Books and Maps

The Oxford Alpine Club Sport Climbs in England & Wales: Volume 1 North describes all of the best sport climbing destinations across England and Wales, with full photo-topos, approach and access information and detailed maps throughout.

The Oxford Alpine Club Sport Climbs in England & Wales: Volume 2 South covers more than 4600 climbs across areas such as Carmarthen, the Gower peninsula, Swansea Bay, Portland and Cornwall to name a few. It includes full photo-topos, as well as full access and approach information and detailed maps throughout. Spanning no fewer than 20 geographic areas in full detail, this guide is an ideal addition to any climber's guidebook library.

The stunning natural beauty of the Alps makes this range of mountains one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations. Written in straightforward language for those with little or no prior knowledge, this book helps visitors to appreciate the natural world around them, providing a guide to the geology and the flowers of Europe’s Alpine mountains.

Climbing Guide to the forest of Fontainebleau, France, Europe. Maps of the bouldering mecca including areas of Franchard, Bas Cuvier, Apremont, including pictures and more information. If you haven't been to font are you really a boulderer? Must have for anyone visiting the area, and quirky gift if you know someone going!

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.