This week we have a huge update for Rockfax Digital: three new Lakeland crags St. Bees Head, Kettle Crag and Lickle Crag. But that's not all... we have two major areas in France: Maurienne and Ailefroide and a full update to Independence Quarry on Clwyd Limestone.
© Mark Glaister
St Bees is full of coastal sandstone sport climbing - not what you would expect in the Lakes! Kettle Crag has top-quality rock, tons of starred routes from S-VS, and a beautiful outlook, whilst Lickle Crag also has lots to offer for the VS and HVS climber.
The new Maurienne guide on Rockfax Digital has eleven sport climbing crags in the valley separating the Vanoise and Écrins national parks, whilst Ailefroide has soaring granite walls in glorious Alpine meadows and features stunning single and multi-pitch sport climbing.
As a final bonus, the latest new development at Independence Quarry on Clwyd Limestone is updated.
For two weeks these six areas will also be free for anyone who has Rockfax Digital on their phone - with or without an active subscription. Just go to the relevant App Store and search for Rockfax to try it out. Every month we're going to be offering free areas to non-subscribers so watch this space!
© Colin Binks
New climbs are added every month, and free areas are available to non-subscribers, so whether you're a boulderer, trad or sport climber, Rockfax Digital gives you all the information you need to go climbing wherever and whenever you are.
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Comments
I can't help but wonder what publishing guides for areas like Ailefroide will do for the viability of the local guidebook?
It makes me a bit sad to think that many people who go to Ailefroide will now just buy (or already have, thanks to their subscription) the Rockfax and not bother with the book written by the people who have and continue to develop the climbing there. Especially as they've gone to the effort of doing an English translation.
Obviously I can't really complain, I have a shelf full of Rockfax guidebooks and a subscription...
Lickle Crag should really be inspected... it's loose, dirty, seems unused and generally of poor quality!
Lickle Crag has recently (2021) been fully developed and is a worthwhile spot in a great location. See the new FRCC book to the Duddon.
Ailfroide is a busy and popular area with at least two local guidebooks that have gone through a few editions. I think that the addition of a digital version is likely to have very little impact. We have noticed very little impact on our own print sales where we have essentially directly competing content (although a lot of this has happened in Covid time which has produced some odd sales patterns for books).
Alan
My heartfelt apologies to the soul who was tasked with going to Independence Quarry.