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I see there are two - the Cicerone one and the North Wales Winter Ground Up guide. Which one should I buy?

In reply to nclarey:

At the moment, for anything approaching comprehensive coverage, you'll need both books because the Ground Up one was never designed to cover everything. It's a kind of interim guide.

However, if you're content not to visit some of the honey-pots and not to have descriptions and grades for easier routes on some of the crags that are included, and if you prefer mid-grade to harder routes, then I'd say the Ground Up guide is all you'll need. It's attractively produced, makes you want to climb and has lots in it that's not in the Cicerone book.

In reply to nclarey:

Ground up is less comprehensive but a much better easier to use guide.

In reply to nclarey:

The only problem is that the Ground Up book is poorly bound - mine started falling apart after a couple of reading sessions on the bog...... The topos are excellent though and it's a well written guide.

In reply to nclarey:

Thanks for your advice folks, I've ordered the Ground Up guide.

In reply to LakesWinter:

mine has held up ok

In reply to LakesWinter:

Mine has fell apart too