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Contributed by The Ivanator Feb/11 - This public ticklist has been seen 49,810 times

Includes all 16 VS ticks from Classic and Hard Rock and adds another 84 to make a round 100. List compiled and selected from a wealth of contributions from UKC regulars via the Forums. Enjoy!

A few are not graded VS in the UKC logbooks, but are generally accepted as VS.

Exposed but easy climbing on Valkyrie the Roaches!  © jamie ward
Exposed but easy climbing on Valkyrie the Roaches!
© jamie ward, Jun 2005

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User Percentage Latest Log
1st Steve Lenartowicz 69% 8 May, 2017
1st Martin Bennett 69% 5 Jun, 2023
1st Graeme Hammond 69% 15 Sep, 2023
2nd Hidden 68% 16 Apr, 2021
3rd alan moore 64% 6 Jul, 2022
4th Bob M 61% 1 Sep, 2022
5th Hidden 59% 11 Jun, 2023
6th Hidden 57% 3 Jun, 2022
7th Graham Westbrook 56% 11 Jun, 2022
8th lithos 56% 22 Sep, 2023

Map of routes in this ticklist

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Distribution of grades

Top 12 photos of this ticklist

Diamond Solitaire (VS)** Lundy.

Diamond Solitaire
Diamond Solitaire (VS)** Lundy.
© rockcat

The File, Sunset Solo

The File
The File, Sunset Solo
© Dan Arkle

Big seas on Lundy

Diamond Solitaire
Big seas on Lundy
© Bryan Wakeley

Alex Randall on Lost Horizon Vs 5a

Lost Horizon
Alex Randall on Lost Horizon Vs 5a
© benkelsey

Ffion on blue sky, Pembroke

Blue Sky
Ffion on blue sky, Pembroke
© sambarstow

The Night Shift

Armorican
The Night Shift
© PontiusPirate

Glen Etive from top of the slabs

Spartan Slab
Glen Etive from top of the slabs
© A Crook

Jade making her way up Botterill's Slab in the cloud.

Botterill's Slab
Jade making her way up Botterill's Slab in the cloud.
© JohnHartley

Belayer gets a good shower on Blue Sky (at least I think it's Blue Sky - please correct me if necessary) at Saddle Head

Blue Sky
Belayer gets a good shower on Blue Sky (at least I think it's Blue Sky - please correct me if necessary) at Saddle Head
© Steve Kirman (Lindsey CC)

Evening view from the top of Carnmore Crag after finishing Fionn Buttress

Fionn Buttress
Evening view from the top of Carnmore Crag after finishing Fionn Buttress
© Bob M

Mike on the end of a route

Lost Horizon
Mike on the end of a route
© Richard Pollard

Stu soloing the File on Higgar Tor, before finding out the downclimb was covered in ice!

The File
Stu soloing the File on Higgar Tor, before finding out the downclimb was covered in ice!
© Simon Richardson


Add Climb name Grade Ticks? Height Crag name
Benny A1 *** 157 50m • 3 The Promenade
Little Brown Jug VS 5a *** 2556 66m • 3 Bosigran
Anvil Chorus VS 4c *** 1728 54m • 5 Bosigran
Diocese VS 5a *** 909 56m • 4 Chair Ladder
South Face Direct VS 4c *** 1274 59m • 4 Chair Ladder
Wreckers' Slab VS 4b *** 739 115m • 3 Cornakey Cliff
Lost Horizon VS 5a *** 1598 40m Baggy Point
Kinkyboots VS 4c ** 942 61m • 2 Baggy Point
Albion VS 4c *** 852 107m • 4 Lundy
Diamond Solitaire VS 4c ** 613 40m • 2 Lundy
Inkerman Groove VS 4c *** 1324 35m Chudleigh Rocks -...
Whitt VS 4c *** 1071 37m • 2 Symonds Yat
The Angel's Girdle VS 5a *** 290 110m • 4 Wintour's Leap
Piton Route VS 4c ** 1202 58m • 3 Avon Gorge (Main...
Climbers' Club Ordinary VS 4b ** 1133 52m • 3 The Dewerstone
Osiris VS 4c *** 836 36m Fall Bay to Mewslade
Blue Sky VS 4b *** 1397 56m • 2 Saddle Head
Armorican VS 4c *** 1932 36m Caerfai Bay
Curving Crack VS 4c ** 298 66m • 3 Clogwyn Du'r...
Longland's Climb VS 4c ** 360 126m • 5 Clogwyn Du'r...
Sabre Cut VS 4c *** 1582 55m • 2 Dinas Cromlech
Direct Route VS 5b *** 1854 74m • 4 Dinas Mot
Belle Vue Bastion VS 4c ** 570 48m • 2 Tryfan
Kirkus's Route VS 4c ** 492 ? Craig Yr Ogof (Cwm...
Doom VS 4c *** 102 ? Craig Cywarch (aka...
Mur y Niwl VS 4c *** 458 ? Craig Yr Ysfa
Oxine VS 4c *** 535 ? Clogwyn y Wenallt
One Step in the Clouds VS 4c *** 4773 69m • 4 Craig Bwlch y Moch...
Green Light VS 4c *** 19 ? Smurf Zawn
Kinberg VS 4c *** 215 18m Pinfold Area
Nea VS 4b ** 2086 75m • 4 Clogwyn y Grochan
Grey Slab VS 4b *** 404 81m • 2 Glyder Fawr
Mississippi Buttress Direct VS 4c *** 5263 22m Stanage Popular
Valkyrie VS 4c *** 3418 40m • 2 Roaches Lower Tier
Tower Face VS 5a *** 293 18m Laddow
The Mall VS 4c *** 3236 22m Millstone Edge
Ten Craters of Wisdom VS 5a *** 519 32m • 2 Dovedale
Bachelor's Climb VS 4c *** 586 28m Hen Cloud
Phoenix Climb VS 4c *** 675 26m Shining Clough
Fairy Nuff VS 4c *** 242 18m Standing Stones
The File VS 4c *** 2011 10m Higgar Tor
Topsail VS 4c ** 4077 12m Birchen Edge
Central Climb VS 4c *** 1379 38m • 3 Hen Cloud
Via Dolorosa VS 4c *** 1804 32m Roaches Lower Tier
Hargreaves' Original VS 4c *** 6931 18m Stanage Popular
Chee Tor Girdle VS 5a *** 643 ? • 4 Chee Dale Lower
Eliminate 'A' VS 4c *** 1317 110m • 6 Dow Crag
Murray's Direct VS 4c *** 659 ? Dow Crag
North West Arete VS 4b *** 1288 ? Gimmer Crag
'F' Route VS 4c *** 1125 ? Gimmer Crag
Haste Not VS 4c *** 830 ? White Ghyll
Botterill's Slab VS 4c *** 772 87m • 3 Scafell Crag
Mickledore Grooves VS 5a *** 345 67m • 2 Scafell East...
North-West Climb VS 4b *** 152 ? Pillar
Adam VS 5a *** 1966 ? Shepherd’s Crag
Eagle Front VS 4c *** 316 150m • 8 Eagle Crag...
Overhanging Bastion HVS 5a *** 970 ? Castle Rock of...
Square Chimney/Medusa Wall Combination VS 4c *** 186 ? Esk Buttress (Dow...
Jean Jeanie VS 4c *** 2001 25m Trowbarrow
The Crack VS 4c *** 1206 ? Gimmer Crag
Engineer's Slabs VS 4c *** 441 60m • 2 Gable Crag
The Night Watch VS 4b *** 443 ? Whitestone Cliffe
Frankland's Green Crack VS 4c *** 861 18m Almscliff
Arête Direct VS 4c *** 184 ? Simon's Seat
Birch Tree Wall VS 4c *** 1683 15m Brimham Rocks
Tacitation VS 5a *** 1402 ? Kyloe Crag (Kyloe...
Pinnacle Face VS 4c *** 564 ? Crag Lough
Marcher Lord VS 5a *** 393 ? Berryhill
Original Route VS 5a *** 923 70m • 4 Old Man of Stoer
The Edge VS 4c *** 298 45m • 2 Loudoun Hill
Proud Corner VS 4c *** 772 30m Red Craig (Glen...
Grooved Arête VS 4b ** 194 90m • 3 Buachaille Etive Mor
The Mousetrap (Summer) VS 4c *** 213 ? Creag an Dubh-loch
Scabbard (Summer) VS 4c *** 157 105m • 3 Ben Macdui -...
King Bee VS 5a *** 585 ? • 2 Creag Dubh...
Fallout Corner (Summer) VS 4b ** 366 ? • 2 Cairn Gorm - Cairn...
Phantom Slab VS 4c *** 471 60m • 3 Polldubh Crags,...
Damnation VS 4c ** 749 30m Polldubh Crags,...
Spartan Slab VS 4c *** 1020 ? • 6 Beinn Trilleachan...
Sword of Gideon VS 4c ** 451 125m • 4 Sgurr a'...
Black Pig VS 4c *** 145 ? Reiff - Roinn...
Black Gold VS 4c *** 272 ? Reiff - Roinn...
Pain Pillar VS 4c *** 1974 25m Hawkcraig
Fionn Buttress VS 4c *** 148 240m • 11 Carnmore Crag
Whether Wall VS 4c ** 249 ? The Cobbler
Whither Whether VS 4b *** 332 40m The Cobbler
Jamie Jampot VS 4c *** 560 ? Suidhe Biorach
Shangri-La VS 4c *** 103 ? Sron na Ciche
Grand Diedre VS 4c *** 68 ? Thearlaich-Dubh...
Perfect Groove VS 4c *** 38 45m Eshaness Lighthouse
The Groove VS 5a *** 1169 30m Polney Crag (Craig...
The Long Climb VS *** 123 420m • 11 Ben Nevis
The Chasm (Summer) VS *** 239 450m • 16 Buachaille Etive Mor
The Clean Sweep VS 4c *** 464 185m • 4 Hell's Lum
South Ridge Direct VS 5a *** 749 ? • 13 Cir Mhor
The Great Prow HVS 5a * 89 85m • 5 Bla Bheinn
Groove Armada VS 4c *** 137 35m Sarclet
The Fence VS 4c *** 558 ? Fair Head
Girona VS 5a *** 523 ? • 2 Fair Head
Agag's Wall VS 4b *** 166 ? Lower Cove
283 stars 98,787 4,638m 246
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