Climbing book review: North Wales Rock (Ground Up)

I have been waiting for this climbing book for some time. It went out of print sometime in the last year to make way for the new, updated version, and I’m here to tell you it was well worth the wait.

• It has over 670 routes; everything from trad routes and sport climbs to sea cliffs.
• It comes in a handy pocket size, but is packed full of detail.
• There’s maps showing the position of the crags and clear, full colour photographs illustrating the climbing routes.
• Each crag features a nice introduction and a quick-view of the grades available.
• Each crag has a description of its aspect, altitude and rock type.
• There’s a grid ref for every crag.
• Each climb features a grade, length and description of each pitch.

Overall this climbing book has real quality feel to it. The routes look fantastic (especially those big multi-pitch routes), and the climbing pictures are really inspirational.

At a touch under £25 it isn’t the cheapest book, but I still feel it represents good value for money, and it’s probably the only North Wales climbing book you’ll ever need. To save you the bother of looking for it, there’s a copy right here: North Wales Rock

I simply cannot wait to get over to North Wales and climb some of the routes featured in this book. If you get a copy, let me know what routes you climb, I would love to hear about them.