The Ridges of England, Wales and Ireland
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-539-1 (ISBN)
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In this companion volume to the popular 'Scotland's Mountain Ridges' Dan Bailey offers a passionate introduction to summer scrambles, technical rock routes and challenging winter climbs on ridges in the Lake District, Snowdonia, Peak District, Exmoor, Cornwall, the Isle of Wight, Kerry and Connemara. In 48 routes, he covers a host of popular classics and obscure gems, from Sharp Edge to Skeleton Ridge and from Mynydd Mawr to the MacGillycuddy's Reeks Ridge Traverse. With inspirational photographs, Ordnance Survey map extracts and topo diagrams, this book is both a celebration of the landscape and a practical route guide and features a climbing glossary for walkers and scramblers coming new to the subject.
Prolific outdoor journalist and author Dan Bailey has a passion for the world's wild steep places. He has hiked, climbed and occasionally hobbled in mountains across five continents and is also the author of the popular companion volume to this book. 'Scotland's Mountain Ridges'.
Map key
Location of routes
Introduction
So what is a ridge anyway?
Geographical spread
Grades and difficulty
Learning the ropes?
Staying safe
What gear?
Winter routes
Avalanche!
Wild nights out
Environmental considerations
Getting around
Accommodation
Access
Using this guidebook
The Lake District
1Sharp Edge and Hallsfell Ridge, Blencathra
2Striding Edge and Swirral Edge, Helvellyn
3East Ridges of Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon Pike
4Pinnacle Ridge, St Sunday Crag
5Westmorland's Route, Dove Crag
6Langdale Pikes ridges
7Crenation Ridge, Pikes Crag
8Pikes Crag Ridge
9Yewbarrow Traverse
10Sphinx Ridge via the Climber's Traverse, Great Gable
11Arrowhead Ridge, Great Gable
12Eagle's Nest Ridge, Great Gable
13Napes Needle and Needle Ridge, Great Gable
14Pinnacle Ridge, Gable Crag
15Cam Crag Ridge and Intake Ridge
16Grey Crag Linkup
The Rest of England
17Ridges of Winnats Pass, Peak District
18Skeleton Ridge, Isle of Wight
19The Claw, Exmoor Coast
20Commando Ridge, Bosigran, Cornwall
Snowdonia
21Amphitheatre Buttress, Craig yr Ysfa
22Crib Lem, Carnedd Dafydd
23Circuit of the Southern Carneddau
24Pinnacle Ridge, Braich Ty Du face, Pen yr Ole Wen
25Needle's Eye Arete, Foel Goch
26East Ridge, Y Garn
27Central Arete, Glyder Fawr
28Sub Cneifion Rib and Cneifion Arete
29Dolmen Ridge, Glyder Fach
30East Gully Arete, Glyder Fach
31Cwm Bochlwyd Horseshoe
32Daear Ddu, Moel Siabod
33Snowdon Horseshoe
34Clogwyn y Person Arete, Garnedd Ugain
35Gyrn Lâs Ridge, Garnedd Ugain
36Lliwedd via Y Gribin
37Ridge Route, Slanting Buttress, Lliwedd
38Nantlle Ridge
39Sentries' Ridge, Mynydd Mawr
40South Ridge, Rhinog Fach
41Cyfrwy Arete via Table Direct, Cadair Idris
Ireland
42MacGillycuddy's Reeks Ridge Traverse
43Stumpa an tSaimh and the Beenkeragh Horseshoe;
44Howling Ridge, Carrauntoohil
45Faha Ridge, Mount Brandon
46East Ridge, Brandon Peak
47Carrot Ridge, Bencorr
48Mweelrea Circuit
Route summary table
Appendices
Appendix 1:Further adventures
Appendix 2: Further reading
Appendix 3: Useful contacts and websites
Appendix 4: Glossary of climbing jargon
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.6.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 48 OS map extracts, plus overview maps and topos and over 200 colour photographs |
| Verlagsort | Kendal |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 720 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien | |
| Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen ► Europa | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85284-539-2 / 1852845392 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85284-539-1 / 9781852845391 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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