Mark Glaister - Böcker

South Wales Sport Climbs covers the multitude of venues south of the Brecon Beacons, spanning the land and sea cliffs from the River Wye on the Welsh border to Pembrokeshire in the west. The climbing is easily split into four main areas - Valleys Sandstone, Gower, the inland and coastal limestone crags and Camarthenshire?s sea cliffs. This book will be the first book to bring together all these various crags into a single edition with many never having been covered in print before. Areas Covered; Carmarthenshire - Telpyn Point, Morfa Bychan, Pendine Gower - Rhossili Beach, Trial Wall Area, Rams Grove to Fetlock Zawn, Port Eynon, Oxwich in the Woods, Utopia Area, Watch House, Foxhole, Minchin Hole, Bowen's Parlour Area, Bosco's Gulch Area, Pwlldu Bay, Rams Tor, Barland Quarry. Inland and Coastal Limestone - Dinas Rock, Darren Fawr, Taffs Well, Taffs Well West, Gilwern East, Gilwern West, Witches Point, Temple Bay, Castle Upon Alun, Costa del Major. Valleys Sandstone - Craig Cwm, Dyffryn, Abbey Buttress, Pen Pych, Space Mountain, Treherbert Quarry, Gelli, Ferndale, Blaenllechau, Dan Dicks, Trebanog, Glynfach, Trehafod, The Darren, Cwmaman, Mountain Ash, Mount Pleasant, The Gap, Navigation Quarry, Abertysswg, Deri, Bargoed, Ridgeway, Llanbradach, Tyle y Coch, Sirhowy, Cox's Quarry, Cross Keys Quarry, Cwmcarn, Tirpentwys.

This summer, Rockfax will be producing an exciting new book covering the trad sea cliff climbing of Pembroke and Gower. This will be their third book to Pembroke and a huge update on the previous edition from 2009. The Gower trad will be appearing in a Rockfax print publication for the first time. The emphasis in these guides is to cover the best routes but to increase the focus on the easier grades of HVS and below to help open up these magnificent areas to even more climbers. The crags have been photographed using the latest technology resulting in some incredible photo-topos and overview shots.There is a new set of maps throughout and detailed text descriptions making locating your chosen route easier than ever. To inspire you is a stunning set of stunning action shots ever used

The 2015 Clwyd Limestone Rockfax covers a wealth of traditional and sport climbing. From the magnificent Eglweseg valley, through the popular sport routes in the quarries above the village of Trevor, and on to the two trad cliffs of Pandy Outcrop and Pontesford Rocks. Since the previous Clwyd Limestone Rockfax in 2005 the area has seen around 250 new routes developed and significant re-gearing of older lines. The area is now living up to its potential as a destination in its own right of as a regular stop-off on journeys to or from North Wales. The previous Rockfax book to Clwyd has been a major contributing factor in the boom in visitors to the area. The area is now a popular destination for travelling climbers and this book is the only one that covers the climbing. It is produced in the customary high standard that climbers now demand featuring full-colour photo-topos and loads of action photos and maps.

The Mediterranean island of Mallorca is well-known as a sport climbing destination. This latest edition of the Mallorca Rockfax focusses on the sport climbing routes in the mountains and on the coast. It includes a number of new crags plus updates to existing crags since the last edition in 2015. It also has an almost completely new set of crag photographs taken using drone photography and a new set of detailed maps. Crags Covered Can Ortigues, Capadella, Mont Port, Cala Llamp, C'an Formiga, Puig de Garrafa, Santa Ponça, Ca's Catatà, Sa Cantera, Es Grau, Es Verger, S'estret, Valldemossa, Sa Gubia, Fraguel, Port de Sóller, C'an Nyic, Gorge Blau, Alaró, Caimari, Grau des Ruc, La Creveta, El Fumat, Puig St. Marti, El Calo de Betlem, Son Servera, Felanitx, Sa Mola de Felantix, Cala Magraner, Cala Bota, Torre d'en Beu, Tijuana

Lake District Climbs provides comprehensive coverage of the very best traditional climbing in the mountains and valleys of the English Lake District. The range and variety of climbing available is outstanding, from low-level single-pitch outcrop cragging to long multi-pitch mountain routes. There is something here for climbers of all abilities from experts to those just starting out. The book is packed with stunning photography to inspire, and the information is documented in the clear and concise format that has made Rockfax the most popular climbing guidebooks in Europe. With 1000 routes on 58 cliffs there is enough climbing described in Lake District Climbs to give the majority of climbers a lifetime of tremendous traditional climbing in a stunning environment.

West Country Climbs covers around 1000 of the West Country's most popular and highest calibre climbs, which span the full spectrum of climbing styles and grades; from committing multipitch sea cliff routes, to easy-going inland sport climbs. The rock ranges from the moorland and sea cliff granites of Dartmoor and West Penwith, through the geological weirdness of North Devon and Cornwall, to the multitude of limestones on parade in Devon, Somerset, Avon and Dorset. West Country Climbs will be an essential reference book to the climbing available in the region. The guidebook will appeal to the holidaying or regular visitor to the West Country whilst also offering a vast amount of up-to-date and inspirational coverage for the local climber. Areas Covered Wye Valley, Avon and Somerset, North Devon, The Culm, Atlantic Coast, Inland Cornwall, West Penwith, The Lizard, Inland Devon, Torbay.

Northern Limestone : Yorkshire, Cumbria, Lancashire from Rockfax covers the premier limestone sport crags of the UK with the big three of Malham, Kilnsey and Gordale and their world class climbing. Alongside these titans are numerous other destinations that offer both sport and trad climbing throughout the grades, ranging from the intimidating walls of Blue Scar and Trow Gill to the long lines of newly developed low to mid-grade sport crags such as Moughton Nab and Giggleswick South. Low to mid-grade trad climbing is also well catered for on the walls and escarpments at the likes of Trowbarrow Quarry, Twistleton Scar, Attermire Scar and Witches Quarry. Virtually all of the crags in the book are set in beautiful countryside and are close to fabulous pubs, villages, camping and bunkhouse accommodation. Twistleton Scars, Trow Gill, Robin Proctor's Scar, Crummackdale, Panorama Crag, Moughton Nab, Pot Scar, Giggleswick North, Giggleswick South, Langcliffe, Castleberg Crag, Attermire Scar, Malham Cove, Gordale, Stony Bank, Yew Cogar Scar, Blue Scar, Kilnsey, Dib Scar, Loup Scar, Troller's Gill, Scout Scar, Mill Side Scar, Chapel Head Scar, Humphrey Head, Trowbarrow Quarry, Witches' Quarry.