Guide Book List

Below is a list of climbing guide books owned by the club, that members can borrow. 

Taking Care of Club Books

When using club books please do your best to take care of them. Although we do understand that you are taking them climbing and will not stay pristine, please treat them with respect. It is good if you can, for example, use guide book rain covers when it is wet.

Collecting and Returning Club Books

Books can be borrowed from the SCC library at Boulder Shack. Please logout any books when you borrow them and return within 2 weeks so other members can use them too! The key to the library is kept behind the desk at Boulder Shack.

South West

NamePublisher / Producer / AuthorsYearNotes
Wye ValleyClimbers' Club1997Check other sources for up to date info
Wye Valley SupplementClimbers' Club2012Additional climbs for Wye valley and forest of dean area
West Country ClimbsRockfax2010From Avon down to Swanage and across to Penzance
West Country ClimbsRockfax2010From Avon down to Swanage and across to Penzance
West Country ClimbsRockfax2010From Avon down to Swanage and across to Penzance
West Country ClimbsRockfax2010From Avon down to Swanage and across to Penzance
West Country ClimbsRockfax2010From Avon down to Swanage and across to Penzance
Lower Wye Valley V1Climbers' Club2007 From Avon down to Swanage and across to Penzance
Cornish RockGroup of climbers1997Proper old school style
Cheddar Gorge ClimbsMartin Crocker2015 
DorsetRockfax2012Portland, Lulworth and Swanage
DartmoorClimbers' Club2017 
Cheesewring & South East CornwallClimbers' Club2012 
South West Climbs (volume 1)Climbers' Club2012Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset
West Cornwall (Volume 2)Climbers' Club2017Chair ladder the South Coast and the Lizzard
DorsetRockfax2012Portland, Lulworth and Swanage
West Cornwall (volume 1)Climbers' Club2016Bosigran and the North Coast
South DevonClimbers' Club2018 
Symonds YatClimbers' Club2010Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
Avon GorgeClimbers' Club2017 
DartmoorClimbers' Club  
Southern Sandstone ClimbsRockfax2017
Mendip OutcropsClimbers' Club2023
Culm & Baggy PointClimbers' Club2021

The Peaks

NamePublisher / Producer / AuthorsYearNotes
Eastern GritRockfax2006Peak District (East)
Eastern GritRockfax2006Peak District (East)
Eastern GritRockfax2006Peak District (East)
Peak Limestone - Recent DevelopmentsGround Up2010MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN
KinderBMC2001Covers Kinder and Bleaklow
ChatsworthBMC1996Areas in and around chesterfield - peak gritstone
Western GritRockfax2009Kinder - Cheshire - Lancashire - and areas in between
The RoachesBMC2009Peaks gritstone
Moorland Gritstone, Chew ValleyBMC1988Peaks gritstone
Burbage, Millstone and BeyondBMC2005North and west of Sheffield - inc bouldering
Yorkshire and the Peak District: 100 Classic ClimbsChris Jackson  
Froggatt to Black RocksBMC2010Eastern Gritstone
Over the MoorsBMC2012Kinder, Bleaklow, Chew, Marsden
Peak Limestone -SouthBMC2017 
Peak Limestone - NorthBMC2015 
Eastern GritRockfax2015 
Peak LimestoneRockfax2012 MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN
StanageBMC2010 

The North

NamePublisher / Producer / AuthorsYearNotes
Northern EnglandRockfax2008Yorkshire, moors and Northumberland
Lake District RockWired Guides2015 
Lakes BoulderingRockfax2006 
Scottish Winter ClimbsScottish Mountaineering Club2016 
Northern LimestoneRockfax  

Wales

NamePublisher / Producer / AuthorsYearNotes
South Wales Sport ClimbsRockfax2016 
Gower RockStuart Llewwllyn and Matt Woodfield2012MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN
North Wales ClimbsRockfax2010 
Gower & SE WalesGroup of climbers1991MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN
PembrokeRockfax2009 
Pembroke North (volume 1)Climbers Club2013 
Gower RockStuart Llewwllyn and Matt Woodfield2012selected climbs across the area
North Wales SlateRockfax2018 
Pembroke RockWired Guides2016 
Gogarth SouthGround Up2015
Gogarth NorthGround Up2008
Pembroke - Range EastClimbers Club2011Pembroke Volume 4
Pembroke Rock 2Wired Guides2025
Pembroke and Gower TradRockfax2025

UK Wide

NamePublisher / Producer / AuthorsYearNotes
Boulder BritainNiall Grimes2016 

Abroad

NamePublisher / Producer / AuthorsYearNotes
Slovenija Climbing GuideSidarta2017significant climbing crags across the country
Fontainebleau Fun Bloc V1Jingo Wobbly2016 MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN
Fontainebleau Top Secret V2Jingo Wobbly2016 MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN
Spain: Costa BlancaRockfax2013 MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN
Fontainebleau Fun Bloc V1Jingo Wobbly2016 MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN
Guide to Refuges in the Alps   MISSING IN ACTION, PLEASE RETURN

Other Books - not necessarily guidebooks!

NamePublisher / Producer / AuthorsYearNotes
Rock Climbing - Essential Skills and TechniquesLibby PeterRock Climbing covers all aspects of indoor and outdoor climbing such as warming up, preventing injuries, movement skills, bouldering, sport and trad climbing, scrambling and rescue methods. With the help of hundreds of photos and diagrams, it explains skills and techniques for new and improving climbers as well as instructors, guides and coaches. It’s also the official handbook of Mountain Training’s climbing schemes.
How to Climb HarderMark Reeves2010Climb stronger, smarter, and more confidently with this practical guide for every rock climber who wants to climb harder.

How to Climb Harder is a hands-on manual packed with proven exercises, drills, and techniques designed to improve every aspect of your climbing—whether you train indoors or on real rock.

Structured into three clear parts — Preparation, Technique, and Training — this guide gives you the tools to climb more efficiently, reduce effort, and build confidence on the wall and the crag.