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Unexplored Stanage
Away from the crowds that swam over each other on the Popular End of the cliff there are loads of excellent venues to explore. The other areas of The Plantation and High Neb can get quite busy though even here you should be able to find routes that are free.
In between these three main honey pots there are miles and miles of great rock where you should not have to join a queue to get at the routes.
Burbage South
Both the Burbage Edges are covered in detail in the guidebook, from the popular solo classics close to the road at Burbage North to a collection of the very hardest routes on grit on Burbage South. Many of these harder routes have never appeared in print before.
If you ant to be able to locate climbs on this wide escarpment it has never been easier, the full colour photo-topos and full textural descriptions make pinpointing your chosen climb than ever before.
You can also use the RockFax website to give us feedback on grades, stars, descriptions and anything else you feel might be relevant, the day of the fully interactive guidebook is a little nearer.
Busy Day at Stanage
A typical day in high summer on the most popular cliff in the Peak With climbers scattered along the cliff choosing from the many great classics that exist here. Those who know the cliff well will be able to spot BAW'S Crawl (HVS 5a), Guillotine (E3 5c), Mississippi Buttress (VS 4c), Ellis's Eliminate (VS 4c) and Flying Buttress (VD) in the photo. Newcomers are going to enjoy getting to know this fantastic cliff.
Froggatt
A superb set of slab routes in this dramatic setting overlooking the Derwent Valley. Many of the routes are very serious, as is the case with Sunset Slab shown here, the grade of HVS 4b tells you all you need to know about the protection on the route - basically there isn't any! In the same line Three Pebble Slab is E1 5a, Sundowner is E2 5a and Great Slab is E3 5b, these three routes have a single useful runner between them, no place for wobbling!
For those not into scaring themselves there are also a great set of (well protected) crack climbs here from the mild Heather Wall (S 3c) through the excellent Green Gut (HS 4b), to the stubborn Chequers Crack (HVS 5c) and the pumpy classic of Big Crack (E2 5b).
On nearby Curbar all of the great classics are included and we have even managed to get John Arran's new E10 7a, Doctor Doolittle, - put up less than two weeks ago - into the volume, how up-to-date can you hope to be!
Stanage Sunset
Another end to a great day out on this superb west facing bastion of gritstone. Currently there are in the region of 1200 routes on the cliff, with our guide including just under 600 of the very best of these, enough to keep most people happy for years. Enjoy!