Sport Climbing in England and Wales - Volume 1, North

Description

This selective guidebook describes the best sport climbing areas in the northern half of England and Wales.  In 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.

The guidebook covers more than 4,700 routes across a wide range of grades from the easiest beginner routes to test-piece climbs that rank amongst the hardest in the world. However, though the guidebook is predominantly aimed at those climbing in the F5 to F7b grade range, with these routes given the most attention.

All the routes are shown on colour photo topos along with a short description.  Also included are detailed access, approach, and parking information alongside super-accurate maps.

Published in December 2022 by the Oxford Alpine Club this guidebook is in English text throughout.

Number of pages is 516.
Size is 150mm x 210mm (A5).
ISBN is 9781913167110.

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