Climbing

The Gilwern Area is the first, fully comprehensive guide to the wealth of sport climbing and bouldering on the hillsides straddling the village of Gilwern, near Abergavenny. Gilwern Hill has been popular for a long time with climbers from Bristol, Gloucestershire and South Wales, the best of its climbing on top of the mountain with a huge panorama.

Wye Valley Sport is the long awaited guidebook to the wealth of sport climbing in the Lower Wye Valley.

The South Wales Bouldering Guide by Julian Sykes has over 1,240 problems with grades ranging from Font 3 to Font 8C catering for all ages of boulderer, level of experience and ability and has been designed to be a bit like a journal which ‘hopefully’ sums up bouldering as a whole. So it’s not just about the climbing. It’s about the friends we make and the places we visit because of it.

The Gogarth North guidebook is a climbing guide to the glorious sea cliffs of Gogarth, situated on the western tip of Anglesey.

Gogarth South covers the series of cliffs running southwards from Gogarth Bay past the South Stack lighthouse, around The Range and on to Rhoscolyn. It includes famous cliffs such as Mousetrap Zawn, Red Wall, Castell Helen and Yellow Wall, but also showcases several less well known zawns.

This third edition is the first volume of a two-volume set to North Wales: The Mountain Crags. The bouldering scene in North Wales is now more vibrant and energised than it has ever been. Each year exciting new crags are revealed and the development of existing crags is greatly expanded.

This mini guide gives you the breakdown of all the old classics, plus all the new wave problems and links. It also includes the adjacent Split INfinity Cave and the recently revived Breck Road bouldering area which sits just up the hill from the Cave.

Following the journey of Eric Jones. The first British man to solo the Eiger North Face one of the greatest challenges in the climbing world

A clear introduction to the world of knots, from the practical to the decorative. Illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to master over 50 knots. Step-by-step instructions to tying over 50 knots from the essential to the decorative. A practical guide for sailers, moutaineers and campers as well as those who would like to try their hand at more decorative knots.

A guide to the Mont Blanc Massif decribing 67 routes, rock, ice and mixed, in the middle grades (up to F6a). The guide is fully illustrated throughout with both full colour photo-topos and excellent hand-drawn topos, it is packed with great action shots and has a good selection of approach and over-view maps.

The South of France has always been one of the most popular climbing destinations in Europe due to its excellent record of fine weather and superb limestone cliffs. The guide lists 52 cliffs of individual merit.

This book includes the top 25 locations where all of the blocs are close together and easy to access. Every bloc in these areas is covered comprehensively. They are all included on precise aerial maps for a perfect overview, and most have full photo topos which make problem identification easy

The hidden away gem boulder problems, away from the crowds of people, deep in the forest.

The Mont Blanc 4810m - 5 Routes to the Summit guidebook helps you to better understand the mountain, and gives you a choice among the five classic summit routes. These include the ordinary route through the Aiguille du Gouter, the Aiguille du Midi traverse, the historical route through the Grands Mulets, the normal Italian route and the Miage - Bionnassay - Mont Blanc traverse.

Cheddar Gorge is one of the most important climbing sites in the south of Britain and its restoration project has enabled many more climbs to become accessible when compared to the previous winter-only arrangements. This guidebook provides easy-to-use topos and descriptions of the best and most widely accessible climbing routes in Cheddar Gorge, plus all the vital access information, the relevant appendices and contextual documents.

The Envers des Aiguilles covers a wealth of fantastic alpine rock climbing around the Requin Hut, the Envers des Aiguilles Hut and the banks of the Mer de Glace.