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Kilnsey conditions
May 23, 2006, 11:55:43 pm
I heard that it was in good conditions a few weeks ago, but with the current wettest-drought-on-record happening I was wondering if anyone could give an update on what's dry/wet at the minute as I'm thinking of going on Thursday.

Might be an idea to make this sticky?  Although I suppose once Kilnsey dries out it generally stays dry unless it hamers it down for days on end, like now for instance.
« Last Edit: May 30, 2006, 12:29:34 pm by Bonjoy »

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#1 Re: Kilnsey conditions
May 24, 2006, 08:11:10 am
AKAIK it's piss wet through now. routes like 50 for 5 and the first section of The Ashes may be do-able, but pretty much everything else will be an overhaning waterfall. Which is a pity.

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#2 Re: Kilnsey conditions
May 30, 2006, 11:03:21 am
anyone got an update on conditions
possibly heading out tommorow
cheers guys

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#3 Re: Kilnsey conditions
May 30, 2006, 02:50:09 pm
was really badly seeping on saturday. Cannot be anymore specific as it was my first time there and my climbing partner being familiar with the crag believed it was the worst he had seen it for ages. However it was sunny on sunday and monday so may be starting to dry out?

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#4 Re: Kilnsey conditions
June 05, 2006, 09:13:11 am
 Was there on Saturday. Generally dry. Very few streaks, a bit at the bottom of the bulge on Ecstasy and the top of Dreamtime are the only ones I can recall. Still the odd pocket and break which are wet at the back though. It looks like there is still some water in the seapage system but it drying off as soon as it surfaces.

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#5 Re: Kilnsey conditions
June 13, 2006, 07:01:59 pm
Everything was bone on Sunday, but it was too warm, waaayyyy too warm infact

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#6 Re: Kilnsey conditions
June 13, 2006, 09:36:50 pm
Why weren't people there on Saturday? Most have been the only cool crag in the country - no sun and the full brunt of the south easter. Was belaying in a jacket!

Having said that it's not really a place for me  ???

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#7 Re: Kilnsey conditions
June 14, 2006, 08:38:44 am
Goredale was pretty cool on saturday too until the sun came round, but I agree with your sentiments - not sure if it's the crag for me   :-[

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#8 Re: Kilnsey conditions
July 28, 2006, 12:31:29 pm
Does anyone know whether Kilnsey will be closed due to the heat at present?

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#9 Re: Kilnsey conditions
July 28, 2006, 01:04:36 pm
Bone dry, and open as of Wednesday. Its so close to the road it shouldn't get closed, I don't think. Too hot in the morning, but afternoons are OK. After 4pm on Weds it got positively cold. I even had to pop my t-shirt back on for a bit!

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#10 Re: Kilnsey conditions
July 28, 2006, 06:21:54 pm
Was very open yesterday (Thurs) but very very sweaty. At best.

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#11 Re: Kilnsey conditions
August 02, 2006, 02:12:23 pm
There was some drainage starting to appear yesterday around Marsala Martyr lots of (occasionally heavy) intermittent rain, so more leakage may have appeared overnight.

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#12 Re: Kilnsey conditions
August 03, 2006, 07:09:10 pm
All dry and in mint condition mostly today  :thumbsup:

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#13 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 03, 2006, 02:15:43 pm
What's the weather been like in England recently? Is Kilnsey still dry?

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#14 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 03, 2006, 08:54:15 pm
Thw whole of Yorkshire is as wet as an Otters pockets AFAIK

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#15 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 03, 2006, 08:59:46 pm
Goddammit, two weeks of stamina training at a climbing wall in munich and I come back to this shitty weather?  :'(

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#16 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 03, 2006, 09:03:23 pm
The Peak Lime is still in good nick though.... Try to get yourself down there, lots to do at 7a-7b on Two Tier, Max Buttress or the Embankment

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#17 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 03, 2006, 09:22:54 pm
Cool, I'll try that then. Rubicon first, obviously... You going down that way next weekend?

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#18 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 10, 2006, 07:40:12 pm
There were many big seepage lines at the start of today but alot of them dried back later on, lots of stuff still climbable

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#19 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 11, 2006, 08:31:52 am
As of yesterday afternoon
7C's to left hand side: dry enough to climb
Directissima: some wet holds but fine
Comedy/Pantomime: Dry
The Bulge: Soaking from undercuts
Urgent Action: Unclimbable ue to wet pockets in middle
The Thumb: Wet near bottom, but sort of climbable
Grooved Arete: Some wet holds at bottom, but climbable

Bouldering: Some slightly damp pockets, but pretty good nick.

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#20 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 11, 2006, 09:58:07 am
Are the pockets on Urgent dry-outable do you think?

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#21 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 11, 2006, 10:09:58 am
Nah, they looked pretty soaking, and there was seepage lines coming out of them.  Don't know if Mick Lovatt posts on here or not, but he'd be the man to ask as he was on it.

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#22 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 14, 2006, 10:54:48 pm
any conditions reports from this evening?  Was looking dry all week but sounds like some rain fell today. Reckon slab culture area will be dry at the weekend?

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#23 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 16, 2006, 08:04:27 pm
seeping  :boohoo: :wall:

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#24 Re: Kilnsey conditions
September 21, 2006, 02:38:30 pm
 Has anyone any idea how bad it is at the mo?? Basically i'm up in Yorkshire aturday ,it looks too hot for Malham or the grit this week, so Kilnsey looks the best bet.....if it's not totally seeped out.

 

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