50 Best HS Routes in the UK. ticklist

contributed by The Ivanator Apr/12 - This public ticklist has been seen 14,174 times

According to the logbook graphs of all users HS is the average grade climbed in the UK. But average climbers deserve fantastic climbs too, so here are 50 of the very best...
List compiled from a host of Forum suggestions, a few routes not graded HS in UKC logbooks, but all appear as HS in recent guidebooks, except the sprinkling of Lakeland MVS routes which are included to ensure the birthplace of British rock climbing has representation in line with its importance.

	User	Percentage	Latest Log
1	Rog Wilko	74%	16 Apr, 2017
2	alan moore	72%	11 Jul, 2018
3	Graeme Hammond	68%	17 Jul, 2021
4	Simon Caldwell	66%	24 Jun, 2018
5	steve prior	64%	28 May, 2020
6	Bob M	62%	1 Jul, 2021
7	Martin Bennett	60%	25 Jul, 2019
8	Dunthemall	60%	28 May, 2016
9	Nigel Bond	57%	26 Aug, 2017
10	Darron	56%	30 Jun, 2018

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Add	Climb name	Grade	Ticks?	Height		Crag name
	SOUTH WEST
1	Doorpost	HS 4b ***	3253	67m	• 3	Bosigran
2	Right Angle	HS 4b ***	866	73m	• 3	Gurnard's Head
3	Flannel Avenue	HS 4b ***	337	52m	• 3	Chair Ladder
4	Demo Route	HS 4b ***	3176	19m	• 2	Sennen
5	Central Groove	HS 4b ***	2971	?	• 2	The Dewerstone
6	Wall Street	HS 4b ***	479	32m	• 2	Cormorant Ledge
7	The Devil's Slide	HS 4a ***	1247	117m	• 5	Lundy
8	Zelda	HS 4b ***	1595	55m	• 2	Wintour's Leap
	SOUTH WALES
9	Sea Mist	HS 4a **	2155	30m		Saddle Head
10	Bow-Shaped Slab	HS 4a ***	874	42m		Flimston Bay
11	Diedre Sud	HS 4a ***	716	42m		Mowing Word
	NORTH WALES
12	Main Wall	HS 4b ***	1387	140m	• 6	Cyrn Las (Gyrn Las)
13	Dives/Better Things	VS 4b ***	1317	60m	• 2	Dinas Cromlech
14	Direct Route	VS 4c ***	675	88m	• 7	Glyder Fach
15	Manx Wall	HS 4b ***	87	55m	• 2	Clogwyn Du Ymhen Y...
16	Christmas Curry / Micah Eliminate	HS 4b ***	2910	75m	• 3	Craig Bwlch y Moch...
17	Creagh Dhu Wall	HS 4b ***	1635	65m	• 2	Craig y Castell...
18	White Streak/Honeysuckle Corner	HS 4b **	182	?	• 2	Craig Yr Wrysgan
19	The Cracks	HS 4c ***	1992	90m	• 6	Dinas Mot
20	Pinnacle Wall	S 4a ***	312	?		Craig Yr Ysfa
	PEAK DISTRICT
21	Brown's Crack	HS 4b ***	2457	12m		Bamford Edge
22	Route I	HS 4b ***	458	18m		Wimberry Rocks
23	Upper Tor Wall	HS 4b ***	269	18m		Kinder Southern...
24	Christmas Crack	HS 4a ***	6685	16m		Stanage Popular
25	Nasal Buttress	HS 4b ***	393	16m		Dovestones Edge
	LAKE DISTRICT
26	Tophet Wall	HS 4b ***	1071	75m	• 4	The Napes
27	Hopkinson's Crack	HS 4b ***	105	?		Dow Crag
28	Rib and Slab Climb	HS 4b ***	269	?		Pillar
29	Revelation	HS 4b ***	1921	43m	• 2	Raven Crag...
30	Ardus	VS 4b ***	2252	40m	• 3	Shepherd’s Crag
31	Moss Ghyll Grooves	VS 4c ***	528	79m	• 4	Scafell Crag
32	The Fang	VS 4b ***	605	40m	• 2	Gouther Crags
	NORTHERN ENGLAND
33	Parson's Chimney	HS 4b ***	572	17m		Almscliff
34	Moonshine	HS 4b ***	137	25m		Attermire Scar
35	Main Wall	HS 4b ***	410	?		Crag Lough
36	College Grooves	HS 4b ***	64	?		Henhole Crags
	SCOTLAND
37	Cave Route	HS 4b ***	580	25m		Huntly's Cave
38	Ardverikie Wall	HS 4b ***	1224	185m	• 6	Binnein Shuas
39	Shark Crack	HS 4b ***	93	?		Sheigra Sea Cliffs
40	The Weight	HS ***	153	?		Fulmar Wall
41	Central Crack	HS ***	509	45m		Red Craig (Glen...
42	Open Secret	HS 4b ***	332	35m		Stone Valley Crags
43	Nirvana Wall	HS 4b ***	151	?		Aonach Dubh
44	Leac Glas	HS 4b ***	62	?		Meall Meadhoin
45	The Talisman (Summer)	HS 4a ***	285	100m		Ben Macdui -...
46	Commando Crack	HS ***	70	105m	• 6	Sgùrr Alasdair
47	Butterknife	HS 4b ***	169	?		Garbh Bheinn
	CHANNEL ISLANDS
48	Hailstone Crack	HS 4b ***	83	?		Beauport
	NORTHERN IRELAND
49	Falcon	HS 4b ***	143	?		Pigeon Rock
50	Crooked Chimney (Summer)	HS 4b ***	110	69m		Slieve Bearnagh
		148 stars	50,326	2,065m	106
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50 Best HS Routes in the UK. ticklist

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