Any point in keeping them?
Mostly the old Derek Purdy MTB guides and loads of old climbing/walking stuff from the 80's onward.
Can all these routes be found online these days?
I like a good guidebook, but don't really have the shelf space to have them out, they're mostly in boxes under the beds.
I don't suppose anyone collects this stuff?
They'd be donated to our Mountaineering Club, end up in the shelves in the hut so I suppose I could always go and visit them for sentimental reasons.....🙂
I've still got my old climbing guides - I've probably got four or five editions of many such as the FRCC Lakes guides. The shelves at the turn on the stairs holds them, there's probably 6 metres of shelving completely stuffed!
Don’t you have all your routes recorded in them? Could never get rid of mine - too many memories - esp Stanage and Yorkshire Grit (the 89 one I think it is)...