Ravensdale Guide

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1. Ravensdale 86 in Crag
- 1.1. Beachcomber 19 in Sector
- 1.2. Flying Buttress 13 in Sector
- 1.3. Malpossessed 25 in Sector
- 1.4. Raven's Buttress 19 in Sector
- 1.5. Girdle Traverses 2 in Sector
2. Index by grade

1. Ravensdale 86 routes in Crag

9 10 11 12

9 Beachcomber 10 Flying Buttress 11 Malpossessed 12 Raven's Buttress

Summary:

Saison

La plupart Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: 53.259716, -1.740873

Limitations de l'accès

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hérité de Peak District Limestone

éthique

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hérité de Peak District Limestone

	Route	Grade	Style
1	★★ Amain A glorious struggle up the hanging crack just right of the cave mouth; big cams and hexes needed. Masochists will don t-shirt and tights but tweed breeches clad the sane or those with a sense of history. FA: 1960	VS 4c	Trad 21m
2	★★ Impendant The crack up the outside face of the flying buttress. One of the best jamming cracks off grit. Mandatory for southerners and others accustomed to such pleasures. FA: 1960	VS 4c	Trad 18m
3	★★ Ash Crack The central crack in the bay on the right of the through cave. Well Protected. FA: 1960	HS 4c	Trad 15m
4	★ Tria The right hand corner of the bay. FA: 1960	HS 4b	Trad 18m
5	★★ Conclusor	HVS 5a	Non-défini 46m, 2
6	★★ Medusa	VS	Non-défini 46m
7	★★ Via Vita	HVS	Non-défini 49m
8	★ Mephistopheles	HVS	Non-défini 45m

1.1. Beachcomber 19 routes in Sector

Summary:: Tous Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: 53.261188, -1.741177

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Raven Crack	VD	Trad
2	Canopy Crack	D	Trad
3	Unpleasant	S	Trad
4	True Lime	HS 4b	Trad
5	Bifurous Chimney	VD	Trad
6	Pedestal Branch	VD	Trad
7	Bifurous Corner	VD	Trad
8	I Want Cookie	E2 5b	Trad 14m
9	The Bigot	HVS 5b	Trad
10	The Bigot - Direct Start	E3 6a	Trad
11	Forgotten Groove	VS 4c	Trad
12	So-So	S 4a	Trad
13	Ivy Corner	S	Trad
14	Tower Climb	VD	Trad
15	Beachcomber	HVS 5a	Trad 20m
16	Tower Crack	HS 4b	Trad
17	Bosky	S	Trad
18	Gruesome Groove	VS 4c	Trad 12m
19	Scorpion	E2 5c	Trad 20m

1.2. Flying Buttress 13 routes in Sector

Summary:: Tous Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: 53.260989, -1.741187

	Route	Grade	Style
1	The Gymnic	HVS 5a	Trad 20m
2	Freedom Slaves	E4 6c	Trad 20m
3	Cold Shoulder	E1 5b	Trad 20m
4	Amain	HVS 5a	Trad 20m
5	Russian Roulette	HVS 5b	Trad 20m
6	Looking at Blue	HVS 5b	Trad 20m
7	Impendant	VS 4c	Trad 18m
8	Shattered Crack	VD	Trad 16m
9	Amnesiacs	E1 5b	Trad
10	Cave Corner	S 4a	Trad 14m
11	Ash Crack	VS 4c	Trad 14m
12	Hydrolysis	E1 5b	Trad 18m
13	Tria	HS 4b	Trad 18m

1.3. Malpossessed 25 routes in Sector

Summary:: Tous Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: 53.260701, -1.741187

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Cut Loose or Fly	E3 5c	Trad 18m
2	Wilt	E5 6b	Trad 20m
3	Pagan Man	E5 6b	Trad 20m
4	The Wilt Alternative	E5 6c	Trad 18m
5	Malpossessed	HVS 5b	Trad 22m
6	Sneck	HVS 5b	Trad
7	Tank	E1 5b	Trad
8	The Wick	VS 4b	Trad
9	Ice Cream Pheonix	HVS 5a	Trad
10	Exfoliation	VS 4c	Trad 20m
11	Troops of Tomorrow	E1 5c	Trad 16m
12	Rockbiter	HVS 5a	Trad
13	Plaque Crack	S 4a	Trad
14	Gorrah	VS 5a	Trad 15m
15	Begorrah	VS 4c	Trad 15m
16	Sagittarius	VS 4c	Trad 17m
17	Cracked Edge	HS 4b	Trad 18m
18	Round the Bend	E2 5c	Trad
19	Hi-Fi	VS 4c	Trad 25m
20	Boulder Problem	VS 4c	Trad 20m
21	Metronome	VS 4c	Trad 20m
22	Postern Crack	VS 4c	Trad 18m
23	Yew Cap	VS 4c	Trad 18m
24	End Of The Tour	E3 5c	Trad 17m
25	Y Chimney	VS 4c	Trad 15m

1.4. Raven's Buttress 19 routes in Sector

Summary:: Tous Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: 53.259890, -1.741400

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Myopia	HVS 5b	Trad 50m, 2
2	Solitaire	HS 4b	Trad
3	Conclusor	HVS 5a	Trad 44m
4	Delusor	HVS 5a	Trad 44m, 2
5	Hades	E2	Trad 46m, 2
6	Medusa	VS 4b	Trad 44m, 2
7	Via Vita	E1 5c	Trad 48m, 2
8	The Sinister Finish	E1 5b	Trad
9	Via Vita Direct	E2 6a	Trad
10	Mealy Bugs	VS 4c	Trad 45m, 2
11	Mealystopheles	VS 5a	Trad 46m, 2
12	Bullets	HVS 5b	Trad 44m, 2
13	Mephistopheles	E1 5b	Trad 46m, 2
14	Purple Haze	E1 5b	Trad 46m, 2
15	Ploy	VS 4c	Trad 48m, 2
16	Frore	VS 5a	Trad 43m, 2
17	Vintage Two	E2 5b	Trad
18	Enigma	HVS 5a	Trad
19	Paupericles	S	Trad

1.5. Girdle Traverses 2 routes in Sector

Summary:: Tous Escalade traditionnelle

		Route	Grade	Style		Selected ascents
1		Girdle Traverse	VS 4c	Trad 80m
2		Critical Town	HVS 5a	Trad 55m, 3

2. Index by grade

Grade	Stars	Name	Style	Area
D		Canopy Crack	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
VD		Bifurous Chimney	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Bifurous Corner	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Pedestal Branch	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Raven Crack	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Tower Climb	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Shattered Crack	Trad 16m	1.2. Flying Buttress
S 4a		So-So	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Cave Corner	Trad 14m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Plaque Crack	Trad	1.3. Malpossessed
S		Bosky	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Ivy Corner	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Unpleasant	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Paupericles	Trad	1.4. Raven's Buttress
HS 4b	★	Tria	Trad 18m	1. Ravensdale
		Tower Crack	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		True Lime	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Tria	Trad 18m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Cracked Edge	Trad 18m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Solitaire	Trad	1.4. Raven's Buttress
HS 4c	★★	Ash Crack	Trad 15m	1. Ravensdale
VS 4b		The Wick	Trad	1.3. Malpossessed
		Medusa	Trad 44m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
VS 4c	★★	Amain	Trad 21m	1. Ravensdale
	★★	Impendant	Trad 18m	1. Ravensdale
		Forgotten Groove	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Gruesome Groove	Trad 12m	1.1. Beachcomber
		Ash Crack	Trad 14m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Impendant	Trad 18m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Begorrah	Trad 15m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Boulder Problem	Trad 20m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Exfoliation	Trad 20m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Hi-Fi	Trad 25m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Metronome	Trad 20m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Postern Crack	Trad 18m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Sagittarius	Trad 17m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Y Chimney	Trad 15m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Yew Cap	Trad 18m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Mealy Bugs	Trad 45m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		Ploy	Trad 48m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		Girdle Traverse	Trad 80m	1.5. Girdle Traverses
VS	★★	Medusa	Non-défini 46m	1. Ravensdale
HVS	★★	Conclusor	Non-défini 46m, 2	1. Ravensdale
HVS 5a		Beachcomber	Trad 20m	1.1. Beachcomber
		Amain	Trad 20m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		The Gymnic	Trad 20m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Ice Cream Pheonix	Trad	1.3. Malpossessed
		Rockbiter	Trad	1.3. Malpossessed
		Conclusor	Trad 44m	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		Delusor	Trad 44m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		Enigma	Trad	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		Critical Town	Trad 55m, 3	1.5. Girdle Traverses
VS 5a		Gorrah	Trad 15m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Frore	Trad 43m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		Mealystopheles	Trad 46m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
HVS	★	Mephistopheles	Non-défini 45m	1. Ravensdale
	★★	Via Vita	Non-défini 49m	1. Ravensdale
HVS 5b		The Bigot	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
		Looking at Blue	Trad 20m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Russian Roulette	Trad 20m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Malpossessed	Trad 22m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Sneck	Trad	1.3. Malpossessed
		Bullets	Trad 44m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		Myopia	Trad 50m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
E1 5b		Amnesiacs	Trad	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Cold Shoulder	Trad 20m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Hydrolysis	Trad 18m	1.2. Flying Buttress
		Tank	Trad	1.3. Malpossessed
		Mephistopheles	Trad 46m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		Purple Haze	Trad 46m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
		The Sinister Finish	Trad	1.4. Raven's Buttress
E2 5b		I Want Cookie	Trad 14m	1.1. Beachcomber
		Vintage Two	Trad	1.4. Raven's Buttress
E2		Hades	Trad 46m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
E1 5c		Troops of Tomorrow	Trad 16m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Via Vita	Trad 48m, 2	1.4. Raven's Buttress
E2 5c		Scorpion	Trad 20m	1.1. Beachcomber
		Round the Bend	Trad	1.3. Malpossessed
E3 5c		Cut Loose or Fly	Trad 18m	1.3. Malpossessed
		End Of The Tour	Trad 17m	1.3. Malpossessed
E2 6a		Via Vita Direct	Trad	1.4. Raven's Buttress
E3 6a		The Bigot - Direct Start	Trad	1.1. Beachcomber
E5 6b		Pagan Man	Trad 20m	1.3. Malpossessed
		Wilt	Trad 20m	1.3. Malpossessed
E4 6c		Freedom Slaves	Trad 20m	1.2. Flying Buttress
E5 6c		The Wilt Alternative	Trad 18m	1.3. Malpossessed