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Library

The AMC has an extensive library collection of books and maps. Please use the links below, or scroll down to browse the collection.

You may borrow a book from the library for a nominal fee. Please contact library@avon-mc.org.uk for more info.

Books Maps

New Additions [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  
Symonds Yat John Willson et al 1999 Reprint The Climbers' Club 0-901601-66- 7  

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  
Swanage Gordon Jenkin 1986 2nd The Climbers' Club 0-901601-35-7  
Dorset Richard J. Crewe 1977 2nd Cordee 0-904405-04-4  
Wye Valley J. Wilson, D. Hope, T. Penning, M. Ward 1987 2nd Cordee 0-904405-98-2  
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  

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
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
Rock Climbing in the Lake District Geoff Cram, Chris Eilbeck, Ian Roper 1975 1st Constable 0-09-460270-0

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 Glencoe and Ardgour, Volume II L.S. Lovat 1965 1st Scottish Mountaineering Trust  
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
Carneddau Les Holliwell 1975 3rd Climbers' Club 901601-24-1
Ogwen Zdzislaw Leppert 1982 2nd Climbers' Club 0-901601-19-5
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
Gower and South-East Wales Mike Danford and Tony Penning 1983 1st South Wales Mountaineering Club 0-904405-31-1
Aran - Cader Idris - Climbers' Guide Supplement 1980 John Sumner 1980 1st West Col Productions 906227-09-7
Scrambles in Snowdonia Steve Ashton 1981 Reprint Cicerone Press 902363-29-8

Books - Walks [return to top]

Title Author Year Edition Publisher ISBN
Walks in the Cotswolds R. Hodges 1976 1st Spurbooks Limited 0-904978-13-3
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path John H. Barrett 1974 1st Countryside Commission 0-11-700336-0
The Pennine Way John Wright 1975 2nd Constable  

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 1978 4th Scottish Sports Council  
Modern Snow & Ice Techniques Bill March 1976 Reprint Cicerone Press 902363-07-7
The Mountain Traveller's Handbook Paul Deegan 2002 1st British Mountaineering Council 0-903908-47-6
Midges in Scotland George Hendry 1989 1st Aberdeen University Press 0-08-036595-7

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 - 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