UKC Logbook - Laycock's List - the original 1913 gritstone graded list

Contributed by Mark Stevenson Dec/16 - This public ticklist has been seen 1,886 times

Probably the world's first ever graded list, from Laycock's ground breaking 1913 guidebook "Some Gritstone Climbs". To quote from the guide:
"The following climbs are severe and should be treated with caution. They are roughly arranged in order of difficulty, the most difficult last. Numerous other severe climbs are described in the text, but as the difficulties are either short and generally safe or merely variation routes they need no special note of warning."

One for true Gritstone aficionados.
[Notes: Ribbed Chimney at Brassington Rocks has now been incorporated into International Climb as its 2nd pitch.
Cave Crack and Nose at Laddow is now referred to as Cave Crack Indirect.
Pagoda Climb on Kinder Plateau is now referred to as Herford's Route.

Bridging the Chimney © Bunchuk — Bridging the Chimney
© Bunchuk, Jun 2007

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Distribution of grades - Trad

Top 12 photos of this ticklist

The Mermaid's Ridge (HS 4b 4c) second pitch

The serious, beautifully featured Grooved Slab (VS), Helsby

The top pitch of The Long Climb (Severe), Laddow

Gordon on Herford's Route (HVS 5a), The Pagoda, Kinder Scout

Add	Climb name	Grade	Ticks?	Height		Crag name
1	Left Twin Chimney	VS 4c **	4	30m	• 2	Kinder Downfall
2	The Great Chimney	HS 4b **	58	18m		Kinder Downfall
3	Herford's Girdle Traverse	VS 4b **	38	90m		Castle Naze
4	Hermitage Crack	VS 5a *	33	8m		Cratcliffe Tor
5	The Niche	S 4a **	1750	12m		Castle Naze
6	Keep Corner	S 4a *	1273	12m		Castle Naze
7	Harborough Crack	HS 4b *	256	6m		Harborough Rocks
8	Cloister Traverse	S 4a	28	30m		Helsby
9	V Arête	VS 4c **	19	21m		Laddow
10	Long Climb	S 4a ***	382	35m	• 2	Laddow
11	Sirloin	S 4a	5	8m		Bosley Cloud
12	Grooved Slab	VS 4a ***	293	14m		Helsby
13	Cave Crack Indirect	S 4a	7	20m		Laddow
14	The Crack	S 4b	-	6m		Laddow
15	International Climb	VS 4c *	23	30m		Brassington...
16	Parson's Chimney	HS 4b ***	747	17m		Almscliff
17	Stonnis Crack	VS 4b **	559	10m		Black Rocks
18	Herford's Route	HVS 5a ***	79	18m		Kinder Southern...
19	The Mermaid's Ridge	VS 4c ***	85	30m	• 2	Kinder Downfall
20	The Overhanging Crack	VS 4c *	148	14m		Helsby
21	Right Twin Chimney	HVS 5a **	1	30m	• 2	Kinder Downfall
22	The Crack	VS 4b **	1110	14m		Castle Naze
23	Leaf Crack	HS 4b *	18	40m		Laddow
		37 stars	6,916	513m	27