In reply to BnB:
Al's diagrams were well drawn and were used for the FRCC guides for many years. Prior to them Heaton Cooper did the diagrams. All diagrams to 2000 were black and white - lately with red lines for routes.
When the Selected Guide was being put together Jon Barton of Vertebrate Graphics suggested the idea of colouring the diagrams and he produced examples which looked fantastic - and the coloured diagrams were used for the Selected Guide.
After this guide the FRCC moved on to photodiagrams.
Al has a great eye for the lines on crags (and for new routes) - glad to see BnB has seen sense and accept these - to diagrams are very usable.
The new Selective guide to the Lakes will be with photodiagrams but will not be available for this Christmas.