Contributed by wilkie14c Sep/11 - This public hilllist has been seen 11,561 times

43 Quality routes at Stanage aimed at us mere mortals, mainly VDiff to HS but with a couple of diffs and VS's. The challenge is to complete the list in one day to give a superb Stanage day that takes you from the Popular end right through to Stanage End. Cross referenced from the Western Grit and BMC books - 100 stars in the BMC and 101 stars in the Rockfax.

lots of horizontal rock  © epic ed
lots of horizontal rock
© epic ed, Mar 2006

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Map of routes in this ticklist

Least routes Most routes

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

Distribution of grades - Trad

Top 12 photos of this hilllist

Anna Pasteur enjoying the perfect winter climbing conditions

Balcony Buttress
Anna Pasteur enjoying the perfect winter climbing conditions
© Robbie Hearns

Katie preparing a belay on a blustery evening on Black Hawk Traverse

Black Hawk Traverse Left
Katie preparing a belay on a blustery evening on Black Hawk Traverse
© Siwoodward

They say finding gear gets easier with experience..

Manchester Buttress
They say finding gear gets easier with experience..
© The Biochemist

High Neb Buttress - gritstone VS's don't get much better.

High Neb Buttress
High Neb Buttress - gritstone VS's don't get much better.
© Simon Richardson

Flying Buttress, Stanage

Flying Buttress
Flying Buttress, Stanage
© stuart100

Nearly there!

Black Hawk Hell Crack
Nearly there!
© Styx

Soaking up the sun on a golden hour ascent of Flying Buttress.

Flying Buttress
Soaking up the sun on a golden hour ascent of Flying Buttress.
© Emma Crome

Light Train

Robin Hood's Right-hand Buttress Direct
Light Train
© DJayB

Ann S on Inverted V at sunset

Inverted V
Ann S on Inverted V at sunset
© just wanna climb

Autumn Evening

High Neb Buttress
Autumn Evening
© lena.drapella

At Full Stretch. Sean on Christmas Crack, Stanage.

Christmas Crack
At Full Stretch. Sean on Christmas Crack, Stanage.
© ChrisJD

Martello Butress - a true Stanage classic

Martello Buttress
Martello Butress - a true Stanage classic
© Chris Craggs


Add Climb name Grade Ticks? Height Crag name
Crack and Corner S 4b *** 5014 16m Stanage Popular
Manchester Buttress HS 4b *** 5626 16m Stanage Popular
Black Hawk Traverse Right D ** 1486 16m Stanage Popular
Black Hawk Hell Crack S 4a *** 6574 14m Stanage Popular
Black Hawk Traverse Left VD ** 4163 18m Stanage Popular
Castle Chimney M ** 816 20m Stanage Popular
Flying Buttress HVD 4a *** 8579 24m Stanage Popular
Leaning Buttress Crack VD ** 4093 14m Stanage Popular
Hollybush Crack VD *** 7252 14m Stanage Popular
Right-hand Trinity S 4b ** 4532 14m Stanage Popular
Christmas Crack HS 4a *** 7902 16m Stanage Popular
April Crack HS 4b *** 5615 16m Stanage Popular
Hargreaves' Original VS 4c *** 6945 18m Stanage Popular
Robin Hood Zig-zag S 4a * 585 24m Stanage Popular
Robin Hood's Right-hand Buttress Direct HS 4a *** 4383 22m Stanage Popular
Inverted V VS 4b *** 5378 22m Stanage Popular
Robin Hood's Balcony Cave Direct HVD * 441 16m Stanage Popular
Robin Hood's Crack HVD 4a ** 1379 18m Stanage Popular
Right Twin Crack VS 4c * 1578 12m Stanage Popular
Left Twin Chimney D ** 1176 14m Stanage Popular
Crack and Cave HVD 4a ** 1483 18m Stanage Popular
Balcony Buttress S 4a *** 3224 20m Stanage Popular
Amazon Crack S 4a ** 2371 12m Stanage Popular
Mississippi Chimney VD * 1552 18m Stanage Popular
Heaven Crack VD *** 5855 10m Stanage Popular
Martello Cracks M ** 1410 10m Stanage Popular
Martello Buttress VS 4c *** 2942 16m Stanage Popular
Byne's Route HS 4b ** 1092 14m Stanage Popular
Curving Chimney HVD ** 424 16m Stanage Plantation
Paradise Crack HVD 4a ** 1251 14m Stanage Plantation
High Neb Buttress VS 4c *** 4504 20m Stanage North
Norse Corner Climb HS 4c ** 2359 16m Stanage North
Twisting Crack S 4a ** 1498 14m Stanage North
Overhanging Chimney HVD ** 528 16m Stanage North
October Slab HS 4b ** 2116 10m Stanage North
October Crack D ** 1714 10m Stanage North
Kelly's Eliminate HS 4b ** 1207 10m Stanage North
Kelly's Crack VD ** 1939 10m Stanage North
Doctor's Chimney S 4a ** 595 18m Stanage North
Cripple's Crack S 4a * 317 10m Stanage North
The Crab Crawl S 4a ** 1213 12m Stanage North
Prospero's Climb VD ** 1288 12m Stanage North
The Pinion HVD * 872 16m Stanage North
94 stars 125,271 666m 43
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