Classic Climbs for Middle Earth
Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.
Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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● Quickbeam | Fanghorn Hills |
|
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Sport | |
● Enting | Fanghorn Hills |
|
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad | |
● Trail of Teeth | Towers of Teeth > Guardian |
|
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Sport | |
● Second Breakfast | Towers of Teeth > Ephel Duath |
|
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport | |
● Hrum Hroom | Fanghorn Hills |
|
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport | |
● Of Quartz It Goes | Far Downs |
|
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport | |
● Master of Rack | Towers of Teeth > Ephel Duath |
|
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● Bard | Far Downs |
|
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport | |
● Left Wing of Smaug | Far Downs |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Waste Knot | Towers of Teeth > Ephel Duath |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport | |
● The Outer Shadow aka Morannon | Towers of Teeth > Ephel Duath |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Sport | |
● West Rib | Near Downs |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 2 pitches | |
● Just Gror A Pair | Gror |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad | |
● Things That Rhyme With Bilbo | Ered Lithui |
|
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Guardian Face | Ered Lithui |
|
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport | |
● There and Back Again | Near Downs |
|
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Guardian Face | Towers of Teeth > Guardian |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport | |
● The Nine | Towers of Teeth > Ephel Duath |
|
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Bil-Bolting-Baggins | Khazad Dum |
|
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport | |
● Three Rings for the Elven K… | Erebor |
|
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
● Jaws of Doom | Barad Dur |
|
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
● Guardian | Ered Lithui |
|
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad | |
● My Feets, My Feets, My Prec… | W Lies Mirkwood |
|
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad | |
● Black Arrow | Far Downs |
|
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad | |
● Shelob | Torech Ungol |
|
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Orcrist | Far Downs |
|
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● The Guardian | Towers of Teeth > Guardian |
|
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad | |
● Bard's Arrow | Far Downs |
|
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Thrain | Near Downs |
|
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad, Sport | |
● Thror | Near Downs |
|
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad, Sport | |
● Knob Goblin | W Lies Mirkwood |
|
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad | |
● West of the Sun | Far Downs |
|
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad | |
● Goldberry Lane | Ered Lithui |
|
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
● Ghostwriter | Near Downs |
|
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport | |
● Precious | Fanghorn Hills |
|
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, Sport | |
● One Ring to Rule Them All | E Lies Iron Hills |
|
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad | |
● Straight Outta Mordor | Near Downs |
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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
● Right Wight | Near Downs |
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad | |
● Unknown 2 | Near Downs |
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5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 Trad | |
● Wight Out of Hell | Near Downs |
|
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad |
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