The Book
The arrival of Peak Gritstone East back in 2001 changed climbing guidebooks forever.
Marking lines on full-colour photographs of the cliffs on proved to be an approach
breathtaking in both its simplicity and effectiveness. Bernard Newman described opening
the book as "like looking out of the window at the cliffs". In 2006 we produced Eastern Grit
which had a hundred extra pages and 900 more climbs. Amazingly we have managed a
similar expansion so this time the book weighs in at a massive 560 pages, almost twice the
thickness of the original 2001 book, and includes over 4000 routes.
Peak Gritstone East was photographed with a 3 megapixel camera, which limited the size
and quality of the topos that we could produce. This time round the photography was done
using 24 megapixel cameras allowing for much larger and clearer photo-topos. Every cliff
has been re-photographed in stunning detail and all the photo-topos (okay, except for two
owing to tree growth) are new. The extra space has also allowed for a more lavish layout and
the cliffs have never looked so good.
Other Guides
There are some other guides by different publishers which complement the Rockfax series of
books. Most are produced by the British Mountaineering Council and contain in-depth listings
of routes for all the crags covered.
Froggatt to Black Rocks (BMC 2010)
Froggatt, Curbar, Birchen, Cratcliffe, Black Rocks and lots of minor stuff around Matlock.
Stanage (BMC 2007)
A single book for Stanage with all the routes and bouldering.
Burbage, Millstone and Beyond (BMC 2005)
Burbage Valley, Millstone, Lawrencefield, Rivelin, Derwent, Bamford, Wharncliffe. Includes
bouldering.
Peak District Bouldering (Vertebrate Graphics 2011)
Bouldering throughout the Peak area including Western Edges and the Limestone.
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2006
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Sheffield Area
Ladybower Area
Stanage
BurbageValley
Millstone Area
Derwent Edges
Chatsworth Area
Southern Crags
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Eastern Grit 
Introduction
