I don’t take grades too seriously, and I find my own experiences on climbs often do not match what the grade might suggest. However, they are the best thing we have, and they can help to plan a visit to a crag.

The grades listed below take into account the original Lancashire Bouldering Guidebook by Robin Müller, but I have also taken a look at UKC (on 01/01/2026) to check out what others have said about the grades. These are shown in brackets where they differ. I have excluded some votes where it makes sense to do so (for example, Patiopia has a vote for 6C, but there is a variant which goes via a good pocket which gets 6C in the guide. I’ve therefore ignored that vote, as I’ve assumed it’s for that variant. As all other votes were for around 7A, that’s the grade I’ve listed).

You’ll also find a note on the beta I had going in to each climb. No beta means I figured it out alone with the guidebook, but this also means I might have done it “wrongly”! If that’s the case and I learn about it, then I’ll update the relevant page. Also, having the beta beforehand can make a climb much easier, and I think it’s only right to credit the people I’ve learnt from.

Video Order

Part I

• Concavity Cons Gravity @ Blackstone 6A (6A-6B)
• Blackstone Best @ Blackstone 6B (6B-6B+)
• Happy Mole Man @ Blackstone 6C+ (6C)
• Deft Cleft (easy variant) @ Blackstone 6A+ (neither in guide or on UKC)
• The Lushering @ Blackstone 7A (6C-7A+)
• Naomi’s Wall @ Blackstone 6B (6B+)
• Late To The Party @ Stony 6A (not in the original guide)
• Patiopia @ Blackstone 7A

Part II

• Swingers @ Blackstone 7A (6B+-7A)
• Luna @ Blackstone 6B+
• The Grit Exam @ Stony 7A+ (7A-7A+)
• The Kingdom Of Slope @ Stony 6B+
• Do Like Zoidberg @ Stony 6C+ (6C)
• Jiggery Slopery @ Stony 6A+ (6A-6A+)
• Delicat @ Stony 6A
• Starter For Ten @ Cow’s Mouth 6B+
• Get Your Fingers Out @ Cow’s Mouth 7A (6C+-7A)

Part III

• Flute Note @ Stony 6B (6A+-6B+)
• Gritworm @ Stony 6B+ (6A+-6B+)
• Zaftig @ Stony 7A
• Look To Windward @ Blackstone 6A+
• Chalk The Talk (low variant) @ Blackstone 7A+
• Try Me @ Blackstone 6C (6B-6C)
• Nik’s Groove @ Blackstone 7A

Outro

• Basic Tech @ Blackstone 6B
• Molly The Moocher @ Stony 7A (6C+-7A)

Grade Order (Guide, UKC Low, UKC High)

• Delicat @ Stony 6A
• Late To The Party @ Stony 6A
• Jiggery Slopery @ Stony 6A+ (6A-6A+)
• Deft Cleft (easy variant) @ Blackstone 6A+
• Look To Windward @ Blackstone 6A+
• Concavity Cons Gravity @ Blackstone 6B (6A-6B)
• Flute Note @ Stony 6B (6A+-6B+)
• Basic Tech @ Blackstone 6B
• Blackstone Best @ Blackstone 6B (6B-6B+)
• Naomi’s Wall @ Blackstone 6B (6B+)
• Gritworm @ Stony 6B+ (6A+-6B+)
• The Kingdom Of Slope @ Stony 6B+
• Luna @Blackstone 6B+
• Starter For Ten @ Cow’s Mouth 6B+
• Try Me @ Blackstone 6C (6B-6C)
• Happy Mole Man @ Blackstone 6C+ (6C)
• Do Like Zoidberg @ Stony 6C+ (6C)
• Swingers 7A @ Blackstone (6B+-7A)
• The Lushering @ Blackstone 7A (6C-7A+)
• Molly The Moocher @ Stony 7A (6C+-7A)
• Get Your Fingers Out @ Cow’s Mouth 7A (6C+-7A)
• Nik’s Groove @ Blackstone 7A
• Zaftig @ Stony 7A
• Patiopia @ Blackstone 7A
• The Grit Exam @ Stony 7A+ (7A-7A+)
• Chalk The Talk (low variant) @ Blackstone 7A+

Grade Summaries

I think these little bar charts give a quick summary of the overall level of climbing in the video. I’ve done three based on the guidebook grade, the lowest UKC vote, and the highest UKC vote.

Lancashire Bouldering Guide

UKC Low

UKC High