolivia and of course to Red Rocks in Vegas. Many of her accomplishments are intense and epic to read, such as the solo on the Direct South Buttress of Mount Moran. I do wish there was more elaboration on her relationship with Jorge in her later life, maybe it is too personal or outside the scope of what is primarily an adventure book, but there is definitely a lot to pick up on if you read between the lines.

[Andrew Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

very inspiring and incredible stories