A sport climbing guidebook which will bring climbers up to date with developments since the last guide was published back in 2007. Many of the climbs and crags featured are totally new and include more than 120 routes developed by well known climber Stevie Haston.
The official training handbook of the Mountain Leader and Walking Group Leader Schemes. Packed with essential information and techniques to enable all walkers to consolidate existing skills and develop new.
Written by one of the best known navigation instructors in the UK this is the definitive and comprehensive ‘how to navigate textbook’. It covers every aspect of mountain navigation; summer, winter and overseas, using traditional map and compass as well as devices such as GPS and digital software applications.
This is the definitive handbook for all those involved with climbing. A reference tool for those who wish to instruct, coach & lead others. Six sections covering: Getting Moving (indoors & outdoors); Basics of Ropework; The Climbing Environment; Single & Multi-pitch Climbing; Descending from Climbs & Solving Problems as well as Mountain Scrambling.
Fancy a bit of R & R from the daily chore of trudging up snow slopes with the consistency of sugar or dodging collapsing seracs in the late afternoon sun - this is a new edition of the ever popular Chamonix Valley Cragging guide (published July 2015), describing all the sport climbing venues in the area.
Translated from the popular French guidebook, this gives a fine introduction to the area for British hill walkers visiting the Alps for the first time.
Wild, harsh and featuring an exceptional landscape, Finale and its hinterland are magical and unique: white limestone cliffs that emerge from the luxuriant and deep green vegetation where it is easy to get lost without a guidebook, rocky terraces that suddenly open up the horizon with backdrops that often end with the sea.
Everything you [n]ever wanted to know about big wall and aid climbing – from light and fast speed ascents to full-on vertical camping – along with the most up-to-date tips, tricks and techniques to teach you the Better Way to climb big walls.
A guidebook that brings to light a compilation of most of the up to now “hidden” Portuguese rock climbing potential; a big update of what has been written and further developed in the last ten years. From the western tip of Europe comes an extensive list of climbs to be enjoyed along 700km of beautiful Atlantic coastline and 200km of inland, charming landscapes.
Vertebrate Publishing's 1001 Climbing Tips is a book packed with handy hints and tips from the very highly accomplished Andy Kirkpatrick. It will change the way you climb and possibly be a life saver.
Vertebrate Publishing's Bikepacking Wales - 18 multi day off road cycling adventures by Emma Kingston is a fantastic guide that contains various biking adventure routes across Wales. Traverse the long, grassy ridges and heather-lined singletrack of the Brecon Beacons, explore the world-class trails in the remote Elan Valley, enjoy the stunning coastal trails on Rhossili Down on the Gower, complete the popular Trans Cambrian Way in the undulating Cambrian Mountains, and take a tour around the highest mountain in Wales and England - Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) - including an optional route to the summit of Eryri (Snowdonia).
Brecon Beacons Trail Running is a comprehensive guide to off-road running across the national park, including the Black Mountains, the Brecon Beacons themselves and the Black Mountain. With 20 runs from 5.3km to 17.5km in length, this book is suitable for runners of all abilities.
This pocket-sized guide features 20 circular routes between 6.8 and 16.5 miles (11 and 16.6 kilometres) in length, suitable for hill walkers of all abilities. The routes are split into four areas – Blorenge & The Black Mountains, The Brecon Beacons, Mynydd Llangatwg & Mynydd Llangynidr, and Fforest Fawr and The Black Mountain.
Day Walks on the Pembrokeshire Coast features 20 classic coastal routes between 6.5 miles and 13 miles (10.4km and 20.8km) in length, suitable for hillwalkers of all abilities.
Lake District Bouldering is a comprehensive guide to bouldering in the Lake District National Park. Written by Greg Chapman, it features almost 3,000 problems and dozens of variations at over 70 venues. Each crag features detailed access information, including GPS coordinates for parking and crag grid references, and local knowledge.
Mountaineering in the Mont Blanc Range showcases the most beautiful lower grade snow, ice and mixed climbs (F to AD+) in the seemingly inexhaustible Mont Blanc Range. The routes described in this book should be within the capabilities of almost all mountaineers.