Raven Tor is the most famous Tor in the Peak - even the French have heard of this one! Its fame mostly results from the sheer number of dramatic hard routes it has produced over the years. Almost every wave of development in climbing standards in Britain has produced a route at this crag: The Prow, once proclaimed as the hardest route in the world; Revelations, one of the first 8a+\'s in the world; Hubble, the world\'s first 9a; and now Mutation.Unlike many steep limestone crags in Yorkshire, France or Spain, the very hard routes at Raven Tor tend to be more bouldery and powerful, with short but intensely difficult sequences rather than sustained stamina plods. This makes repeats of the top routes rarer since you can\'t just get fitter, you need to get stronger as well. The routes a grade or two below the top routes are now used as training pieces by local climbers. Sardine and its many variations have become somewhat polished over the years, but should still be regarded as excellent worthwhile challenges by any aspiring sport climber. Indecent Exposure and Body Machine are both fine, sustained lines and The Prow itself is probably the best of the lot, offering a great free route up the centre of the crag. In more recent years new routing has slowed down, but a lot of link-ups have been added, some of which are better than their originals.For the less experienced climber, Raven Tor has little to offer except big grades to ogle at. Boulderers will find plenty to keep them busy, especially on the right-hand side of the crag.
Order | Climb | Buttress | Stars | Grade |
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1 |
Arabian Nights | Raven Tor Routes | E4 6b | |
2 |
Sheikh, Rattle 'n Roll | Raven Tor Routes | 7b | |
3 |
Koran Direct | Raven Tor Routes | 7a+ | |
4 |
Koran Super Direct | Raven Tor Routes | 7a+ | |
5 |
Ayatollah | Raven Tor Routes | 6c+ | |
6 |
Hubris | Raven Tor Routes | E5 6a | |
7 |
Austin Powers | Raven Tor Routes | 7a+ | |
8 |
Barely Decent | Raven Tor Routes | 7b+ | |
9 |
Indecent Hubris | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7b+ |
10 |
Indecent Exposure | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 7c |
11 |
Balls Out | Raven Tor Routes | 7c | |
12 |
The Full Monty | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 7c+ |
13 |
Prowess | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a |
14 |
Half Decent | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 7c |
15 |
Unzipped | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a |
16 |
Introducing the Hardline According to Terrance Trout | Raven Tor Routes | 7b+ | |
17 |
Body Machine | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 7c+ |
18 |
An In and Out of Body Experience | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a |
19 |
Body Builder | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a+ |
20 |
The Prow | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8a |
21 |
The Crucifixion | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8a |
22 |
Proud Whore | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 7c+ |
23 |
Jehovah Kill | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8b+ |
24 |
Revelations | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8b |
25 |
Hubble | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 9a |
26 |
Brandenburg Gate | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 9a+ |
27 |
Make It Funky | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8c |
28 |
Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8b+ |
29 |
Brazen Strumpet | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a |
30 |
Mega Whore | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8c |
31 |
Rage | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8b |
32 |
The Whore of Babylon | Raven Tor Routes | 8a | |
33 |
Mecca Extension | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8c |
34 |
Hajj | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8c |
35 |
Kaabah | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8c+ |
36 |
Evolution | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8c+ |
37 |
Devolution | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8c |
38 |
Stevolution | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 9a |
39 |
Mutation | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 9a+ |
40 |
Chimes of Freedom | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8a+ |
41 |
Freedom Fighter | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a+ |
42 |
The Resistance | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c |
43 |
Waddage | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 8b |
44 |
The Green Alternative | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c+ |
45 |
Weedkiller | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c+ |
46 |
Rooster Booster (P2) | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c |
47 |
The Right to Roam | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a |
48 |
Fowl Play | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a |
49 |
Let's Get Green | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c+ |
50 |
Jive Turkey | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7b+ |
51 |
The Missing Link | Raven Tor Routes | 8a | |
52 |
Let's Get Naked | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a |
53 |
The Exterminator | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a+ |
54 |
Rooster Crossing | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8c |
55 |
Rooster Booster | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 7c+ |
56 |
Sardine | Raven Tor Routes | 3 | 7b+ |
57 |
Crumblefish | Raven Tor Routes | 8a | |
58 |
Bullet the Blue Sky | Raven Tor Routes | 7b+ | |
59 |
Tin Of | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 7b |
60 |
Another Toadside Attraction | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 7c |
61 |
In Brine | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a+ |
62 |
Obscene Gesture | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c |
63 |
Obscene Toilet | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 7c |
64 |
The Toilet | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a |
65 |
The Call of Nature | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a |
66 |
Cream Team Special | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | E5 6b |
67 |
Verbal Abuse | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 7c+ |
68 |
Hot Flushes | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a |
69 |
Ring of Fire | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c+ |
70 |
A Little Extra | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7a+ |
71 |
The Flushings | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7b+ |
72 |
The Wild West | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8c+ |
73 |
Little Boots | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c |
74 |
Hooligan | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8c |
75 |
Cream Tea Special | Raven Tor Routes | 7b+ | |
76 |
Boot Boys | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a+ |
77 |
Out of My Boots | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7c |
78 |
Out of My Tree | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 8a |
79 |
Dialectics | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a+ |
80 |
Pump up the Power | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a+ |
81 |
Rattle and Hump | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8a |
82 |
Seraphim | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 8b+ |
83 |
Wild in Me | Raven Tor Routes | 2 | 7c |
84 |
Super High Intensity Body Building | Raven Tor Routes | 1 | 7a |
85 |
The Ministry of Silly Walks | Raven Tor Routes | E1 5b | |
86 |
Saline Drip | Raven Tor Routes | E5 6b | |
1 |
Full Frontal | Link-ups | 1 | 7c+ |
2 |
Ibuprofix | Link-ups | 2 | 7c+ |
3 |
Anger Management | Link-ups | 1 | 8a |
4 |
Cross 'n' Angry | Link-ups | 1 | 8a+ |
5 |
Rage into Crucifixion | Link-ups | 2 | 8b+ |
6 |
Kaabah is Futile | Link-ups | 3 | 8c+ |
7 |
Ben's into Mecca | Link-ups | 3 | 8c |
8 |
Roofolution | Link-ups | 3 | 9a |
9 |
Devolution into Waddage | Link-ups | 2 | 8c |
10 |
Chimes of Resistance | Link-ups | 2 | 8b |
11 |
Chimes Alternative | Link-ups | 1 | 8a |
12 |
Resistance is Futile | Link-ups | 1 | 8a+ |
13 |
Killer Strumpet | Link-ups | 2 | 8a |
14 |
The Green Rooster | Link-ups | 1 | 8a |
1 |
Mortal Kombat | Playstation Buttress | 7b+ | |
2 |
Tomb Raider | Playstation Buttress | 1 | 8a |
3 |
Final Fantasy | Playstation Buttress | 1 | 8b |
4 |
Gran Tourismo | Playstation Buttress | 7b |
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