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This is a comprehensive guidebook covering the limestone trad climbing, sport climbing and bouldering in the southern area of the Peak District. In total 50 crags are covered including High Tor, Wildcat, Willersley, Dovedale, Manifold Valley crags including Beeston Tor, Matlock Quarries and Wirksworth Quarries. This Peak Limestone South guidebook describes over 2,000 routes across a wide range of grades for both trad and sport climbing. All the routes are shown on colour photo topos, with different colours used to differentiate between trad and sport routes. At the start of each crag there is a quick summary indicating how many trad and/or sport routes there are, and best season/time of day to visit. There is a summary describing the type of conditions and the type of climbing to be found.
Other editions of this guidebook
Peak Limestone - South British Mountaineering Council (1987)
Derbyshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
---|---|---|---|
Bend Tor | 16 | Limestone | ? |
Brassington (Rainster Rocks) | 81 | Limestone | S |
Dale Quarry (Wirksworth) | 21 | Limestone | NW |
Dovedale | 264 | Limestone | W |
Harborough Rocks | 111 | Limestone | S |
High Tor | 129 | Limestone | W |
Hipley Hill | 6 | Limestone | NW |
Intake Quarry | 218 | Limestone | W |
Lime Kiln Quarry (Wirksworth) | 23 | Limestone | E |
Long Tor Quarry | 40 | Limestone | NW |
Lorry Park Quarry | 36 | Limestone | E |
Manystones | 10 | Limestone | SE |
Pike Crag | 17 | Limestone | W |
Via Gellia Buttress | 22 | Limestone | S |
Wildcat | 230 | Limestone | W |
Willersley Castle Rocks | 144 | Limestone | N |
Nottinghamshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
---|---|---|---|
Pleasley Vale | 185 | Limestone | S |
Staffordshire crags | # climbs | Rocktype | Faces |
Beeston Tor | 57 | Limestone | S |
Drabber Tor | 24 | Limestone | E |
Manifold Valley | 46 | Limestone | W |