Lakes Sport & Slate covers all the sports crags in Cumbria and conveniently nearby in Lancashire. Four rock types are documented: Limestone, Sandstone, Slate, and Micro-Granite. Alongside the sports climbing, protected by fixed equipment, all of the traditionally protected slate climbs are detailed.

Coverage extends from Warton Main Quarry near Carnforth in the south, to St Bees in West Cumbria, and Coudy Rocks near Appleby in the north east. The nationally important climbs at Chapel Head Scar are all detailed. Plus all of the developments at Scout Scar (over a dozen lower graded, F4 to F6b+, routes), Runestone Quarry (over 30 climbs in this once esoteric venue are now bang up to date), and the popular Bramcrag Quarry is included in full definitive detail (over 190 climbs, over half of which are in the F5 to F6a grade range).

And, possibly a first for any formally published guidebook, the dry-tooling crucibles of The Works and Bakestone Quarry are covered in all their spiky details.