Ridges of England, Wales and Ireland - Scrambles and Climbs

• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Reviews
• Further Reading

‘This book is very professionally crafted, one which will surely join the great classic guidebooks of this century’

(The Keswick Reminder, July 2009)

As with all offerings from Dan Bailey, this is an accessible, beautifully written, well researched and, above all, inspiring book. Ranging from balmy (and occasionally barmy) seaside trips and roadside quick fixes to strenuous snowy days in the high hills, the selection reflects the diversity of mountaineering and traditional climbing in our islands and the dazzling patchwork of contrasting landscapes in which these adventures can be enjoyed.

 This book complements Cicerone’s popular Scotland’s Mountain Ridges, also by Dan Bailey, describing and celebrating the best routes of this type across the rest of Britain and Ireland and bringing them all together in one place for the first time. There’s a new adventure here for everyone who enjoys ridge-walking, scrambling or climbing. Illustrated with inspirational photographs, the book is both a route guide and a celebration of the landscape. If you are an experienced mountain walker, scrambler of climber, most routes can be done throughout the year with routes to suit all levels of ability. But advanced skills are necessary if taking these routes on in winter.

(Outdoor Enthusiast Magazine, August 2009)

'The author of the highly successful Scotland’s Mountain Ridges has compiled another useful addition to the mountaineer’s bookshelf in the form of this book.

Who could resist a good ridge? Such things are the stuff of mountaineering dreams and adventures. From balmy seaside trips and roadside quick fixes, to strenuous snowy days in the high hills, the selection described reflects the diversity of mountaineering and traditional climbing in our islands and the dazzling patchwork quilt of contrasting landscapes in which these adventures can be enjoyed.

Within the broad scope of the ridges theme there’s something special for everyone, scrambling beginners and hardened mountaineer alike.’

(AMI News, December 2009)

‘I’m guessing that when you were an infant scooting around the kitchen floor on all fours, your parents, just like mine, put a barrier across the bottom of the stairs to stop you clambering up. We weren’t able to walk be we could tackle these stairs like nobody’s business. It’s in the blood. Perhaps that is one of the reasons why a day spent scrambling up rocky ridges appeals so much to the mind and body.

A sister volume to Scotland’s Mountain Ridges by the same author, this book is of a similar high standard. The scrambles are graded from 1-2, while most of the climbs are in the Moderate to Severe range. Information is given on the grade, overall distance, height gain and the time required to complete the route.

Dan Bailey writes well and his enthusiasm for mountaineering shines through on every page of this useful guide. Drop a hint now. It’s a good one for the Christmas stocking.’

(Irish Mountain Log, Winter 2009)