This is a selection of classic big routes, I have covered classic areas such as Wales, Scotland and the south coast for warming up. The dolomites and Chamonix areas for taking your new found skills to bigger, more serious environments. There are other classic routes in the Alps ranging in difficulty from easy snow plods to serious North Faces. There are some of the big walls of North America, ranging from easier 1 day routes to desperate routes requiring weeks to be spent on the wall. The climbing is a mixture of sport and trad, ice and mixed, free and aid. There are also via ferratas and scrambles. Getting to the top and back down again safely is paramount on most of the bigger routes on this list so ethics take a back seat, that is not to say go drilling bolts every metre but a few moves of french free would not be frowned upon.
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Map of routes in this ticklist
Distribution of grades
Top 12 photos of this ticklist
Salathe Wall
Following roof pitch, Salathe Wall
© duncan
Point Five Gully
Under the Point
© Al Todd
Regular Northwest Face
Copying Alex
© markalmack
Colton-MacIntyre
1000m of air on the top icefield, Colton-MacIntyre
© gav p
Myriam
Via Myriam at Cinque Torri
© James Rushforth
Arete des Cosmiques
A Popular mixed route up Aiguille du Midi
© Ron Walker
The Nose
Andrew Sandercock looking up for the belay of pitch 7 on the Nose, as the weather worsens on El Cap.
© Alex Buisse
Tower Ridge
Tower Gap Belay
© Paluchi
Grands Montets Ridge
Hulya Vassail on the unprotected final arête of Pointe Ségogne, shortly before the bivy site.
© Alex Buisse
Central Trinity
Rescue from the Trinity Face
© Sean Kelly
Aonach Eagach Ridge (Winter)
Aonach Eagach looking and feeling distinctly alpine!
© Gabe Oliver
The Nose
All alone on the Nose of The Captain
© ChrisJD