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Users have 626,351 ticks in their logbooks.
Climbs database lists 100,646 climbs on 8,903 different crags in the UK and around the world.

Average / Max Grades by Year

0	3	II		II/III
1969	1	I		I
1971	1	VI		VI
1972	9	I/II		IV
1973	3	I/II		II
1974	5	II		V
1975	18	II		IV
1976	9	II		V
1977	28	II		IV
1978	12	II/III		IV
1979	10	III		IV
1980	21	II/III		V
1981	20	II		IV
1982	19	II		IV
1983	24	II/III		V
1984	31	III		VII
1985	18	III		V
1986	61	III		VI
1987	31	II/III		VI
1988	29	II/III		VII
1989	19	II/III		VI
1990	45	II		V
1991	54	II/III		VI
1992	44	II		V
1993	37	II/III		V
1994	44	II/III		VII
1995	70	II/III		V
1996	111	II/III		VI
1997	100	II/III		VI
1998	133	II/III		VI
1999	119	II/III		VI
2000	139	II/III		VI
2001	221	II/III		VI
2002	228	II/III		VII
2003	287	II/III		VI
2004	405	II/III		VII
2005	673	II/III		VI
2006	1487	II/III		VII
2007	1755	II/III		IX
2008	1951	II/III		VIII

Climbs by Country

Argentina	16	0.0%
Australia	2095	0.3%
Austria	183	0.0%
Belgium	111	0.0%
Botswana	17	0.0%
Brazil	20	0.0%
Canada	1285	0.2%
Channel Islands	1289	0.2%
China	63	0.0%
Croatia	74	0.0%
Cyprus	667	0.1%
England	435572	69.5%
Finland	1808	0.3%
France	13796	2.2%
Germany	390	0.1%
Greece	4206	0.7%
Hong Kong	32	0.0%
India	12	0.0%
Ireland	2198	0.4%
Italy	4477	0.7%
Jordan	26	0.0%
Kenya	15	0.0%
Luxembourg	13	0.0%
Malaysia	14	0.0%
Malta	14	0.0%
Mexico	118	0.0%
Morocco	127	0.0%
Nepal	14	0.0%
New Zealand	699	0.1%
Norway	1668	0.3%
Oman	16	0.0%
Peru	15	0.0%
Poland	24	0.0%
Portugal	157	0.0%
Scotland	51015	8.1%
Slovenia	47	0.0%
South Africa	326	0.1%
Spain	20066	3.2%
Sweden	26	0.0%
Switzerland	1240	0.2%
Syria	40	0.0%
Thailand	1271	0.2%
Turkey	389	0.1%
UNKNOWN	104	0.0%
USA	3631	0.6%
Vietnam	19	0.0%
Wales	77968	12.4%

Top 20 Crags (gritstone)

Stanage Popular	34641	19.0%
Burbage North	20826	11.4%
Birchen Edge	15228	8.3%
Froggatt Edge	14989	8.2%
Stanage Plantation	13321	7.3%
Stanage High Neb	8138	4.5%
Windgather Rocks	7962	4.4%
Almscliff	7289	4.0%
Roaches Upper Tier	6716	3.7%
Roaches Lower Tier	6060	3.3%
Millstone Edge	6044	3.3%
Brimham Rocks	5818	3.2%
Burbage South	5449	3.0%
Bamford Edge	5423	3.0%
Curbar Edge	5248	2.9%
Stanage End	4627	2.5%
Lawrencefield	4213	2.3%
Rivelin Edge	4211	2.3%
Castle Naze	3244	1.8%
Roaches Skyline	3141	1.7%

Top 20 Crags (other rocktypes)

The Cuttings	5340	7.7%
Craig Bwlch y Moch (Tremadog)	5208	7.5%
Shepherds Crag	5172	7.5%
Scugdale - Scot Crags	4644	6.7%
Harrisons Rocks	4356	6.3%
Blacknor South	3927	5.7%
Harborough Rocks	3774	5.5%
Bowden Doors	3475	5.0%
Bosigran	3075	4.4%
Cheyne Wears Area	2955	4.3%
Symonds Yat	2955	4.3%
Hutton Roof Crags	2916	4.2%
Horseshoe Quarry	2861	4.1%
The Dewerstone	2748	4.0%
Idwal Slabs (aka Cwm Idwal)	2745	4.0%
Subluminal	2723	3.9%
Trevor Rocks Area	2692	3.9%
Wintour's Leap	2626	3.8%
Sierra de Toix	2488	3.6%
Avon Gorge (Sea Walls)	2484	3.6%

Top 20 Climbs (gritstone)

Flying Buttress	879	7.0%
Heather Wall	833	6.6%
Sunset Crack	787	6.2%
Three Pebble Slab	738	5.8%
Tody's Wall	716	5.7%
Hollybush Crack	701	5.6%
Christmas Crack	696	5.5%
Sunset Slab	674	5.3%
Hargreaves' Original Route	623	4.9%
Heaven Crack	588	4.7%
Black Hawk Hell Crack	580	4.6%
Inverted V	567	4.5%
Manchester Buttress	549	4.4%
Via Media	541	4.3%
Green Gut	539	4.3%
Central Trinity	535	4.2%
Knight's Move	531	4.2%
Trafalgar Crack	520	4.1%
Trapeze Direct	519	4.1%
Paradise Wall	504	4.0%

Top 20 Climbs (other rocktypes)

Little Chamonix	743	9.8%
Hope	503	6.6%
One Step in the Clouds	479	6.3%
Christmas Curry	410	5.4%
The Ordinary Route	402	5.3%
Crackstone Rib	385	5.1%
Grooved Arete	379	5.0%
Middlefell Buttress	376	4.9%
Troutdale Pinnacle	357	4.7%
Tennis Shoe	353	4.6%
The Direct Route (Milestone...	352	4.6%
Seamstress	346	4.5%
Brown Slabs Direct	332	4.4%
Christmas Curry/Micah Finish	326	4.3%
Ardus	325	4.3%
Demo Route	324	4.3%
Brown Slabs	318	4.2%
Doorpost	308	4.0%
Flying Buttress	304	4.0%
Central Groove	298	3.9%

Top 20 Wishlist Climbs (gritstone)

The Sloth	158	11.5%
Valkyrie	120	8.8%
Flying Buttress Direct	119	8.7%
The File	76	5.6%
Three Pebble Slab	74	5.4%
Valkyrie	70	5.1%
The Right Unconquerable	69	5.0%
The Left Unconquerable	68	5.0%
Quietus	63	4.6%
Great North Road	60	4.4%
Long Tall Sally	57	4.2%
The Rasp	57	4.2%
Chequers Buttress	54	3.9%
Archangel	50	3.7%
Commander Energy	48	3.5%
London Wall	48	3.5%
Goliath's Groove	47	3.4%
Sunset Slab	45	3.3%
Flying Buttress	43	3.1%
Great Western	43	3.1%

Top 20 Wishlist Climbs (other rocktypes)

A Dream of White Horses	223	13.2%
Cenotaph Corner	213	12.6%
Cemetery Gates	138	8.2%
Left Wall	131	7.8%
Tower Ridge	98	5.8%
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	85	5.0%
Comes the Dervish	71	4.2%
Grooved Arete	69	4.1%
Tower Ridge	67	4.0%
East Face Route	66	3.9%
Centurion	59	3.5%
Right Wall	59	3.5%
Squareface	53	3.1%
Point Five Gully	53	3.1%
Tophet Wall	52	3.1%
The Old Man	52	3.1%
The Devil's Slide	51	3.0%
Main Wall	51	3.0%
Eliminate 'A'	50	3.0%
The Long Climb	48	2.8%

Climbs by Type of climb

Winter	8448	1.3%
Trad	461678	73.7%
Sport	101467	16.2%
Bouldering	48762	7.8%
Aid	84	0.0%
Alpine	2713	0.4%
Ice	1637	0.3%
Mixed	290	0.0%
Via Ferrata	299	0.0%
Scrambling	1475	0.2%

Climbs by Grade


Winter
I	1535	18.2%
I/II	501	5.9%
II	2034	24.1%
II/III	494	5.8%
III	1665	19.7%
IV	1349	16.0%
V	646	7.6%
VI	189	2.2%
VII	25	0.3%
VIII	9	0.1%
IX	1	0.0%

Trad
M	10233	2.2%
D	29732	6.4%
HD	1828	0.4%
VD	57681	12.5%
HVD	13849	3.0%
MS	1677	0.4%
S	63466	13.7%
HS	45716	9.9%
MVS	2188	0.5%
VS	95238	20.6%
HVS	54029	11.7%
E1	33115	7.2%
E2	20742	4.5%
E3	10411	2.3%
E4	5236	1.1%
E5	2694	0.6%
E6	672	0.1%
E7	206	0.0%
E8	45	0.0%
E9	11	0.0%
E10	4	0.0%
E11	2	0.0%
none	10022	2.2%
XS	38	0.0%
5.1	8	0.0%
5.2	3	0.0%
5.3	9	0.0%
5.4	49	0.0%
5.5	44	0.0%
5.6	204	0.0%
5.7	363	0.1%
5.8	408	0.1%
5.9	540	0.1%
5.10a	306	0.1%
5.10b	280	0.1%
5.10c	219	0.0%
5.10d	108	0.0%
5.11a	120	0.0%
5.11b	84	0.0%
5.11c	50	0.0%
5.11d	15	0.0%
5.12a	20	0.0%
5.12b	5	0.0%
5.12c	6	0.0%
5.13a	2	0.0%

Sport
F2	366	0.4%
F2+	592	0.6%
F3	2284	2.3%
F3+	1748	1.7%
F4	5404	5.3%
F4+	6073	6.0%
F5	10575	10.4%
F5+	11197	11.0%
F6a	12651	12.5%
F6a+	10469	10.3%
F6b	8046	7.9%
F6b+	5623	5.5%
F6c	5782	5.7%
F6c+	3025	3.0%
F7a	5044	5.0%
F7a+	3685	3.6%
F7b	2185	2.2%
F7b+	1475	1.5%
F7c	862	0.8%
F7c+	434	0.4%
F8a	485	0.5%
F8a+	151	0.1%
F8b	43	0.0%
F8b+	15	0.0%
F8c	4	0.0%
F8c+	2	0.0%
F9a	1	0.0%
F9a+	1	0.0%
5.2	1	0.0%
5.3	4	0.0%
5.4	4	0.0%
5.5	10	0.0%
5.6	35	0.0%
5.7	80	0.1%
5.8	90	0.1%
5.9	151	0.1%
5.10a	121	0.1%
5.10b	117	0.1%
5.10c	85	0.1%
5.10d	91	0.1%
5.11a	85	0.1%
5.11b	63	0.1%
5.11c	25	0.0%
5.11d	16	0.0%<