Bristol

Bristol Sport is the long awaited Great Western Rock 500 page guidebook to the huge upsurge of sport climbing that has happened in the Bristol region.There are lots to discover within the pages of this book as considerable development has taken place in recent years. There are now over 825 full /hybrid sport pitches described and a multitude of new things to do. The lower-grade climber is usually poorly served on most UK sport crags but in this guide there are now 450 climbs ranging from F2 up to F6b+.This is a full, definitive guidebook and details the wealth of climbing that is now available not only in the city, and close by, but also throughout all of northern half of Somerset and its coastal crags.Bristol: Avon Gorge (Sea Walls, Portway Walls, Amphitheatre), Leigh Woods, Blaise Castle Gorge,Snuff Mills Park, Barnhill Quarry, Bourton Combe, Portishead Quarry, plus bonus secret Crag X!Coastal: Culver Cliff, Charlcombe Cornice, Walton Cliff, High Cliff, Brean Down, Axe Quarry,Chopper Cove, Uphill Quarry.The Mendips: Webbington North Quarry, The Perch Quarry, Burrington Combe, Ebbor Gorge,Milton Hill (Split Rock) Quarry, Stoke Lane Quarry, Vallis Vale.512 pageslanguage englishedition 2023GWR

The long awaited guidebook for all of the Bristol/Somerset outcrops has finally landed. If you're local, or if you're bored/scared of Avon Gorge this guide gives some great alternatives to seek out. The guide is well written with excellent colour photos and descriptions, no more looking at dull guidebooks with sketched topos and difficult to match up descriptions; this guide is easy to use and contains a bit of personality too. 216 pages language english edition 2019