Hard Rock

Description

Published by Hart-Davis MacGibbon, London, 1975 (second impression of 1974 1st UK Edition), D/w (slight wear edges), some routes ticked off in pencil on contents listing, Nr. Fine.    The first book in Ken Wilson’s series on facets of British mountaineering and mountain travel, in which he concentrates on selecting 60 of the finest rock-climbs throughout the British Isles with each chapter described by a formidable cast of climbers, including Chris Bonington, Hamish MacInnes, Pete Crew, Martin Boysen, Nat Allen and Paul Nunn, amongst others.  In the usual coffee table format and with superb colour and black-and-white illustrations throughout, the volume covers Scotland (17 routes), The Lake District (11), North Wales (15), Pennine and Peak Outcrops (11) and Outcrops and Sea Cliffs in South-West England (5).