The first main guide to Black Rocks by Peter Harding and Tony Moulam in 1949 listed all these climbs as VS in the days when protection was a sling and the odd jammed bit of metal or chockstone. If VS is your limit you will need to be climbing very very well!!!
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Map of routes in this ticklist
Note: Only showing summits, scrambles, winter routes, and low grade climbs
Distribution of grades - Trad
Top 12 photos of this hilllist
Birch Tree Variant
Birch Tree Wall - Black Rocks
© snomonkee
Birch Tree Variant
Chossy limestone mess on the approach, noisy quarry and litter, why did we come here? Oh yes, superb climbing.
© joese7en
Promontory Traverse
Teamwork on the crux of Promontory Traverse (E2 5b), Black Rocks, Peak District
© Simon Witcher
Birch Tree Wall
Andi climbing Birch tree wall (vs 5a) at Black Rocks
© laxi
Demon Rib
Demon rib
© Sam Brown
Promontory Traverse
An early (1950s) traverse of the Promontory, Black Rocks
© chasanhar
Lone Tree Groove
Lone Tree Groove, Cromford
© Steve Ashton
Lean Man's Eliminate
Lean Man's Climb, Black Rocks
© Chris Craggs
Birch Tree Wall
© Duz Walker
Sand Buttress
Dan Middleton on Sand Buttress
© Niall Grimes
Birch Tree Wall
birch tree wall
© andork123
Sand Buttress
Contortions at Black Rocks
© gritstone
| Add | Climb name | Grade | Ticks? | Height | Crag name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Crack | HVS 5a * | 8 | 8m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Central Buttress Direct | E1 5a * | 61 | 24m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Central Buttress Chimney | VS 5a * | 14 | 18m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Promontory Traverse | E1 5b *** | 93 | 32m | • 2 | Black Rocks | |||
| Easy Exit | E1 5a ** | 5 | ? | Black Rocks | ||||
| Sand Buttress | VS 4c *** | 461 | 22m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Lean Man's Climb | VS 5a *** | 332 | 22m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Lean Man's Superdirect | VS 5a *** | 129 | 20m | • 2 | Black Rocks | |||
| The Superstitious Start | HVS 5b * | 8 | 10m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Lean Man's Eliminate | VS 4c | 20 | 10m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Finale Wall | HVS 4b | 12 | 12m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Birch Tree Wall | VS 4c *** | 681 | 20m | • 2 | Black Rocks | |||
| Birch Tree Variant | VS 4c ** | 355 | 18m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Demon Rib | E3 5c *** | 71 | 18m | Black Rocks | ||||
| Lone Tree Groove | VS 5a ** | 713 | 18m | Black Rocks | ||||
| 6 e, 28 stars | 2,963 | 252m | 18 | |||||
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