Despite having loads of great climbing and being situated in the busiest climbing area in the country, the crags that ring the Kinder Scout plateau are spectacularly unpopular with trad climbers. You will never have to queue for a route so if you’re the sort of person who despairs at the crowds of Froggatt, The Roaches and Stanage Popular then this is where you need to be.
But while the whole mountain (hill? moorland plateau?) is testament to the fact that popularity and quality are independent it’s nice to know where to start in a dauntingly diffuse area and it’s always fun to have a list to tick, so here are the 26 routes on Kinder with the most recorded ascents on the UKC logbooks- almost half of them are into triple figures! While they are not necessarily the very best 26 routes up there, they are the most likely to be clean, which is another good thing to know.
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| User | Percentage | Latest Log | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Graeme Hammond | 96% | 14 Aug |
| 2nd | Hidden | 81% | 4 Aug, 2024 |
| 3rd | Hidden | 51% | 21 Jul, 2024 |
| 4th | Hidden | 44% | 17 Jun, 2023 |
| 5th | deacondeacon | 40% | 28 Jul, 2024 |
| 6th | hipyhop | 14% | 21 Jul, 2024 |
| 7th | cragswag93 | 7% | 2 Sep, 2023 |
| 8th | alistairbaron | 3% | 4 Apr, 2021 |
Map of routes in this ticklist
Distribution of grades - Trad
Top 12 photos of this ticklist
Legacy
Janna on Legacy (HVS 5a), Kinder North
© Tim W
Legacy
Jesse cruising along Legacy at Kinder North
© mol
Jester Cracks
© Calum Wadsworth
Zig-zag
Zigzag
© Chris Ellis
Downfall Climb
Kinder Downfall
© Philip Oldham
Jester Cracks
Awkward move left
© ipfreely
Legacy
dave on legacy
© ste
Legacy
The final arete of Legacy with the Bleaklow Moors behind
© SteveHi
Downfall Climb
Connor Read leading a frozen Kinder Downfall behind the first party of the day.
© www.samtaylorphoto.co.uk
Zig-zag
Derbyshire Grit on a beautiful November(?!) day
© Plenk
The Mermaid's Ridge
The Mermaid's Ridge (HS 4b 4c) second pitch
© Carmen Elphick
Intestate
Jesse on his non-sight of Intestate at Kinder North.
© mol