15 routes to Make you Cry: World Edition

Snake Dyke - One of the greatest VS route you will find anywhere, and certainly a must do free route in Yosemite.
Snake Dyke - One of the greatest VS route you will find anywhere, and certainly a must do free route in Yosemite.

Well I saw Dave Pickford’s ’15 Route to do before you Die’ feature in Climber Magazine. I felt that the routes went from the truly great to the totally ridiculous. In essence the routes were more like 15 of the greatest route Dave had a picture of. So I offer you my version of 15 routes to make you cry, whether it be gibbering on the lead or tears of the joy of life when you top out, but really it is 15 great routes I have climbed around the world or that I have pictures of.

Ancient Art - For E1/A0 routes don't get any better than this. To be found just outside Moab
Ancient Art - For E1/A0 routes don't get any better than this. To be found just outside Moab
The Awesome Comes the Dervish - E3
The Awesome Comes the Dervish - E3
The Stove Leg cracks on the Ultimate Rock Route The Nose of El Cap
The Stove Leg cracks on the Ultimate Rock Route The Nose of El Cap
Balanced Rock Hampi - A unique HVS set in a surreal landscape of a Ruined City
Balanced Rock Hampi - A unique HVS set in a surreal landscape of a Ruined City
The unbelievably good Deep Water Solo the Conger. E1's simply don't get this good!
The unbelievably good Deep Water Solo the Conger. E1's simply don't get this good!
A winter Traverse of Crib Coch
A winter Traverse of Crib Coch
The unbelievably good and exposed final traverse of Dream of White Horses
The unbelievably good and exposed final traverse of Dream of White Horses
Nick Bullock cruising Right Wall. One of the best routes of its grade anywhere.
Nick Bullock cruising Right Wall. One of the best routes of its grade anywhere.
Dave Rudkin styling the crux move across the bottmless corner of Creeping Leema, Yellow Walls Gogarth
Dave Rudkin styling the crux move across the bottmless corner of Creeping Leema, Yellow Walls Gogarth
The amazing hand jam at the top of Tiger Wall. Bowden Doors
The amazing hand jam at the top of Tiger Wall. Bowden Doors
High Neb Buttress, a classy VS at the unpopular far lefthand end of Stanage
High Neb Buttress, a classy VS at the unpopular far lefthand end of Stanage
The Awesome and mainly Trad VS ridge leading out of the geological marvel of Todra Gorge, Morocco
The Awesome and mainly Trad VS ridge leading out of the geological marvel of Todra Gorge, Morocco
One of the Classics of the US. The Regular Route on Half Dome, E1/A0
One of the Classics of the US. The Regular Route on Half Dome, E1/A0
Possibly the best big wall free route in the world. The Lotus Flower Tower in the Cirque of the Unclimables, Canada
Possibly the best big wall free route in the world. The Lotus Flower Tower in the Cirque of the Unclimables, Canada

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