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As a member you are entitled to borrow from the library for free. If there is a book you would like to borrow please contact library@avon-mc.org.uk. You can also look up the name under committee members to find who the current librarian is.

If the book you want is out you can reserve it. Please E-mail library@avon-mc.org.uk to find out when the book is back in. Equally if you need the book by a specific time we will try our best to accommodate.

Books can be loaned, for free and can be kept for up to 1 month. If the book is lost or damaged then the full cost of replacement applies. Priority for books will be given to trip organisers who may need guides for areas visited. This way potentially more members will benefit from the books that we have.

Books Maps

Books - New Purchases

Title Author year Edition publisher ISBN Comments
West Country Climbs Mark Glaister 2010 1st Rockfax 978-1-873341-37-7
Pembroke Alan James & Mike Robertson 2009 1st Rockfax 978-1-873341-12-4
North Wales rock Simon Panton 2009 1st Ground up 978-0-9554417-3-8 670 of the best rock climbs in North Wales
West Cornwall: Bosigran, Chair Ladder and The Lizard Ed. Nigel Coe 2000 9th update Climbers Club 0-901601-69-1 Two books in plastic cover
North Wales Classics Jack Geldard 2010 1st rockfax 978-1-873341-17-9 94 E1-E3 120 HS-HVS 75 Mod-S 46 winter routes
Scrambles and easy Climbs in Snowdonia Jon sparks et al 2005 1st Grey stone books 978-1-902017-01-3
Scrambles and easy Climbs in Lake district Jon sparks et al 2003 1st Grey stone books 978-0-9515996-9-3
Rock Climbing. Mountain Leader training Handbook Vol 2 Libby Peter 2004 1st Vertebrate 9780-0-9541511-1-9 Essential skills and techniques
Winter Skills Mountain Leader training Handbook Vol 3 Andy Cunningham 2007 1st Vertebrate 9780-0-9541511-3-3 Essential walking and Climbing Techniques
The Complete guide to rope techniques Nigel Shepherd 2007 2nd Frances Lincoln 978-0-7112-2720-0 Covers all the skills and rope knowledge needed to be secure on the crag and mountain

Books - UK South [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN Comments
Avon and Cheddar Martin Crocker 2004 2nd The Climbers' Club 0-901601-75-6
Climbs in Cheddar Gorge Martin Crocker 2006 2nd The Climbers' Club
Lower Wye Valley John Willson (ed.) 2007 1st The Climbers' Club 978-0-901601- 79-7
Wye Valley J. Wilson, D. Hope, T. Penning, M. Ward 1987 2nd Cordee 0-904405-98-2
Symonds Yat John Willson et al 1999 Reprint The Climbers' Club 0-901601-66- 7
Swanage Gordon Jenkin 1986 2nd The Climbers' Club 0-901601-35-7
Dorset Richard J. Crewe 1977 2nd Cordee 0-904405-04-4
North Devon and Cornwall Iain Peters 1988 1st The Climbers' Club 0-901601-41-1
South Devon and Dartmoor Pat Littlejohn and Pete O'Sullivan 1985 2nd Cordee 0-904405-97-4
Cornwall - West Penwith Pete O'Sullivan 1984 2nd The Climbers' Club 0-901601-28-4
Into the Blue J. Cook, M. Robertson, S. Taylor 1996 1st The Climbers' Club 0-901-601-59-4 A guide to deep water soloing in Dorset
Southern Sandstone Dave Turner 1989 5th The Climbers' Club 0-901601-46-2
West Country Climbs Mark Glaister 2010 1st Rockfax 978-1-873341-37-7
Pembroke Alan James & Mike Robertson 2009 1st Rockfax 978-1-873341-12-4
West Cornwall: Bosigran, Chair Ladder and The Lizard Ed. Nigel Coe 2000 9th update Climbers Club 0-901601-69-1 Two books in plastic cover

Books - UK Mid [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN
Stanage Area B. Griffiths, A. Wright 1976 1st British Mountaineering Council 0-903908-25-5
Froggatt Area D. Gregory 1978 1st British Mountaineering Council 0-903908-50-6
Peak district: Climbing John Coefield and Jon Barton 2008 2nd Vertbrate 978-1-906148-06-5
The Staffordshire Gritstone Area David Salt 1973 1st British Mountaineering Council 903908-05-0
Rock Climbs in the West Midlands Doug Kerr 1988 1st Cicerone Press 1-85284-018-8

Books - UK North [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN
Rock Climbs in Lancashire and the North West Les Ainsworth 1975 Cicerone Press 902363-12-3
Great Langdale M. G. Mortimer 1980 6th Fell and Rock Climbing Club 0-85028-0222
Borrowdale D. Armstrong and R. Kenyon 1986 6th Fell and Rock Climbing Club 0-85028-025-7
Great Gable, Wasdale and Eskdale P.L. Fearnehough 1977 4th Fell and Rock Climbing Club 0-85028-011-7
Scrambles and easy Climbs in Lake district Jon sparks et al 2003 1st Grey stone books 978-0-9515996-9-3

Books - Scotland [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN
Climbers' Guide to Arran W.M.M. Wallace 1979 Scottish Mountaineering Trust 906227-02-X
Climbers' Guide to Ben Nevis J.R. Marshall 1979 Revised Scottish Mountaineering Trust 901516-07-4
Climbers' Guide to Ben Nevis J.R. Marshall 1969 Scottish Mountaineering Trust 901516-07-4
Rock Climbs in Glen Nevis - The Poldubh Crags Klaus Schwartz 1978 2nd Nevisprint Limited
The Cairngorms Sir Henry Alexander 1968 4th Scottish Mountaineering Trust

Books - Wales [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN
Gower and South-East Wales Goi Ashmore and Roy Thomas 2003 2nd S. Wales Mountaineering Club
Gower and South-East Wales Mike Danford and Tony Penning 1983 1st South Wales Mountaineering Club 0-904405-31-1
Carneddau Les Holliwell 1975 3rd Climbers' Club 901601-24-1
Ogwen Zdzislaw Leppert 1982 2nd Climbers' Club 0-901601-19-5
Llanberis Iwan Arfon Jones 2003 5th Climbers' Club 0-901601-76-4
The Three Cliffs Pete Hatton 1974 Climbers' Club 901601
Tremadog and the Moelwyns Mike Mortimer 1978 4th Climbers' Club 0-901601-33-0
Gogarth Alec Sharp 1977 1st Climbers' Club 0-901601-32-2
Pembroke Pat Littlejohn and Mike Harber 1981 1st Climbers' Club 0-901601-15-2
Scrambles in Snowdonia Steve Ashton 1981 Reprint Cicerone Press 902363-29-8

Books - Walks [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path John H. Barrett 1974 1st Countryside Commission 0-11-700336-0
The Pennine Way John Wright 1975 2nd Constable
North Wales rock Simon Panton 2009 1st Ground up 978-0-9554417-3-8 670 of the best rock climbs in North Wales
North Wales Classics Jack Geldard 2010 1st rockfax 978-1-873341-17-9 94 E1-E3 120 HS-HVS 75 Mod-S 46 winter routes
Scrambles and easy Climbs in Snowdonia Jon sparks et al 2005 1st Grey stone books 978-1-902017-01-3

Books -Winter Climbing [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN
Winter Climbs in the Lake District R.Bennett, W.Birkett, A.Hyslop 1979 1st Cicerone Press 902363-27-1
Winter Climbs in North Wales R. Newcombe 1980 Revised Cicerone Press 902363-352
Winter Climbing in South Wales Haydn Griffiths and Gary Lewis S.W.M.C
Winter Climbs in the Caingorms John Cunningham and Allen Fyffe 1981 3rd Cicerone Press 902363-31-1
Winter Climbs Ben Nevis and Glencoe Alan Kimber 1991 4th Cicerone Press 1-85284-072-2
Winter Climbs Ben Nevis and Glencoe Ed Grindley 1981 3rd Cicerone Press 902363-31-X

Books - Misc [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN
Cold Climbs Ken Wilson, Dave Alcock and John Barry 1983 1st Diadem Books 0-906371-16-3
Rock Climbing Steve Ashton 1987 1st The Crowood Press 0-946284-63-6
Mountain Leadership Eric Langmuir 1995 3rd Scottish Sports Council
The Mountain Traveller's Handbook Paul Deegan 2002 1st British Mountaineering Council 0-903908-47-6
Rock Climbing. Mountain Leader training Handbook Vol 2 -  Essential skills and techniques Libby Peter 2004 1st Vertebrate 9780-0-9541511-1-9
Winter Skills Mountain Leader training Handbook Vol 3 -  Essential walking and Climbing Techniques Andy Cunningham 2007 1st Vertebrate 9780-0-9541511-3-3
The Complete guide to rope techniques -  Covers all the skills and rope knowledge needed to be secure on the crag and mountain Nigel Shepherd 2007 2nd Frances Lincoln 978-0-7112-2720-0
Midges in Scotland George Hendry 1989 1st Aberdeen University Press 0-08-036595-7
Brazil: the rough Guide D. Cleary et al 1990  1st Harrap Columbus 0-7471-0127-2
World Climbing    Forewarded by C. Bonnington   1980    1st Dark Peak 0-9506272-3-2
Peru a travel survival guide R. Rachowiecki 1987    1st    1st    0-908086-96-2
Guide to Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro I. Allan 1990    4th The mountain Club of Kenya 9966-9856-0-3    1   
DVD  - Winter essentials: Skills & techniques for the winter mountains (120mins)      2006      BMC     
VHS - The Complete alpine experience (60mins)   1995      BMC  

Books - Europe [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN Comments

Pyrenees East

Arthur Battagel 1975 1st Gastons-West Col Publications 901516-98-8 Pyrenees East - East of the Gavarnie Cirque
Mont Blanc Range Volume I Robin G. Collomb and W.H. O'Connor 1976 1st The Alpine Club 900523-20-4 Trela Tete- Mont Blanc- Maudit- Tacul- Brenva
Mont Blanc Range Volume II Lindsay N. Griffin 1978 1st The Alpine Club 900523-23-9 Chamonix Aiguilles- Rochefort- Jorasses- Leschaux
Mont Blanc Range Volume III Lindsay N. Griffin 1980 1st The Alpine Club 900523-40-9 Triolet- Verte/Drus- Argentiere- Chardonnet- Trient
Walking guide to the Tour of Mont Blanc Andrew Harper 1977 1st Cicerone Press 902363-19-0
Selected Climbs in the Pennine Alps Vol II Robin G. Collomb 1968 2nd The Alpine Club Vol II - Arolla and Western ranges
Bernina Alps Robin G. Collomb and Jeremy O. Talbot 1968 1st West Col Productions
Bernina Alps Robin G. Collomb 1976 2nd West Col Productions 901516-82-1
Bregaglia East Robin G. Collomb 1971 1st West Col Productions 901516-49-X Maloja- Forno- Albigna- Allievi- Disgrazia
Bregaglia West Robin G. Collomb and Peter Crew 1967 1st West Col Productions Sciora- Cengalo- Badile
Bregaglia West Robin G. Collomb 1974 2nd West Col Productions 901516-76-7 Sciora- Cengalo- Badile- Trubinasca
Bregaglia West Robin G. Collomb 1974 2nd West Col Productions 901516-76-7 Sciora- Cengalo- Badile- Trubinasca
Stubai Alps and South Tirol Jeff Williams 1991 1st West Col Productions 906227-51-8
Mountain Walking in Austria Cecil Davies 1986 1st Cicerone Press 0902-363-74-3
Selected Climbs in the Dolomites Peter Crew 1963 1st The Alpine Club
Escalades et Randonnees en Corse A. Lucchesi, J-P. Quilici, B. Vaucher 1992 1st Edisud 2-85744-412-5 Le Massif di Bavella

Maps - UK [return to top]

Title Scale Year Number Publisher
Gower 1:25000 2005 Explorer 164 Ordenance Survey
Dartmoor 1:25000 2005 Explorer OL28 Ordenance Survey
Exmoor 1:25000 2004 Explorer OL9 Ordenance Survey
Breacon Beacons. West and central areas 1:25000 2002 Explorer OL12 Ordenance Survey
Snowdon and Conwy valley 1:25000 2005 Explorer OL17 Ordenance Survey
Harlech , Porthmadog and Bala 1:25000 2008 Explorer OL18 Ordenance Survey
Isle of Arran 1:25000 2001 Ordenance Survey
Glen Coe 1:25000 2005 Harvey superwalker
Ben Nevis 1:25000 2005 Harvey superwalker
The Cuillin 1:25000 2005 Harvey superwalker
Southern Lakeland 1:25000     Harvey superwalker
Lakeland central 1:25000     Harvey superwalker
Isle of Arran, Explorer  361 1:25,000 2001   Ordenance Survey 
Isle of  Mull North & Tobermory, Explorer  374 1:25,000 2007   Ordenance Survey, 
Isle of Mull East    Explorer  375 1:25,000 2007   Ordenance Survey,

Maps - France [return to top]

Title Scale Year Number Publisher
Massif du Mont Blanc - Argentiere - Jorasses 1:25000 1977 231 Institut Geographique National
Massif du Mont Blanc - Argentiere - Jorasses 1:25000 1977 231 Institut Geographique National
Massif du Mont Blanc - Mont Blanc - Tre la Tete 1:25000 1977 232 Institut Geographique National
Carte Touristique - Mont Blanc 1:50000 1978 12 Tabacco
France 1:1000000 1978 989 Michelin

Maps - Switzerland [return to top]

Title Scale Year Number Publisher
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Baden 1:25000 1970 1070 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Sorenberg 1:25000 1975 1189 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Meiental 1:25000 1976 1211 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Guttannen 1:25000 1973 1230 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Val Bregaglia 1:25000 1964 1276 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Val Bregaglia 1:25000 1971 1276 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Piz Bernina 1:25000 1964 1277 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Piz Bernina 1:25000 1971 1277 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Sciora 1:25000 1967 1296 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Sciora 1:25000 1973 1296 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Stans 1:50000 1976 245 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Interlaken 1:50000 1971 254 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Sustenpass 1:50000 1969 255 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - S. Bernardino 1:50000 1970 267 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Julierpass 1:50000 1959 268 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Julierpass 1:50000 1971 268 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Berninapass 1:50000 1973 269 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Roveredo 1:50000 1971 277 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Monte Disgrazia 1:50000 1973 278 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Brusio 1:50000 1973 279 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Arolla 1:50000 1977 283 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Landeskarte der Schweiz - Brunigpass 1:100000 1970 37 Eidg. Landestopographie Wabern
Schweiz - Switzerland 1:300000 Schweizerische Kreditanstalt

Maps - Austria [return to top]

Title Scale Year Number Publisher
Silvretta 1:25000 1956 26 Alpenvereinskarte
Otztaler Alpen - Gurgl 1:25000 1955 30-1 Alpenvereinskarte
Otztaler Alpen - Weisskugel - Wildspitze 1:25000 1956 30-2 Alpenvereinskarte
Otztaler Alpen - Kaunrgrat - Geigenkamm 1:25000 1953 30-3 Alpenvereinskarte
Stubaier Alpen - Sellrain 1:25000 1956 31-2 Alpenvereinskarte
Zillertaler Alpen - Westliches Teil 1:25000 1958 35-1 Alpenvereinskarte
Zillertaler Alpen - Mittleres Teil 1:25000 1958 35-2 Alpenvereinskarte
Glocknergruppe - Zell am See - Kaprun 1:50000 39 Kompass
Grossglockner 1:50000 1959 153 Osterrichische Karte
Julische Alpen 1:100000 14 Freytag-Berndt Touristenkarten
Zillertaler Alpen 1:100000 15 Freytag-Berndt Touristenkarten
Ostliche Dolomiten 1:100000 17 Freytag-Berndt Touristenkarten
Otztaler Alpen 1:100000 25 Freytag-Berndt Touristenkarten
Umgebung von Innsbruck 1:100000 33 Freytag-Berndt Touristenkarten

Maps - Misc [return to top]

Title Scale Year Number Publisher
Greece - Aegean Islands 1:1000000 Kummerly & Frey