{"product_id":"hardrock","title":"Hard Rock","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCategory Finalist: Banff Mountain Book Competition 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/7310\/1978\/t\/3\/assets\/description_image_antlerlaurelscresttemplate_2020.png?v=1643975468\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"146\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHard Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e is the best of British rock climbs from VS to E4.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing over fifty crags and sixty-nine routes in England, Scotland and Wales, it epitomizes all that is great about \u003cstrong\u003etraditional climbing\u003c\/strong\u003e in Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e’s first edition of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHard Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewas published in 1974 and quickly established itself as the definitive representation of British rock climbing. Ken’s vision for the book’s format – part guidebook, part literary celebration and part coffee table visual showcase – is one that has been much copied but never equalled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition, editor \u003cstrong\u003eIan Parnell\u003c\/strong\u003e has ensured \u003cem\u003eHard Rock\u003c\/em\u003e continues to honour Ken’s original concept, in particular keeping the route, not the climber, centre stage. While the activity of climbing has undergone myriad changes since 1974 – sticky rubber, camming devices, and the rise of sport climbing and indoor climbing walls – many climbers are still drawn to the drama and challenge of traditionally protected climbing. And this is why \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHard Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is still as relevant now as it was in 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStretching across the \u003cstrong\u003eScottish Highlands and Islands\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eLake District\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003ePennines\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003ePeak District\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNorth and South Wales\u003c\/strong\u003e and down to \u003cstrong\u003eSouth-West England\u003c\/strong\u003e, the routes tackle big mountain walls, gritstone outcrops and epic sea cliff adventures. Focusing on the trad connoisseur’s grade range of VS to E2, with additional routes at E3 and E4, the featured climbs are within reach of a majority of climbers. Timeless classics include \u003cem\u003eThe Bat\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eBen Nevis\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eOld Man of Hoy\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eCentral Buttress\u003c\/em\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eScafell\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCenotaph Corner\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eDinas Cromlech\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong\u003eLlanberis Pass\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVector\u003c\/em\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eTremadog\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRight Unconquerable\u003c\/em\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eStanage Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSuicide Wall\u003c\/em\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eBosigran\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Cornish coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside many of the original essays, written by a formidable cast of climbers including \u003cstrong\u003ePete Crew\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEd Drummond\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Robbins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eChris Bonington\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHamish MacInnes\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAl Alvarez\u003c\/strong\u003e, this new edition features thirteen new routes and pieces by \u003cstrong\u003eEleanor Fuller\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Reid\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Howett\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Pickford\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lawrence Holden\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Moran\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Donnithorne\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEmma Alsford\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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