Raven Tor
United Kingdom / England / Buxton
UKClimbing.com | TheCrag.com | 8a.nuRaven Tor is a crag in the UK's Peak District that is known for it's concentration of hard, crimpy sport climbs. Most famously, it is home to Hubble, Ben Moon's desperate route from 1990 which was the first 9a in the world.
Slightly more recently, Steve McClure established Mutation in 1998 adding the hardest route at the crag. At the time Steve suggested a grade of 9a but it has proven very tricky to repeat with Will Bosi suggesting the upgrade after taking many sessions to repeat it.
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Pics + Vids
Taylor Parsons on Pump up the Stamina
Added at 08:11 on 24 November 2021
Ben Moon on Pump up the Stamina
Added at 11:11 on 23 November 2021
Will Smith on Stamina Boys
Added at 14:02 on 06 February 2021
Alex Barrows on Stamina Boys
Added at 09:04 on 03 April 2022
Will Bosi on The Wild South
Added at 15:04 on 28 April 2023
Will Bosi on Weeding the Lip
Added at 17:03 on 16 March 2022
Will Smith on Weeding the Lip
Added at 14:01 on 16 January 2021
Mathew Wright on Belly of the Beast
Added at 19:02 on 07 February 2021
Will Smith on Fat Lip
Added at 14:01 on 16 January 2021
Ash Wolsey-Heard on Fat Lip
Added at 12:05 on 08 May 2021
Jonny Argue on Fat Lip
Added at 17:02 on 05 February 2021
Hayato Furusugi on Keen Roof - Nachos Start
Added at 20:09 on 11 September 2024
Ethan Walker on Belly of the Beast
Added at 21:01 on 18 January 2021
Will Bosi on Fat Lip
Added at 18:12 on 05 December 2021
Adam Ondra on Fat Lip
Added at 14:03 on 06 March 2023
Will Smith on Fat Lip SDS
Added at 07:12 on 07 December 2023
Leon Joyce on Keen Roof - Nachos Start
Added at 22:10 on 25 October 2023
Ethan Walker on Keen Roof
Added at 21:01 on 18 January 2021
Phil Rose on Keen Roof
Added at 11:01 on 30 January 2021
Dom Bridgwood on Keen Roof
Added at 17:02 on 05 February 2021
Ash Wolsey-Heard on Keen Roof
Added at 10:05 on 08 May 2021
Will Smith on Keen Roof
Added at 06:05 on 23 May 2024
Frances Bensley on Keen Roof
Added at 16:01 on 11 January 2024
Dave Parry on Keen Roof
Added at 23:03 on 03 March 2024
James Pearson on Keen Roof
Added at 13:01 on 24 January 2021
Andy Burgess on Keen Roof
Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020
Luke Dawson on Keen Roof
Added at 07:12 on 22 December 2020
Henry Henderson on Keen Roof
Added at 16:01 on 18 January 2021
Tim Palmer on Keen Roof
Added at 17:01 on 25 January 2021
Holly Rees on Let's Get Ready to Rumbleweed
Added at 18:11 on 20 November 2021
Malcolm Smith on Powerband
Added at 10:01 on 07 January 2021
Leah Crane on Ben's Roof
Added at 15:09 on 05 September 2023
Will Bosi on Mutation
Added at 18:11 on 02 November 2021
Will Bosi on Brandenburg Gate
Added at 23:11 on 07 November 2021
Steve McClure on Mutation
Added at 14:11 on 02 November 2021
John Gaskins on Brandenburg Gate
Added at 18:11 on 18 November 2021
Steve McClure on Hubble
Added at 17:11 on 20 November 2023
Buster Martin on Hubble
Added at 17:11 on 20 November 2023
Alex Megos on Hubble
Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020
Steve McClure on Hubble
Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020
Buster Martin on Hubble
Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020
Will Bosi on Hubble
Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020
John Gaskins on Hubble
Added at 09:12 on 29 December 2020
Ben Moon on Hubble
Added at 08:02 on 28 February 2021
Pete Dawson on Hubble
Added at 17:02 on 06 February 2021
Ben Moon on Hubble
Added at 08:02 on 26 February 2021
Alex Megos on Hubble
Added at 08:11 on 03 November 2021
Will Bosi on The Southern Hooligan
Added at 19:05 on 23 May 2022
Ethan Walker on Evolution
Added at 07:10 on 05 October 2021
Mathew Wright on Kaa'bah
Added at 12:12 on 22 December 2020
Ryan Pasquill on Evolution
Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020
Mathew Wright on Evolution
Added at 08:11 on 03 November 2021
Steve McClure on Evolution
Added at 08:11 on 03 November 2021
Alex Megos on Kaa'bah
Added at 08:11 on 03 November 2021
Alex Megos on Evolution
Added at 08:11 on 03 November 2021
Steve Dunning on Hooligan
Added at 11:12 on 24 December 2023
Will Bosi on Persian Dawn
Added at 06:11 on 11 November 2021
Malcolm Smith on Evolution
Added at 09:08 on 13 August 2024
Dawid Skoczylas on The Wild West
Added at 07:12 on 07 December 2023
Malcolm Smith on Evolution
Added at 09:08 on 13 August 2024
Haydn Jones on Kaa'bah
Added at 18:02 on 06 February 2021
Pete Dawson on Evolution
Added at 17:02 on 06 February 2021
Jerry Moffatt on Evolution
Added at 18:03 on 01 March 2021
Will Bosi on Hooligan
Added at 19:11 on 28 November 2021
Alex Barrows on Kaa'bah
Added at 12:12 on 22 December 2020
Steve McClure on Kaa'bah
Added at 12:12 on 22 December 2020
Jim Pope on Kaa'bah
Added at 12:12 on 22 December 2020
Pierre Bollinger on Seraphim
Added at 09:11 on 21 November 2021
Ted Kingsnorth on Devolution
Added at 07:05 on 29 May 2022
Billy Ridal on Make it Funky
Added at 11:12 on 22 December 2020
Stuart Littlefair on Make it Funky
Added at 11:12 on 22 December 2020
Luke Dawson on Make it Funky
Added at 11:12 on 22 December 2020
Alex Norton on Make it Funky
Added at 11:12 on 22 December 2020
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk on Mecca Extension
Added at 23:01 on 31 January 2021
Will Bosi on Seraphim
Added at 06:11 on 29 November 2021
Ted Kingsnorth on Mecca Extension
Added at 20:11 on 16 November 2021
Ted Kingsnorth on Hajj
Added at 20:11 on 16 November 2021
Martin Atkinson on Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis
Added at 11:11 on 16 November 2021
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk on Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis
Added at 18:12 on 18 December 2020
Katy Whittaker on Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis
Added at 06:12 on 01 December 2021
Ted Kingsnorth on Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis
Added at 16:08 on 28 August 2024
Frances Bensley on Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis
Added at 08:11 on 18 November 2021
Ron Fawcett on Body Machine
Added at 11:12 on 22 December 2020
Climbs
63 recorded climbs.
| Climb | Grade | # Recorded Ascents | First Recorded Ascent | Last Recorded Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pump up the Stamina | 8c+ | 7 | 1st January 1994 | 2nd October 2022 |
| Stamina Boys | 8c+ | 3 | 19th April 2014 | 17th September 2016 |
| Verbal Abuse | E7 | 2 | 1st January 1982 | 1st August 1984 |
| Cream Team Special | E5 | 3 | 1st January 1976 | 1st January 1976 |
| Hubris | E5 | 1 | 1st August 1957 | 1st August 1957 |
| Arabian Nights | E4 | 1 | 1st October 1985 | 1st October 1985 |
| The Wild South | 8C | 1 | 26th April 2023 | 26th April 2023 |
| Weeding the Lip | 8B+ | 5 | 4th November 2017 | 1st September 2023 |
| Belly Full of Nachos | 8B+ | 2 | 3rd May 2023 | 25th July 2023 |
| Fat Lip | 8B | 26 | 1st January 2007 | 15th June 2024 |
| Keen Roof - Nachos Start | 8B | 8 | 29th April 2023 | 11th September 2024 |
| Belly of the Beast | 8B | 8 | 8th November 2013 | 19th April 2023 |
| Keen Sympathiser | 8B | 2 | 27th July 2017 | 22nd August 2021 |
| Fat Lip SDS | 8B | 1 | 11th October 2017 | 11th October 2017 |
| Keen Roof | 8A+ | 39 | 5th September 2006 | 13th September 2023 |
| Let's Get Ready to Rumbleweed | 8A | 1 | 1st November 2021 | 1st November 2021 |
| Ben's Roof Extension | 7C+ | 2 | ||
| Cave Pervert | 7C+ | 1 | 30th October 2021 | 30th October 2021 |
| Ben's Roof | 7C | 20 | 1st October 2006 | 30th April 2023 |
| Powerband | 7C | 5 | 1st January 1987 | 26th September 2020 |
| Weedkiller Traverse | 7A+ | 0 | ||
| Mutation | 9a+ | 5 | 14th October 1998 | 1st October 2021 |
| Brandenburg Gate | 9a+ | 2 | 1st January 2003 | 7th November 2021 |
| Hubble | 9a | 13 | 14th June 1990 | 26th October 2021 |
| Stevolution | 9a | 5 | 1st January 2009 | 14th May 2022 |
| Roofolution | 9a | 2 | 1st June 2006 | 1st March 2022 |
| The Last Nacho | 9a | 1 | 20th August 2023 | 20th August 2023 |
| The Southern Hooligan | 9a | 1 | 1st May 2022 | 1st May 2022 |
| Belly's Gonna Get Ya | 9a | 1 | 17th September 2017 | 17th September 2017 |
| Evolution | 8c+ | 15 | 1st January 1995 | 2nd April 2022 |
| Kaa'bah | 8c+ | 15 | 1st January 2004 | 5th June 2024 |
| Persian Dawn | 8c+ | 5 | 25th April 2021 | 30th September 2023 |
| Hooligan | 8c+ | 3 | 23rd May 2002 | 17th November 2021 |
| The Wild West | 8c+ | 2 | 1st January 2016 | 23rd May 2021 |
| Kabaah is Futile | 8c+ | 1 | 1st July 2014 | 1st July 2014 |
| Egyptian Nights | 8c+ | 1 | 14th October 2023 | 14th October 2023 |
| Mecca Extension | 8c | 29 | 1st January 1998 | 4th June 2024 |
| Make it Funky | 8c | 16 | 1st January 1993 | 27th February 2022 |
| Hajj | 8c | 8 | 1st September 2004 | 1st October 2021 |
| Seraphim | 8c | 3 | 30th April 2007 | 19th November 2021 |
| Devolution | 8c | 2 | 28th September 2005 | 24th May 2022 |
| Devolution into Waddage | 8c | 1 | 3rd May 2013 | 3rd May 2013 |
| Rooster Crossing | 8c | 1 | 1st June 2007 | 1st June 2007 |
| Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis | 8b+ | 19 | 1st September 1988 | 30th May 2024 |
| Jehovakill | 8b+ | 4 | 22nd May 1993 | 15th October 2020 |
| Revelations | 8b | 3 | 1st November 2016 | 26th May 2021 |
| Rage | 8b | 1 | 11th October 1992 | 11th October 1992 |
| Chimes of Freedom | 8a+ | 4 | 27th June 1986 | 14th September 2024 |
| Boot Boys | 8a+ | 4 | 10th April 1987 | 1st January 1991 |
| In Brine | 8a+ | 2 | 25th July 1987 | 1st July 2005 |
| Dialetics | 8a+ | 1 | 9th March 1993 | 9th March 1993 |
| The Prow | 8a | 3 | 1st January 1982 | 1st January 1985 |
| The Toilet | 8a | 1 | 1st January 1988 | 1st January 1988 |
| Out of My Tree | 8a | 1 | 20th June 1987 | 20th June 1987 |
| The Crucifixion | 8a | 0 | ||
| Rooster Booster | 7c+ | 2 | 1st January 1982 | 30th October 2022 |
| Weedkiller | 7c+ | 2 | 1st May 1984 | 1st May 1984 |
| Body Machine | 7c+ | 1 | 1st January 1984 | 1st January 1984 |
| Indecent Exposure | 7c | 4 | 1st January 1982 | 1st January 1982 |
| Obscene Gesture | 7c | 2 | 1st January 1982 | 1st January 1984 |
| Sardine | 7b+ | 4 | 1st January 1981 | 15th August 1982 |
| Bullet the Blue Sky | 7b+ | 1 | 13th September 1987 | 13th September 1987 |
| A Little Extra | 7a+ | 1 | 1st January 1979 | 1st January 1979 |