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SCOTTISH CLIMBING GUIDE BOOKS

 

Scotland is well covered by climbing guides, thanks mainly to the tireless efforts of the Scottish Mountaineering Club. Some recent developments in Scotland can be found on their website, and new routes and comments should be emailed to Andy Nisbet.

There are also a handful of other climbing guide producers: as far as we know we stock all of these, but when it comes to walking guides there are innumerable possibilities, only a fraction of which are listed here.

Photo: Ian Grimshaw on the crux pitch of Astral Highway (V), Ben Nevis, Scotland.

NB Postage!: Due to the low mark up on books, maps, videos and DVDs we have had to charge a contribution towards UK postage on most of these items. This charge is 50p on very light books, £1 on most club style guides and DVDs, £2 on Rockfax and similar size guides and £3 for bigger books. These charges are waived for orders totalling over £60 and for Priority Orders. Overseas orders will be charged at cost.

 





Selected Guides: These guides offer a selection of the best routes in the area covered.
 

SMC - Scottish Rock Climbs (2005)

Scottish Rock Climbs  (2005) Superb! Excellent full colour topos to nearly every crag, and loads of inspirational photographs plus descriptions of over 1200 routes from Orkney to Galloway - though it does not include the classic Cuillin Ridge Traverse, for which you will need Skye Scrambles (see below). The perfect selected climbs guidebook for anyone living south of the border who can't justify forking out for the full set of SMC guides. By Andy Nisbet and team. Plastic cover, marker ribbon, 480 pages.

Please click the image to see a sample page.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £24.00 [US$37.06]


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Constable - Rock Climbing in Scotland (2001)

Rock Climbing in Scotland (2001) Kevin Howett's bumper fun book reissued and updated with much aditional material. Excellent value and gives good coverage of the whole of the Highlands and some Lowland areas too. Nearly 600 routes, Black and white diagrams and photos. Card cover, 506 pages.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £12.99 [US$20.06]


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Pesda Press - Scottish Rock Volume 1: South (2008)

Scottish Rock Volume 1: South (2008) Long rumoured selected guide to Scottish rock climbing by well known local on the the scene, Gary Latter. It looks very good even if the cover photo is more reminiscent of Sardinia than the Highlands - where's the rain, where's the midges?!

Volume 1 covers the Isle of Arran, The Arrochar Alps, the Isle of Mull, Glen Coe and Glen Etive, Ardgour and Ardnamurchan, Glen Nevis, Ben Nevis, the Central Highlands, the Cairngorms and Easter Ross (but for some inexplicable reason not Galloway).

Some 1600 routes are described, which is good but makes the guide a rather bulky object to haul up multi-pitch climbs. Although there is a good smattering of Diffs and the like, it is probable that this guide will appeal more to those climbing at VS and above, and for the hard climber, many of Scotalnd's E numbered test pieces are here.

Excellent photo-topos and stunning action photos throughout (please click the image to see a sample page), card cover, 480 pages.

This item attracts a UK £2 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £23.00 [US$35.51]


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Pesda Press - Scottish Rock Volume 2: North (2009)

Scottish Rock Volume 2: North (2009) Volume 2 covers the Isle of Skye, Applecross, Torridon, Gairloch, Coigach and Assynt, Sutherland, Caithness, Lewis and Harris, Pabbay and Mingulay, Orkney.

Some 2400 routes are described, which is good but makes the guide a rather bulky object to haul up multi-pitch climbs. Although there is a good smattering of Diffs and the like, it is probable that this guide will appeal more to those climbing at VS and above, and for the hard climber, many of Scotalnd's E numbered test pieces are here.

Excellent photo-topos and stunning action photos throughout (please click the image to see a sample page), card cover, 480 pages.

This item attracts a UK £2 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £23.00 [US$35.51]


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SMC - Scottish Winter Climbs (2008)

Scottish Winter Climbs (2008) A good selection of winter snow and ice routes of all grades in the Highlands from Beinn Dearg to the Cobbler, including the popular venues of Ben Nevis, Anaoch Mòr, Creag Meagaidh and the Northern Coires of the Cairngorms (but not the Cuillin Ridge for which you'll need the Skye guidebook - see below)).

A superb looking guide with lots of colour photo-diagrams (please click the image for a sample diagram) and excellent action pictures. Over 900 of the finest winter climbs in Scotland, with the emphasis on the popular lower and mid-grade classics. 90 colour action photographs, 79 photo-diagrams and 15 maps supplement accurate descriptions to make this an essential item for any winter mountaineer. Venues covered are The Arrochar Alps (the Cobbler), Ben Cruachan, Bridge of Orchy Hills, Glen Coe, Ben Nevis, The Mamores, Aonach Mòr and Anaoch Beag, Stob Coire an Laoigh, Creag Meagaidh, Northern and Southern Cairngorms, Glen Clova, Glen Shiel, Glen Carron, Applecross, Torridon, The Fannaichs, Beinn Dearg and An Teallach.

By Andy Nisbet, Rab Anderson and Simon Richardson. Plastic cover, marker ribbon, 384 pages.

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Stone Country Press - Bouldering in Scotland (2008)

Bouldering in Scotland (2008) Superbly presented selected guide to Scottish bouldering by John Watson. In full colour with colour maps and photo-diagrams. Please click the image for a sample page.

Covers: Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Strathspey, East Coast, Trossachs, Clyde, South-West, Arrochar, Lochaber, West Coast, North-West and The Islands.

188 pages, card cover.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £21.95 [US$33.89]


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Rockfax - Deep Water (2007)

Deep Water (2007) Make a splash with this inspiring guide to the world of deep water soloing by Mike Robertson. The guide covers the UK, Europe and a few selected venues around the world. The first 200 pages cover the UK (Swanage, Lulworth, Portland, Devon!!, Cornwall, Pembroke, Scotland and other parts of the UK), and then Portugal, Costa Blanca and Mallorca get 80 pages of detailed coverage. Full colour photo topos and route descriptions. French grades and deep water "S" grades are included. Card cover, 320 pages - not one to tuck down your T-shirt!

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Definitive Guides: With the exception of the Highlands and Northeast Outcrops Guides, the excellent SMC series describes both winter and summer routes within the same volume. Other guides listed are almost, if not completely, definitive.
 

SMC - Lowland Outcrops (2004)

Lowland Outcrops  (2004) New "Bumper Fun" definitive edition of this guide to everything around Glasgow and Edinburgh and the south to the border, including incomparable Galloway. Now subtitled "Rock and Ice Climbs" due to the amount of winter routes described. Thousands of climbs are included, with a fourfold increase in new routes in some areas.

Covers major venues of the Trossachs, the Whangie, Dumbarton, Auchinstarry, Loudon Hill, the Galloway Hills and Seacliffs, Clifton, the Moffat Hills, Stirling, Fife, East Lothian and the Berwickshire Coast, and a host of minor ones.

By John Craven, Andrew Fraser, Bruce Kerr, Dave MacLeod, Grahame Nicoll, Adrian Plumb, Tom Prentice, Stephen Reid, Mark Robson, George Szuca, Michael Tweedley and John Watson, all ably pulled together by Tom Prentice and Brian Davison. Black and white crag diagrams and a some colour photos. Plastic cover, 464 pages. A must for anyone living in or near this incredibly diverse area.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


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Galloway Climbing gives details and pictures of all the Galloway Mountain Crags together with descriptions of new routes done since the last Lowland Outcrops guide.

 



Climbing in Galloway Climbing gives details and pictures of many Galloway and Dumfries-shire crags and routes and is the work of local activist John Biggar.

 



Scottish Climbs has on-line guides to various crags, quarries, and bouldering areas, including the Thirlstane, Sandhills Bay, and Garheugh.

 



SMC - Arran, Arrochar and Southern Highlands (1997)

Arran, Arrochar and Southern Highlands  (1997) The Isle of Arran, The Cobbler and north to the edge of Glencoe.

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SMC - Glencoe (2002)

Glencoe (2002) Glencoe, Glen Etive and Ardgour (north of Loch Lhinne).

By Ken Crocket, Rab Anderson & Dave Cuthbertson. Plastic backed. Black and white with some colour photos. 384 pages.

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Price: £21.00 [US$32.43]


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SMC - Ben Nevis (2002)

Ben Nevis (2002) Ben Nevis, Anaoch Mor, Creag Meagaidh and the Central Highlands (mountain crags only). A new guide with many new routes including 90 new winter climbs on Ben Nevis, and an extensive set of new diagrams. By Simon Richardson. 350 pages, plastic cover.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


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Privately Published - Ben Nevis Winter Climbs (2002)

Ben Nevis Winter Climbs (2002) The late Godefroy Perroux's homage to Nen Nevis. Worth getting for afficianados, though the route descriptions are a bit spartan, the grades French, and the superb photo topos probably wont be the slightest bit of use in the usual conditions you are likely to find on the Ben! Still, an excellent production, and an amazing achievement for Perroux, a Frenchman living in France, who just climbed two weeks a year on the Ben.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £19.95 [US$30.80]


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Cicerone - Winter Climbs - Ben Nevis & Glen Coe (2003)

Winter Climbs - Ben Nevis & Glen Coe (2003) Alan Kimber's much praised descriptions of his home turf (frozen that is, and ice). A new edition in full colour with excellent photos and crag diagrams and over 700 routes on/in Ben Nevis, Anaoch Mor and Glencoe.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £15.00 [US$23.16]


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SMC - Highland Outcrops (1998)

Highland Outcrops (1998) Covers a similar area to the Ben Nevis guide but detailing the low level crags in Glen Nevis, Creag Dubh and many other places.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60.

Sorry - out of print. 


Price: £17.50 [US$27.02]




Ballard - Glen Nevis Bouldering (2005)

Glen Nevis Bouldering (2005) Over 600 problems in a beautiful setting - over 200 of them graded 4c and under - a guide for everyone whatever their ability. By Tom Ballard. Card cover, black and white line diagrams and maps. 40 pages. 


Price: £8.95 [US$13.82]


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Glen Nevis Bouldering details a limited amount of the extensive bouldering in Glen Nevis.

 



The Trossach Boulders. John Read's Topo Guide.

 



SMC - The Cairngorms (2007)

The Cairngorms (2007) The Northern Corries, Hell's Lum, Shelter Stone Crag and Braeirach, Lochnagar, Creag an Dubh-Loch, Beinn a' Bhuird, Glen Clova et al. Covers both summer and winter routes. Loads of colour phototopos and action shots. And all crammed into one volume in the latest SMC format. Fantastic!

By Andy Nisbet, Allen Fyffe, John Lyall, Simon Richardson and Wilson Moir. Plastic cover, marker ribbon, 492 pages.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £24.00 [US$37.06]


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Cicerone - Cairngorms Winter Climbs (2000)

Cairngorms Winter Climbs (2000) Allen Fyffe's years of experience are evident in this handy and up to date guide to the Cairngorms, Lochnagar and Creag Meagaidh.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £15.00 [US$23.16]


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SMC - Northeast Outcrops (2003)

Northeast Outcrops (2003) Covers the north-east of Scotland but only the outcrops (ie not the Cairngorms and no winter routes). Includes the Aberdeen, Moray & Banff sea-cliffs, Deeside, Glen Clova and the Angus Quarries and sea-cliffs plus sections on deepwater soloing and bouldering. In black and white with some colour photos. By a cast of thousands, edited by Neil Morrison. Plastic cover, 495 pages.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £21.00 [US$32.43]


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Newtyle Quarry near Birnham, Dukeld (north of Perth) is home to such famous dry tooling routes as Too Fast, Too Furious (D12).

 



Abroath Sports Climbs details loads of bolted crags on and around the coast at Arbroath, east of Perth.

 



SMC - Skye and The Hebrides (2 Vol set) (1996)

Skye and The Hebrides (2 Vol set) (1996) Vol 1 covers Skye (including the Cuillin Ridge Traverse). Vol 2 covers the rest.

This item attracts a UK £2 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60.

Sorry out of print - a reprint of Vol 1 (Skye) is available.
 


Price: £19.95 [US$30.80]




SMC - Skye (1996)

Skye (1996) Reprint of volume 1 only of the twin Skye and the Hebrides set. Covers the whole of Skye including full descriptions of the Cuillin Ridge Traverse in summer and winter, climbing in the Cuillins, and elswhere on Skye including Kilt Rock etc. By John McKenzie and Noel Williams. Black and white with no colour photos though bizarrely the photo headings are still included!. Card cover, 352 pages.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60.

Sorry - pout of print. New edition due March 2010. 


Price: £11.00 [US$16.98]




Beta Guides - Gabbrofest - Bouldering in Coire Lagan and the Cuillin (2006)

Gabbrofest - Bouldering in Coire Lagan and the Cuillin (2006) Several square miles of wild boulderfields lie amongst scree slopes and moorland of the famous Cuillin Ridge.This fold out bouldering guide sheet in a clear plastic case includes accurate new maps at 1:2500 scale, with all the boulders plotted using GPS, and 39 diagrams showing the lines of 150 problems. By James Sutton. In black and white, with excellent detail. 28 "pages".
 


Price: £4.99 [US$7.70]


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SMC - Northern Highlands South (2007)

Northern Highlands South (2007) Excellent looking guide in the new SMC format of colour photo-diagrams and action photos. Covers Knoydart, Glen Shiel and the Kyle of Lochalsh, Glen Carron, Apple Cross and the Torridons. By Andy Nsibet and Noel Williams. Plastic cover, marker ribbon, 396 pages.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


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SMC - Northern Highlands Central (2006)

Northern Highlands Central (2006) The central part of the far North of Scotland, from Gairloch to Inverness. Covers Kinlochewe, and Loch Maree, Gairloch, Poolewe and Tollaidh, Rubha Mor, Carnmore and Fisherfield, Gruinard, An Teallach, The Fannaichs, Glen Affric, Glen Cannich, Strathfarrar, Glen Orrin, Stathconon and Ben Wyvis. A definitive guide of both summer and winter climbs with colour photo topos and colour photos. This edition adds in over 900 rock routes on the smaller cliffs of Gairloch and Gruinard and many others near An Teallach and Strathconnon. By Andy Nisbet. Plastic cover, marker ribbon, 445 pages.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £23.00 [US$35.51]


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SMC - Northern Highlands North (2004)

Northern Highlands North (2004) The very far North of Scotland including Beinn Dearg and Seana Bhraigh, Ardmair, Coigach, Reiff, Assynt, Foinaven, Cape Wrath, Caithness, The Orkneys (including the Old Man of Hoy) and Shetland. By Dave Allan, Rob Christie, Andy Cunningham, Allen Fyffe, Anddy Long, John McKenzie, Andy Nisbet, Tom Prentice, Dave Turnbull & Neil Wilson. The only one of the three that doesn't have colour photo-diagrams. 496 pages, plastic cover, marker ribbon.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £21.00 [US$32.43]


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A Glen Torridon Bouldering Guide is available available at Torridon Youth Hostel and Torridon Visitor Centre.

 



Wild West Topos produce attractive laminated photo topos of various Scottish Northern Highlands Crags, including Mungasdale, Jetty Crag, Raven's Crag and others, Lochan Dubh Crag and others, and Loch Tollaidh Crags. Their website has new route info and topo updates.
 

Wild West Topos - Mungasdale Crag (2000)

Mungasdale Crag (2000) A crag for the hardman with 13 routes of E3 and above, though there are a number of mid-grade climbs too. Situated not far from Jetty Crag in Gruinard. This guide consists of one A5 laminated topo sheet in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Jetty Crag (2000)

Jetty Crag (2000) A sunny crag near the coast in Gruinard Bay in the far North-West. This guide consists of two A5 laminated topo sheet in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Thorsdale Crags (2001)

Thorsdale Crags (2001) Covers Raven Crag, Fruity Crag, Veggie Crag, Sneaky Crag and Druid Rock - all near Badachro on Loch Gairloch. This guide consists of two A5 laminated topo sheet in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Gruinard Area 1 (2001)

Gruinard Area 1 (2001) Covers Lochan Dubh (Dome) Crag, Dog Crag and Fox Buttress - all in the Gruinard Bay area. This guide consists of one A4 laminated topo sheet folded into an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Gruinard Area 2 (2004)

Gruinard Area 2 (2004) Covers Inverianvie Crag, and Gruinard Crag - all in the Gruinard Bay area. This guide consists of two A5 laminated topo sheets in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Gruinard Area 3 (2005)

Gruinard Area 3 (2005) A collection of great looking crags almost all within 15 minutes of the Gruinard Beach car park. This guide consists of two A5 laminated topo sheets in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Loch Tollaidh Crags (2001)

Loch Tollaidh Crags (2001) Quick drying sheltered craglets of excellent rock situated near Gairloch in the far North-West. Described as the Polldubh of Wester Ross. This guide consists of six A5 laminated topo sheets in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Stone Valley Crags (2002)

Stone Valley Crags (2002) An extensive collection of sunny crags. This guide consists of four A5 laminated topo sheets in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Aztec Tower & Craig Bhadan an Aisc (2004)

Aztec Tower & Craig Bhadan an Aisc (2004) Mainly VS to E2 climbs. This guide consists of one A5 laminated topo sheet in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Wild West Topos - Creag nan Luch (2005)

Creag nan Luch (2005) Bolted 20m sport climbs 5 minutes from the road on a sheltered quick-drying crag. Grades are 6b and above. This guide consists of one A5 laminated topo sheet in an A5 plastic wallet. 


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Climb Shetland publishes small miniguides to climbing on the Shetland Isles off the coast of the far north of Scotland. Each mini-guide guide is an A5 pamphlet with a laminated outer cover. Each contains around 10 pages with colour photo topos and route descriptions. They are a home produced desktop published guide, but a pretty good quality one.



New routes and further information (including a map) are available at Climb Shetland.

 


Climb Shetland - Mini Guide: Eshaness Lighthouse (2007)

Mini Guide: Eshaness Lighthouse (2007) This item attracts a UK 50p postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


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Climb Shetland - Mini Guide: Grind of the Navir (2007)

Mini Guide: Grind of the Navir (2007) This item attracts a UK 50p postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


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Climb Shetland - Mini Guide: Ronas Hill & Ronas Voe (2007)

Mini Guide: Ronas Hill & Ronas Voe (2007) This item attracts a UK 50p postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


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Climbing in Orkney is an on line guide to the many stacks and cliffs around the Orkney Isles.

 



PDFs of the new routes pages covering Scotalnd from the SMC Journal can be found on the SMC Site. Email new routes to Andy Nisbet

 



SMC - SMC Journal

SMC Journal Published annually and a good source of new route info for the whole of Scotland, though new routes reports are also available free on the SMC website.

NB Obtained to order only so expect to wait a week or two.

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Also of Interest:
 



Scrambling Guides & The Cuillin Ridge:
 

SMC - Highland Scrambles North (2006)

Highland Scrambles North (2006) Scrambles from all over the Northern Higlands (from Kintail northwards), including a few in the Outer Hebrides, but not including Skye which has a volume to itself. Hand drawn topos and colour photos. By Iain Thow. Plastic cover, marker ribbon, 264 pages.
 


Price: £18.00 [US$27.79]


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Harvey - Skye - The Cuillin, Map (2000)

Skye - The Cuillin, Map (2000) By far the best map now in print for anyone contemplating the Ridge Traverse or any of the major scrambles. 1:25000, double sided on waterproof paper with a detailed 1:12500 map of the Ridge itself and a diagramatic representation of the main features of the Ridge, together with a brief overview of useful information about the area.
 


Price: £9.95 [US$15.36] (Including VAT at 17.5%)


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Rockfax also produce a downloadable Mini-Guide to the Skye Ridge.

 



There is also a lot of useful info in our Cuillin Ridge section.

 



SMC - Skye Scrambles (2000)

Skye Scrambles (2000) A guide that offers loads of good scrambling and could become the bible as far as the Cuillin Ridge is concerned. It covers the whole of the Cuillin, including the Ridge traverse, as well as the rest of Skye. By Noel Williams. This is the 2007 reprint with a card cover and no photos. 274 pages.

Sorry - out of print. New edition due Spring 2010.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60.
 


Price: £14.50 [US$22.39]




Cicerone - Scotland's Mountain Ridges (2006)

Scotland's Mountain Ridges (2006) Attractive quite large format book which describes 48 classic ridge climbs in Scotland from Moderate scrambles through to VS Climbing on Arran's South Ridge Direct. Includes the Cuillin Ridge as well as many other classic well known routes and a few you may not have heard of. Some are described as winter outings, but most are summer climbs. The information given seems sensible and concise, and the book is filled with good colour photos. A bit large to be a pocket guide, but a great source of inspiration (with an appendix of a similar number of other ridges should you tick the first lot). By Dan Bailey. Card cover, 253 pages.

This item attracts a UK £2 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


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Mainstream Publishing - Classic Mountain Scrambles in Scotland (1992)

Classic Mountain Scrambles in Scotland (1992) Why this guide was published in a fairly large hardback form is a mystery - it would have been much better in traditional guidebook size and with a plastic cover. None the less it is a very useful guide for the occasional visitor giving a good selection of routes from easy grade 1s to climbs such as Tower Ridge.

This item attracts a UK £2 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60.

Sorry - this guide is out of print. 


Price: £14.99 [US$23.15]




Cicerone - Scrambles in Lochaber (1996/2009)

Scrambles in Lochaber (1996/2009) Covers numerous scrambles in the area of Ben Nevis and Glencoe. Please click the image to see coverage.

By Noel Williams. Black and white with a few colour photos. 191 pages. Plastic cover.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £12.95 [US$20.00]


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Walking (and Ski-ing) Guides:
 

Harvey - Munro & Corbett Chart

Munro & Corbett Chart This chart shows and lists all Munros (mountains over 3000ft), Corbetts (over 2500ft), Grahams and Donalds (over 2000ft). A selection of other hills are named for information. There is space for recording your date of ascent.

Size 880 x 1145mm. Detachable for wall mounting.

This item attracts a UK £1 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £6.95 [US$10.73]


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SMC - The Munros 3rd edition (1999/2008)

The Munros 3rd edition (1999/2008) Superb and substantial hardback book. Stunningly illustrated with maps and suggested routes up all the Munros (Scottish hills over 3000 feet). Edited by Donald Bennet and Rab Anderson. Hardback, 281 pages.

This item attracts a UK £3 postal charge but this is waived for Priority Orders or if the Order Total is greater than £60. 


Price: £22.00 [US$33.97]


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SMC - The Corbetts 2nd edition (2002)

The Corbetts 2nd edition (2002) A companion volume to the Corbetts (Scottish hills between 2500 and 3000 feet). Edited by Rob Milne and Hamish Brown. Hardback, 280 pages.

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SMC - Munro's Tables (1997)

Munro's Tables (1997) Detailed tabular information on the Munros (and also the Corbetts, Donalds and Grahams), with clear and concise maps. Also includes a chapter on Gaelic pronounciation and meaning of the hill names. Edited by Derek Bearhop. Hardback, 168 pages.

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Lomond - The Munros (2006)

The Munros (2006) The alternative to the SMC title of the same name is equally nicely presented. By Cameron McNeish. Hardback, lots of colour illustrations, 228 pages.

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SMC - The Southern Uplands (1992)

The Southern Uplands (1992) SMC District Guides cover the whole of Scotland and give a fantastic amount of information about the Scottish Hills. They are well illustrated with colour photographs and contain many descriptions of walks The Southern Uplands covers all of scotland south of Glasgow/Edinburgh (excluding the Isle of Arran). By KM Appleyard. Hardback, 181 pages.

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SMC - The Southern Highlands (1991)

The Southern Highlands (1991) From north of Glasgow/Edinburgh, north to Loch Rannoch. By DJ Bennett. Hardback, 214 pages.

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SMC - The Central Highlands (1994)

The Central Highlands (1994) From Tyndrum north to Creag Meagaidh and east as far as Dalwhinnie. This includes Nen Nevis. By Peter Hodgkiss. Hardback, 210 pages.

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SMC - The Cairngorms (1992)

The Cairngorms (1992) East of Dalwhinnie, south to Pitlochry and north to Ben Rinnes. By Adam Watson. Hardback, 262 pages.

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SMC - The North-West Highlands (2004)

The North-West Highlands  (2004) The first of a new series of District Guides, now called Hillwalkers' Guides. It is bigger, and better looking that its predecessors with beautiful illustrations and maps throughout. Covers everything north of the Great Glen except the islands. By Dave Broadhead, Alec Keith, & Ted Madden. Hardback, 352 pages.

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SMC - The Islands of Scotland including Skye (1989)

The Islands of Scotland including Skye (1989) Arran, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Shetlands and the Orkneys. By DJ Fabian, GE Little, and DN Williams. Hardback, 406 pages.

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SMC - Ski Mountaineering in Scotland (1987)

Ski Mountaineering in Scotland (1987) In a similar format to "The Munros" and another superb production though the cynical ski-mountaineer hardened by endless abortive visits to the Highlands might harbour unjust suspicions that some of the photos are fake!

Edited by Donald Bennet and Bill Wallace. Hardback, 121 pages.

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SMC/SMT - Hostile Habitats - Scotland's Mountain Environment (2006)

Hostile Habitats - Scotland's Mountain Environment (2006) Beautifully illustrated book on the Scottish Hills, how they were formed and the animals and plants that inhabit them.

Edited by Nick Kempe and Mark Wrightham and published with support of Scottish Natural Heritage.

A profusion of excellent colour photos, hardback, 256 pages.

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SMC/SMT - Ben Nevis (2009)

Ben Nevis (2009) Second edition of this comprehensive biography of Britain's highest mountain. Masses of climbing history and photos but lost of other stuff of interest concerning its history and geography too. Superbly illustrated.

By Ken Crocket and Simon Richardson, hardback, 416 pages.

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Cicerone - Walking the Munros - Vol 1 Southern, Central and Western Highlands (2004/6)

Walking the Munros - Vol 1 Southern, Central and Western Highlands (2004/6) Handy pocket sized Munros guide in two volumes. The first covers Skye and everything south of Fort William, including the southern Cairngorms. Very colourful guide with lots of good pictures and maps. By Steve Kew. Plastic cover, 269 pages.

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Cicerone - Walking the Munros - Vol 2 Northern Highlands and Cairngorms (2004/6)

Walking the Munros - Vol 2 Northern Highlands and Cairngorms (2004/6) The second covers everything north of Fort William, including the northern Cairngorms. Very colourful guide with lots of good pictures and maps. By Steve Kew. Plastic cover, 303 pages.

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NWP - The Munro Almanac (2005)

The Munro Almanac  (2005) A bit of a misnomer for what is actually a mini-walking guide to the Munros (the hills in Scotland above 3000 feet). Attractively illustrated with simple maps. By Cameron McNeish. Pocket-sized hardback, 145 pages.


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NWP - The Corbett Almanac (1999)

The Corbett Almanac  (1999) A bit of a misnomer for what is actually a mini-walking guide to the Corbetts (the 220 hills in Scotland between 2500 and 2999 feet). Attractively illustrated with simple maps. By Cameron McNeish. Pocket-sized hardback, 160 pages.

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Time Warner - 100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains (1997)

100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains (1997) Cheap source of information to 100 circular mountain walks in Scotland (or at least that part of Scotland north of the Lowlands). By Ralph Storer. Paperback style book in paperback with black and white illustrations, 223 pages.

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Pocket Mountains
Beautifully produced mini-guidebooks (15cm x 10.5cm) to Scotland with excellent maps and colour illustrations. All the books are round about 95 pages and all are by Nick Williams. Card covers.

 


Pocket Mountains - Southern Uplands (2005) Pocket Mountains

Southern Uplands (2005) Pocket Mountains Galloway to the Cheviots and Pentlands. 


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Pocket Mountains - Southern Highlands (2003) Pocket Mountains

Southern Highlands (2003) Pocket Mountains Argyll to Perthshire. 


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Pocket Mountains - Cairngorms (2003) Pocket Mountains

Cairngorms (2003) Pocket Mountains  


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Pocket Mountains - Central Highlands (2004) Pocket Mountains

Central Highlands (2004) Pocket Mountains Includes Ben Nevis and Glencoe. 


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Pocket Mountains - Western Highlands (2004) Pocket Mountains

Western Highlands (2004) Pocket Mountains Knoydart, Kintail, and Glen Affric. 


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Pocket Mountains - Northern Highlands (2003) Pocket Mountains

Northern Highlands (2003) Pocket Mountains North of Dingwall. 


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Pocket Mountains - The Islands (2004) Pocket Mountains

The Islands (2004) Pocket Mountains The Hebrides and other isles.  


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Cicerone - Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (100 walks in Lochaber) (2008)

Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (100 walks in Lochaber) (2008) Plenty to keep your feet occupied in the area south of Fort William on the west coast of Scotland. 100 graded routes in the area comprising Ben Nevis, the Grey Coirres, Ben Cruachan, Glan Coe, Glen Etive and the Black Mount. Includes the area's 43 Munros and three scrambles.

By Ronald Turnbull. Plastic cover, 310 pages.

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Cicerone - Walking in the Cairngorms (2005)

Walking in the Cairngorms (2005) Over 100 walks in and around the Cairngorms and including all the Munros in the area. In full colour with lots of photos and OS map excerpts. By Ronald Turnbull. Plastic cover, 317 pages.

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Cicerone - The Isle of Skye - A Walker's Guide (2002)

The Isle of Skye - A Walker's Guide (2002) Lots of walks and some easy scrambles from all over the island. In full colour with good maps. By Terry Marsh. 249 pages, card cover.

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Cicerone - Walking in the Hebrides (1998)

Walking in the Hebrides (1998) Walks on Arran, Isly, Jura, Colonsay & Oronsay, Mull, Coll, Tiree, Muck, Eigg, Rhum, Canna, Skye, Barra, Benbecula & the Uists, Harris, and St Kilda. By Roger Redfern. 192 pages, card cover.

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Cicerone - Scotland's Far West (2005)

Scotland's Far West (2005) A walking guide to Mull, Morwen, Ardnamurchan and Ardgour, the area lying between, but west of, Fort William and Oban. 34 walks with lots of colour photos and colour excerpts from OS maps. By Dennis Brook and Phil Hinchliffe. Card cover, 190 pages.

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Cicerone - Exploring the Far North-West of Scotland (2000)

Exploring the Far North-West of Scotland (2000) Picture book type guide (with some stunning pictures) to Wester Ross and Sutherland. By Richard Gilbert. Hardback, 143 pages, lots of colour.

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Cicerone - The West Highland Way (2003)

The West Highland Way (2003) A guide to the long distance walk from Glasgow to Fort William. In full colour with colour excerpts from OS maps. By Terry Marsh. 123 pages, plastic cover.

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Trailblazer - West Highland Way (2008)

West Highland Way (2008) A guide to the long distance walk from Glasgow to Fort William, and nicely produced, with very detailed pen and ink drawings (please click the image for a sample) and a few colour photos. By Charlie Loram. Card cover, 194 pages.

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Cicerone - Walking on the Isle of Arran (2006)

Walking on the Isle of Arran (2006) New edition of this guide which was first published in 1998. 45 walks from all over the island. Includes the popular scramble of the A'Chir Ridge. Full colour with maps. By Paddy Dillon. 253 pages, plastic cover.

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Cicerone - Walking the Galloway Hills (1995)

Walking the Galloway Hills (1995) 33 walks (stumbles?!) in the wonderfull Galloway Hills of South-West Scotland - though strangely nothing is described south of the A712. By Paddy Dillon. 157 pages, card cover.

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Cicerone - Walking the Lowther Hills (1999)

Walking the Lowther Hills (1999) The Lowther Hills lie west of the Moffat Hills in the Scottish Borders, and the guide extends westwards to take in the Carsphairn Hills, the Solway Hills, and the southernmost Galloway Hills in the Cairnsmore of Fleet Range (omitted from the Galloway Hills guide). By Ronald Turnbull. 175 pages, card cover.

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Cicerone - The Border Country - a Walker's Guide (1999)

The Border Country - a Walker's Guide (1999) Covers the eastern side of the Scottish Borders and includes 50 walks in the Cheviots, Tweedale and Teviotdale, the Ettrick Forest and the Tweedsmuir Hills. By Alan Hall. 216 pages, card cover.

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Mountain Biking Guides:
 

Ernest Press - Mountain Bike Guide - Inverness & Cairngorms (1995)

Mountain Bike Guide - Inverness & Cairngorms (1995) 21 routes. By Timothy King. Card cover, black and white illustrations, 123 pages.

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Canoeing Guides: Nothing at all to do with climbing, but can be more fun than the wall on a wet day!:
 

Pesda Press - Scottish White Water (2001)

Scottish White Water (2001) Detailed information on 190 rivers in Scotland. Good maps and scary photos. Published by The Scottish Canoe Association. Card cover 284 pages.

 


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Mountaineers of every period share a common frailty (I too being guilty in past days): we start humbly enough in acquiring new skills - hardly dare to hope to match our exemplars - but humility wanes when the skills are ours. We end up in the belief that our fellows of an earlier age could not have been as bold and skilful as we. From one century to the next, our self-flattering hearts offer up that much beloved toast, "Here's tae us! Wha's like us? Gey few and they're a' deid.
WH Murray

 


 


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