Europe - Sport Vertical

This is the only definitive and comprehensive guidebook to all the climbing available in Europe, all superbly packaged into a single volume which fits easily into the top of the rucksack.

If you want to plan a climbing holiday at any time of the year, or at any place in Europe, then this is the guidebook with all the key information. It is an easy to use completely enticing and thrilling to flick through. Designed by climbers who know Europe, and know where the best places are to climb.

No matter what style of climbing you are interested in; Sports routes, bouldering, Alpine routes, adventure climbing, naturally protected routes, even traditional Czech 'knotted sling' style, this guidebook will lead you to the best cliffs.

What grade do you climb at? It doesn't matter! This guidebook shows how many routes there are at all of the 2600 crags, and the range of grades available, and how suitable the cliff is for each standard of climber. It shows the orientation of every cliff, and if they are shaded by trees in the summer.

It also indicates the crag altitude - sea level up to 2000m. Do you hate long walk in's! This book gives the walk in time for every crag, rough angle of walk in, and indicate the level of difficulty you will have in locating the crag. It shows the rock type at every cliff, from Granite to Sandstone, and even categorises different limestone at many of the most important cliffs.

Nice climbing but what a dump! This guide book gives star ratings to all the cliffs in Europe, which show the holiday potential, climbing worthiness, and the ambient setting. It illustrates on which cliffs the protection possibility is poor, or where you are likely to take a monster fall, if it is slabby or overhanging; all the climbing 'beta'. It also shows bird restrictions and access restrictions. Any good campsites? All the climbing campsites are shown on the maps.

So if you want to enjoy the soaring towers of Riglos in Spain; the chasms of the Verdon Gorge in France; awesome shields of Gneiss in the Italian Alps; hidden limestone horrors of Germany; or the invigorating sea cliffs of Britain; snap up a copy of Europe - Sport Vertical!