Outdoor
You rely on your outdoor equipment and outdoor clothing to keep you alive and comfortable when you are pushing yourself in the outdoors, so you should arm yourself with the best knowledge and the most appropriate equipment.
We select our staff carefully for their knowledge and experience and they in turn select our product range which is what they would choose to use on the hills, underground or out in the backcountry. So you can be sure that our range is the best for you as well.
Come in store for more advice, for the best walking boot fitting service, or to have a rucksack, rockshoe, trail running shoe, race vest or walking shoe personally fitted by our experts.
If you can't find exactly what you are looking for or if its something a bit more unique or niche then please get in touch and we will make sure you get what you need.
Rockfax
Western Grit
Western Grit covers the fabulous gritstone and sandstone crags ranging from the popular Staffordshire edges of the Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw up onto the remote Kinder and Bleaklow moorland crags. Also contained are the superb Chew Valley edges, the best of the Lancashire crags and the fine sandstone buttresses on Merseyside of Helsby, Pex Hill and Frodsham.
Climbers Club
Pembroke North (Vol 1) Cardigan Bay to Milford Haven
Pembroke North – volume 1 – but fourth to appear – covers the area from Ceredigeon in the north (slightly outside the county!) to Milford Haven. The variety and quality of the climbing on offer beautifully compliments the stunning scenery. Traditional climbing remains the main focus with the classic crags, Carey-y-Barcud, Porthclais, and Caerfai rightly taking pride of place, although St David’s Head is now given the prominence it deserves.
Climbers Club
Pembroke Range West (Vol 2) Milford Haven to Perimeter Bays
Pembroke Range West – volume 2 – is the last in the definitive series (but by Range West devotees is not viewed as the least). As the name suggests it covers the part of Castlemartin Range extending westwards from Stack Rocks car park.
Climbers Club
Pembroke Range East (Vol 5) Stackpole & Lydstep
The new Pembroke Stackpole / Lydstep describes over 1100 routes over a fifteen mile stretch of the Pembrokeshire coastline – idyllic coves separated by picturesque beaches characterise much of the climbing in this area.
Ground Up
Gogarth South
Gogarth South covers the series of cliffs running southwards from Gogarth Bay past the South Stack lighthouse, around The Range and on to Rhoscolyn. It includes famous cliffs such as Mousetrap Zawn, Red Wall, Castell Helen and Yellow Wall, but also showcases several less well known zawns.
Ground Up
Parisella's Cave
This mini guide gives you the breakdown of all the old classics, plus all the new wave problems and links. It also includes the adjacent Split INfinity Cave and the recently revived Breck Road bouldering area which sits just up the hill from the Cave.
UK Mountain Training Board
Navigation in the Mountains
Written by one of the best known navigation instructors in the UK this is the definitive and comprehensive ‘how to navigate textbook’. It covers every aspect of mountain navigation; summer, winter and overseas, using traditional map and compass as well as devices such as GPS and digital software applications.
Climbers Club
Pembroke Range East (Vol 3) Stack Rocks to Hollow Caves Bay
From the sombre cliffs and stacks near the Green Bridge of Wales via the imposing Mewsford Point all the way to Hollow Caves Bay this guidebook has it all. The sunny and open Crystal Slabs and Crickmail Point; the serious cliffs of the Stack Rocks area and the Cauldron, the variety of the Castle with routes from VD to E7 and, if you want to get your kit off, there’s even some DWS.
Climbers Club
Pembroke Range East (Vol 4) Saddle Head to St Govan's
Over 1,000 routes between VD and E10 all within 15 minutes flat walk of the car park, what more could you want? Within its covers this guidebook includes the stupendous cleft of Huntsman’s Leap, the stunning west wall of Stennis Ford and the more amenable Saddle Head and Stennis Head.
Knife Edge Outdoor
Tour Du Mont Blanc: The worlds most famous trek, everything you need to know to plan and walk it
Complete guidebook for planning and trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc, the world's most famous trek. Real maps for each stage: 1:25,000. No need to carry a separate map!
Rockfax
North Wales Slate
This is Rockfax's first full guide to North Wales Slate and covers the amazing quarries near Llanberis famous for their technical run-out slabs and, more recently, for the wealth of sport climbing. It is also famous for the bizarre and spectacular rock formations that give a unique climbing environment.
Rockfax
Clwyd Limestone
This book covers the fine area of quality limestone crags and quarries lining the Eglwyseg Valley, situated to the north of Llangollen, and some delightful quarries and smaller edges in the near-by area.
Great Western Rock
Frome Valley Sandstone
The cult that is Frome valley climbing is at last available for all - The sandstone favourites of Winterbourne micro-routes and Ring Road bouldering are covered here plus masses more.
Rockfax
North Wales Climbs
The 2023 edition of Rockfax North Wales Climbs builds upon the success of the 2013 edition, offering expanded coverage with numerous additional routes and predominantly new aerial crag photography. All maps have been meticulously updated, and the guide features an entirely new collection of striking action photographs. The variety of crags, routes, and climbing styles is unparalleled, encompassing the major mountain crags of Llanberis Pass, Cloggy, Ogwen, Moelwyns, and the Carneddau, as well as the Llanberis Slate quarries, Tremadog, Mid-Wales, Gogarth, and the Ormes of Llandudno.
UK Mountain Training Board
Hill Walking - Official Handbook of the Mountain Training Walking Schemes 3rd Edition
The official training handbook of the Mountain Leader and Walking Group Leader Schemes. Packed with essential information and techniques to enable all walkers to consolidate existing skills and develop new.
Cockerel
Gower New Developments 2019
A South Wales Climbing Wiki Supplement covering climbs since the South Wales Sport Climbs Rockfax, inc. Saddam's Wall, Sister 2.5 Upper and Third Sister.