The A to Z

The A to Z of Yorkshire climbing. (Jim Cooke)

From A climb at Ilkley to Z climb at Almscliff, there are some great climbs to be found in Yorkshire.

From delicate slabs and brutal cracks on superb gritstone crags, to steep fingery routes on spectacular limestone cliffs, Yorkshire has a wide range of climbing to suite all tastes.

The following (Pub inspired) list covers mainly easy to mid grade classic climbs. It is intended to help introduce climbers new to the Harrogate Mountaineering Club to the different types of climbs and crags to be found in the area, and to inspire old timers to get out there and push themselves this year.

If completed, the reader can well and truly consider themselves a Yorkshire climber.