Via Ferrata / Climbing

Via Ferrata, or ‘Iron Roads’, provide exciting scrambling/climbing in exposed situations, requiring specialist equipment and a good head for heights. The routes are all protected with fixed wires, staples, even wire bridges across yawning chasms. Plenty of great routes in the Dolomites, all well graded in the guides. Climbing guides also appear in this section.

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Rock Climbing

Covering all the basic skills and equipment, this guide is invaluable not only for beginners but also for climbers wanting to increase their technical knowledge on single- and multi-pitch routes. Written by one of the UK’s top mountain instructors. More >>

£12.95

Sport Climbing

Aimed at beginners and experienced sport climbers. It covers all the technical skills needed to climb bolted sport routes worldwide, from short single-pitch entry-grade routes, through harder modern test-pieces to classic multi-pitch crag and mountain routes. More >>

£12.95

Canyoning

Canyoning is the descent of natural gorges by a mixture of hiking and scrambling, and often swimming and abseiling. This guide describes selected routes from the Costa Blanca via the Pyrenees to Provence, Sardinia and Mallorca. More >>

£12.00

Scotland’s Mountain Ridges

A rich mix of summer scrambles, technical rock and challenging winter climbs on Scotland’s ridges. Covers the popular classics and obscure gems, from the remote Cairngorms to the splendour of the Cuillin. With inspirational photographs, the book is both a celebration of the landscape and a practical route guide. More >>

£17.95

Aconcagua: Highest Trek in the World

Complete guide to climbing Aconcagua (6962m), highest peak outside the Himalayas and one of the most accessible. Route descriptions up the Normal and Vacas Valley (Polish Glacier) routes, plus trekking routes in the Argentinian and Chilean southern Andes. Copious practical information on preparation and strategies for the ascent. More >>

£14.00

The Mountains of Andorra

Andorra is still mysterious, but accessible. 60 routes including numerous paths with scrambles, straightforward peaks, via ferratas and a week-long Andorra circuit. Covers Arinsal, Sispony, Arcalis and Angonella, Valls Sorteny and Rialb, Montcaup, Ordino, Casamanya, Valls del Riu, Ransol, D’Incles, Circ de Pessons, Cortals and Vall del Madrui.
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£12.95

The Pyrenees

The first guide in our World Mountain Ranges series covers the High Pyrenees for 400km along the frontier between France and Spain, from the Cirque de Lescun, on the edge of the Basque country in the west, to the Carlit massif and the Cerdagne to the east of Andorra. More >>

£18.00

Climbing in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas

Routes on 25 immense crags on the south side of Jebel el Kest, 120km south-east of Agadir, based from Tafroute. The superb rock conditions on the pink quartzite rock provide excellent and adventurous rock climbing routes of up to 500 metres high across all grades. More >>

£12.00

Via Ferratas of Italian Dolomites: Vol 2

Southern Dolomites' Via Ferrata routes in the major mountain ranges of Civetta, Schiara and Pala as well as those to the west in the Brenta. Also around the northern end of Lake Garda and the Piccole Dolomites north of Vicenza, where the mountains are generally lower and have some routes accessible for most of the year. More >>

£12.95

Via Ferratas Italian Dolomites: Vol 1

Covers the North, Central and Eastern Dolomites, across an area stretching from Val di Fassa to Auronzo. These protected routes provide exhilarating views and exposure. The guide sets the routes out according to strategic valley bases. Routes are graded for both technical difficulty and for ‘seriousness’, indicating the mountain terrain and commitment involved. More >>

£12.95

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