Products tagged with 'uk climbing'

One of three 'Climbers Club' guides to the Wye Valley area - this volume, written by Martin Crocker, describes the short “grit-like” sandstone boulders / cliffs that abound in the area. The 'Forest of Dean' experience is one of soft, leafy and shady surrounds where the heady mix of grit-like solo-bouldering of up to 10m has great appeal particularly for those who can't face or are unwilling to travel the 160 miles or so to the Peak.

Lake District Winter Climbs is a new guide to winter climbing in the English Lake District. It is the definitive guide compiled by the Fell and Rock Club. Lake District Winter Climbs also includes sections on winter equipment, winter climbing and conservation, climbing walls, and accommodation and a first ascent list that includes masses of interesting historical research.

Together with Peak NE , Peak SE Pokketz from Rockfax is a great introduction to climbing in the Peak District, both on Gritstone and Limestone. The routes covered represent the very best on offer in the grade range up to HVS - there are even a few E1's and E2's to whet your appetite.

This book covers the whole of the north east of England running in a north-easterly diagonal line from Yorkshire through the North York Moors and ending in Northumberland. The wide rolling hills, outcrops and quarries of Sandstone and Gritstone that pepper northern England have long been popular with the locals, though visitors are less common, except on the few better known cliffs.

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

The guide contains descriptions of the most popular bouldering areas in the Pass written by local bouldering guru Simon Panton, and illustrated by 14 of his own photo topos and a number of action photos.

The Climbers Club continue with their impressive publication schedule with this new guide to Portland containing a mixture of pure sport routes, some great trad climbing and loads of bouldering.

This book from 2009 covers all the classic routes on the most popular crags of Pembroke. It covers the beautiful slab climbing around St. David’s and all the best crags of Range East and the Lydstep areas, as far as Mother Carey’s Kitchen. The range and variety of routes is enough to keep any climber happy; from those leading moderate grades keen to have a look for the first time, all the way to those who have developed lifelong obsessions for the place!