Big Balls & Ground Falls, difficult and dangerous Peak District gritstone climbs

A selection of some of most famous trad climbs on the gritstone crags in England’s Peak District, by Jim Pope.

Jim Pope

24

June 2020

Climbing

45m 55s

02/10/2025 - Climbing

Nicolai Užnik makes the first ascent of ‘Mount Doom’ (9A) in Maltatal

02/10/2025 - Alpinism

Siebe Vanhee vs Riders On The Storm in Patagonia

24/09/2025 - Climbing

Pepa Šindel vs Wallstreet (8c), Frankenjura

18/08/2025 - Alpinism

François Cazzanelli & Giuseppe Vidoni establish 'Bianco Invisibile' on Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey

07/08/2025 - Climbing

Mat Wright repeats 'Rhapsody' at Dumbarton Rock, Scotland

17/07/2025 - Climbing

Nicolai Užnik repeats 'The Smile' (8C/V15) at Rocklands

12/07/2025 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering

Élise Poncet sets Mont Blanc fastest known time

25/06/2025 - Climbing

Adam Ondra vs Lexicon, world’s hardest trad flash

06/05/2025 - Climbing

Hamish McArthur repeats 'No one Mourns The Wicked' (9A) in single session

06/05/2025 - Climbing

Barbara Zangerl makes historic 'Freerider' flash on El Capitan

28/04/2025 - Climbing

Jacopo Larcher, Barbara Zangerl climbing 'The Gift' in Rätikon

28/04/2025 - Alpinism

Ty Andrews climb Manaslu in record-breaking 9 hours 52 minutes