Yorkshire Guidebook Bibliography
The following is a list of published rock climbing guidebooks to the Yorkshire area divided into Gritstone and Limestone. This list does not include Journal articles.
Gritstone
| Title | Date | Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Climbing in the British Isles | 1894 | W P Haskett-Smith |
| Some Gritstone Climbs | 1913 | John Laycock |
| Recent Developments | 1923 | Fergus Graham |
| Odd Corners in the Yorkshire Dales | 1937 | W T Palmer |
| Kinder and Northern Areas | 1951 | Allan Allsop |
| West Yorkshire Areas | 1957 | Allan Allsop & Brian Evans |
| Woodhouse Scar | 1960 | Edwin Leggett & C R Ambler |
| Heptonstall Quarry | 1962 | John Hartley & Edwin Leggett |
| †New Climbs - West Yorkshire Area | 1965 | Allan Austin |
| †Yorkshire Gritstone 1stedition | 1969 | Mike Bebbington |
| †Yorkshire Gritstone (re-print with addenda) | 1974 | Mike Bebbington |
| †Yorkshire Gritstone 2ndedition | 1982 | Eddie Lesniak |
| †Yorkshire Limestone & Gritstone Supplement | 1987 | Graham Desroy |
| †Yorkshire Gritstone 3rdedition | 1989 | Graham Desroy |
| Bouldering on Yorkshire Gritstone | 1993 | Steve Rhodes |
| †Yorkshire Limestone & Gritstone Supplement | 1994 | Dave Musgrove |
| Wild Bouldering in Yorkshire | 1997 | Tony Barley & Nigel Baker |
| †Yorkshire Gritstone 4thedition | 1998 | Dave Musgrove |
| †Yorkshire Routes on-line Database | 2000 | Dave Musgrove |
Limestone
| Title | Date | Editor |
|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire Areas | 1957 | Allan Allsop & Brian Evans |
| Climbs on Yorkshire Limestone | 1962 | Mike Mitchell |
| †New Climbs - West Yorkshire Area | 1965 | Allan Austin |
| †Yorkshire Limestone 1stedition | 1968 | Frank Wilkinson |
| †Yorkshire Limestone 2ndedition | 1974 | Frank Wilkinson |
| †Yorkshire Limestone 3rdedition | 1980 | Mike Bebbington |
| †Yorkshire Limestone 4thedition | 1985 | Graham Desroy |
| †Yorkshire Limestone & Gritstone Supplement | 1987 | Graham Desroy |
| Yorkshire Limestone ROCKFAX | 1990 | Mick Ryan |
| †Yorkshire Limestone 5thedition | 1992 | Dave Musgrove |
| †Yorkshire Limestone & Gritstone Supplement | 1994 | Dave Musgrove |
| †Yorkshire Limestone Supplement | 1997 | Dave Musgrove |
| †Yorkshire Routes on-line Database | 2000 | Dave Musgrove |
| †Yorkshire Limestone 6thedition | 2005 | Dave Musgrove |
†Edited and published by the YMC.