East of Ennerdale lies the beautiful Buttermere Valley, ringed by a wealth of climbing venues both up in the mountains, and also some close to the road. The high mountain crags have splendid outlooks, providing fabulous places to climb. Further east lies Newlands, where solitude is almost guaranteed on its high crags in a remote yet accessible setting. Also included in this definitive book are the sandstone cliffs of St Bees. Although the Sport routes here are described in the more recent publication, Lakes Sport & Slate, this guidebook provides the only source of the ultimate trad adventures there (if you’re into that sort of thing). Although mostly concentrating on trad climbs, bolted routes and boulder problems are also included.

Classic routes such as Eagle Front on Eagle Crag, and Oxford and Cambridge Direct and Dexter Wall on Grey Crag, all in Buttermere, and Dreaming of Red Rocks at St Bees are all included, but so are many equally worthy but perhaps less well-known climbs, in total covering a wide grade range of both trad and sport. A comprehensive set of colour photodiagrams of virtually every crag in the area will help you locate your route. In addition there are chapters on Geology and Conservation, together with sections on Climbing Walls, Useful Contacts, Campsites and Mountain Accidents, an annotated First Ascents List and a Crag Chart, while a superb selection of action photographs, both contemporary and historical, provides added inspiration.

Below is the table of contents and some sample pages: