Hard Rock is the best of British rock climbing. Featuring over
fifty crags and sixty-nine routes in England, Scotland and Wales,
it epitomises all that is great about traditional climbing in Great
Britain. Ken Wilson's first edition of Hard Rock was published in
1974 and quickly established itself as the definitive
representation of British rock climbing. Ken's vision for the
book's format - part guidebook, part literary celebration and part
coffee table visual showcase - is one that has been much copied but
never equalled. In this new edition, editor Ian Parnell has ensured
Hard Rock continues to honour Ken's original concept, in particular
keeping the route, not the climber, centre stage. While the
activity of climbing has undergone myriad changes since 1974 -
sticky rubber, camming devices, and the rise of sport climbing and
indoor climbing walls - many climbers are still drawn to the drama
and challenge of traditionally protected climbing. And this is why
Hard Rock is still as relevant now as it was in 1974. Stretching
across the Scottish Highlands and Islands, the Lake District, the
Pennines and the Peak District, North and South Wales and down to
South-West England, the routes tackle big mountain walls, gritstone
outcrops and epic sea cliff adventures. Focusing on the trad
connoisseur's grade range of VS to E2, with additional routes at E3
and E4, the featured climbs are within reach of a majority of
climbers. Timeless classics include The Bat on Ben Nevis, the Old
Man of Hoy, the Central Buttress of Scafell, Cenotaph Corner on
Dinas Cromlech in the Llanberis Pass, Vector at Tremadog, Right
Unconquerable at Stanage Edge and Suicide Wall at Bosigran on the
Cornish coast. Alongside many of the original essays, written by a
formidable cast of climbers including Pete Crew, Ed Drummond, Royal
Robbins, Chris Bonington, Hamish MacInnes and Al Alvarez, this new
edition features thirteen new routes and pieces by Eleanor Fuller,
Stephen Reid, Kevin Howett, David Pickford, Paul Harrison, John
Lawrence Holden, Martin Moran, Paul Donnithorne and Emma Alsford.
It is illustrated with all-new colour photography throughout. Hard
Rock's timeless collection is sure to inspire for generations to
come.
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