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Peak District

United Kingdom · 53.35, -1.78

Gritstone edges an hour from Manchester and Sheffield. Short, sharp problems above heather and bracken, with a long tradition of bold lines and a fierce local grading culture.

  1. 4 Crags
  2. 16 routes
  3. 4 Grade bands
  1. Curbar Edge V6–V8 V6 – V8 sandstone 4 routes

    Curbar Edge is the gritstone crag for people who like their problems steep and their landings honest. The bouldering is concentrated at the northern end, on big rounded blocs with hard, p...

    Best season October to early March. Cold, windy, dry days; avoid anything above 10 °C. · Approach 10 min ·

  2. Stanage Plantation V3–V5 V3 – V7 sandstone 4 routes

    Stanage Plantation is the most famous bouldering on Peak gritstone: a dense cluster of boulders at the eastern end of the Stanage edge, with problems that range from easy warm-ups to some...

    Best season October to March. Cold, dry, windy days give the best friction on gritstone. · Approach 7 min ·

  3. The Roaches V9+ V9 – V10 sandstone 4 routes

    The Roaches is the Peak's high, exposed gritstone edge, and its hard bouldering is the most serious in the region: high, bold, and with landings that demand total commitment. This is not ...

    Best season November to February, on cold dry days with a north-easterly wind. · Approach 15 min ·

  4. Burbage North V0–V2 V0 – V3 sandstone 4 routes

    Burbage North is the best place in the Peak to learn to climb on gritstone without a guide. The boulders are low, the landings are soft heather, and the easy problems are numerous enough ...

    Best season September to April. The edge is exposed to wind, which helps in summer but can make winter sessions short. · Approach 5 min ·