Simonside

A fine cliff in a lovely setting, though tilted a bit too much towards the north for maximum user-friendliness. The setting and collection of amenable routes means that Simonside has possibly the longest climbing history of any crag in Northumberland - the rocks were first explored around 1900 and the crag even had a small guidebook by the 1920s. If the conditions are right you will probably end up sharing the place with other teams, though the 60+ routes are quite spread out so there is always plenty to do.


Order Climb Buttress Stars Grade
1
Zig-zag Route Boulder Face Diff
2
Swastika Chimney Boulder Face 1 Diff
3
Swastika Face Boulder Face HVD
4
Swastika Crack Boulder Face 1 S 4a
5
Kyley's Route Boulder Face 1 HVS 5a
6
Gaucherie Groove Boulder Face VS 4c
7
Boulder Face Chimney Boulder Face M
8
Flying Nun Boulder Face 1 E1 5a
9
Roth Boulder Face VS 5a
10
Overhanging Chimney Boulder Face VD
11
Flare Chimney Boulder Face Diff
1
Boulder Face Corner Long Layback M
2
Nameless Wall Long Layback VS 4c
3
Boulder Face Crack Long Layback Diff
4
Innominate Crack Long Layback 2 VD
5
Flake Corner Long Layback 1 VS 4c
6
Flake Corner Direct Long Layback 1 HVS 5a
7
Flake Chimney Long Layback VD
8
Vibram Wall Long Layback 2 HVS 5a
9
On Edge Long Layback 1 E2 5b
10
Long Layback Crack Long Layback 3 VS 4c
11
AKA Mr. Vegas Long Layback 3 E7 6c
12
Command Performance Long Layback 3 E4 6b
13
Over the Edge Long Layback 3 E3 5c
14
Dirty Corner Long Layback VD
15
On the Border Long Layback E3 5c
16
Dry Run Long Layback E2 5b
17
Staircase Chimney Long Layback Diff
1
The Privy 'A' Buttress HVS 5a
2
Giant's Stair 'A' Buttress 2 VS 4c
3
Great Chimney 'A' Buttress 3 Diff
4
'A' Buttress Left-hand 'A' Buttress VD
5
'A' Buttress Direct 'A' Buttress 2 VD
6
'A' Buttress Right-hand 'A' Buttress S 4a
7
The God Machine 'A' Buttress 1 E3 5c
8
The Wind Tunnel 'A' Buttress HVS 5a
9
Aeolian Wall 'A' Buttress 1 VS 5a
10
Delicatessen 'A' Buttress 3 VS 4c
11
Chockstone Crack 'A' Buttress Diff
12
Archer's Chimney 'A' Buttress Diff
13
Sagittarius 'A' Buttress 1 VS 4c
14
The Quiver 'A' Buttress 1 VS 5a
15
Wide Eyed and Witless 'A' Buttress VS 4c
1
Quartz Buttress Buttress Face 2 HVS 5a
2
Regular Nightmare Buttress Face 1 E4 6a
3
Blood on the Rooftops Buttress Face 1 E5 6b
4
Gillette Buttress Face 2 E3 5b
5
Cut Throat Buttress Face 2 E4 6a
6
The Stoic Buttress Face 2 E2 5c
7
Loophole Crack Buttress Face 1 S 4a
8
Les Perchass Buttress Face 1 HVS 5b
9
Nee Perchass Buttress Face 1 VS 5a
10
Broken Toe Buttress Face HVS 5a
11
Cairn Crack Buttress Face VD
12
Cairn Slab Buttress Face 1 S 4a
13
Cairn Scoop Buttress Face VD
14
Cairn Crack West Buttress Face VD
15
Sunset Wall Buttress Face S 4a
1
'B' Buttress Direct 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 HS 4b
2
'B' Buttress Chimney 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 S 4b
3
Bee Bumble 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 E5 5c
4
Cairn Wall 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 S 4a
5
Lightning Wall 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 HVS 5a
6
Stormbringer 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 HVS 5a
7
Thunder Crack 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 2 E1 5b
8
Master Plaster 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 E2 5b
9
Dirty Thor't 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 E3 5c
10
'D' Buttress Crack 'B' and 'D' Buttresses 1 VS 4c

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