Of late there has been much debate about the need for a new definitive guide to Gogarth. The Climbers’ Club published the last guidebook back in 1990, and since that date a large number of new routes have been done.

In a bid to end any further speculation about who is or isn’t going to produce a Gogarth guide, Simon Panton, Ground Up’s head honcho made the following statement today:

“I would like to announce that Ground Up will be going ahead with production of a definitive guide to the Gogarth cliffs. We have deliberated over this issue for some time, and, particularly of late, many individuals have approached us suggesting that we should give it a go. Now that the North Wales Rock book has been published, it seems that the time is right. In our opinion Gogarth is the best crag in Britain – it needs a classic modern guidebook that reflects its greatness. It is our intention to produce such a book, and to produce it as quickly as is feasible.”

The proposed guidebook team will include a number of the most experienced Gogarth campaigners, such as Adam Wainwright, Pete Robins, Steve Mayers, George Smith, Noel Craine and James McHaffie. This strong team will be backed up by the directors of Ground Up (Simon Panton, Rob Wilson, Graham Desroy and Simon Marsh), all of whom are confirmed Gogarth devotees with many years of experience on this wonderful sea cliff. To say that they are keen to throw themselves into this exciting project is something of an understatement.

Watch this space for updates.

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