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Pontesbury hill (shropshire) topo

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nikscott 25 Apr 2015

Does anyone have a copy of the topo for Pontsbury? I know it exists but it has been out of print for ages and I cannot get hold of one anywhere.
If anyone has one that they could e-mail I would be dead grateful!

Skyfall 25 Apr 2015

In reply to nikscott:

Did I see the hill has been bought by the public ? Some nice routes.

Andy Morley 27 Apr 2015

In reply to Skyfall:

You can buy the guidebook from Amazon, but it's £40:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/West-Midlands-Rock-Cicerone-guide/dp/1852842008

Andy Morley 27 Apr 2015

In reply to Skyfall:

You can buy the guidebook from Amazon, but it's £40:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/West-Midlands-Rock-Cicerone-guide/dp/1852842008

Andy Morley 27 Apr 2015

P.S. Word is that it's a tad scary - for why I'm not sure, loose rock or poor protection would be my guess. The guide says it's a good day out and can be combined with the Stiperstones. Some long routes at Pontesbury I seem to remember.

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Coel Hellier 27 Apr 2015

In reply to nikscott:

Send me an email and I can send you a pdf.

robapplegate 27 Apr 2015

In reply to Andy Morley:

Not scary at all Andy. It's a lovely place, very peaceful as no road runs in the valley and it's in the middle of a nature reserve.

Adam Long 27 Apr 2015

In reply to robapplegate:

I'll second that. Lovely spot, great climbing. Did some of my first leads here, not bold or loose at all.

Andy Morley 27 Apr 2015

In reply to robapplegate:

> Not scary at all Andy. It's a lovely place, very peaceful as no road runs in the valley and it's in the middle of a nature reserve.

Lol - I was just paraphrasing what our in-house guru said when I suggested a trip there Easter Weekend. I wouldn't mind a visit myself some time. Come to think of it, what's wrong with this weekend?

robapplegate 27 Apr 2015

In reply to Andy Morley:

Never trust an in house guru, they may be a troll in diguise

Andy Morley 28 Apr 2015

In reply to robapplegate:

> Never trust an in house guru, they may be a troll in diguise

In this case, there is absolutely no disguise about it. He even goes to bed with his climbing helmet on, so they say.

SGD 29 Apr 2015

In reply to nikscott:

Might be worth checking if the Peregrins are nesting there this year. But other than that it is a lovely little spot and now is probably the best time to go before the bracken comes up.

OP nikscott 29 Apr 2015

In reply to Coel Hellier:

Thanks Coel, however I have already had a someone get in touch and send me the PDF.

What a great forum - I have been after this topo for ages.

Thanks to everyone for their advice and resources!

Cheers
Nick