UKC

Welsh Winter Guide Update

New Topic
This topic has been archived, and won't accept reply postings.
 Neil Anderson 09 Feb 2009
As we finally have a decent welsh winter, how are we fixed for a new guide book - as it has been 21 yrs! [unless there is one and i've missed it]

1) Is anyone actively working on one ?

2) What would it cost to fund the publication of such a guide ?

3) any volunteers to collate the data from various 'new route books' etc, check grades etc etc ?

 badpants 10 Feb 2009
In reply to Neil Anderson: UKC has started a wiki and is producing topos.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=1524

There's also http://welshwinterclimbs.wetpaint.com/

My guess - free online stuff, and Wales not getting that many good winters, makes a new guide a non-starter
 Exile 10 Feb 2009
In reply to badpants:

I have no experience of winter climbing in Wales, but are Snodonia conditions any worse than the Lakes?
Simon Panton not registered 10 Feb 2009
In reply to Neil Anderson: Ground Up is working on a North Wales Winter Climbing supplement with Mark Baggy Richards - this will be published in time for the 2009/2010 season (Let's hope it's as amazing as this one eh!). The old Cicerone guide is of course still available.

It was announced in this news report back in December:

http://www.groundupclimbing.com/newsitem.asp?nsid=224

It's funny to think that at the time I was worried whether we would be able to get the wintery crag shots we needed - and now look at it, one of the best winters ever!
OP Neil Anderson 10 Feb 2009
In reply to badpants:

I not sure about the power of the internet here. all the stuff is around somewhere on line, sure, but it doesn't have the practicality of a pocket guidebook, to make selection at the foot of the cwm etc.

Even with a 'weatherproof pda' you can't beat a small paper guide. IMHO
OP Neil Anderson 10 Feb 2009
In reply to Simon Panton not registered:

Excellent - best of luck with the supplement. I'm glad someone has taken it on, and hope you can cover the costs, making a return etc. - I'll certainly buy it when it comes out.

Your report mentions all the modern mixed lines, but for all of us who don't climb at the top end, please try to include lower grade new routes and new venues. There was an explosion of new finds ahead of the 1988 guide(and probablly just after) , hopefully something similar will happen now.

Are we also moving to recording first ascentionists with the supplement aka the scottish guides ?

New Topic
This topic has been archived, and won't accept reply postings.
Loading Notifications...