Classic Rock routes (Classic Rock 2nd Edition, compiled by Ken Wilson)

Showcase of best climbing in easier grades up to Hard Severe :

Route Name	Area	Mountain/Crag	First Ascent	Original Grade	Current Grade	Ascended
SCOTLAND
Sou'Wester Slabs	Scotland	Cir Mhor, Arran	1944	VD	VD	No
Labyrinth	Scotland	Cir Mhor, Arran	1943	VD	VD	No
Recess Route	Scotland	The Cobbler	1904	D	VD	No
Punster's Crack	Scotland	The Cobbler	1949	S	S	No
Ardgarten Arete	Scotland	The Cobbler	1948	S	VS	No
North Face Route	Scotland	Buachaille Etive Mor	1929	VD	VD	No
Agag's Groove	Scotland	Buachaille Etive Mor	1936	VD	VD	Yes
The Chasm	Scotland	Buachaille Etive Mor	1920	S	VS	No
Long Crack	Scotland	Aonach Dubh, Bidean Nam Bian	1953	S	S	No
Archer Ridge	Scotland	Aonach Dubh, Bidean Nam Bian	1947	VD	VD	No
Crypt Route	Scotland	Aonach Dubh, Bidean Nam Bian	1920	VD	VD	No
Clachaig Gully	Scotland	Glen Coe	1938	VD	S	No
Ardverikie Wall	Scotland	Binnein Shuas	1967	S	S	No
Savage Slit	Scotland	Coire an Lochain, Cairngorm	1945	S	S	No
The Clean Sweep	Scotland	Hell's Lum Crag	1961	S	VS	No
The Talisman	Scotland	Creagan a'Choire Etchachan	1956	S	HS	No
Squareface	Scotland	Garbh Choire, Beinn a'Bhuird	1953	VD	VD	No
Mitre Ridge	Scotland	Garbh Choire, Beinn a'Bhuird	1933	S	S	No
Eagle Ridge	Scotland	Lochnagar	1941	S	S	Yes
The Cioch Nose	Scotland	Applecross	1968	VD	VD	No
Cioch Direct	Scotland	Sron na Ciche, Skye	1907	S	S	No
Arrow Route	Scotland	Sron na Ciche, Skye	1944	VD	VD	No
Integrity	Scotland	Sron na Ciche, Skye	1949	S	MVS	No
The Black Cuillin Ridge	Scotland	Skye	1911	VD	VD	No
Tower Ridge	Scotland	Ben Nevis	1892	D	D	No
The Long Climb	Scotland	Ben Nevis	1940	S	VS	No
ENGLAND
Flying Buttress	Peak and Pennine	Stanage Edge	1922	HD	VD	No
April Crack	Peak and Pennine	Stanage Edge	1928	HS	HS	No
Black Slab	Peak and Pennine	Stanage Edge	1928	HS	VS	No
Sail Buttress	Peak and Pennine	Birchen Edge	1933	HVD	VS	No
Topsail	Peak and Pennine	Birchen Edge	1951	S	VS	No
Powder Monkey Parade	Peak and Pennine	Birchen Edge	1951	HVD	S	No
Central Climb	Peak and Pennine	Hen Cloud	1909	S	VS	No
Via Dolorosa	Peak and Pennine	The Roaches	1920	S	VS	No
Black and Tans	Peak and Pennine	The Roaches	1920	S	S	No
Technical Slab	Peak and Pennine	The Roaches	1920	S	HS	No
Parson's Chimney	Peak and Pennine	Almscliff Crag	1900	S	HS	No
Red Pencil Direct	Peak and Pennine	Penyghent	1956	S	S	No
Piton Route	South-West England	Avon Gorge	1936	S	VS	No
Climber's Club Ordinary	South-West England	Dewerstone	1935	MVS	MVS	No
The Devil's Slide	South-West England	Lundy	1961	S	HS	No
Demo Route	South-West England	Sennen	1943	S	HS	No
Terrier's Tooth	South-West England	Chair Ladder	1940	HVD	HVD	No
Pendulum Chimney	South-West England	Chair Ladder	1947	S	S	No
Doorpost	South-West England	Bosigran	1955	HS	HS	No
Little Chamonix	The Lake District	Shepherd's Crag	1946	VD	VD	No
Troutdale Pinnacle	The Lake District	Black Crag	1914	MS	MS	No
Gillercombe Buttress	The Lake District	Gillercombe	1912	S	S	No
Napes Needle	The Lake District	Great Gable	1886	D	HS	No
Tophet Wall	The Lake District	Great Gable	1923	S	HS	No
Ash Tree Slabs	The Lake District	Gimmer Crag	1920	VD	VD	No
C Route	The Lake District	Gimmer Crag	1918	S	S	No
Bracket and Slab	The Lake District	Gimmer Crag	1923	S	VS	No
Bowfell Buttress	The Lake District	Bowfell	1902	D	VD	No
Murray's Route	The Lake District	Dow Crag	1918	S	S	No
New West Climb	The Lake District	Pillar Rock	1901	D	VD	No
Rib and Slab	The Lake District	Pillar Rock	1919	S	HS	No
Jones's Route Direct	The Lake District	Scafell Pinnacle	1898	S	HS	No
Moss Ghyll Grooves	The Lake District	Scafell Crag	1926	S	MVS	No
WALES
Milestone Direct Route	North Wales	Milestone Buttress	1910	D	VD	No
Gashed Crag	North Wales	Tryfan	1902	D	VD	No
First Pinnacle Rib	North Wales	Tryfan	1894	D	D	No
Grooved Arete	North Wales	Tryfan	1911	VD	VD	No
Direct Route	North Wales	Glyder Fach	1907	S	HS	No
Hope	North Wales	Glyder Fawr	1915	D	VD	No
Lazarus	North Wales	Glyder Fawr	1922	HVD	S	No
The Arete	North Wales	Glyder Fawr	1929	VD	VD	No
Grey Slab	North Wales	Glyder Fawr	1932	S	VS	No
Great Gully	North Wales	Craig Yr Ysfa	1900	VD	VD	No
Flying Buttress	North Wales	Dinas Cromlech	1922	HD	VD	No
Spiral Stairs	North Wales	Dinas Cromlech	1931	HD	VD	No
Crackstone Rib	North Wales	Carreg Wastad	1935	VD	S	No
Wrinkle	North Wales	Carreg Wastad	1947	S	VD	No
Nea	North Wales	Clogwyn Y Grochan	1941	S	VS	No
The Cracks	North Wales	Dinas Mot	1930	S	HS	No
Main Wall	North Wales	Cyrn Las	1935	HS	HS	No
Avalanche	North Wales	Lliwedd	1907	VD	VD	No
Red Wall	North Wales	Lliwedd	1907	VD	VD	No
Longland's Continuation	North Wales	Lliwedd	1929	HVD	HVD	No
Creagh Dhu Wall	North Wales	Tremadog Rocks	1951	HS	HS	No
Will-O-The-Wisp	North Wales	Craig Cywarch	1972	HVD	HVD	No