Routes as sport in Northern England

Britain's first 9b!

This is a linkup of four routes. The line starts with Raindogs (5.13b), moves onto and through the crux of Rainshadow (5.14d), onto Batman (5.14d/5.15a) and then finishes up on Batroute (5.14b).

Repeated by Adam Ondra in 2012.

The route starts on Bat Route and then heads into a section of 8c+, before rejoining Bat Route on the headwall.

Initially graded 9a/a+ it settled at 9a.

Rainshadow is the stunning extension to Raindogs.

Same start as for Northern Exposure, at half-way continue up and link into the last 7 meters of Progress.

extension of L'Obsession

Extension of 'Thriller'.

From where 'Victor Hugo' traverses right, Hugo Boss now goes straight up via another very hard boulder problem, followed by another hard move left and then straight up to join Zippy's line at the often-wet streak (dry now). From the junction it's still about 7c+ to the top, finishing right up there on the ledge. Steve McClure

Extension of Sticky Wicket

Extension of 'Thriller' through the boulder problem and then traverses right on decent holds to a middle of the crag lower-off.

Climb I Ain't No Sponsored Hero (tough 7c) to the rest by the half-height belay, then make some tenuous moves diagonally leftwards to join The Bulge (8a) for it's final 3 clips worth of climbing, including the final crux bulge of that route.

Up 'Sticky Wicket' for two bolts, then step right and up the vague corner. Follow bolts to the roof.

The hardest climb on the crag.