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Back Bowden Doors
1  Diagonal 6m VD  
2  The Toppler 6m HVS 5b 
3  Lichen Groove 7m D  
4  The Tippler 7m HVS 5b 
5  The Bogie 9m MS  
6  Quarry Face 10m MS  
7  Glass Slipper 12m VS 5a 
Nev Hannaby, Malcolm Rowe (1976)
8  Broken Glass 11m E2 6a 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (1978)
9  Twisting Crack 8m HS 4c 
10  County Ethics 10m E7 7a 
Dave Cuthbertson (1990)
11  Merlin 11m E5 6a 
Bob Smith (14 August 1981)
12  The Pixies 11m E6 6b 
Dave Pegg (31 May 1991)
  unnamed 5+  
13  Morgan 14m E5 6a 
Bob Smith, Tommy Smith (Summer 1986)
14  I Bet He Drinks Carling Black Label 20m E8 6c 
Steve Roberts (20 June 1994)
15  The Dark Side 11m E9 7b 
Andy Earl (7 October 2003)
16  Mordreth 11m E6 6b 
Bob Smith, Tommy Smith (1988)
17  Macbeth 11 m E6 6b 
Bob Smith, John Earl (1 September1982)
18  The Arches 16m HVS 5b 
Rod Wilson (1965)
19  Cauldron 14m E1 5c 
Bob Smith, D Adams (1 September1982)
20  King Lear 11m E6 6c 
Dave Pegg (26 June 1991)
21  Hard Reign 14m E3 5c 
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (1 August 1978)
22  Holly Tree Corner 14m MS 4b 
23  Pyewackit 12m E4 5c 
John Earl, Bob Smith (1984ish)
24  The Witch 12m E2 5b  NULL
Malcolm Rowe, Nev Hannaby (1974)
25  Shackletack 12m E3 6b 
John Earl, Bob Smith (1981)
(With Ian Kyle)
26  The Wand 14m E3 5b 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (1978)
27  The Broomstick 14m E3 5b 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (1975)
28  The Enchanter 14m E2 5b 
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (1 May 1975)
29  Strange Brew 17m E3 5b 
John Earl, Ian Kyle (1984ish)
30  Bottle Crack 14m MVS 4c 
31  The Wizard 15m E3 5b 
Bob Smith (17 June 1978)
32  Black Magic 14m E1 5c 
Bob Hutchinson (1976)
  The Warlock VS 5a 
Bob Smith (17 June 1978)
33  The Vole 14m E1 5c 
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (1970ish)
34  Sorcerer's Apprentice 14m E1 5c 
Ken Wood (1968)
35  The Sorcerer 14m E1 5c  NULL
Allan Austin, Dave Roberts (1968)
36  The Charm 14m E1 5c 
A Powell (1984ish)
37  The Spell 13m E1 5c 
Jeff Lamb, Steve Blake (1978)
38  Straight Crack 13m HS 4b 
39  Magic Circle HVS 5a 
Bob Smith (30 August 1982)
40  Golden Stairs 13m VD  
41  Magic Flute 12m E1 5b 
Malcolm Rowe, Nev Hannaby (1976)
42  Boulder Lands 11m E5 6b 
Julian Lines (31 January 1991)
43  Dead on Arrival 15m E6 6a 
Tony Lickes, Graeme Read (23 November 2003)
44  Savage Slab 14m E7 6c 
Mark Savage (Autumn 2003)
45  Peak Technique 12m E7 6b 
Tony Coutts (1987)
46  On the Verge 12m E4 6a 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (18 May 1977)
47  Woodcutter's Crack 12m HVD (no adj grade)  
48  Forester's Corner 12m D  
49  Tube 15m E4 5c  Al about to roll over onto the topout of this crag classic
Bob Hutchinson, John Earl (1978)
  Direct Finish 11m E4 5c 
Steve Crowe, Karin Magog (15 September2001)
50  Uncouth Youth 20m E4 6a 
Bob Smith, John Earl (27 June 1985)
51  Right of Reply 23m E5 6b  
Bob Smith (27 June 1985)
52  Charlotte's Dream 14m E6 6b 
Karl Telfer, Graham Telfer (1987)
53  On the Rocks 14m E7 6c 
Bob Smith (28 November 1987)
54  Off The Rocks 14m E8 6c 
Nick Dixon, Noel Craine (1995)
(With Chris Naylor and Crispin Waddy)
55  Duke of York 13m HVS 5b 
John Earl, Bob Hutchinson (1977)
56  Transcendence 13m E8 6c 
Malcolm Smith (1994)
57  Lost Cause 12m E4 6b 
Tommy Smith, Bob Smith (1979)
58  Leap Of Faith 14m E6 6c 
Malcolm Smith (26 June 1994)
59  Angle Corner 10m VD  
60  Back To Back E5 6b 
Steve Crowe, Andy Earl (17 May 1995)
61  Gangway 10m MVS 4c 
62  Hollybush Crack 6m MS  
63  Scabby Hand 7m E4 5c 
64  When The Wind Blows E6 6b 
Karl Telfer, Graham Telfer (1987)
65  Peace At Last 12m E5 6a 
66  Outward Bound 12m E3 6a 
Paul Stewart (1 August 1979)
67  March Line 12m VD  
68  Roof Route 13m E1 5b  
Hugh Banner (1973)
69  Wall and Crack 13m S 4b  
  Hazelrigg Wall L,H E3 6b 
Bob Smith (1984ish)
(Done as a boulder problem, but graded as a route!)
70  Hazelrigg Wall 8m HVS 5b 
71  Pinup 8m E2 5c 
Steve Blake (1978ish)
72  Risk and Hope 15m E1 5b 
Bob Smith (27 September1980)
  ?????? (no adj grade)  
Dave Cuthbertson (1990ish)
73  Original route 14m VD  
74  Highland Fling 15m E1 5b  
75  Final Wall 13m VD  
76  Bullet 6m E1 5c 
Tommy Smith (1984ish)
77  Big Aerial Dynamite 9m E5 7a 
Dave Pegg (7 August 1991)
78  Dwarfs Nightmare 10m E2 6a 
Tommy Smith, Bob Smith (1979)
79  A Short Sharp Shock 10m E3 6a 
Bob Smith (11 August 1982)
80  Griffon 10m HVS 5b 
81  Rays Roof MVS 4c 
82  Footless Fulmar VS 4c 
Ian Kyle (1984ish)
  Club Foot (no adj grade)  
Bob Smith (18 February 1984)
  Thundering Apoplexy (no adj grade)  
Nick Dixon (1999ish)