The Guidebooks
North Wales Limestone - The Definitive Guide for Rock Climbers
This 2023 guidebook builds upon the hugely popular 2014 guidebook and details all the new development on the limestone cliffs of North Wales since then. The guide is authored by Andy Boorman and Ian Carr and has taken 3 years of hard graft and would not have been possible without the support of a large group of talented and dedicated local climbers and photographers.
The book has been produced on a not-for-profit basis, all for the benefit of every climber. All profits will be put back into supporting climbing and climbing related projects within this area. The proceeds from the 2014 book contributed to a massive new route boom, together with the modernisation of fixed equipment and the replacement and maintenance of belays and lower-offs. The 2023 book will continue to support this process, with the aim of trying to ensure that the fixed equipment is well maintained and modern.
- Over 2000 trad and sports routes
- Over 600 new routes
- 69 crags
- All six major areas covered
- Routes for all (sports 4 to 9a, trad V Diff to E7)
- Modern colour photo topos and drone shots
- Clear crag planner including access and tidal information
- Easy to follow crag approaches and maps with GPS location and QR codes
- Free Vertical Life digital app content (new routes to follow !)
The North Wales Limestone 2025 Supplement contains 80 pages packed with new routes, action shots, updates to the 2023 guidebook and full details of eight totally new or fully updated and redeveloped crags.
As with the 2023 definitive guidebook, all proceeds from the sale of this book go to the North Wales Bolt Fund.
The 2025 Supplement is now available for purchase, price £10, at the following locations:
Joe Brown shops (Llanberis and Capel Curig), V12 (Llanberis), The Indy Wall (Llanfair PG), Boathouse Climbing (Llandudno), The Boardroom (Queensferry), Outside (Hathersage), Needle Sports (Keswick).
Thanks again to all these retail outlets and climbing walls for their support.
The guidebook is a key supporter of the North Wales Bolt Fund which provides the equipment for volunteers to re-equip existing routes and develop new routes and crags. Please consider donating at Donate Here.
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