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Books Cumbria : Outdoors : Climbing

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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

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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

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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

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British Mountain Maps: Lake District XT40


£14.95

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.

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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

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Buttermere & St Bees

Colin Read & Paul Jennings
£16.00

The second in the new series of FRCC guidebooks to rock climbing in the Lake District featuring colour photodiagrams for virtually every crag featured.

Published by : Fell & Rock Climbing Club
Published date : May 2008
Format : 102mm x 166mm laminated softback

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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

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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.

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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.

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Climbing Guide to the English Lake District: Buttermere and Eastern Crags

R Graham; A. Davis; T. Price
£13.00

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.

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Climbing Guide to the English Lake District: Gable and Pillar

D. Kirby; j. Loxham
£17.00

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.

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Climbing Guide to the English Lake District: Scafell, Wasdale and Eskdale

A. Phizacklea
£13.00

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Gable - Biography of a Lake District Mountain and its Upper Valleys

Malcolm Craig
£20.00

Great Gable is considered to be somewhat special.

Published by : Sigma Leisure
Published date : October 2011
Format : 236mm x 152mm hardback

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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

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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

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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.

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Lake District Rock - Selected Rock Climbs in the English Lake District

edited by S. J. H. Reid
£19.50

More than 500 classic rock climbs on 64 superb crags described. The choice of routes covers the full grade spectrum from 'Difficult' to 'E8', with the majority of climbing in the popular VS to E2 range.

Published by : Fell & Rock Climbing Club
Published date : November 2003
Format : 105mm x 170mm limp-back

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Lake District Winter Climbs

Brian Davison
£17.95

This book is a definitive guide to winter climbing in the Lake district. It presents the climbs and crags in a fresh new format, with clear maps to help you find the crags and detailed colour photo-topos to help you locate the routes.

Published by : Cicerone
Published date : January 2007
Format : 100mm x 166mm plastic jacket

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Lakeland Mountain Challenges

Ronald Turnbull & Roy Clayton
£8.95

The book, aimed at walkers and fell runners, includes detailed information on the challenging Lakeland Three Thousands

Published by : Gray Stone Books
Published date : April 1999
Format : 176mm x 116mm small paperback

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Lakeland Rock DVD

Chris Bonington
£12.99

Lakeland Rock is a mountaineering classic. Presented by Sir Chris Bonington, this collection of films features five milestone climbs, each representing a major development in a sport which has mirrored social change in Britain.

Published by : Striding Edge
Published date : 1997
Format : DVD

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