Chris Craggs

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I started climbing in 1965, moved to Sheffield to climb, took up teaching to climb more, and recently retired to climb even more. I wrote on a regularly basis for Climber, and then produced a few guides to climbing abroad. Twenty+ years back (time flies) I worked with Alan James on Peak Grit East, Western Grit and Northern Limestone - that shook the establishment. The Costa Blanca guide was well received, and then Eastern Grit was the first of the rewrites - with each edition we set a new standard!
Earlier in 2008 Northern England came into being, and right behind that (only 8 weeks later) appeared the superb Lofoten guide - which manage to scoop First Prize the Banff guidebook competition - so we are doing something right! Early 2012 saw Peak District Limestone hit the shops, it is going like hot-cakes. A Costa Blanca rewrite and a new Ariege guide also came out in the same year as Peak Limestone.
Next up was for the third iteration of Eastern Gritstone - 500+ pages and 4000+ routes - bigger and better than ever.
Since then we have revamped the Cote d'Azure book, done a complete rewrite of the Lofoten guide to include the Stetind area, and produced a guidebook to Kalymnos.

Location
Sheffield

Best Climbing Experience
50 Grit 'Extremes" in a day.
Shibboleth
Great Wall (chalk free!)
Le Mafia
Pichnebuhl
Dream/Liberator
Dreadnaught
Deja Vu
Motorhead
Halfdome NW Face
Priest West Pillar - Lofoten
Mot Sola - Nissedal
1000 ticks on Stanage

Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Where are we going climbing next?

Recent Postings

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Latest Blog posts
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• Slumming it in Spain 20-Jul-21
• Grand ont'Gower 19-Jun-21
• UK Okay? 31-May-21
• Peak Performance 25-Apr-21
• Sitting and Waiting 04-Apr-21
• Homeward Bound 07-Mar-21
• Still Here, Still Waiting 22-Feb-21
• Stuck in the Middle with You 26-Jan-21
• 2020 - Good Riddance - or a Sign of Times Ahead? 31-Dec-20
• It Was All Going So Well 13-Dec-20

Articles by Chris Craggs

• DESTINATION GUIDE: Greece - In Search of Solitude Mar/2019
• ARTICLE: Dave Gregory - A Life Lived to the Full Jan/2019
• DESTINATION GUIDE: Ötztal - Austria's Outdoor Capital Dec/2017
• DESTINATION GUIDE: Kalymnos - Off The Beaten Track May/2016
• Classic Eastern Grit Across the Grades Apr/2015
• New Routing on Kalymnos Feb/2011
• DESTINATION GUIDE: Lofoten Rock - Norway Apr/2009
• Sicily and Alpine Ice Guidebooks Mar/2009
• Winter - wow! Dec/2008
• Guidebooks Galore - Ideas For Climbing Trips Nov/2007
• Polarsirkelklatring (Arctic Circle Climbing) Sep/2007
• REVIEW: Rock+Run Rope Bucket Mar/2007
• Ground Up North Wales Rock Mar/2007
• DESTINATION GUIDE: Peñón de Ifach, Costa Blanca Dec/2006
• DESTINATION GUIDE: The Martinswand, France Jul/2006
• The Italian Jobs Jul/2006
• Mountain Walking and Scrambling Book Competition May/2006
• Arrampicare a Cala Gonone by Corrado Conca Mar/2006
• REVIEW: British Mountain Maps - The Lake District by the BMC and Harvey Nov/2005
• Winter Essentials DVD Nov/2005
• Day Walks in the Peak District Nov/2005
• DESTINATION GUIDE: Lake Annecy Crags Jul/2005
• DESTINATION GUIDE: Eastern Grit Jun/2005
• 100 Gritstone Classics - Reviewed Mar/2005
• DESTINATION GUIDE: Devil's Tower, Wyoming Jan/2005
• Jersey Climbs - Guidebook Review Nov/2004
• Portugal - Guidebook Review Nov/2004
• Easy Grit Mar/2003

Logbooks Volunteer
Photo moderator, checking new photo submissions.
Moderator for 100 crags, checking missing climbs added to the logbooks: Sierra de Toix, Murla, Aventador, Ghost Kitchen, Galatiani Area, Noufaro Area, Arhi, Sea Breeze Area, Summertime Area, Kasteli Area ... plus 90 more, North Cape Area, Symplegades Area, Saint Photis, Palace, Orpierre, Orgon, Auzat, Ailefroide - South End of the Valley, La Joux, Pianokrakken, Panacelle, Ailefroide - East Side of the Valley, Rocher Baron, Vathy, Arginonta, Ponte Brolla, Sikati Area, Dodoni, Skalia, Sandvika, Urdstabben, Engelswand, Oberried, Telendos South Face, Emborios Area, Prophet Elias, La Couleuvre (La Clape ), Le Roc Rouge, Saasfelswand, Ax-les-Thermes, Chatelard, Les Caunes (La Clape), Les 4 Miss (La Clape), Pra Premier, Falaise du Torchet, St. George, Junior Veggen, Rocher du Bez, Arsine-Villar d'arene, Notre Dame du Pre / Rocher du Glaisy, Valloire, Falaise d'Hermillon, Rocher de Amoureux, Arginonta Skyline, La Crouzade (La Clape), Les Crêtes de Vires (La Clape), Ornolac, Monolithe de Sardières, Drailles Blanches, Falaise du Croe, Torbeccio, Arcegno, Myrties Area, Rocher de Prat, Verghellu, Pic Rouge de Belcaire, Santorini, Archarneis, Pillars of the Wind, Katafiki Gorge, Milianos, Punta di Tichjonu (Ghjuncheta), Falaise de Quès, Tjeldbergvika Hjørnet, Telendos North Face, Falaise d'Arrayoulet, Seignan, Pas de l'Escalette, Falaise Marie-Christine, La Roche des Foyères, Rocher de Sollieres, Saint-Léger, Rulten, Stams, Vilser Steinbruch, Arzbergklamm, Ambolo, Fischzucht, Les Gras, Villarodin, Dalles du Mollard, Falaise de Bellevue, Col des Prés, Maso Limaro, Sincap, Ailefroide - West Side of the Valley, Côtes Blanches, Carriere des Dreyettes, Vela Peša, Piburg

Interests Outside Climbing
Photography
Being in the hills

About My Photography
Keen photographer, fanatical guidebook writer, still pretty keen on climbing too!

Photo Gallery

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