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	A Lakeland Climbing Pioneer - John Wilson Robinson of Whinfell Hall Michael Waller £10.00 Spear-heading the birth of rock-climbing in the English Lake District in the 1880's was a fraternity of visitors, who made their base at Wasdale Head. They were joined by a local dalesman, John Wilson Robinson, of Whinfell Hall in Lorton. Published by : Bookcase Published date : March 2008 Format : 140mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Lifetime in the Mountains Harry Griffin £7.99 Second only to Alistair Cooke's Letter from America, Harry Griffin's 'Country Diary' column for the "Guardian" was the longest-running regular feature in the British media, running uninterrupted for some 52 years until his death in 2004. Published by : Aurum Published date : September 2007 Format : 130mm x 196mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Rope of Writers Graham Wilson £13.95 From O G Jones and W P Haskett Smith to the modern guidebook, from early Club articles to The Black Cliff, writing about the British hills has a long, varied and (mostly) honourable tradition. Published by : Millrace Published date : October 2006 Format : 170mm x 120mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	And Nobody Woke Up Dead: The Life and Times of Mabel Barker - Climber and Educational Pioneer Jan Levi £16.00 Mabel Barker, a child of the 1880s, grew up with a secret passion for the hills. To her, rock climbing was the sport of gods; she could not believe her luck when Millican Dalton, famous caveman of the Lake District, invited her to do a roped climb. Supremely talented and naturally fearless, she was soon climbing with the best climbers of the day, making a stunning fourth ascent of Central Buttress with her dear friend and climbing partner C.D.Frankland. This book tells the heart-warming story of a woman who lived life to the full and fought for what she believed in. Published by : The Ernest Press Published date : 2006 Format : Small Hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	British Mountain Maps: Lake District XT40 £12.95 A fully waterproof map which features all of the Lake District's famous mountains and fells. Published by : British Mountaineering Council Published date : October 2006 Format : Folded waterproof polyethylene map. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Buttermere & St Bees £16.99 This is a definitive rock climbing guidebook to the diverse mountain crags Buttermere, Newlands and the sandstone sea cliffs of St Bees in the Lake District. Published by : FRCC Published date : May 2008 Format : 100mm x 168mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Call-Out - The First 50 Years George Bott £5.00 The fascinating story of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team which follows its development over the last fifty years. Published by : Keswick Mountain Rescue Team Published date : 1997 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Capturing the Mountains - The Lake district through the Lens of the Abraham Brothers £25.00 The photographs displayed in this grand book have come from many sources to produce a fine collection as celebration of the famous climbers and photographers, the Abraham Brothers of Keswick. Published by : abraham photographic Published date : May 2008 Format : 248mm x 340mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Century on the Crags DVD Alan Hankinson £12.99 In this DVD Alan Hankinson traces the history of rock climbing through the outstanding climbers of each generation. The film features stunning sequences of contemporary climbers tackling the great breakthrough climbs as well as historic footage and archive photographs. This wonderful story and the breathtaking photography will appeal to all those with an interest in human endeavour, sporting adventure and the special magic of the English Lake District. Published by : Striding Edge Published date : 1997 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Century on the Crags: The Story of Rock Climbing in the English Lake District Alan Hankinson £9.99 A celebration of rock climbing in the Lake District, featuring stunning sequences of contemporary climbers tackling the great breakthrough climbs as well as historic footage and archive photographs. Published by : Striding Edge Published date : 1997 Format : Video. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Chris Bonington's Everest Chris Bonington £20.00 Everest, the worlds highest mountain peak, has a compulsive attraction that has lured many climbers over the years. One such was Cumbrian Bonington, Britains best known climber. He has made four expeditions to its faces. Published by : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Published date : 2002 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Chris Bonnington - Mountaineer : 30 Years of Climbing on the World's Great Peaks Chris Bonington £16.99 A beautifully illustrated photographic autobiography with essays and extended captions that tell the story of Boningtons 30-year long mountaineering career. Published by : Baton Wicks Publications Published date : 1996 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Climbing Guide to the English Lake District: Buttermere and Eastern Crags R Graham; A. Davis; T. Price £14.00 A comprehensive climbing guide to routes both old and new in this picturesque area of the Lake District. First in the series of six volumes. A definitive guidebook. Illustrated by Al Phizacklea. Published by : Fell and Rock Climbing Club Published date : 1992 Format : Small paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Climbing Guide to the English Lake District: Gable and Pillar D. Kirby; j. Loxham £14.00 A wonderfully detailed guidebook for serious climbers, with variations on routes and approaches, and sketch maps showing the different climbs. Published by : Fell and Rock Climbing Club Published date : 1991 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Climbing Guide to the English Lake District: Scafell, Wasdale and Eskdale A. Phizacklea £14.00 This guidebook covers the valleys of Wasdale and Eskdale, and incorporates the Scafell massif that divides the two valleys. Published by : Fell and Rock Climbing Club Published date : 1996 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Climbing Guides to the English Lake District: Borrowdale G.R. Baum; A.P. Hewitson; S.J.H. Reid £15.00 A definitive guide to climbing in this picturesque area of the Lake District. Published by : Fell and Rock Climbing Club Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Dark Shadows Falling Joe Simpson £7.99 In 1992, an Indian climber was left to die alone high on the South Col of Mount Everest by other climbers who watched his feebly waving hand from the security of their tent thirty yards away. In this exciting and challenging book, Simpson explores Published by : Vintage Published date : 1997 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Doing the Wainwrights Steve Larkin £9.99 What on earth is a sixty-three year old man with a recent history of heart disease and cancer together with a marked tendency to wimpishness doing out on the Lake District fells alone in all seasons of the year? Answer: attempting to climb the 214 fells over 1,000 feet as described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells and to do so within twelve months, raising money for charity in the process. Published by : Know The Score Published date : November 2007 Format : 134mm x 215mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Everest Expeditions Chris Bonington £25.00 Boningtons three classic accounts of his expeditions to scale the summit of Everest are republished here in an impressive trilogy - Everest: South West Face; Everest the Hard Way and Everest: the Unclimbed Ridge. Published by : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Published date : 2002 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Gable & Pillar Phil Rigby & Stephen Reid £16.00 A guide to the traditional home of Lake District climbing, in close proximity to the Wastwater Hotel. It describes many fine high mountain crags in superb locations. Major crags include Kern Knotts, The Napes including Napes Needle, Tophet Wall, Gable Crag, Boat How and Pillar Rock, plus other esoteric Ennerdale Crags. Published by : FRCC Published date : Reprinted 2007 Format : 105mm x 165mm plastic jacket Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Happy Climbing Tells No Tales Judith Brown £5.95 Rarely is climbing fiction worth reading: generally it is dismal stuff full of miserable characters who can't pay their bills and spend their days on the dole gazing out of rain spattered windows in some grim northern town. All thoroughly depressing - there are some notable exceptions of course but sadly they are few and far between. Published by : Open Mountain Published date : October 2007 Format : 140mm x 215mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hazard's Way Roger Hubank £12.00 A novel set around the turn of the 19th century concerning a young mans development and his struggles to cope with strict Edwardian family life, with conflicting attitudes toward the Boer War, and with the contradictory influences of the friends Published by : The Ernest Press Published date : 2001 Format : Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Heart of Lakeland Lehmann J Oppenheimer £4.95 These classic tales written at the beginning of the last century are widely recognised as capturing the essence of rock-climbing's infancy as it was nurtured at Wasdale Head. Published by : Ernest Press Published date : 1988 Format : 122mm x 200mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	High Achiever: The Life and Climbs of Chris Bonington Jim Curran £7.99 A rare insight into the best known mountaineer in Britain, who hails from Caldbeck, near Wigton in Cumbria. With a foreword by Reinhold Messner. Published by : Robinson Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	I Chose to Climb Chris Bonington £14.99 I Chose to Climb, first published in 1966, was Chris Boningtons first book. He was recognised then, as now, as one of the outstanding members of a brilliant generation of mountaineers. Published by : Weidenfeld & Nicholson Published date : 2001 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: