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UK GUIDEBOOK PUBLISHERS |
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The major producers of UK climbing guides are some of the senior British Climbing Clubs, ie the SMC, FRCC, CC and BMC. These bodies generally use a volunteer system, though increasingly such "volunteers" will be paid at the very least expenses, if not a percentage of the profits. However these guides are not always a commercial proposition, and profits from good sellers are used to subsidize coverage of less popular areas, with remaining profits going towards conservation/access, or towards improving club facilities. Guides are also produced commercially by several companies on a strictly for profit basis. Major commercial producers are Cicerone and Rockfax, but there are many others. |
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Scottish Mountaineering Club
The SMC produce a comprehensive range of definitive climbing guides to Scotland as well as selected guides and walking guides. Membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate a fairly high experience of, and enthusiasm for Scottish climbing - it is not essential to be Scottish! All new routes done in Scotland should be reported to the SMC. |
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Fell & Rock Climbing Club
The FRCC produce a comprehensive range of definitive climbing guides to the English Lake District, as well as a selected guide and a walking guide. Membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate a fairly high experience of, and enthusiasm for Lake District climbing. All new routes done in the Lake District should be reported to the FRCC. |
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Northumbrian Mountaineering Club
The NMC produce a definitive climbing guide to climbing in Northumberland, as well as a bouldering guide. All new routes done in Northumberland should be reported to the NMC. |
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Smart Boys Publishing
SBP produce a definitive climbing guide to Durham, parts of North Yorkshire, and the North York Moors. All new routes done in these areas should be reported to SBP. |
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Yorkshire Mountaineering Club
The YMC produce definitive climbing guides to Yorkshire Gritstone and Yorkshire Limestone. All new routes done in these areas should be reported to the YMC. |
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British Mountaineering Council
The BMC produce a comprehensive range of definitive climbing guides to the English Peak District, as well as a selected guide. It is the senior governing body of climbing in England and Wales and membership is open to anyone. All new routes done in the Peak District should be reported to the BMC. |
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Climbers Club
The CC produce a comprehensive range of definitive climbing guides to Wales, South-West and Southern England. Membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate a fairly high experience of, and enthusiasm for climbing. All new routes done in the areas mentioned should be reported to the CC. |
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South Wales Mountaineering Club
SWMC produce a definitive climbing guides to the Gower area of South Wales. All new routes done in the Gower mentioned should be reported to the SWMC. |
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Mountaineering Council of Ireland
The MCI produce a range of definitive climbing guides to both Southern and Northern Ireland, though currently many areas are out of print. The have a website devoted to the climbing side of things: Irish Climbing On-Line. |
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Cicerone
Cicerone publish an enormous range of walking and trekking guides as well as several good UK climbing ones. |
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Rockfax
Rockfax produce an attractive range of mainly selected climbing and bouldering guides to UK Climbing destinations.
They have a very good website with free updates and other advice, and are closely associated with the website UK Climbing which can be a source of much useful information. |
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Jingo Wobbly
Jingo Wobbly bear many similarities to Rockfax and produce a few UK guides. |
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Stone Country
Stone Country produce a bouldering guide to Scotland. Their website is devoted to the Scottish bouldering scene. |
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Northern Soul
Northern Soul produce a bouldering guide to Snowdonia and are reputed to be working on others. Their website is devoted to the North Wales bouldering scene. |
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Cordee
Cordee is the main distributor of climbing guidebooks in the UK. They publish a few titles as well, and these include the occasional UK one. |
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