Description
“Rock Climbing in Lakeland” is a classic guide to rock-climbing in the Lake District, England. It includes interesting information about this beautiful part of the country, as well as detailed instructions on how to prepare and where to go for a good day’s climbing. This book is highly recommended for climbers with an interest in visiting this idyllic climbing location. Contents include: “Preparation,” “Equipment,” “Guides,” “Map and Compass,” “Rock-climbing,” “Technicalities,” “Principles of Climbing,” “Practice,” “The Castle Head Climbs,” “Iron Crag Chimney,” “The Rope,” “Walla Crag Gully,” “Training Hints,” “Accidents,” “Ice-Axes,” “Certain Easy Climbs,” “The Collie Step,” etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
