New Sport Climbing in England and Wales - Volume 1, North

The popularity of sport climbing in the UK has exploded in recent years, resulting in a huge surge in bolting in many different areas of the country.  A new guidebook called Sport Climbing in England and Wales - Volume 1, North has just been published detailing 89 crags in the north of England and Wales.  It includes world-class crags such as Kilnsey, Malham and Raven Tor, the slate quarries of North Wales, plus a wealth of lesser-known bolted venues.

Sport Climbing in England and Wales - Volume 1, North describes more than 4,700 routes across a wide range of grades.  It covers 89 crags across Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, the esoteric Filey sea cliffs, the Peak District, Cheshire, Clwyd limestone, the A55 and North Wales coast, and Llanberis slate.  Volume 2 covering the south of England and Wales will be published in the spring of this year.

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The crags covered in this guidebook are as follows:

Cumbria:

St Bees, Scawgill Quarry, Bram Crag Quarry, Dalt Quarry, Coudy Rocks, Runestone Quarry, High Fell Quarry, Chapel Head Scar, Mill Side Scar, and Scout Scar.

Lancashire:

Silverdale, and Warton Main

Yorkshire:

Trow Gill, Robin Proctor's Scar, Panorama, Moughton Nab, Giggleswick North, Giggleswick South, Langcliffe, Attermire Scar, Castleberg Crag, Comb Hill Crag, Malham, Stony Bank, Gordale Scar, Yew Cogar, Kilnsey, Dib Scar, Loup Scar, and Trollers Gill

East Coast:

Filey Brigg

Peak District:

Moss Rake, Horseshoe Quarry, Hosethief Quarry, Stoney West, Garage Buttress, Hidden Quarry, Deep Rake, Smalldale Quarry, Harpur Hill, Craig-y-Biceps, The Embankment, Max Wall, The Nook, The Cornice, Rhubarb Buttress, Two Tier Buttress, Plum Buttress, Raven Tor, Rubicon Wall, Moat Buttress, Majorca Crunch, Swamp Wall, Central Buttress, Lorry Park Quarry, Long Tor Quarry, Colehill, and Masson Lees

Cheshire:

Frogsmouth Quarry

Clwyd:

Devil's Gorge, Craig Arthur, Pinfold, Dinbren, Trevor Rocks, Independence Quarry, and Llanymynech

North Wales Coast:

Dyserth Castle, Dyserth Waterfall, Llanddulas, Castle Inn, Trench Wall, Penmaen Head, Chwarel Bach, The Diamond, Pen Trwyn, Lower Pen Trwyn, Lighthouse Crags, Hornby Crags, Penmaenbach Quarry, The Gallery, and Creigiau'r Gigfran

Llanberis:

Bus Stop Quarry, Australia, Lost World, Never Never Land, Twll Mawr, Cig Arete, and Plateau Slab