Stanage is the queen of the Eastern Ridges, the finest crag on Grit, where beginners come for their first grapples & the top performers crank the hardest problems. Mile after mile of perfect rock, containing some of the best routes & boulder problems in the country, whatever the grade. Where busy VDiffs, heart-in-mouth highballs, desperate power problems, lonely leads & warm summer solos all sit shoulder to shoulder. It is the country`s favourite crag. & here is a guidebook to match
- published in 2007 by the BMC. It is a guide that reflects the richness & diversity of this great crag, that rejoices in the familiar & unearths the unexpected, that will lead you like a friend through the intimate corners. No matter how well you know the crag, this book is guaranteed to bring new surprises, to inspire & inform, to entertain & enlighten, all in a fun & friendly way. There are: 1300 routes from Moderate to E8; 400 boulder problems to V0 to V13; 140 full-colour action photos; 5 Fontainebleau-style bouldering circuits; Over 200 full-colour photo topos; 1st ascent list & climbing history; & original contributions from 40 authors.