A selected phototopo guidebook covering all the major Peak District gritstone crags. It features excellent crag shots and topos for every single climb - a good thing as there's no route descriptions!.
The topos are supplemented by detailed maps and approach information, as well as stunning scenic and action photographs. GPS co-ordinates are used, not only for key parking areas, but also to mark the locations of difficult-to-find crags and buttresses, enabling first time visitors equipped with GPS apps to reach their destination with minimum fuss. However, the total lack of route descriptions make this rather light on reading material and more akin to a sport climbing guide. On the plus side you get a heck of a lot of routes in one volume.
The six areas featured are: The Eastern Edges; Staffordshire Grit; Castle Naze and Windgather; The Kinder Plateau; The Longdendale Valley; The Chew Valley. Over 4000 routes on the finest gritstone crags in the Peak District all in in one volume.
By Pete O'Donovan of PODsacs fame.
Card cover, 23cm x 15.5cm, 492 pages.
Published 2015.
ISBN: 9780956700636.