Higgar Tor

Though relatively minor compared to many of the other gritstone crags, Higgar Tor possesses something truly unique: overhanging rock! Featuring very un-grit powerful routes requiring serious endurance and a level head for placing gear under lactic acid overwhelm, it is a great option for rainy days, or when you've just had it with technical slab climbing.

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Route List

1: The Warding, HVD 4b, 1950s-1960s
2: Rock around the Block, E5 6b, Binks, Craggs, 1982
3: Aceldama, E4 6a, Gibson, 1980
4: The Mighty Atom, E2 5c, Bancroft, 1975
5: Brillo, E1 5c, Craggs, 1987
6: The Riffler, HVS 5a, 1950s-1960s
7: The Cotter, HVS 5b, 1950s-1960s
8: The Rat’s Tail, VS 5a, 1950s-1960s
9: Block and Tackle, E6 6b, Foster, 1994
10: Bastard Cut/Prince’s Dustbin, E4 6b, 1990s
11: Surform, E1 5b, Brown, 1958
12: Arnold Schwarzenegger Stole My Body, E4 6b, 1988
13: The Rasp, E2 5b, Brown, 1956
14: The Rasp Direct, E4 6a, Bancroft, 1975
15: Flute of Hope, E5 6a, Drummond, 1971/Fawcett, 1977
16: Bat out of Hell, E5 6a, Bolger, 1979
17: Linkline, E5 6c, Foster, 1993
18: Pulsar Direct, E6 6b, Moon, 1990s
19: Rowley Birkin QC, E6 6c, Bishton, 1998
20: The File, VS 4c, Whillans, 1956
21: The Raven, HVS 5b, Gibson, 1980
22: Wotan’s Crack, S 4b, 1950s-1960s
23: Chance Encounter, VS 5a, Gregory, 1982
24: Rough Justice, E3 6c, Jones, 1995
25: Sickle Overhang, VS 4c, 1950s-1960s
26: Jupiter’s Slab, E1 6a, Baxter, 1990
27: Jupiter’s Arête, VS 4c, Baxter, 1990
28: Jupiter’s Crack, S 4b, 1950s-1960s
29: Easy Peasy, E1 6a, Law, 1999
30: Doddle, S 4a, 1970s-1980s
31: Nal’s Face/Lemon Squeezy, HVS 5b, Trippet, 1999
32: Walkover, S 4a, 1970s-1980s
33: Piece of Cake, HVD 4a, 1950s-1960s
34: Laze, E2 5c, Allen, 1975
35: Achille’s Heel, E2 5b, Rogan, 1960s
36: Spirito de Onki, E3 6a, Pearson, 2004
37: Daley Bulletin, HVS 5a, Daley, Simmonite, 1997
38: Canyon Climb, HVD 4a, 1950s-1960s
39: Zeus’s Crack, HS 4b, 1950s-1960s
40: Root Decay, E4 6b, Lea, 1988
41: Stretcher Case, E2 5c, Craggs, 1979
42: Splint, HVS 5a, Binks, 1979
43: Loki’s Way, HS 4b, Gregory, 1964
44: Fricka’s Crack, VS 4c, Gregory, 1964
45: Jade Tiger, HVS 5b, Davies, 1984
46: The Harvester, 6b
47: Pippin, HVS 5b
48: Harvester Dyno, 6b+
49: Harvester Arête, 4+
50: Combine Harvester, 6c
51: Upper Traverse, 6b

Sources

• “Eastern Edges: North

• Burbage, Millstone and Beyond,” British Mountaineering Council, 2005

• “Peak District Gritstone,” Graham Hoey, Vertebrate, 2021

• “Peak District Grit,” Ian Carr, Niall Grimes and Volunteers, British Mountaineering Council, 2020

• “Eastern Grit,” Chris Craggs, Alan James, Rockfax, 2006

• “Peak Rock: the history, the routes, the climbers,” Phil Kelly, Graham Hoey, Giles Barker and individual authors, Vertebrate, 2013

• UKClimbing

• Mountain Project

Updates

Sep 28, 2023: First version published.