Hard Rock Routes List
Here is the routes list from Hard Rock (for all editions); XS grades have been given their modern equivalents. Routes listed in bold are in both 1st and 4th (2020) edition. Those in italics only appear in the 4th edition. Those neither in bold, nor in italics were in the 1st edition but have been dropped from the 4th edition:
| Area/Crag |
Route
|
Grade
|
Comments
|
| SCOTLAND |
| Carnmore |
Dragon |
HVS |
|
| |
Gob |
VS |
Now HVS |
| Creag an Dubh Loch |
King Rat |
HVS |
Now free E1 |
| |
Goliath |
HVS |
|
| Beinne Eighe |
Angel Face |
E2 |
4th edition only |
| Shelter Stone |
The Needle |
E1 |
|
| Carn Dearg, Ben Nevis |
Centurion |
HVS |
|
| |
The Bat |
E2 |
|
| Aonach Dubh |
Trapeze |
E1 |
Now HVS |
| |
Yo-Yo |
E1 |
|
| Creag a' Bhancair |
Carnivore |
E2 |
Direct Finish. Aided Finish now free at E4 |
| Buchaille Etive Mor |
Shibboleth |
E2 |
|
| |
Raven's Gully |
VS |
|
| Trilleachan Slabs |
Swastika |
HVS |
Now goes free at E2 but out of character |
| Hoy |
The Old Man of Hoy |
HVS |
Now graded E1 |
| Skye |
The Great Prow |
VS |
|
|
Vulcan Wall |
HVS |
4th edition only |
| Strone Ulladale |
The Scoop |
A4 |
Goes free at E7 though this avoids the true top pitch. Unaccountably omitted from the 4th edition! |
| Pabbay |
Prophecy of Drowning |
E2 |
4th edition only |
| Arran |
South Ridge Direct |
VS |
|
THE LAKE DISTRICT |
| Scafell |
Central Buttress |
HVS |
Chockstone has fallen out - now E3
Alternative up front of Flake - E1 |
| |
Ichabod |
E2 |
|
| Esk Buttress |
Central Pillar |
E2 |
|
| Heron Crag |
Gormenghast |
HVS |
Now E1 |
| Gable |
Engineer's Slabs |
VS |
|
| Goat Crag |
Praying Mantis |
HVS |
Now E1 |
| Gimmer |
The Crack |
VS |
|
| |
Kipling Groove |
HVS |
|
| Deer Bield |
Deer Bield Buttress |
E1 |
The entire buttress has collapsed. |
| Raven Crag, Thirlmere |
Totalitarian |
E1 |
4th edition only. |
| Castle Rock |
North Crag Eliminate |
E1 |
The upper half of the buttress has collapsed. |
| Dow Crag |
Nimrod |
E1 |
4th edition only. |
| Dove Crag |
Extol |
E2 |
|
WALES |
| Gogarth |
Gogarth |
HVS |
Now E1 |
| |
Big Groove |
E2 |
Now E3 |
| |
A Dream of White Horses |
HVS |
|
| |
Mousetrap |
HVS |
Now E2 |
| Llech Ddu |
The Groove |
E1 |
|
| Dinas Cromlech |
Cenotaph Corner |
E1 |
|
| Dinas Mot |
Diagonal |
HVS |
|
| Cryn Las |
The Grooves |
E1 |
|
| Clogwyn du'r Arddu |
Great Slab/Bow-Shaped Slab |
VS |
|
| |
Vember |
E1 |
|
| |
Great Wall |
E1 Aid |
Now E4 free |
| |
White Slab |
HVS |
Now E1 |
| |
Slanting Slab |
E2 Aid |
Goes free at 6a |
| Castell Cidwm |
Dwm |
HVS Aid |
Goes Free at E4 |
| Tremadog |
Vector |
E2 |
|
SOUTH WALES |
| Stackpole Head |
Plane Sailing |
E3 |
4th edition only. |
| Mowing Word |
Heart of Darkness/New Morning |
E1 |
4th edition only. |
| Mother Carey's Kitchen |
Rock Idol |
E1 |
4th edition only. |
| |
Zeppelin |
E3 |
4th edition only. |
PENNINE & PEAK |
| Almscliff |
North-West Girdle |
HVS |
Now E1. |
| Kilnsey Crag |
Main Overhang |
A3 |
Goes free at E8.
Unaccountably omitted from the 4th edition! |
| Mallam Cove |
Carnage |
HVS |
Now E1, goes free at E2. |
| Stanage Edge |
The Right Unconquerable |
HVS |
|
| Froggatt Edge |
Valkyrie |
HVS |
|
| Curbar Edge |
Elder Crack |
E1 |
Now E2. |
| Cratcliffe Tor |
Suicide Wall |
HVS |
|
| Chee Tor |
Chee Tor Girdle |
VS |
|
| Plum Buttress |
Sirplum |
HVS |
Now E1. |
| High Tor |
Debauchery |
HVS |
Now E1 free. |
| Stoney Middleton |
Alcasan |
HVS |
Now free at E2 but out of character. |
SOUTH-WEST |
| Avon Gorge |
Malbogies |
HVS |
Now E1 free. |
| Cheddar Gorge |
Coronation Street |
HVS |
Now E1. |
| Berry Head |
Moonraker |
HVS |
|
| Chair Ladder |
Bishop's Rib |
HVS |
Now E1 following a rockfall. |
| Bosigran |
Bow Wall |
E2 |
|
| |
Suicide Wall |
HVS Aid |
Now free at E1. |
| Lundy |
Double Diamond |
HVS |
4th edition only. |
| |
Quatermass |
E2 |
4th edition only. |
| Swanage |
Mars |
E1 |
4th edition only. |
| |
Soul Sacrifice |
E3 |
4th edition only. |