The Ridges of England, Wales and Ireland

Map key Location of routes Introduction So what is a ridge anyway? Geographical spread Grades and difficulty Learning the ropes? Staying safe What gear? Winter routes Avalanche! Wild nights out Environmental considerations Getting around Accommodation Access Using this guidebook The Lake District 1 Sharp Edge and Hallsfell Ridge, Blencathra 2 Striding Edge and Swirral Edge, Helvellyn 3 East Ridges of Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon Pike 4 Pinnacle Ridge, St Sunday Crag 5 Westmorland's Route, Dove Crag 6 Langdale Pikes ridges 7 Crenation Ridge, Pikes Crag 8 Pikes Crag Ridge 9 Yewbarrow Traverse 10 Sphinx Ridge via the Climber's Traverse, Great Gable 11 Arrowhead Ridge, Great Gable 12 Eagle's Nest Ridge, Great Gable 13 Napes Needle and Needle Ridge, Great Gable 14 Pinnacle Ridge, Gable Crag 15 Cam Crag Ridge and Intake Ridge 16 Grey Crag Linkup The Rest of England 17 Ridges of Winnats Pass, Peak District 18 Skeleton Ridge, Isle of Wight 19 The Claw, Exmoor Coast 20 Commando Ridge, Bosigran, Cornwall Snowdonia 21 Amphitheatre Buttress, Craig yr Ysfa 22 Crib Lem, Carnedd Dafydd 23 Circuit of the Southern Carneddau 24 Pinnacle Ridge, Braich Ty Du face, Pen yr Ole Wen 25 Needle's Eye Arete, Foel Goch 26 East Ridge, Y Garn 27 Central Arete, Glyder Fawr 28 Sub Cneifion Rib and Cneifion Arete 29 Dolmen Ridge, Glyder Fach 30 East Gully Arete, Glyder Fach 31 Cwm Bochlwyd Horseshoe 32 Daear Ddu, Moel Siabod 33 Snowdon Horseshoe 34 Clogwyn y Person Arete, Garnedd Ugain 35 Gyrn Las Ridge, Garnedd Ugain 36 Lliwedd via Y Gribin 37 Ridge Route, Slanting Buttress, Lliwedd 38 Nantlle Ridge 39 Sentries' Ridge, Mynydd Mawr 40 South Ridge, Rhinog Fach 41 Cyfrwy Arete via Table Direct, Cadair Idris Ireland 42 MacGillycuddy's Reeks Ridge Traverse 43 Stumpa an tSaimh and the Beenkeragh Horseshoe; 44 Howling Ridge, Carrauntoohil 45 Faha Ridge, Mount Brandon 46 East Ridge, Brandon Peak 47 Carrot Ridge, Bencorr 48 Mweelrea Circuit Route summary table Appendices Appendix 1: Further adventures

Prolific outdoor journalist and author Dan Bailey has a passion for the world's wild steep places. He has hiked, climbed and occasionally hobbled in mountains across five continents and is also the author of the popular companion volume to this book. 'Scotland's Mountain Ridges'.