Climbing Guidebooks
Classic routes of the Welsh mountains. Produced in a handy A6 size pocket format for carrying up routes. Large photo-topos supported by full descriptions and accurate approach maps. Areas Covered: Tremadog, Cwm Silyn, Llanberis Pass, Cloggy, Lliwedd, Tryfan, Idwal, Carneddau The guide does full-colour justice to several cliffs never before documented with topos, such as Little Tryfan and the Upper Tier of Tremadog. North Wales Classics is the indispensable companion to your Welsh mountain adventures.
A selective rock climbing guide to the Gower peninsula in South Wales. Gower Rock aims to showcase the depth and quality of rock climbing on this wild, beautiful yet somewhat unknown peninsula.
The area contains a wide variety of climbing on an enticing array of venues. On some routes you can step straight off golden sands onto classic lines; in other cases you can wend your way across peaceful cliff-top paths before dropping into some pretty demanding terrain just a stone's throw from ice-cream-scoffing tourists and pastoral picnic spots. The magnificent areas of Fall Bay and Three Cliffs have enough classic routes to keep you busy on many visits to the peninsula.
The sport crags of Southgate compliment and add variety to the well-established hard routes of Oxwich and Pwlldu. The selection of venues and climbs included in this guide will provide plenty of adventure for all climbers, among some of the best scenery in the UK. New in the 2nd Edition: - Fully revised and updated - 14 new crags - 208 new (mostly sport) routes - 23 new full colour photo topos - 1 new area map, highlighting the approaches
This is the 2014 reprint of the 2008 Climbers Club guidebook with corrections and information updated. The guide comprehensively covers all the popular areas including Harrison's Rocks, High Rocks and Bowles Rocks - all the crags have a superb photodiagram which clearly shows the routes and there are some great action shots both modern and historical. Also included (for those of a slightly perverse disposition) is the somewhat terrifying sea cliff climbing to be found on the chalk cliffs of the south coast - again all these routes have easy to follow topos and there are some truly inspiring / frightening action shots.
A Climber's Club Guide Book (Volume 2) to the most superb routes in the Wye Valley and Forrest of Dean.
North Wales Scrambles - a guide to 50 of the best mountain scrambles in Snowdonia - now in a traditional, pocket-sized hardback cover. This 2nd edition of the book contains detailed route descriptions for each of the fifty selected scrambles (a handful of which have had minor revisions), along with colour topos and new bespoke maps to help with route finding. The guide maintains its easy-to-use format and is supplemented with 98 colour photographs showcasing Snowdonia's stunning mountain scenery. All the well-known classic scrambles of the area are included, such as the North Ridge of Tryfan and the traverse of Crib Goch. The book also features a selection of excellent 'off the beaten track' scrambles - routes that take the reader to the less-frequented cliffs and cwms of Snowdonia. The selection of scrambles ranges from easy ridge routes, suitable for beginners, right up to challenging outings for the more experienced on the bigger cliffs of Glyder Fach and Lliwedd. Extensively researched over a period of three years by local climbing instructor Garry Smith, the book has been written, produced and printed in Wales.
Deep Water is the first guidebook dedicated to documenting the major deep water soloing areas around the world. Mike Robertson, was one of the first climbers to ditch the rope and security of standard protection and rely upon the safety-net of the sea. Mike has travelled far and wide, developing new routes and climbing old sea cliff lines in the deep water solo style, and has published many articles and photographs in climbing magazines worldwide.
The guide covers the western gritstone edges' including The Roaches and Hencloud from Staffordshire, Shining Clough and Laddow from Derbyshire, Wilton and Anglezark from Lancashire and Helsby and Frodsham from Cheshire - the information is presented in the full colour 'Rockfax' style with extensive route descriptions, maps, photo-topos and symbols. As with all modern climbing guides, it is lavishly illustrated with loads of great action shots.
A huge new book covering the superb climbing in the south-west of England. This is a full Rockfax book, with lavish colour illustrations and some amazing photo-topos. Although a selected guide, it contains many routes on lesser-known crags giving comprehensive coverage for all climbers wanting to visit this great holiday area. Areas Covered: Avon and Somerset, North Devon, The Culm, Atlantic Coast, Inland Cornwall, West Penwith, The Lizard, Inland Devon, Torbay, Dorset. This is a very popular and vast area and one which Rockfax users have been requesting for many years. Brings together 7 other guidebooks into one cover. Highlights a number of great crags that have never been popular due to low-star count in the BMC guides, and not featuring in the selected guide. The book covers around 800 of the West Country's most popular and highest calibre climbs, which span the full spectrum of climbing styles and grades; from committing multi-pitch sea cliff routes to easy-going inland sport climbs.
This is the 2018 (4th edition) of North Wales Rock, a selected climbing guide to the world famous crags of North-West Wales. The guide showcases over 676 of the finest climbs from all the best areas: the Llanberis Pass, the Dinorwig Slate Quarries, Cloggy, Lliwedd, Ogwen and the Carneddau, Tremadog and the Moelwyns, Gogarth, the Lleyn Peninsula and the Llandudno limestone crags. This is a thoroughly modern production using full-colour topos, extensive area maps and individual crag approach maps. It also features an unprecedented collection of inspiring action shots and wild landscape images. It has been researched and produced by the Ground Up team, which consists of Simon Panton (principal author and editor), Al Williams (designer), Rob Wilson, Al Leary, Graham Desroy, Simon Marsh, Mark Lynden and Pete Robins.
Crete does not spring to mind when planning a continental 'cragging' trip - this new climbing guide covers a handful of sites around Kapetaniana, an area overlooking the southern coast of the island. Huddled in the shadow of Mount Kofinas, Crete has become a real climbing destination over the past few years and with masses of unclimbed rock there is loads of new-route potential.
"Ben Nevis remains the premier winter climbing ground in Scotland, with a vast and ever-increasing array of routes on ridge, butress, gully, icefall, and icicle" - Martin Moran.
Wye Valley Sport III is a sport climbing guidebook that includes climbs on quarried rock throughout the Wye Valley. There has been an explosion of new sport routes in the region in recent years and there are now well over 400 routes in every grade up to f8a.
South Wales sport climbs covers the area to the south of the Brecon Beacons, spanning the land and sea cliffs from the River Wye on the Welsh border to Pembrokeshire in the west. The area is home to a wealth of sport climbing on a multitude of venues ranging from small inland quarries to extensive limestone sea cliffs.
The Costa Blanca is rightly regarded as one of the best destinations anywhere for winter sun climbing, with the benign climate and massive amount of rock available attracting visitors from all over the world. The thrill of a two-hour transition from the grey and grizzly winter of northern Europe to warmth and bright Spanish sunshine still takes some beating and many climbers now make a regular mid-winter exodus to head south for a much needed tonic. A decent climate is only part of the attraction; the variety, quality and extent of the climbing is the real draw. Cliffs available here vary from tiny roadside buttresses, to long multi-pitch full-day trad routes; from dramatic sea cliffs to super-steep sport climbing caves for the hardcore. There is simply something here for everyone, and this is especially true for the climber operating in the low-to-mid grades.
Volume 1 of Scottish Rock covers a proliferation of Scottish crags up to the natural demarcation of the Great Glen. They are easier to access than most in Volume 2 and present infinite variety. There are selected climbs in Arran, Arrochar Area, Mull & Iona, Glen Coe & Glen Etive, Ardgour & Ardnamurchan, Ben Nevis & Glen Nevis, Central Highlands, Cairngorms, Easter Ross. New to this second edition are numerous grade adjustments, improvements in descriptions, some topo corrections and new topos. Several less popular crags and cliffs have been removed, freeing up space for the inclusion of over 120 additional routes. There are also over 60 new photos. From the foreword by Hamish MacInnes:- "If you have an ambition to do all the climbs in these two Scottish Rock guides I think you'd better schedule time off in your next life. This labour of Gary's has been of gargantuan proportions. Those of you who use the guides will benefit by his dedication and the sheer choice offered; if you divide the retail price of these by the number of good routes you'll realise this is a bargain." The author has been a long-time advocate of selected climbs and the use of photographs to illustrate both climbs and action and this principle has been used throughout these two volumes. It gives the climber a push to get up and do things. The list seems endless and if you succeed in doing half of them you'll be a much better climber and know a lot more about Scotland - have a good decade! A native Scot, Gary Latter has climbed extensively throughout Scotland for over three decades, pioneering hundreds of new routes of every standard throughout the Highlands and Islands, including major new routes and early repeats in all the major climbing areas throughout the country. During the dozen or so years researching and compiling these guides, he has personally visited and climbed on almost all the crags and cliffs documented, amassing an extensive collection of photographs along the way.
El Chorro is one of the legendary climbing areas of Spain. Famous for its iconic gorge, it has suffered from rumours of access problems over the years. Meanwhile the local climbers have been steadily developing the areas around the gorge with brilliant routes, both single and multi-pitch. Access is no longer a problem and the whole area is now thriving as a major destination for climbers, walkers and visitors attracted to the Caminito - the redeveloped walkway down the Gorge.
Situated in the South East of England, on the borders of Kent and East Sussex, the Southern Sandstone climbing area offers superb top-rope climbing and bouldering. This is the first Rockfax guidebook that covers climbing and bouldering. Presented with big full-colour photo-topos, full descriptions and detailed maps, this Rockfax sandstone climbing guidebook is the ideal companion for climbers of all experience levels. The book also features fantastic action photography taken on some of the most beautiful sandstone formations in the country. Crags Covered: Bowles Rocks, Eridge Rocks, Harrison’s Rocks, High Rocks, High Rocks Annexe, Happy Valley, Bull’s Hollow, Toad Rocks, Mount Edgecumbe Rocks, Bassett’s Farm Rocks, Under Rockes, Stone Farm
This is the new version of Lake District Rock, covering the best that Lakeland has to offer the climber. This publication replaces the best-selling 2003 guide as the guide of choice for visiting climbers. Jointly published with WIRED guides - a collaboration of not-for-profit publishers including the FRCC, BMC, SMC, CC and YMC - this guide from the Fell & Rock Climbing Club guidebook team is the first of an exciting new series that will cover the whole of Britain. Lake District Rock contains over 1,500 climbs on 85 crags and features clear maps, crisp photodiagram coverage for every crag and sensational images. The banners and sidebar reflect the familiar FRCC colours making it easy to find each section. Dow, Coppermines & Slate, Duddon & Eskdale and Borrowdale - receive the 'modern' treatment and Bramcrag Quarry has a complete makeover with all of the recent developments featured. This is an inspirational selected guidebook, from the authority on Lakeland rock climbing.
Pembroke Rock showcases over 1,050 climbs on the stunning cliffs of the South and North Pembrokeshire coasts. Produced by the definitive authority on Pembrokeshire guidebooks, Climbers' Club Guides, it is the second in the Wired series and the first Wired Guide to be published by The Climbers' Club. Every crag can be referenced from an area and a local map which together with the clear photo diagrams ensure that choosing, finding and following a route is easy. The inspirational combination of Climbers' Club Guides high quality, the striking Wired style and sensational action shots make this a truly breathtaking guide.
The latest edition of Peak Limestone is a complete re-working of the 2012 guide with all the new developments and crags included. It is a stunning celebration of traditional and sport climbing across this popular area illustrated with amazing action photos. The crags have been re-photographed using the latest technology and the coverage with clearer topos, better maps and enhanced descriptions. Crags Covered: Aldery Cliff, Beeston Tor, Chee Dale, Deep Rake, Dovedale, Harborough Rocks, Harpur Hill, Hidden Quarry, High Tor, Horseshoe Quarry, Horse Thief Quarry, Intake Quarry, Long Tor Quarry, Lorry Park Quarry, Masson Lees, Moss Rake, Peak Limestone, Pic Tor, Raven Tor, Ravensdale, Rheinstor, Smalldale, Staden Quarry, Stoney Middleton, Stoney West, Taddington, Thor's Cave, Water-Cum-Jolly, Wildcat, Willersley, Wolfscote Dale
The ultimate guide to Peak District gritstone sets out to embrace the best climbs across the whole of this, the most beloved of all the climbing areas in the UK. From Eastern royalty - Stanage, Froggatt, Curbar and Millstone - to the Western bastions - the Roaches, Ramshaw and Hen Cloud. From the cosy edges of the Burbage Valley to the wild heights of Kinder, Bleaklow and the Chew Valley. It's all here. Big crags, small outcrops, famous climbs and shy classics. If you need to know about it, chances are you'll find it in here.
Kalymnos must be one of the world's best known sport climbing destinations and with good reason - friendly locals, glorious weather, a picturesque Aegean island setting and, of course, the truly fantastic climbing. There is approaching 3000 climbs at the last count and many of them are of impeccable quality. Climbers from all over the world now visit the place and its reputation has grown into a 'must visit' venue. There are many fantastic harder climbs but there is also a remarkable assemblage of high quality climbs in the ever-popular 4a to 6b range. This new Rockfax guidebook will cover all the climbing in the usual Rockfax style - huge phototopos, big maps, inspiring action photos and bang up-to-date as well.
This 2012 edition features the now widely acclaimed full-page colour topos, and includes all the new lines in the areas previously covered, as well as many entirely new sectors. Along with the new bigger topos is a complete new set of action photos. This new Rockfax guide concentrates on Portland, Swanage and Lulworth, covering all the sport routes in these areas, and also the bulk of the quality trad climbing at Swanage and Lulworth. Coverage of bouldering and deep water soloing, along with all the routes in Devon have migrated from this book. The coverage of these areas is expanded, and they will appear in separate publications in the future.
Eastern Grit Rockfax guidebook, now in its third edition, is the UK’s best selling climbing guidebook. This third edition of the book has been expanded to include more coverage of the main cliffs and includes some more minor venues that were left out of earlier editions. Now featuring over 4000 routes over 560 pages, this climbing guidebook is a must-have for climbers around the country looking to find more cliffs, crags and scrambles in the Eastern Gritstone region. All the cliffs featured in the Eastern Grit Rockfax guidebook have been re-photographed for the third edition, giving more detail than ever before. All pages of the book have been re-designed, and all the descriptions and grades have been cross-referenced against the UKClimbing databases. The book features action shots from some of the country’s most renowned photographers, as well as fantastically detailed grade lists. The guidebook is full of observations, tips and tricks from local climbers, giving you access to the kind of knowledge and experience that only comes from years of climbing the gritstone cliffs featured. This is the only guidebook that covers the whole Eastern Gritstone region, from Wharncliffe to the Black Rocks and every classic crag in between. If you’re interested in climbing some of the country’s finest crags, this is the only book you need. Just a few of the crags covered include Rivelin, Stanage, Froggatt, Curbar, Millstone, the Burbage Valley, Birchen, Gardom’s and Cratcliffe.