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E2 and below with less than 100 ticks. Only scratching the surface, obviously. Some are obscure, some are three star classics with very few ticks. Maybe don't overthink it..?

Steeple Buttress, pitch 2. Karl seconding.  © Ratfeeder
Steeple Buttress, pitch 2. Karl seconding.
© Ratfeeder, Sep 2018

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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

Charlotte Telfer, Hearth Direct E2 Yew Crags

Hearth Direct
Charlotte Telfer, Hearth Direct E2 Yew Crags
© S Lynch

John Hartley on White Water in Troutal Gorge

White Water
John Hartley on White Water in Troutal Gorge
© Jade Bowling

Will on the bold upper grooves of Amina

Amina
Will on the bold upper grooves of Amina
© Imy G

Joe on the top moves of White Water E2 5c, Troutal Gorge.

White Water
Joe on the top moves of White Water E2 5c, Troutal Gorge.
© ed luke.

the final arête of Jezebel

Jezebel
the final arête of Jezebel
© Dave Ferguson

Hearth Direct E2 Yew Crags

Hearth Direct
Hearth Direct E2 Yew Crags
© S Lynch

Mike taking a shower on second pitch

Sergeant's Crag Gully (summer)
Mike taking a shower on second pitch
© Phil Tucker

Johnny Adams climbing the first pitch of Dovedale Groove, Dove Crag Cumbria. May 1965.

Dovedale Groove
Johnny Adams climbing the first pitch of Dovedale Groove, Dove Crag Cumbria. May 1965.
© Tony Marr

Less visited crag of the Lakes...

Hearth Direct
Less visited crag of the Lakes...
© Bryan W

Hearth Direct. Yew Crags

Hearth Direct
Hearth Direct. Yew Crags
© S Lynch

The wonderfully secluded "Bright beck crag"

Walking on Sunshine
The wonderfully secluded "Bright beck crag"
© Mark Davis

Mike Hutton on Granolithic Groove (E1) at Iron Crag.

Granolithic Groove
Mike Hutton on Granolithic Groove (E1) at Iron Crag.
© Alan James - Rockfax


Add Climb name Grade Ticks? Height Crag name
Ken's Wall VS 4c * 14 24m Calf Howe Crag
Kentmere Slab VD * 6 33m Calf Howe Crag
The Minotaur HVS 4a ** 19 ? Buckbarrow Crag
The Hog's Back HVS 5a ** 106 30m Buckbarrow Crag
The Clangers HVS 5a ** 75 ? Buckbarrow Crag
Express Crack E1 5b ** 94 30m Buckbarrow Crag
Ferrous Buttress HVS 4c 1 81m • 3 Iron Crag
Granolithic Groove E1 5b ** 118 ? Iron Crag
Solidarity E1 5b ** 70 ? Iron Crag
Scabby Horse VS 5a * 137 ? Gouther Crags
Angel's Highway E1 5b ** 95 ? Castle Rock of...
Red Dwarf E1 5b *** 28 ? Nab Crag
City of Love and Ashes E1 5a ** 7 54m • 2 Lining Crag
Jude the Obscure E1 5b * 8 ? Thrang Crags
Far from the Madding Crowd E2 5b ** 20 ? Thrang Crags
Grendel VS 4b *** 47 ? Scrubby Crag
Beowulf VS 4c ** 46 ? Scrubby Crag
Hrothgar HVS 5a ** 10 ? Scrubby Crag
Westmorland's Route S * 72 ? Dove Crag (Dovedale)
Hangover HVS 5a ** 40 ? Dove Crag (Dovedale)
Dovedale Groove E1 5b ** 60 ? Dove Crag (Dovedale)
Cloud Walker E1 5b ** 13 48m • 2 Shelter Crags
Pleasure Zone E1 5b *** 54 46m • 2 Shelter Crags
Showtime E1 5b ** 36 76m • 4 Shelter Crags
Panjandrum E1 5b *** 56 63m • 3 Shelter Crags
Moonstruck E1 5b ** 4 60m • 2 Shelter Crags
Sword of Damocles E1 5b ** 63 ? North...
Right-hand Wall VS 4c ** 4 ? Bowfell
Another Grand Day Out VS 4c ** 1 ? Bowfell
Woolly Jumper E1 5b *** 91 ? Bowfell
Bowfell Buttress Eliminate E2 5b ** 27 ? Bowfell
Red Groove E1 5b * 40 ? Pavey Ark
Aquarius HVS 5a *** 42 49m Pavey Ark
Roundabout Direct HVS 5a * 14 ? Pavey Ark
Walking on Sunshine HVS 5a ** 30 ? Bright Beck Crag
The Tinkerer E1 5b ** 15 ? Bright Beck Crag
Cinderella VS 4b * 2 36m • 2 Blind Tarn Crag
Amina E1 5b ** 65 ? Lightning Crag
Madam Butterfly E1 5a ** 17 18m Little Stand Crags
Custers Last Stand E1 5b ** 15 21m Little Stand Crags
Eliminate B HVS 5a * 37 ? Dow Crag
Charmer HVS 5a 15 ? Dow Crag
Copper Dragon E1 5b ** 28 91m • 5 Great How Crag
A Quick One E2 5b ** 36 20m Pen
White Water E2 5c ** 26 26m Troutal Gorge,...
Scenic Cruise HVS 5a *** 3 40m Boat Howe Crags
Smuggler's Chimney VS 4c *** 2 37m • 2 Gable Crag
Close to the Wind E1 5b ** 40 ? Kern Knotts
The Kraken E1 5b ** 31 35m Kern Knotts
West Buttress Eliminate Superdirect E1 5b ** 34 30m Kern Knotts
Pier of the Realm VS 5a ** 10 23m Piers Gill Crag
Wind Beneath My Wings E1 5a * 4 23m Piers Gill Crag
Victor HVS 5a * 2 40m Round How
Rondo MVS 4b * 1 24m Round How
Railton Special E1 5b * 7 42m Round How
Taylor Made VD * 11 ? • 15 Taylor Gill Slab
Walla Crag Gully VD * 13 50m • 4 Walla Crag
White Buttress VS 4b ** 9 59m • 3 Walla Crag
Supercrack E1 5b * 2 35m Garrotte Buttress
Bowderstone Pinnacle (Super-direct Start) HVS 5a ** 54 ? • 3 Bowderstone Crags
Zoar E1 5b ** 41 ? Castle Crag
Irrawaddy HVS 5a ** 28 ? Castle Crag
No Holds Barred E2 5b * 30 ? Great End Crag
Sergeant's Crag Gully (summer) S *** 41 170m • 4 Sergeant Crag
Walk Under Ladders E1 5b ** 21 ? Sandbed Ghyll Crags
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now! E1 5b * 30 22m Heron Crag...
Flamingo Fandango E1 5b ** 36 ? Heron Crag...
The Question E2 5c *** 26 28m Heron Crag...
Autopsy E1 5b ** 20 ? Eagle Crag...
Where Eagle's Dare E2 5c *** 41 ? Eagle Crag...
The Squawk E2 5b * 19 ? Eagle Crag...
Summit Route MS * 67 ? Raven Crag, Combe...
Face the Music E1 5b * 32 30m Yew Crags
Mark Of Zorro E1 5b ** 26 30m Yew Crags
Substitute E2 5c ** 108 ? Yew Crags
Hearth Direct E2 5c *** 100 ? Yew Crags
The Buckstone Girdle VS 5a * 1 ? Buckstone How
Newlands Gully S * 1 160m • 4 Miners Crag
Jezebel VS 4c ** 28 42m • 2 Miners Crag
Miners' Girdle VS 4c * 5 324m • 16 Miners Crag
Bathsheba E1 5c *** 8 39m • 2 Miners Crag
Dale Head Pillar MVS 4a * 5 80m • 4 Dale Head Crag
Paper Tiger VS 4c * 3 ? Green Crag
The Wray E1 5b ** 5 ? Green Crag
Nebuchanezzar's Dream E1 5b ** 38 ? High Crag
Close Shave E1 5b ** 29 ? High Crag
Psycho E2 5c ** 30 ? High Crag
Fifth Avenue VS 4c * 7 ? Eagle Crag...
Carnival E1 5b ** 31 ? Eagle Crag...
Crazy Diamond HVS ** 5 25m Raven Crag...
Emperor E1 5b *** 11 ? Raven Crag...
Metamorphosis E1 5b *** 2 33m Raven Crag...
Walker's Gully MVS 4c *** 7 ? Pillar
Thanatos/Electron HVS 5b *** 8 156m • 7 Pillar
Pillar of Salt E1 5c ** 2 ? Pillar
Steeple Buttress S 21 160m • 6 Steeple
The Dolorous Stroke E1 5b 1 90m • 4 Haskett Buttress
Imagine E1 5b *** 71 ? Buckbarrow, Wasdale
The Mysteron HVS 5b ** 100 ? Buckbarrow, Wasdale
Needless Eliminate E1 5b ** 80 ? Buckbarrow, Wasdale
67 e, 183 stars 3,192 2,633m 178
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