The harsh gritstone cliffs that form the rim of the Derwent Valley in north Derbyshire are a superb climbers playground. The magnificent quality of the rock, dramatic settings and an august history combine to provide a climbing experience that is unique in the World. Although the climbs are rarely more than 20m high the routes are action-packed and classic climbs are jammed shoulder to shoulder on these thin ribbons of gritstone.

ROUTES
2826 trad routes (M...E10)
116 boulder problems (VB...V14)
50 of the Best Routes
Graded List of Routes
List of First Ascents

Crag (click for details)	No. of Routes	Grade Range	Route Type	Sunshine or shade	Approach walk	Other	Page
Wharncliffe Wharncliffe has long had a bit of a rogue reputation as a grim place to climb...	142				30 mins		43
Dovestone Tor Dovestone Tor is part of a longer series of edges overlooking Derwent...	109				40 mins		73
Rivelin The low-level, south-facing outcrop of Rivelin Edge is often ignored because of...	127				12 mins		58
Bamford Bamford Edge is made up of a fine series of jutting buttresses set in...	134				15 mins		86
Stanage End The greatest of all the gritstone edges, with over 4km of exposed rock, in a...	101				25 mins		102
Stanage High Neb Stanage has routes of every grade from the easiest of bumbles to climbs at the...	148				12 mins		111
Stanage Plantation The magical arena of the Plantation Area marks the beginning of the more...	308				15 mins		126
Stanage Popular Most people's first encounter with Stanage is at the well-named Popular End whe	383				20 mins		154
Burbage North Burbage North is one of the favourite locations of many climbers. Unlike its...	196				10 mins		196
Higgar Tor Higgar is a small outcrop with a big impact and steep stuff is the order of the...	51				5 mins		215
Burbage South The South Edge of the Burbage Valley has never acquired the popularity of its...	138				25 mins		222
Millstone The greatest of all the gritstone quarries with sheer walls, stunning smooth...	136				15 mins		239
Lawrencefield The deeply recessed quarry (named after the extensive moor behind the old...	49				2 mins		254
Yarncliffe A small sheltered quarry that is unfeasibly popular because of its great...	26				0 mins		262
Froggatt After the never-ending delights of the mighty Stanage, Froggatt is the second...	151				15 mins		268
Curbar An edge with a fierce and well-deserved reputation as a tough task master. The...	202				15 mins		286
Baslow Baslow is a quiet little back-water, lacking any of the great grit classics of...	80				10 mins		310
Gardoms Gardoms tends to be one of those crags which people visit to do a particular...	113				10 mins		320
Birchen Birchen Edge (not as it is so often called Birchens Edge) is one of the more...	162				10 mins		335
Chatsworth Retiring and rather neglected, Chatsworth Edge is perhaps the Cinderella of the...	52				10 mins		350
Cratcliffe Cratcliffe Tor is one of the most picturesque gritstone crags in the Peak and...	33				10 mins		357
Black Rocks Black Rocks is a fine but somewhat neglected cliff in the Southern Peak away...	101				5 mins		364
			What do these symbols mean? Averages, based on the largest buttress at each crag

Silk (Stanage Plantation)
"Snowball font 6c? A classic of the genre!" 29/Jan

Acid Reign (Rivelin)
"A truly brilliant problem." 21/Dec

Great Slab (Froggatt)
"I led this and the other slabs hereabouts on sight in the late 1980s but am now ..." 12/Dec

Boggart Left-hand (Burbage South)
"I'm 5'9" and found the reach/dyno quite tricky. The repeated swings to the ..." 03/Dec

Brown's Eliminate Direct (Froggatt)
"Right foot out to toe hook a good hold enables hands to be worked up the upper a..." 29/Nov

The Link (Stanage Popular)
"The bit after the overhang is the crux...how many onsites head up there with a c..." 28/Nov

Black and Decker (Stanage Plantation)
"Agree with Nai - the start is fairly hard, but not especially reachy." 27/Nov

Black and Decker (Stanage Plantation)
"I had no problems starting this despite being well short of 6ft. The reach for ..." 18/Nov

Dream Boat (Stanage Plantation)
"A good route with climbing as good as Daydreamer. One particularly thin pull on..." 11/Nov

Deb (Bamford)
"Called Crunchy Nuts in the BMC guide. Nice little route but agree with prev comm..." 01/Nov

Oxford Street (Millstone)
"Had no intention of attempting P2, but didn't like the ab option either so 'esca..." 01/Nov

Soft Shoe (Stanage Popular)
"Well protected with small nuts and cams at the top, fine wine top out which is e..." 01/Nov

Brightside (Froggatt)
"In response to Dave, you HAND traverse the break with gear by your nose." 30/Oct

Brightside (Froggatt)
"Where EXACTLY does the line go i.e. at which point does one move around the aret..." 29/Oct

Jaygo's Pipe (Stanage Popular)
"Sticking direct to the centre of the buttress felt quite commiting." 28/Oct

Too Much (Rivelin)
"...and it's very worth doing." 26/Oct

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