The Long Routes: Mountaineering Rock Climb in Snowdonia & the Lake District [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Robin Ashcroft (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

In this guide to climbing, 45 mountaineering rock climbs in Snowdonia and the Lake District are described and graded according to their level of difficulty. The author gives details of the routes, equipment required, time taken and descent routes. Typically graded between "difficult" and "severe", the routes tend to follow the logical line up a cliff and onto a mountain's summit. They all represent long and committing trips, but fall within the capabilities of the average weekend climber, and provide the natural next step for the adventurous scrambler. The climbs outlined, all chosen because they represent a full-blown mountaineering experience, include Pinnacle Rib on Tryfan, Dow Crag's Gordon and Craig's route, Great Gable's Needle Ridge, and Red Wall and Longland's Continuation on Lliwedd.

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About the Author

Robin Ashcroft is an author and photographer, well known for his scrambling and climbing articles in Trail magazine. He has been a keen mountaineer for over 30 years, climbing both in the UK and abroad, with trips to the Alps, Norway, the Canadian Rockies, Antarctica and Central America. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Mainstream; illustrated edition edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1851589104
• ISBN-13: 978-1851589104
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,966,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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