UKH Hills - Snowdonia and The Lakes Classic Rock Summer Challenge

Contributed by Rob Greenwood - UKClimbing Mar/21 - This public hilllist has been seen 3,921 times

To celebrate the 55th Anniversary of the Joe Brown Shops in Snowdonia, The International School of Mountaineering (ISM), The Climbers Shop, The Joe Brown Shops and UKC have teamed up to offer you a fantastic summer rock climbing challenge right here in the UK.

In 2021, we challenge you to focus a summers energy exploring these 15 Classic Rock climbs in the Lake District and/or 21 in Snowdonia, enjoying some of the best climbing at the grade; all of which are below VS.

For more details visit the competition page here.

181 users are subscribed to this hilllist, and 1 has completed the full list.
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	User	Percentage	Latest Log
1st	Ste Ridd	100%	15 Oct, 2023
2nd	manmike	97%	15 Oct, 2023
3rd	Spencer Noble	77%	27 Apr
4th	Mike Shamash	69%	2022
5th	Hidden	63%	19 Mar, 2022
5th	steveboote	63%	18 May, 2023
6th	Matt Schwarz	61%	23 Sep, 2023
7th	BigHairyIan	58%	15 May, 2022
7th	Paul Sagar	58%	13 May, 2023
8th	pauldrew	55%	22 Jun, 2023

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Note: Only showing summits, scrambles, winter routes, and low grade climbs

Distribution of grades - Trad

Top 12 photos of this hilllist

Chris Bonington still climbing at 78. Legend

"Katie, can you climb Little Chamonix in a dinosaur suit?" "You bet Jurassican!"

The first 'climb to BASE' exit of Tophet Wall.

Anna Taylor cruising her way up The Wrinkle on the classic rock round

Troutdale pinnacle on a perfect autumn day

Will Birkett races up the top pitch of Little Chamonix as night falls, the final route of The Lakes Classic Rock Round.

Eliza and Matt moving together on the upper section of Needle Ridge.

This ticklist is limited to ascents between 12 Apr, 2021 and 31 Oct, 2021

Add	Climb name	Grade	Ticks?	Height		Crag name
	SNOWDONIA
1	Great Gully	S ***	238	267m	• 11	Craig Yr Ysfa
2	Gashed Crag	VD **	1620	190m	• 6	Tryfan
3	Overlapping Ridge Route (First Pinnacle Rib)	D **	1542	150m		Tryfan
4	Grooved Arête	HVD 4a ***	5583	230m	• 8	Tryfan
5	Direct Route	HVD ***	3594	85m	• 5	Tryfan
6	Pulpit Route	VD **	2282	87m	• 5	Tryfan
7	Direct Route	VS 4c ***	838	88m	• 7	Glyder Fach
8	Hope	VD ***	4601	135m	• 4	Idwal Slabs (aka...
9	Lazarus	S 4a ***	2379	43m	• 2	Idwal Slabs (aka...
10	The Arete	VD **	1274	24m		Idwal Slabs (aka...
11	Grey Slab	VS 4b ***	404	81m	• 2	Glyder Fawr
12	Nea	VS 4b **	2332	75m	• 4	Clogwyn y Grochan
13	Crackstone Rib	S 4a ***	3679	55m	• 3	Carreg Wastad
14	The Wrinkle	VD **	2048	75m	• 3	Carreg Wastad
15	Flying Buttress	VD ***	3119	87m	• 6	Dinas Cromlech
16	Spiral Stairs	VD ***	1622	84m		Dinas Cromlech
17	The Cracks	HS 4c ***	2401	90m	• 5	Dinas Mot
18	Main Wall	HS 4b ***	1651	140m	• 6	Cyrn Las (Gyrn Las)
19	Avalanche/Red Wall/Longlands	S 4b **	1206	286m	• 12	Y Lliwedd
20	Creagh Dhu Wall	HS 4b ***	1871	65m	• 2	Craig y Castell...
21	Will o' the Wisp	HVD ***	510	95m	• 6	Craig Cywarch (aka...
	THE LAKES
22	Murray's Route	S 4a ***	1088	?		Dow Crag
23	Ash Tree Slabs	VD ***	1731	?		Gimmer Crag
24	'C' Route	S 4b ***	1018	?		Gimmer Crag
25	Bracket and Slab Climb	VS 4b ***	1440	97m	• 5	Gimmer Crag
26	Bowfell Buttress	HS 4b ***	1149	110m	• 4	Bowfell
27	Jone's Route Direct from Lord's Rake	HS 4b ***	297	?		Scafell Crag
28	Moss Ghyll Grooves	VS 4c ***	656	79m	• 4	Scafell Crag
29	Tophet Wall	HS 4b ***	1330	75m	• 4	The Napes
30	Needle Ridge	VD ***	1607	114m	• 5	The Napes
31	The Wasdale Crack	HS 4c ***	1207	17m	• 2	The Napes
32	Rib and Slab Climb	HS 4b ***	321	?		Pillar
33	New West Climb	VD ***	439	?		Pillar
34	Gillercombe Buttress	S 4a ***	1831	?		Gillercombe
35	Troutdale Pinnacle	S ***	3733	105m	• 6	Black Crag...
36	Little Chamonix	VD ***	7792	70m	• 4	Shepherd’s Crag
		101 stars	70,433	3,099m	141

Users who have completed the full list are:
Ste Ridd