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British Mountaineering Council Stanage - the Definitive Guide: All Routes, All the Bouldering from the BMC: 2007
Stanage is the queen of the Eastern Ridges, the finest crag on Grit, where beginners come for their first grapples and the top performers crank the hardest problems. Mile after mile of perfect rock, containing some of the best routes and boulder problems in the country, whatever the grade. Where busy VDiffs, heart-in-mouth highballs, desperate power problems, lonely leads and warm summer solos all sit shoulder to shoulder. It is the country's favourite crag. And here is a guidebook to match - published in 2007 by the BMC. It is a guide that reflects the richness and diversity of this great crag, that rejoices in the familiar and unearths the unexpected, that will lead you like a friend through the intimate corners. No matter how well you know the crag, this book is guaranteed to bring new surprises, to inspire and inform, to entertain and enlighten, all in a fun and friendly way. There are: 1300 routes from Moderate to E8; 400 boulder problems to V0 to V13; 140 full-colour action photos; 5 Fontainebleau-style bouldering circuits; Over 200 full-colour photo topos; 1st ascent list and climbing history; and original contributions from 40 authors.
£21.53
British Mountaineering Council Eastern Edges: North - Burbage, Millstone and Beyond: The Definitive Gritstone Guide. All the Routes - All the Bouldering
This is the definitive gritstone rock-climbing and bouldering guide from the British Mountaineering Council, covering every crag in the Burbage, Rivelin, Millstone, Bamford and Wharncliffe areas. Continuing on the popular and successful format of the "Staffordshire Roaches Guide" (2004, 0-903908-67-0), it features: over 2,200 routes from Diff to E10 and over 750 boulder problems from V0 to V11; over 120 full-colour action shots and over 290 full-colour photo-topos. This definitive history of climbing in the area includes: comprehensive guides and suggestions for beginners and intermediate climbers; and, tick lists, guides, anecdotes, quotes and suggestions to all sorts of weird and wonderful routes.
£21.53
British Mountaineering Council The Roaches: Staffordshire Gritstone, the Definitive Guide
A 2009 edition of the rock climbing and bouldering guidebook on Staffordshire grit. It covers the Roaches; Hen Cloud; Ramshaw Rocks; Newstones to Black Forest; the Churnet; and outlying crags.
£21.53
Ape Index Boulder Britain: The Essential Guide to British Bouldering
When Boulder Britain first appeared in 2012 there was nothing else like it; eight years on, there still isn't.The UK's most ambitious guidebook set out to showcase and guide users through the ripe wealth of bouldering all across Britain. From Cornwall to Scotland, from Wales to Northumberland, taking in the Peak, Yorkshire, Lake District and Southern Sandstone along the way. It was a much-loved book. 2020 sees a major update to the classic guide. With 25 exciting new venues, lots of new problems, updated info and a great selection of new photos to reflect the fabulous sport that bouldering is today. This is a book to inspire any climber. From beginners on their first outdoor ventures, to dedicated boulderers after famous climbs; from road tripping explorers to holidaymaking families. It's all in here.
£34.95
Vertebrate Publishing Ltd Jerry Moffatt: Revelations
Grand Prize Winner, Banff Mountain Book Festival 2009. When Jerry Moffatt burst onto the scene as a brash 17-year-old, rock climbing had never seen anyone like him before. Fiercely ambitious, even as a boy Moffatt was focussed on one thing: being the best in the world. This is the story of his meteoric rise to stardom, and how he overcame injury to stay at the top for over two decades. Top sport-climber, brilliant competitor and a pioneer in the new game of bouldering, Moffatt's story is that of climbing itself in the last thirty years. Yet Jerry Moffatt is more than a dedicated athlete. Travelling the world to fulfil his dreams, Revelations is a compelling and often hilarious account of the climbing community with all its glories, dangers and foibles, as well as the story of a true sporting legend.
£12.99
