[205Chris]

Give me a shout if you fancy venturing down there again and need a catch.. I've been thinking about trying (possibly replace with - getting spanked by ;-) a few of the routes down there for a while now.

:D

Ditto.

Cheers guys. Unfortunately a return trip is off the cards for the next few weekends as I've got a stag weekend then wedding to attend.

It's fairly safe to say that Thormen's is pretty much number 1 on the most wanted list for next year though. Best sport line in the peak?

[dpb]

Anyone know what conditions are like at the mo?

Cheers

[Nike Air]

Anyone know if this place has seen much traffic recently?

[Bonjoy]

I've not heard anything for a while. I'd give the place a miss in current weather conditions unless there's going to be a decent through draft.

[Davo]

Was here on Monday. Couple of the pockets were damp and greasy but managed to clean and dry them up. Overall I reckon a few ascents would get it in absolutely mint conditions.

Thormen's Moth is brilliant, well keen to go back and finish it off.

Cheers Dave

[abarro81]

Anyone know if it's dry there at the moment?

[Stu Littlefair]

All dry today. Although I pulled a bolt out of spear of Odin/Valhalla so you might want to steer clear of that until I manage to fix it...

[Bonjoy]

Shit! Hope nobody was hurt. Which one?

[Stu Littlefair]

Have PM'd bonjoy separately, but for general knowledge this was the penultimate bolt and caused no great problems. It may well have been an older bolt and not one of bonjoy's most recent.

I should have something back in on a 2 week timescale or so

[T_B]

The forecast for this weekend is the right kind of weather I'm guessing? I.e. not hot/sweaty but should be lacking in seepage. Anyone been recently? Ta

[Johnny Brown]

If it's anything like our warehouse there might be some lingering damp from Hurricane Bertha. Take a duvet/ windproof, the wind whistles through and there's no sun.

[T_B]

Cool, cheers. Never been so inevitably will be looking at Thormen's Moth. I guess that is more open and holds the moisture less than those further in. What would be the best Plan B if you turned up and it was wet? Beeston I suppose. Anyone done Honorary Buoux or 666 and know the state of the bolts?

[Johnny Brown]

Yeah, but there are some deep pockets that hold damp and the initial wall can be prone to condensation. I was up in Ivy Gash a few weeks back. The bolts didn't look too bad but the routes didn't look to have had much traffic.

[cheque]

I was up in Ivy Gash a few weeks back.

[Johnny Brown]

That's nothing. Last summer I took Puccio up the Plum buttress.

[Bonjoy]

Andy Harris was there a few days ago and it was very dry. It should still be fine despite the rain I think. It tends to mirror the Cornice and that seems to be holding up. If it is out of condition though you could try Arch Enemies or the 8a extension in Dovedale (if you haven't done already) as these are less prone to both kinds of damp. I reckon you're right about tomorrow though, should be good nick.

[205Chris]

Had a wander into Thor's cave this afternoon while I was in that neck of the woods. Most stuff looks very dry (from my vantage point of standing on the ground) but I guess some of the pockets could be damp in the back.

There also appears to be a fairly substantial bird nest in the huge pocket at the end of Thormen's Moth just before the chains.

[T_B]

Did the nest look/sound occupied?!

[205Chris]

Did the nest look/sound occupied?!

Not that I could see. Pretty impressive nest though - it's a decent sized hole.

[cofe]

Could be a condor's nest. Or a dragon's.

[Johnny Brown]

Shame Somebody's Fool isn't around any more to give us an ID check.

[205Chris]

Could be a condor's nest. Or a dragon's.

Pterodactyl I reckon

[Potash]

What are peoples opinions regarding the routes in the back of the cave at the moment.

I'm hoping that as reports from places like Cheedale indicate little seapage at the moment the cave could be reasonably dry.

[Potash]

For general information the cave was mostly dry. There was the occasional moistish hold but nothing serious on the routes we climbed.

[Gus]

Anyone been down recently to have a look?

Cheers