Books and Maps

The first English language climbing guide covering a wide range of sport climbing venues in the Haute Provence area of southeast France including Cease, Orpierre and Buoux, to name but a few.

Following on from Rockfax's Haute Provence this new guide covers the Cote d'Azur region including the world famous Verdon Gorge.

This is a complete introduction to Alpine mountaineering. If you are planning your first trip to the Alps or anxious to improve on your performance on previous trips, you need this book. Everything you need to know is here and none of the issues are ducked. From dealing with hut guardians to moving roped together.

Dangling sweaty-palmed from a 3000 foot cliff for days on end, the author taught himself by trial and error -why do the same? This guide will show you leading and hauling techniques, how to live on a wall, style and ethics, key training exercises and all illustrated in full colour. Another great guide from the ever expanding series from the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series.

Guidebook to walking the GR10, the Sentier des Pyrenees, a 955km trek across the French Pyrenees from Hendaye on the Atlantic Coast to the Mediterranean coast at Banyuls-sur-Mer. The book describes 55 stages, with information on planning, transport, accommodation and facilities. Walk the entire GR10 in around 45 days or in shorter trips.

Of the seven continental summits, Aconcagua (at 6962 m/22,840 ft) lies second only to Everest. Yet it is surprisingly free of snow and ice, and experienced hikers can reach the roof of the Americas without technical expertise.

A walker's guidebook to the 778km Pilgrim Road from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the foothills of the Pyrenees on the French side to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain and finally to the 'end of the earth' at Finisterre on the Galician coast. Maps and details of points of interest and pilgrim references en route.

For trekkers or climbers hoping to reach the top of Kilimanjaro or challenge themselves on the remote spires of Mount Kenya, or explore East Africa's lesser-visited areas such as Mount Meru and Rwenzoris of Uganda, this new and completely revised guide is ideal.

The Best Walks series -- now fully revised, updated and illustrated with colour photographs -- explores the very best walking opportunities to be found in a region or national park.

Yosemite Valley is one of the best granite bouldering areas in the world.

A guide from Supertopo describing over 200 of the best sport climbs and top ropes in the Yosemite Valley.

A new and comprehensive climbing guide to Zion National Park, arguably one of the most spectacular national parks in the States. This is the most comprehensive guidebook describing move than 250 traditional routes and 25 of the best clean aid climbs (i.e. climbed on hand-placed gear - no need for a hammer or pegs) at Zion National Park. The climbing here provides some of the best adventure rock climbing in Utah with hundreds of routes between 800’ and 1,500’ long (250m to 500m).

Winter Skills is packed with essential information and techniques for climbers and walker.

Following on the heels of the critically acclaimed Sport Climbing+, Trad Climbing+ is the first climbing text book focusing on modern traditional climbing from a British perspective.

This is a complete guide to all aspects of climbing and mountaineering across the seasons for both instructors and amateur climbers alike.

This "how-to" guide to expedition planning will take you through all the steps to get your expedition off the ground. It is an essential guide for planning, organising and leading expeditions, whether your team is large or small.