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#275 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
May 04, 2014, 04:16:52 pm
Yes staffs poly. Business studies student. Small guy probably drunk a lot with piss stained leggings!

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#276 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
May 16, 2014, 07:39:28 pm
All dry today. Nice and clean but a bit warm and a tad greasy without any wind.

Watch out for the odd 'dog egg' or three that someone has left in the main quarry :/

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#277 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
May 16, 2014, 08:56:21 pm
Was that what was on my pad and shoes today!! :shit: yuk!!

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#278 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
May 16, 2014, 09:11:06 pm
Was that what was on my pad and shoes today!! :shit: yuk!!

Ah - was that you there today? If so pleasure to meet you.

Hope Helsby was good. Suspect you were all fine as the dog eggs all looked whole still! ;)

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#279 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
May 19, 2014, 11:29:10 am
Question to the house... anyone else notice a few too many holds looking a bit worse for wear? Aside from foul-play, is it us lot climbing when it's still a touch damp?

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#280 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
May 19, 2014, 12:32:05 pm
Its not looking too bad... maybe one or two holds are a little larger than at first, but overall I think its holding up pretty well. SS is never going to be as durable as many of the grit outcrops.

But its never a good idea to go on while its damp...

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#281 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
May 22, 2014, 12:25:28 pm
Thanks Tom, you're probably right, I'm just feeling overly-protective of the place. Lovely as it is :)

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#282 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
May 24, 2014, 08:49:31 am
Yes staffs poly. Business studies student. Small guy probably drunk a lot with piss stained leggings!

If that's Matt who was there c.90-93, say hello to him from Dirty Adam! He'll know who I am. Have man happy memories of climbing with him at Staffs Poly.

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#283 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
June 06, 2014, 02:01:43 pm
All good today. Nice and dry. Watch out for the midges...

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#284 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
June 15, 2014, 03:40:52 pm
All fine. Little sweaty but ok. Seems to have missed the mizzle that hit Manc this AM.

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#285 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
June 20, 2014, 02:42:00 pm
 Thinking of heading over tomorrow morning. All good? Will anyone else be out?

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#286 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
June 20, 2014, 03:34:18 pm
Should think it's perfectly dry..

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#287 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
July 09, 2014, 12:41:34 pm
Any idea for tonight? Will it be soaked after yesterday? Cheers.

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#288 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
July 10, 2014, 11:13:09 am
Just in case anyone wonders. Went last night. It was in pretty good nick. Apart from some slugs in some pockets. :-)

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#289 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
July 10, 2014, 05:19:40 pm
Ha :) The usual mono problem... I find a sharpened toothbrush handle is useful for removing the slimey buggers...

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#290 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
July 10, 2014, 09:27:23 pm
Primo tonight. And Andy had good news... :)

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#291 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
July 11, 2014, 08:55:25 am
Primo tonight.

Amazingly so really. It had been a hot day in Cheshire and the quarries tend to be very protected from any breeze but still even small face holds felt tacky and rough. Negligible insect life too. I caught the last half hour of light up on the Helsby hilltop bouldering. It had been in the sun for hours and the rock was very warm to the touch but still it was good and grippy. Cheshire can be a godsend in the summer.

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#292 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
July 11, 2014, 09:00:29 am
Ah, I saw the cars but nobody in the main quarry later on. Would I be right in thinking the line L of Harmer's Arete was chalked?
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#293 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
September 17, 2014, 11:51:36 am
Some heads up - there seems to be a bees nest of some sort in the classroom quarry - lots of buzzing noises and loads of bees. It's alright down the rh (main) side but there's loads on the LH side - and being bees they can of course move :)

Also - some bonkers chalking been going on. Wtf, etc..


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#294 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
September 17, 2014, 01:03:55 pm
It looks like the mystery chalker from Pex has been over for a play.

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#295 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
September 17, 2014, 01:29:22 pm
It looks like the mystery chalker from Pex has been over for a play.

Indeed - its a bit nuts as that wall has about 5 holds on it - all about the size of a matchbox edge... why the spray of chalk!

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#296 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
September 17, 2014, 02:33:40 pm
Other Harmers news: Mario Balotelli has bought the big white house on the road up. The one previously owned (and built) by one of the Stobarts...

This was according to local sources (the bin men having lunch at the lay by)..

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#297 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
September 17, 2014, 05:56:15 pm
The chalking has been bonkers lately, tutting as loudly as brushing here. I was going to post but I do go on. Couple of broken footholds on the newly clean V1 on the left. Rained Monday, but Frodsham at least is dry as anything again.

Wasn't sure if the Balotelli thing was an amusing twitter wheeze - the same guy reposted it loads of times getting it started ...but if the binmen have confirmed that's good enough for me.

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#298 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
September 17, 2014, 08:28:23 pm
If its the white house on the left hand bend, I was told that was Rio Ferdinand's gaffe

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#299 Re: Harmers Wood Conditions
September 17, 2014, 08:34:47 pm
Naa - was one of the Stobart brothers.. Who owns Widness RL club. Had a big chat with one of the friends of Harmers last summer about it. Used to be a small derelict cottage - which was demolished and he managed to swing those changes through planning somehow!

As you can see on GE it's quite a gaff...


 

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