The eccentric tradition of climbing sideways is particularly appealing in an area dominated by short crags. A traverse provides the opportunity to enjoy longer routes, often with a sense of journey, with a chance to fully engage your second in the commitment of the venture. I've included everything from quick and easy short gritstone ticks to rarely repeated major multipitch missions. In the full knowledge that the absolute pointlessness of climbing sideways can only be eclipsed by celebrating such an activity with a list, then here is that list. 'Peak Traverses' is for routes not boulder problems, with something for everyone from trad Diff to E7 and sport 5a to 8a. Today's guidebook editors have a nasty habit of leaving traverses out of their guides, or listing them but without descriptions or topos. This list fights against the trend and contains a lifetime of sideways pleasure. If you tick them all I'll buy you a pint.
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| User | Percentage | Latest Log | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | nickcanute | 28% | Dec, 2018 |
| 2nd | Neil McA | 27% | 26 Dec, 2023 |
| 3rd | Hidden | 18% | 10 Aug, 2023 |
| 4th | Hidden | 5% | 11 Nov, 2023 |
| 5th | Jesus_C | 1% | 24 Nov, 2023 |
| 5th | Maoweee | 1% | 16 Jul, 2021 |
Map of routes in this ticklist
Note: Only showing summits, scrambles, winter routes, and low grade climbs
Distribution of grades
Top 12 photos of this hilllist
Savage Amusement
Just Another No-Star E1 at Stanage
© Dan Arkle
Debauchery
Chris Jackson at the crux of Debauchery, High Tor
© Gordon Stainforth
Fairy Steps
Pete leading Fairy Steps (VS 4a), Stanage Plantation
© http://Climbers.net
Legacy
Janna on Legacy (HVS 5a), Kinder North
© Tim W
Legacy
Jesse cruising along Legacy at Kinder North
© mol
Silent Scream
Silent Scream: montage of the first ascent
© joemallia
Delicatessen
Rebecca Ting on Delicatessen, High Tor
© Paul Evans
The Spiral Route
Rivelin Needle - photo credit to Chris Clements
© milus
Promontory Traverse
Teamwork on the crux of Promontory Traverse (E2 5b), Black Rocks, Peak District
© Simon Witcher
Alcasan
Stoney Exposure
© Dan Arkle
Alcasan
jack street on alcasan, stoney middleton, sometime in '74 (between lunchtime closing and evening opening at the moon)
© dmorgan
The Dalesman
The Dalesman
© jim jones