FRCC - Publications

A list of FRCC & Other Climbing Guides to the Lake District

Other Guides: ( Last updated 2002)

Climbing in the British Isles, (2 Vols - Vol 1 covers England inc Lakes)

 

WP Haskett Smith

Longmans

1894/5

 

Climbing in the British Isles, (1 Vol - facsimile reprint of the original 2 vols bound as one)

 

WP Haskett Smith

Ernest Press

1986

 

Rock Climbing in the English Lake District, 1st Ed

 

OG Jones

GP Abraham

1897

 

Rock Climbing in the English Lake District, 2nd Ed

 

OG Jones

GP Abraham

1900

 

Rock Climbing in the English Lake District, 3rd Ed

 

OG Jones

GP Abraham

1911

 

Rock Climbing in the English Lake District, 2nd Ed (reprint)

 

OG Jones

EJ Morten

1973

 

Rock Climbing in the English Lake District, 2nd Ed, reprint (the 1978 reprint was in a different cover to the 1973 version)

 

OG Jones

EJ Morten

1978

 

British Mountain Climbs, box cover

 

GD Abraham

Mills & Boon

1909

 

British Mountain Climbs

 

GD Abraham

Mills & Boon

1909

 

British Mountain Climbs, 2nd ed.

 

GD Abraham

Mills & Boon

1923

 

British Mountain Climbs, 3rd ed.

 

GD Abraham

Mills & Boon

1932

 

British Mountain Climbs, 4th ed.

 

GD Abraham

Mills & Boon

1937

 

British Mountain Climbs, 5th ed.

 

GD Abraham

Mills & Boon

1945

 

British Mountain Climbs, 6th ed.

 

GD Abraham

Mills & Boon

1948

 

Some Cumbrian Climbs & Equipment

 

Richard Watson Hall

Cockermouth

1923

 

On Cumbrian Fells

 

'Hobcarton' (Richard W Hall)

The Whitehaven News Ltd

1926

  

Climbs in Grisedale, Deepdale & Dovedale

 

SUMC members

Sheffield University MC

1956

undated

Borrowdale, A Climber's Guide

 

Paul Ross and Michael Thompson

Private

1966

 

Interim Guide to St. Bees Head

 

Ian Angell

Private

1968

 

The Northern Lake District Part 1 Difficult - Hard Severe (7'6d)

 

GA Hassal

Cicerone

1969

 

Northern Lakes Part 1, Difficult to Hard Severe (8'-/40np)

 

GA Hassal

Cicerone

1969?

These are identical in all but format, the former being slightly larger. Although the latter is dated 1969 this is unlikely as decimal currency was not introduced until 1971!

Southern Lakes, Part 1, Difficult to Hard Severe

 

RB Evans & Walt Unsworth

Cicerone

1971

 

Western Lakes, Part 1 Difficult to Hard Severe

 

DG Greenop,

Cicerone

1972

 

Kendal Mountaineering Club Journal N2, 1969

 

Ed: John Parker

Kendal MC

1969

 

Lakeland's New Climbs 1968 - 70

 

C Read

Private

1970

 

Latterbrow Crag, Wasdale

 

Alan Jones & Alan Shepherd

Karabiner MC Newsletter

1970

 

Wyndham MC Club Journal 1972

 

Ed: Ian Angell

Wyndam MC

1972

 

Buckbarrow - Wasdale - An Interim Guide

 

Ed: Bob Bennett

Wyndam MC

ca1974

 

Climbing in the Wasdale Area

 

Ed: Bob Bennett

Wyndam MC

1974/5

 

The Duddon

 

Al Phizacklea

Private

1991

Sixteen page pamphlet with diagrams – a unique topo guide containing every route in the valley. Note the man on the cover with two left hands! The first 20 were individually signed and numbered.

New Climbs

 

New Climbs 1967

 

 

CC

1967

 

New Climbs 1968

 

 

CC

1968

 

New Climbs 1969

 

 

CC

1969

 

New Climbs 1970

 

 

CC

1970

 

New Climbs 1971-1972 (2 Volumes)

 

 

BMC

1972

 

New Climbs 1973

 

 

BMC

1973

 

New Climbs 1974

 

 

Rocksport

1974

 

Selected Climbs

 

Rock Climbing in the Lake District

 

Geoff Cram, Chris Eilbeck & Ian Roper

Constable

1975

 

Rock Climbing in the Lake District (2nd Edition)

 

Geoff Cram, Chris Eilbeck & Ian Roper

Constable

1977

 

Rock Climbing in the Lake District (2nd Edition)

 

Reprint

Constable

1981

 

Rock Climbing in the Lake District (2nd Edition)

 

Reprint

Constable

1984

 

Rock Climbing in the Lake District (3rd Edition)

 

Bill Birkett, Geoff Cram, Chris Eilbeck & Ian Roper

Constable

1987

 

Rock Climbing in the Lake District (4 th Edition)

 

Bill Birkett, Geoff Cram, Chris Eilbeck & Ian Roper

Constable

1990

 

Rock Climbing in the Lake District (4 th Edition)

  

Reprint

Constable

1994

 

Rock Climbing in the Lake District (4 th Edition)

 

Reprint

Constable

1998

 

Lake District North

 

Steve Clegg, Colin Read & Bob Wilson

Private

1978

  

Lake District South

 

Steve Clegg, Colin Read & Bob Wilson

Private

1979

Lake District West was written but never published.

100 Classic Climbs - Lake District

 

Stephen Reid & Steve Ashton

Crowood

1989

 

100 Classic Climbs - Lake District 2nd Impression

 

Stephen Reid & Steve Ashton

Crowood

1992

 

100 Classic Climbs - Lake District 3rd Impression - card cover

 

Stephen Reid & Steve Ashton

Crowood

1995

 

100 Classic Climbs - Lake District 4th Impression - card cover

 

Stephen Reid & Steve Ashton

Crowood

1998

 

Rockfax - Lakes,

 

Andy Hyslop & Paul Cornforth

Rockfax

1994

 

Winter Climbs

 

Winter Climbs in the Lake District

 

Bob Bennett, Bill Birkett & Andy Hyslop

Cicerone

1979/80

 

Winter Climbs in the Lake District

 

Reprint

 

1981/82

 

Winter Climbs in the Lake District (2nd edition)

 

Bob Bennett & Bill Birkett

Cicerone

1985/86

 

Winter Climbs in the Lake District

 

2nd edition – reprint

 

1987

 

Winter Climbs in the Lake District (3rd edition)

 

Bob Bennett, Bill Birkett & Brian Davison

Cicerone

1997

The third edition contains a note stating that the first edition was reprinted in 1985 - however this seems to be an error.


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