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True Grit: selected rock climbs on Peak gritstone

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True Grit is a selective topo-style guidebook covering the major Peak Gritstone crags in a single volume. The six areas featured are: The Eastern Edges; Staffordshire Grit; Castle Naze and Windgather; The Kinder Plateau; The Longdendale Valley; The Chew Valley.

The style is immensely visual, with many of the crag-shots offering a level of detail rarely seen before in a publication of this kind. The topos are supplemented by detailed maps and approach information, as well as stunning scenic and action photographs. GPS co-ordinates are used, not only for key parking areas, but also to mark the locations of difficult-to-find crags and buttresses, enabling first time visitors equipped with GPS apps to reach their destination with minimum fuss.

Kinder Northern Edges map and introduction © Pete O'Donovan

The Roaches - topo page © Pete O'Donovan

Dave Brown hanging out on Brutality, E1 5b, Kinder © Pete O'Donovan
Dave Brown hanging out on Brutality, E1 5b, Kinder
© Pete O'Donovan

True Grit will be launched with an illustrated talk by Pete O'Donovan at the Outside Café on the 10th of December 2015 - click here for tickets.

No. of Pages:  492    Size: 230mm x 156mm

Illustrations:  504 colour photo topos, c50 colour area and crag maps, + 166 action and scenic photographs.

 Retail Price (Paperback):  £29.95

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Coel Hellier
7 Dec, 2015
Looks good. But I'm slightly baffled by the concept. Of all the places in the country that lack good guidebooks -- both definitive and selective -- Peak grit would not strike me as being top of the list. In fact, I'd probably put it bottom of the list :-)
Yanis Nayu
7 Dec, 2015
It's got Francis Rossi from Status Quo on the front cover though...
Ciderslider
7 Dec, 2015
Can't wait to get my copy - shame there's not gonna be a picture of me in flight off yet another Stanage classic eh Pete ?
planetmarshall
7 Dec, 2015
Well, the cynic in me would suggest it's not about the places than need guidebooks, so much as the places that can sell guidebooks.
Frank the Husky
7 Dec, 2015
It'll be interesting to see how well this topo idea sells, as we're used to words about and context for the route, even first ascent details all of which make for a much more readable book. This looks rather functional which won't work for me, but there might be a market for this approach. The photos look good in that small sample, so hopefully the dearth of words will be compensated for by a glut of the usually high quality POD shots.
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