Extreme Rock

Climbs featured in Ken Wilson's classic Extreme Rock, drawn from the Climb Features metadata on the library items in the Extreme Rock collection.

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177 entries on the list.

# NameGradeCragFirst Ascent# Ascents
1 Indian Face E9 Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Johnny Dawes, 4th Oct 1986 9
2 Beau Geste E7 Froggatt Edge Jonny Woodward, 14th Feb 1982 9
3 Master's Wall E7 Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Jerry Moffatt, 14th Jul 1983 6
4 Romantic Reality E7 Creag a' Bhancair Dave Cuthbertson, May 1984 1
5 Strawberries E7 Tremadog Ron Fawcett, Between 22nd Mar 1980 and 23rd Mar 1980 18
6 The Bells! The Bells! E7 Gogarth John Redhead, 30th Jun 1980 10
7 The Master's Edge E7 Millstone Edge Ron Fawcett, 29th Dec 1983 26
8 A Midsummer Night's Dream E6 Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Pete Whillance, 28th Jul 1977 9
9 Bastille E6 High Tor Andy Brown, 1979 2
10 Caveman E6 Berry Head Mick Fowler, 15th Nov 1982 4
11 Cave Route Left Hand (Pre-2012) E6 Gordale Scar Ron Fawcett, 1982 1
12 Cave Route Right Hand (Pre-2018) E6 Gordale Scar Ron Fawcett, 1982 2
13 Flodden E6 Creag An Dubh-Loch Kenny Spence, Murray Hamilton, Rab Anderson, 23rd Jul 1983 3
14 Footless Crow E6 Goat Crag Pete Livesey, 19th Apr 1974 2
15 Guernica E6 Carn Gowla Pat Littlejohn, 1987 1
16 Linden E6 Curbar Edge Ed Drummond, Mick Fowler, 1973 5
17 Lord of the Flies E6 Dinas Cromlech Ron Fawcett, 26th Jun 1979 13
18 Milky Way E6 Ilkley Ron Fawcett, 1978 1
19 The Cad E6 Gogarth Ron Fawcett, 1978 14
20 The Dillusioned Screw Machine E6 Pen Trwyn Andy Pollitt, John Redhead, 27th Jul 1982 2
21 The Naked Ape E6 Creag An Dubh-Loch Murray Hamilton, Pete Botterill, Pete Whillance, Rab Anderson, 1st Aug 1982 4
22 The Run of the Arrow E6 Shelterstone Crag Pete Whillance, 24th Jul 1982 1
23 Adrenaline Rush E5 Caley Crags Al Manson, 20th May 1977 1
24 Agrippa E5 Ben Nevis - 0
25 A Widespread Ocean of Fear E5 Lundy Gary Gibson, 1
26 Castellan E5 High Tor John Allen, Steve Bancroft, 1976 4
27 Chemin de Fer E5 Dumbarton Rock - 0
28 Circe E5 Stoney Middleton Tom Proctor, 13th Aug 1977 4
29 Darkinbad the Brightdayler E5 Pentire Point Pat Littlejohn, 25th Apr 1972 3
30 Déjà Vu E5 Kilnsey - 0
31 Deliverance E5 Gordale Scar - 0
32 Dinosaur E5 Gogarth Joe Brown, Pete Crew, Ron Fawcett, 1980 3
33 Edge Lane E5 Millstone Edge Alan Richard McHardy, 1974 6
34 Fine Time E5 Raven Crag - 0
35 Going for Gold E5 Steall Meadows Crags - 0
36 Great Arête E5 Millstone Edge Tom Proctor, 1975 2
37 Green Death E5 Millstone Edge Tom Proctor, Tom Proctor, 1969 3
38 Hairless Heart E5 Froggatt Edge John Allen, 1975 2
39 Hunger E5 Gogarth Pat Littlejohn, 8th Jun 1978 1
40 Il Duce E5 Tintagel Head Keith Darbyshire, Pat Littlejohn, 23rd Apr 1972 4
41 Jenny Wren E5 Gordale Scar John Sheard, Pete Livesey, 1971 4
42 Just a Little Tease E5 Whale Rock Dave Cuthbertson, Jun 1984 1
43 Kingdom Come E5 Stoney Middleton John Kirk, 1978 2
44 London Wall E5 Millstone Edge John Allen, Peter Biven, 1956 12
45 Mammoth E5 Gogarth Andy Pollitt, 20th May 1984 1
46 Positron E5 Gogarth Alan Rouse, Mar 1971 5
47 Right Wall E5 Dinas Cromlech Pete Livesey, 15th Jun 1974 18
48 R 'n' S Special E5 Raven Crag - 0
49 Shere Khan E5 Scafell East Buttress - 0
50 Spacewalk E5 Aonach Dubh - 0
51 Stairway to Heaven E5 Bla Bheinn Mick Fowler, 1977 1
52 Stone E5 Sròn Uladail Mick Fowler, 1981 1
53 Strapadictomy E5 Froggatt Edge John Allen, Steve Bancroft, 1976 2
54 The Cumbrian E5 Esk Buttress Paul Braithwaite, Rod Valentine, 5th May 1974 6
55 The Risk Business E5 Creag a' Bhancair Pete Whillance, 1980 1
56 The West Face E5 Great Zawn - 0
57 Trilogy E5 Raven Crag - 0
58 White Wall E5 Millstone Edge Steve Bancroft, 1st Jan 1976 3
59 Womb Bits E5 Clogwyn Du'r Arddu John Redhead, 23rd Jul 1984 1
60 Acapulco E4 Creag Dubh - 0
61 America E4 Carn Gowla Pat Littlejohn, 1973 1
62 Bitterfingers E4 Stoney Middleton Gabe Regan, 1976 1
63 Bitter Oasis E4 Goat Crag - 1
64 Capital Punishment E4 Idwal Slabs Dave Alcock, Martin Boysen, 11th Sep 1971 3
65 Central Wall E4 Kilnsey - 0
66 Controlled Burning E4 Lundy Gary Gibson, 1
67 Cream E4 Tremadog Dave Robinson, Graham Durrant, 1973-1974 4
68 Déjà Vu E4 Great Zawn Frank Cannings, Henry Barber, May 1974 2
69 Eroica E4 Pentire Point Pat Littlejohn, 1972 4
70 Fallen Angel E4 Pavey Ark - 0
71 Fingerlicker E4 Tremadog (Craig Pant Ifan) Jill Lawrence, Pete Livesey, 11th May 1977 2
72 Freak Out E4 Aonach Dubh - 0
73 Grand Alliance E4 Black Crag - 1
74 Great Wall E4 Craig y Forwyn Pete Livesey, 1975 2
75 Great Wall E4 Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Pete Crew, 1962 4
76 High Noon E4 Caley Crags Al Manson, Apr 1975 1
77 Holocaust E4 Dow Crag Rob Matheson, 1971 3
78 Lost Horizons E4 Scafell East Buttress - 0
79 Megatron E4 Sgurr a' Mhadaidh - 0
80 Mortlock's Arete E4 Chee Dale Tom Proctor, 1976 2
81 New Dimensions E4 Castell y Gwynt Rowland Edwards, 1975 1
82 Old Friends E4 Stanage North John Allen, 1973 2
83 Our Father E4 Stoney Middleton Tom Proctor, Jun 1968 1
84 Profit of Doom E4 Curbar Edge John Allen, 1975 2
85 Rat Race E4 Dunkeld - 0
86 Resurrection E4 Dinas Cromlech Rowland Edwards, 1975 3
87 Spreadeagle E4 Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Mick Fowler, 31st Aug 1979 1
88 The Big Lick E4 Tamnasbhal - 0
89 The Boldest E4 Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Pete Crew, 21st Sep 1963 4
90 The Clearances E4 Aonach Dubh - 0
91 The Furher E4 Creag Dubh - 0
92 The Gates of Delirium E4 Raven Crag Pete Botterill, Steve Clegg, Aug 1976 2
93 The Giant E4 Creag An Dubh-Loch - 0
94 The Skull E4 Cyrn Las Al Williams, Martin Boysen, 1st May 1966 4
95 Think Pink E4 Avon Gorge Tony Wilmott, Feb 1971 2
96 Titan's Wall E4 Ben Nevis - 0
97 Vikings E4 Guillemot Ledge - 0
98 Void E4 Tremadog Rowland Edwards, 1975 3
99 Vulcan E4 Tremadog (Craig Pant Ifan) - 2
100 Warlord E4 Guillemot Ledge - 0
101 Wee Doris E4 Stoney Middleton Alan Rouse, Tom Proctor, 1967 3
102 Wellington Crack E4 Ilkley - 2
103 Witch Hunt E4 Huntsman's Leap - 0
104 Zukator E4 Tremadog Al Harris, Pete Crew, Oct 1964 3
105 Adjudicator Wall E3 Dovedale Jack Street, 1969 5
106 Caligula E3 Ben Nevis - 0
107 Comes the Dervish E3 Vivian Quarry Stevie Haston, Feb 1981 2
108 Cougar E3 Creag An Dubh-Loch - 0
109 Cruel Sister E3 Pavey Ark Rob Matheson, 1
110 Darius E3 High Tor Pete Livesey, 1974 1
111 Dreadnought E3 Berry Head Frank Cannings, Pat Littlejohn, Pat Littlejohn, 1969 4
112 Eastern Hammer E3 Gimmer Crag - 0
113 Edgehog E3 Steall Meadows Crags - 0
114 Face Route E3 Gordale Scar Pete Livesey, Oct 1971 1
115 Haystack E3 Shelterstone Crag - 0
116 Heart of the Sun E3 Baggy Point Arnis Strapcans, Chris King, 19th Sep 1976 2
117 Kafoozalem E3 Bosigran - 0
118 Kingpin E3 Bidean nam Bian - 0
119 Krapp's Last Tape E3 Avon Gorge Ed Drummond, May 1967 1
120 Lubyanka E3 Cyrn Las Ed Cleasby, John Eastham, Rob Matheson, 21st Aug 1976 4
121 Mastodon E3 Gurnard's Head - 0
122 Nazgul E3 Scafell Crag - 0
123 Quiet Waters E3 Huntsman's Leap - 0
124 Raven Wall E3 Bosigran - 0
125 Requiem E3 Cratcliffe Tor John Allen, Paul Nunn, 1970 2
126 Return of the Natives E3 Mewsford Point - 0
127 Silly Arete E3 Tremadog (Craig Pant Ifan) Hank Pasquill, 8th Apr 1971 2
128 Star Gate E3 Mother Carey's Kitchen - 0
129 Supercharger E3 Neist - 0
130 The Big Greeny E3 Almscliff John Syrett, 1st May 1973 2
131 The Dream/Liberator E3 Great Zawn - 0
132 The Ghost E3 Bosigran - 2
133 The Great Crack E3 Curbar Edge Joe Brown, 1951 2
134 The Moon E3 Gogarth (South Stack) Alec Sharp, Brian Hall, Ed Drummond, John Allen, Steve Bancroft, 17th Jun 1971 5
135 The Pinch Direct E3 Etive Slabs - 0
136 The Promised Land E3 Lundy Keith Darbyshire, Pat Littlejohn, 16th Apr 1974 2
137 Thor E3 Sgurr a' Mhadaidh - 0
138 T-Rex E3 Gogarth - 2
139 Wall of Horrors E3 Almscliff Allan Austin, 28th Jun 1961 4
140 West Buttress Eliminate E3 Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Baz Ingle, Pete Crew, 3rd Jun 1963 2
141 Western Front E3 Almscliff Allan Austin, 9th Jul 1958 2
142 Winking Crack E3 Gogarth Joe Brown, 5th Jun 1966 1
143 Wolfman Jack E3 Lundy Pete Thexton, 13th Apr 1974 3
144 Behemoth E2 Gurnard's Head - 0
145 Club Crack E2 The Cobbler - 0
146 Daydreams E2 Mewsford Point - 0
147 Equus E2 Gimmer Crag - 0
148 Fern Hill E2 Cratcliffe Tor Keith Myhill, 1971 2
149 Five Finger Exercise E2 Cratcliffe Tor Andy Edgar, 1976 2
150 Internationale E2 Kilt Rock - 0
151 King Kong E2 Ben Nevis - 1
152 Left Wall E2 Dinas Cromlech Ron Moseley, 6th May 1956 5
153 Mythical Monster E2 Huntsman's Leap - 0
154 Oceanid E2 Guillemot Ledge - 0
155 Quietus E2 Stanage North Joe Brown, 1954 3
156 Saxon E2 Scafell Crag - 0
157 Scansor E2 Stob Coire nan Lochan - 0
158 Side Walk E2 Dow Crag - 0
159 Steeple E2 Shelterstone Crag - 0
160 Suicide Wall Route 1 E2 Idwal Slabs - 0
161 The Lord of the Rings E2 Scafell East Buttress - 3
162 The Pin E2 Shelterstone Crag - 0
163 The Preter E2 Avon Gorge Ed Drummond, Oliver R Hill, 1st May 1966 2
164 The Strand E2 Gogarth Ed Drummond, 1st Oct 1967 1
165 Tudor Rose E2 Guillemot Ledge - 0
166 Astral Stroll E1 Zawn Duel and Carn Gloose Area - 0
167 Easter Edge E1 Dovedale - 0
168 Grey Panther E1 Kilt Rock - 0
169 Surprise Attack E1 Mewsford Point - 0
170 Unicorn E1 Stob Coire nan Lochan - 0
171 Revelations (Pre-1999) 8a+ Raven Tor Jerry Moffatt, Aug 1984 11
172 Main Overhang 8a Malham Cove - 1
173 The Prow 8a Raven Tor Ron Fawcett, Jul 1982 3
174 Pierrepoint 7c+ Gordale Scar - 0
175 Dominatrix 7c Kilnsey Martin Berzins, 1985 3
176 Free and Easy 7c Malham Cove - 0
177 New Dawn 7c Malham Cove Ron Fawcett, 1984 1