Working your way through a ticklist is one
of climbing's esoteric spin-off activities that
is great fun. It is a good indicator of your
progress through the grades, or how well you
are getting to know an area. Ticklists also give
you an excuse (if one was ever needed) to
visit new and varied areas.
Rockfax books have had a long history of
high-quality ticklists with Top 50 and Top 500
routes lists always proving very popular. These
ticklists, and many more, appear in the UKC
logbooks so you can tick them in the books
and log them online.
This time, in addition to the Top 50 symbol and
Top 500 Graded List, we have also included
26 individual Ticklists spread across the full
spectrum of Eastern Grit, geographically and
grade-wise. There is even a Ticklist of Ticklists
- so that is 27 to go at! Finish that lot and you
can consider yourself and true aficionado and
a damn good climber too!
Peaks and Pinnacles
There are a surprising number of mini peaks and
decent-sized pinnacles scattered along the Eastern
edges, varying from simple scrambles, to summits that
need climbing ability of up to VS. Here is a baker's
dozen of some of the most interesting in roughly
ascending order of difficulty.
z
The Promontory
(
525
)
Black Rocks - only a walk but super-exposed.
z
Three Ships
(
477
)
Birchen - three easy ticks for the price of one.
z
Over Owler Tor
(
330
)
A great viewpoint over the Burbage arena.
z
Higgar Tor
(
301
)
Mantel up the northeast corner - short and easy but
leads to a great island in the sky.
z
Mother Cap
(
329
)
A tricky rounded scramble.
z
Bel Ami
(
433
)
Curbar - best as a mini summit finish to the VS route.
z
Prow Rock
(
48
)
Wharncliffe -
Inside Route, Diff
is the easiest line
z
Tegness Pinnacle
(
378
)
Tegness Quarry -
Original Route, Diff
is the way.
z
Weasel Pinnacle
(
508
)
Robin Hood's Stride -
Letter Route, Diff
.
z
Stonnis Pinnacle
(
524
)
Black Rocks - invariably done with
Central Buttress, VD
.
z
Inaccessible Pinnacle
(
508
)
Robin Hood's Stride -
Short Climb, VD
.
z
Rivelin Needle
(
86
)
Spiral Route, VS
is the easiest option, abseil off.
z
Froggatt Pinnacle
(
394
)
Valkyrie, HVS
is the choice route although you can get
up the back on
Route One, VS 5a
. Abseil descent.
Inaccessible Pinnacle at Robin Hood's Stride, not living up to its name for Steve
Cunnington and Dave Gregory. One of the harder ticks on the Peaks and Pinnacles
Ticklist but still relatively amenable via
Boulder Climb
(HS 4c) -
page 508
.
Sheffield Area
Ladybower Area
Stanage
BurbageValley
Millstone Area
Derwent Edges
Chatsworth Area
Southern Crags
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Eastern Grit Climbingâ
Ticklists
