In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
In the perfect world of guidebooks this is what I want.
A big book, with every route, handhold and foothold, rusty peg and rotten tat described. It is about the size of the Lancs Brick. At the start of each section is the history and lots of anecdotes from first ascencionists. Full of ace pics of routes both classics and obscure ones. Every esoteric venue is in there.
This book sits at the side of the bog has never seen a rucksack or a crag.
Then I go to my PC, download "Gogarth North Stack pdf"
Print it off, stick it in my pocket and jump in the car. If it cost 2 quid to download, no bother.
The Ent