Books and Maps

Located in northern Italy, and representing a true mix of Italian and Austrian culture, the Dolomites contain climbing of every shape and size. Single pitch sport crags lie beside kilometre-long traditional routes, with climbs which are steeped in history running parallel to modern bolted lines.

Following on the heels of the critically acclaimed Sport Climbing+, Trad Climbing+ is the first climbing text book focusing on modern traditional climbing from a British perspective.

An awsome selective guide covering Avon and Somerset, North Devon, The Culm, Atlantic Coast, Inland Cornwall, West Penwith, The Lizard, Inland Devon, Torbay, Dorset.

Western Grit covers the fabulous gritstone and sandstone crags ranging from the popular Staffordshire edges of the Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw up onto the remote Kinder and Bleaklow moorland crags. Also contained are the superb Chew Valley edges, the best of the Lancashire crags and the fine sandstone buttresses on Merseyside of Helsby, Pex Hill and Frodsham.

Winter Climbing+ is the third instructional book from Rockfax. Written by two of the UK’s most respected winter climbers, Winter Climbing+ takes a positive approach to the climbing discipline that has traditionally had its delights obscured by its dangers.

Of the seven continental summits, Aconcagua (at 6962 m/22,840 ft) lies second only to Everest. Yet it is surprisingly free of snow and ice, and experienced hikers can reach the roof of the Americas without technical expertise.

The guidebook for rock and ice climbs on Arran, Arrochar and the Southern Highlands, extending from Stob Ghabhar in the Blackmount in the north, to the crags of the Mull of Kintyre in the south.

Authored by Simon Richardson, this comprehensive guidebook covers a wide area from Ben Nevis and Aonach Mor to Creag Meagaidh and the Central Highlands.

One of the most classic a beautiful climbing areas in Scotland. Glen Coe has long been in the forefront of high standard mountain routes, two hour's travelling time for the majority of those living in Scotland, and with unrestricted access granted through the purchase of much of the area for what was then the National Trust for Scotland.

A superb full-colour guide to the finest winter climbs in Scotland. The second edition of this indispensible guidebook to winter climbing has been fully updated and expanded to detail over 900 of the finest winter climbs in Scotland, with the emphasis on the popular lower and mid-grade classics.

The Cuillin of Skye has long been regarded as one of the finest climbing areas in the UK and has always been a mecca for climbers - indeed, it can be argued that Scottish climbing began here.

Rock and ice Climbers' Guidebook to The Cairngorms area of Scotland - a definitive climbing guidebook from the Scottish Mountaineering Club. The Cairngorms all in one volume.

The comprehensive SMC Outer Hebrides climbers' guide covers adventurous sea cliff climbing.

Wired Guides’ Scottish Rock Climbs showcases 1,760 of the very best trad and sport routes across Scotland, covering a wealth of climbing never before presented in a single volume. Its breadth and scope takes in the Galloway hills; the outcrops of the Central and North-West Highlands; the mountain ranges of Arran, the Cairngorms, Glen Coe, Lochaber, Torridon, Assynt and Sutherland; the sea-cliffs of the north-east and north-west coasts, the Hebrides and the Northern Isles; and historical urban test-pieces at Dumbarton.

This is a companion guide to the very popular guidebook Skye Scrambles, recently expanded and updated. It covers the Islands and mainland Scotland north of the Great Glen. One third of the scrambles have never been documented before. PVC softback cover with page marker ribbon. 264 pages with 75 line art diagrams, 24 colour action pictures & 15 colour maps.

This guide describes some of the best scrambles and easy rock climbs to be found in Scotland (out with Skye and the Northern Highlands).