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.


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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.


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Eastern Grit describes the best traditional rock climbing found on the Gritstone crags on the eastern side of the Peak District near Sheffield. This includes the popular gritstone crags at Stanage, Burbage, Froggatt, Curbar, Millstone, and Birchin.

In total the guidebook covers 19 different crags and over 2,900 selected routes illustrated on full colour photo-topos with English grades. The guidebook also includes a limited number of bouldering routes.

Published in August 2006, this guidebook is in English text only and includes many action photographs.


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Western Grit describes the traditional rock climbing found on the gritstone crags on the western side of the Peak District. This includes the gritstone edges in Staffordshire (Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw), the remote Kinder, Bleaklow and Chew Valley moorland crags. Also included are the gritstone quarries and edges in southern Lancashire, and the sandstone crags in Cheshire.

In total the guidebook covers 35 different crags and over 2,400 selected routes illustrated on full colour photo-topos with English grades. The guidebook also includes a limited number of bouldering routes.

Published in April 2009, this guidebook is in English text only and includes many action photographs.


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The Peak District Bouldering Guidebook describes the majority of the bouldering in the Peak District, covering every major gritstone crag plus 3 limestone crags. It includes virtually everything over Font 7a, every good 6a to 6c+, and the best of the easier problems, with the overall grade range from Font 3 to 8b+. The guidebook details 2,000+ boulder problems including some hidden gems, highballs and classic circuits.

Published in January 2005, this guidebook is in English text only, with all the problems are illustrated on full colour photographs.


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The Northern Limestone rock climbing guidebook describes the best traditional rock climbing and sports climbing found on the limestone crags of the Peak District, Yorkshire and southern Cumbria (near the Lake District).

In total the guidebook covers 23 different crags and over 1,600 selected routes in the Peaks, 12 different crags and nearly 700 selected routes in Yorkshire, and 5 different crags in southern Cumbria with over 150 selected routes. All the routes are illustrated on full colour photo-topos with English grades.

Published by Rockfax in July 2004 this guidebook is now out of print and a re-publishing date is not yet known.


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