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Classic Rock: Great British Rock Climbs

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Ken Wilson's Classic Rock is one of the most popular and iconic works of climbing literature ever written. Along with Hard Rock and Extreme Rock, it has acquired something of a legendary status. First published in 1978, Classic Rock represented the absolute best of British climbing at that time, quickly establishing itself as a must-have publication. It is a celebration of 80 of the best lower-grade routes in the UK, bringing them to life through a superb selection of photographs, anecdotes and essays from some of the most accomplished climbers of the day. 'Ticking' the book became an instant and obvious challenge, and remains so to this day (Wilson wasn't a fan, describing it as 'puerile ticking'). Any climber working his or her way through the book will be taken on a tour of the finest routes on the best cliffs and crags to be found throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Many of the routes in the book were established over a century ago. At that time the Victorian and Edwardian alpinists, flushed with successes abroad, sought harder challenges at home. With their well-honed confidence, they went straight for the biggest cliffs of Scotland. Anyone seeking to retrace their steps will immediately be transported to bold lines of weakness up otherwise daunting precipices! Before long these pioneers trailed their hemp ropes and balanced their hobnail boots up the sea cliffs of Cornwall and the gritstone edges of the Pennines, and the crags of the Lake District and North Wales. These climbers provided us with a great national treasure - a repository of adventure and spectacle that can provide a lifetime's enjoyment and challenge. An ascent of a great historic route will rarely disappoint. Such routes retain much of their original challenge, unsullied by the pitons and bolts often found on their continental equivalents. They take bold, logical lines up otherwise difficult cliffs - usually cleaned and stabilised by years of use. Classic Rock provides a mere sampling of these treasures. This latest edition has been transformed with over 300 new colour photos. These sit alongside archive images to create an inspirational dialogue between today's climbers and those of history. 55 chapters, contributed by acclaimed climbers and writers such as Jim Perrin, Paul Nunn and Angela Soper, describe the finest classic rock climbs in Britain.
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The book may be the ultimate tick list for anyone who loves the mountains, but it is also a brilliant history of British climbing, and a wonderful photo-record of our great outdoors And all accompanied by masterly little essays from distinguished writers. Not to be missed. --Roger Alton, The Observer

This is the book you'll find tucked away on the shelves of anyone who s ever so much considered venturing onto a rock face. Part guide, part coffee-table book, part historical chronicle this is nothing short of a climber s bible. --Maxim Magazine

About the Author

Ken Wilson was editor of Mountain magazine from 1969 until 1978 and owner of the outdoor publishing company Diadem from 1978 until 1989, when it was incorporated into Hodder & Stoughton. In 1993 Hodder downsized, and Ken set up the publishing house Baton Wicks. He has been publisher and author of many of the most important and famed outdoor books in the British climbing world, including the 'Hard Rock' series: The Games Climbers Play, The Black Cliff, Cold Climbs, Wild, Classic and Big Walks, and others including, Argonauts of the Western Isles, Canoeing across Canada, and Run River Run. Ken is a member of the Climbers' Club, for which he edited the journal in 1976, and is intimately involved with the BMC, both as a volunteer and a critic. He is an Alpine Club member and an Honorary Member of the British Mountaineering Council.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars The item came promptly and in good order

L. · 3 November 2024

It's a gift

5.0 out of 5 stars As much a 'Classic' as the clmbs it contains...This book has no peers.

M.K.H. · 14 June 2010

From a guy who has been climbing since 1980.Rock climbing in the UK has evolved over the last 30 years to encompass indoor walls, bouldering and sports climbing...all separate disciplines of the basic gravity defying movements.Many climbers fast track from indoor to outdoor without ever contemplating the history or simple guile of the climbers who went before...lest we forget.This book lays out a path of testimony to several generations of pioneers and adventurers who did the ground work and laid the foundations of the modern sport. In most cases they did not have the luxury of modern safety equipment, dynamic ropes, sticky boots, guidebooks, mobile phones, gortex etc. If you think that because the routes in this book do not tally current E numbers, simply go retro. Buy a pair of big boots, a hemp rope, a tweed jacket, a few lengths of slings..take a rucksack full of food, head out to these routes and see what these people did... on par with the top climbers of today they created a sport of ultimate freedom, adventure, risk and achievementKen Wilson is now as much a part of these routes as the rock it's self.This book has no peers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant list of must do routes

M.N.W. · 13 October 2022

Beautiful Coffee table book to muse over classic British Trad routes.

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent. absolutely not what i expected but that was ...

A.C. · 12 September 2016

excellent. absolutely not what i expected but that was down to my misinterpretation. Not guide book sized, more like a coffee table book, but so good to have around and get extremely inspired

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book bought for our son who is a keen ...

b. · 16 January 2016

Beautiful book bought for our son who is a keen mountaineer and he is very pleased with this. A wonderful comprehensive guide with plenty of helpful photos/illustrations.

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Classic Climbs

R.C. · 10 September 2012

My 1978 edition is well thumbed, so I thought it was time for me to get the new one. Still a brilliant book, and now brought up to date. It never fails to get me excited before a trip out.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book with great pictures

M.V. · 10 May 2016

Fantastic book with great pictures. Really helps to get a sense of the atmosphere of some of the best easy(ish) climbs in Britain.

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money.

S.D. · 28 November 2012

Great photographs and interesting text.Excellent armchair climbers book.Would have been nice to have had more of the old black and white pictures from the previous edition

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Type: Hardcover

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Imported From: United Kingdom

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If you ever have concerns regarding the authenticity of a product purchased from us, please contact Bolo Support. We will review your inquiry promptly and, if necessary, provide documentation verifying authenticity or offer a suitable resolution.

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While we strive to display accurate information, variations in packaging, labeling, instructions, or formulation may occasionally occur due to regional differences or supplier updates. For detailed or manufacturer-specific information, please contact the brand directly or reach out to BOLO Support for assistance.

Unless otherwise stated, all prices displayed on the product page include applicable taxes and import duties.

BOLO operates in accordance with the laws and regulations of United Arab Emirates. Any items found to be restricted or prohibited for sale within the UAE will be cancelled prior to shipment. We take proactive measures to ensure that only products permitted for sale in United Arab Emirates are listed on our website.

All items are shipped by air, and any products classified as “Dangerous Goods (DG)” under IATA regulations will be removed from the order and cancelled.

All orders are processed manually, and we make every effort to process them promptly once confirmed. Products cancelled due to the above reasons will be permanently removed from listings across the website.

Description:

Ken Wilson's Classic Rock is one of the most popular and iconic works of climbing literature ever written. Along with Hard Rock and Extreme Rock, it has acquired something of a legendary status. First published in 1978, Classic Rock represented the absolute best of British climbing at that time, quickly establishing itself as a must-have publication. It is a celebration of 80 of the best lower-grade routes in the UK, bringing them to life through a superb selection of photographs, anecdotes and essays from some of the most accomplished climbers of the day. 'Ticking' the book became an instant and obvious challenge, and remains so to this day (Wilson wasn't a fan, describing it as 'puerile ticking'). Any climber working his or her way through the book will be taken on a tour of the finest routes on the best cliffs and crags to be found throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Many of the routes in the book were established over a century ago. At that time the Victorian and Edwardian alpinists, flushed with successes abroad, sought harder challenges at home. With their well-honed confidence, they went straight for the biggest cliffs of Scotland. Anyone seeking to retrace their steps will immediately be transported to bold lines of weakness up otherwise daunting precipices! Before long these pioneers trailed their hemp ropes and balanced their hobnail boots up the sea cliffs of Cornwall and the gritstone edges of the Pennines, and the crags of the Lake District and North Wales. These climbers provided us with a great national treasure - a repository of adventure and spectacle that can provide a lifetime's enjoyment and challenge. An ascent of a great historic route will rarely disappoint. Such routes retain much of their original challenge, unsullied by the pitons and bolts often found on their continental equivalents. They take bold, logical lines up otherwise difficult cliffs - usually cleaned and stabilised by years of use. Classic Rock provides a mere sampling of these treasures. This latest edition has been transformed with over 300 new colour photos. These sit alongside archive images to create an inspirational dialogue between today's climbers and those of history. 55 chapters, contributed by acclaimed climbers and writers such as Jim Perrin, Paul Nunn and Angela Soper, describe the finest classic rock climbs in Britain.
Read more

Review

The book may be the ultimate tick list for anyone who loves the mountains, but it is also a brilliant history of British climbing, and a wonderful photo-record of our great outdoors And all accompanied by masterly little essays from distinguished writers. Not to be missed. --Roger Alton, The Observer

This is the book you'll find tucked away on the shelves of anyone who s ever so much considered venturing onto a rock face. Part guide, part coffee-table book, part historical chronicle this is nothing short of a climber s bible. --Maxim Magazine

About the Author

Ken Wilson was editor of Mountain magazine from 1969 until 1978 and owner of the outdoor publishing company Diadem from 1978 until 1989, when it was incorporated into Hodder & Stoughton. In 1993 Hodder downsized, and Ken set up the publishing house Baton Wicks. He has been publisher and author of many of the most important and famed outdoor books in the British climbing world, including the 'Hard Rock' series: The Games Climbers Play, The Black Cliff, Cold Climbs, Wild, Classic and Big Walks, and others including, Argonauts of the Western Isles, Canoeing across Canada, and Run River Run. Ken is a member of the Climbers' Club, for which he edited the journal in 1976, and is intimately involved with the BMC, both as a volunteer and a critic. He is an Alpine Club member and an Honorary Member of the British Mountaineering Council.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars The item came promptly and in good order

L. · 3 November 2024

It's a gift

5.0 out of 5 stars As much a 'Classic' as the clmbs it contains...This book has no peers.

M.K.H. · 14 June 2010

From a guy who has been climbing since 1980.Rock climbing in the UK has evolved over the last 30 years to encompass indoor walls, bouldering and sports climbing...all separate disciplines of the basic gravity defying movements.Many climbers fast track from indoor to outdoor without ever contemplating the history or simple guile of the climbers who went before...lest we forget.This book lays out a path of testimony to several generations of pioneers and adventurers who did the ground work and laid the foundations of the modern sport. In most cases they did not have the luxury of modern safety equipment, dynamic ropes, sticky boots, guidebooks, mobile phones, gortex etc. If you think that because the routes in this book do not tally current E numbers, simply go retro. Buy a pair of big boots, a hemp rope, a tweed jacket, a few lengths of slings..take a rucksack full of food, head out to these routes and see what these people did... on par with the top climbers of today they created a sport of ultimate freedom, adventure, risk and achievementKen Wilson is now as much a part of these routes as the rock it's self.This book has no peers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant list of must do routes

M.N.W. · 13 October 2022

Beautiful Coffee table book to muse over classic British Trad routes.

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent. absolutely not what i expected but that was ...

A.C. · 12 September 2016

excellent. absolutely not what i expected but that was down to my misinterpretation. Not guide book sized, more like a coffee table book, but so good to have around and get extremely inspired

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book bought for our son who is a keen ...

b. · 16 January 2016

Beautiful book bought for our son who is a keen mountaineer and he is very pleased with this. A wonderful comprehensive guide with plenty of helpful photos/illustrations.

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Classic Climbs

R.C. · 10 September 2012

My 1978 edition is well thumbed, so I thought it was time for me to get the new one. Still a brilliant book, and now brought up to date. It never fails to get me excited before a trip out.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book with great pictures

M.V. · 10 May 2016

Fantastic book with great pictures. Really helps to get a sense of the atmosphere of some of the best easy(ish) climbs in Britain.

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money.

S.D. · 28 November 2012

Great photographs and interesting text.Excellent armchair climbers book.Would have been nice to have had more of the old black and white pictures from the previous edition

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