Lake District Guidebooks

This is the definitive guidebook covering the Borrowdale area in the northern part of the Lake District near Keswick. The guidebook describes the traditional rock climbing and bouldering in the Borrowdale area and covers all the major crags including: Falcon, Reecastle, Gowder, Shepherd's, Black, Quayfoot, The Bowderstone, Eagle, Sergeant Crag Slabs, Raven, Gillercombe & Goat. All the routes are described on topo diagrams with English traditional grades used throughout. Published in 2000 by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club (FRCC). More Information

This is the definitive guidebook to the Eastern Fells and crags of the Lake District. Ranging from Thirlmere, north to Carrock Fell, south to Kendal, east to Patterdale and beyond to the Far Eastern Fells are home to some fantastic crags. All the routes are described on colour photo topos, with a wide range of grades to suit all requirements. The guidebook was published in July 2011 by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club (FRCC). More Information

This guidebook describes the limestone and sandstone crags that are scattered over a large area of North, East and South Cumbria, and are outside the Lake District National Park. The major attraction is that these crags, such as Chapel Head Scar and Armathwaite, often remain dry when those in the National Park are wet or as evening crags for locals. Published in July 2012 by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club (FRCC), the routes are shown on colour photo topos. More Information

This is the definitive guidebook covering the Gable and Pillar areas in the central part of the Lake District. This guidebook describes the traditional rock climbing found in the superb locations of the high mountains. The major crags included are Kern Knotts, The Napes, Tophet Wall, Gable Crag, Boat How and Pillar Rock, plus other esoteric Ennerdale Crags. All the routes are described on colour photo topos, with a wide range of grades to suit all requirements. The guidebook was published in 2007 by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club (FRCC). More Information

This is the definitive guidebook covering the Buttermere and St Bees area in the northwest part of the Lake District. This guidebook describes the traditional rock climbing and bouldering found in the diverse mountain crags of Buttermere and includes High Crag, Eagle Crag, Grey Crag, and Raven Crag on the Ennerdale face of High Stile. Also included are the sandstone seacliffs of St Bees with their mixture of bouldering, sport and trad routes. All the routes are described on colour photo topos. The guidebook was published in April 2008 by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club (FRCC). More Information

Lake District Rock is a guidebook describing selected rock climbs in the English Lake District. The guidebook covers all the major valleys in the Lakes and including 60 different crags and over 500 routes. Though the majority of the climbs described are traditional routes in the VS to E2 grade range, there are over 100 routes at Severe or less and over 100 routes at E3 and above. All the classic traditional routes are covered; from long multi-pitch routes in the mountains at places such as Scafell, Pillar and Dow; to single pitch routes in the lower valleys of Borrowdale and Langdale. Some sports routes are also described at St Bees and some quarried crags. Published in 2003, this guidebook is in English text only and all the routes are illustrated on full colour topo diagrams with English grades. More Information

The Lakes Bouldering Guidebook describes the best bouldering areas in the English Lake District. The guidebook covers the traditional climbing areas in the Lakes such as Eskdale, Thirlmere, Langdale boulders and the Bowerdstone in Borrowdale. Also included are some outlying areas such as Kentmere near Kendal and St Bees Head. In total the guidebook covers 20 different crags and over 1,000 selected problems across a wide range of grades (V1 to V9). All the routes are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with V grades. Published in April 2006, this guidebook is in English text only and includes many action photographs. More Information