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Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy popp on May 22, 2009, 06:47:55 am
Has it rained over there over night? Is it clearing up?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on May 22, 2009, 08:11:16 am
Its totally dry here in Nether Green but it doesn't look 100% promising up the hill.
See here:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html)
The light blue will be drizzle/clag on the tops.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on May 22, 2009, 09:30:22 am
check the outside webcam (http://www.outside.co.uk/knowledge/webcam.html), although hard to tell if it's raining.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on November 06, 2009, 08:54:20 am
Anyone passed through here this morning, looks v foggy on the web cam, any chance it will clear and the rock be dry?
THX
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on December 11, 2009, 11:36:14 am
Anyone been in the peak this morning? Looks foggy on the webcam. Anyone seen dry rock?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 11, 2009, 11:56:59 am
not been out but there is this webcam

http://www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk/content.php?categoryId=2491 (http://www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk/content.php?categoryId=2491)

don't know about the top one but the lower one is near Grindleford and it's often possible to tell if that wall looks wet. a good indication of whether rock is wet me thinks. Looks wet at the moment...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on December 11, 2009, 12:07:19 pm
Cheers, not seen that cam before. Have added it to the webcam thread - http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,12946.0.html (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,12946.0.html)

Dammit, thought it was going to be crisp and dry today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 11, 2009, 12:09:29 pm
Dammit, thought it was going to be crisp and dry today.

you're just going to have to slum it with regular vegetable oil instead.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on December 11, 2009, 12:21:08 pm
It's clear and Sunny in the High Peak..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on December 11, 2009, 12:55:04 pm
Was clear and Sunny - now dank and foggy  :thumbsdown:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 22, 2009, 04:05:45 pm
West Side Story in great nick, everything else fucked as far as the eye can see. All the Burbage/ Stanage roads require skills in snow driving...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: north_country_boy on December 22, 2009, 05:00:58 pm
Ben's wall & Great White at Curbar in ok nick today.....Sean's arete and walk on by in great nick!!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 22, 2009, 06:16:26 pm
Ben's wall & Great White at Curbar in ok nick today.....Sean's arete and walk on by in great nick!!!

how was Walk on By vis a vis the fucked hold?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on December 22, 2009, 07:28:37 pm
All the Burbage/ Stanage roads require skills in snow driving...

True, and it turns out, I aint got dem skillz   :( :'(

Tried to get up the road just behind The Millstone twice, and failed miserably!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Somebody's Fool on December 22, 2009, 08:41:43 pm
Brad Pit's fine to the jug. Help the Young is OK. The Joker was being tried today, not sure if it's still OK. Chequer's Groove/Slingshot/Soul Power/Our Souls are all fine. Plenty to go at it seems, as long as you've got Jim's attitude to warming up.

Driving to Plantation is OK if you head out of Hathersage on the North Lees road and then loop round via High Neb. Never too steep.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 24, 2009, 05:06:44 pm
Had a walk round Burbage S this aft. As you'd expect everything was covered in snow and/or water. However I was amazed to find one fully dry problem - Leotard Legend. Some amazing icicles on the French Kiss wall!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Danger on December 30, 2009, 10:23:39 pm
Excuse my ignorance but I have been away for a week.

Any chance of much dry rock tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on January 01, 2010, 08:27:06 pm
Has anyone been out today? Thinking burbage south for an early morning session.was thinking of getting a start on attitude inspector for my 2010 ticklist.if it's not soaking/covered in ice.   
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: hairich on January 01, 2010, 11:12:07 pm
was at burb n today.all covered in 2 inch of fresh snow.only remurgence area climbable
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: north_country_boy on January 01, 2010, 11:47:43 pm
WSS in primo nick at Burbage West today......

Flatworld and LH also in good nick at Baslow, apart from snowy topout....

Stonking day to be out and about, pity the masses of South Yorkshire also decided it would be nice too
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on January 02, 2010, 10:16:54 am
Has anyone been out today? Thinking burbage south for an early morning session.was thinking of getting a start on attitude inspector for my 2010 ticklist.if it's not soaking/covered in ice.
Not sure about A.I. because i never went that far along to edge. Zorev looked climbable and in good nick and so that new prob under captain invincible.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on January 02, 2010, 10:29:41 am
Just for info, we have a loads of fresh snow in the High Peak/Chapel/Buxton area this morning so the roads heading into the Peak from Manchester will be pretty bad.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on January 02, 2010, 10:55:49 am
Knocked I on the head as there was fresh snow overnight and it's still coming down - near mansfield - hopefully tomorrow will be a goer - still a long board session today.
Thanks for the updates.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: GCW on January 02, 2010, 11:07:36 am
There's always Pleasley Vale......
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 02, 2010, 01:25:50 pm
Pretty snowy and wet with it on the east/sheff side. Even rivelin pretty much a write off
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: north_country_boy on January 02, 2010, 04:39:03 pm
Anybody reckon eatswood, specifically the traverse/westwood etc will be worth a punt tomorrow?  :-\  :shrug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 02, 2010, 09:21:50 pm
I'd say much of traverse should be ok but finishing holds (jugs) wet. Hard to say for sure though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: north_country_boy on January 02, 2010, 09:52:02 pm
I'd say much of traverse should be ok but finishing holds (jugs) wet. Hard to say for sure though.

Going to take a chance on it, i will report back with conditions and success tomorrow  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on January 03, 2010, 06:20:32 pm
Went to Frogatt today - not much dry... mint 400/oedipus wall, chequer's groove and that thing immediately left of sole power. didn't bother chcking out further left of the pinnacle...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: hairich on January 03, 2010, 06:25:34 pm
all burbage under 2 feet of snow.big hands said cratcliff was all wet
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: north_country_boy on January 03, 2010, 07:17:47 pm
eatswood was Mint today!!  :goodidea:

All dry from left arete all the way to ten inch zombies.....oh and did I mention Primo conditions!?  ;D
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Adam Lincoln on January 16, 2010, 02:12:14 pm
Anyone been up to Stanage, is it full of melt water? Wondering what the chances of it being dry tomorrow are...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 16, 2010, 07:03:55 pm
Well it was raining/sleeting this morning, all the snow in Hathersage was melting though the day, and it was wet mist this evening. I don't fancy your chances.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 16, 2010, 09:07:00 pm
Johnny brown was at the wall today. Need I say more?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Adam Lincoln on January 16, 2010, 09:13:24 pm
Johnny brown was at the wall today. Need I say more?

Nuff said.
Cheers guys.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on January 17, 2010, 06:15:30 pm
Had a great day out at Stanage today. A few mates went out yesterday and built a flat snow platform beneath Big Air. It's now as safe as it will ever be. With six pads on top, the fall was tested many times. Lots of fun! (And it seemed to us that the standard rockover beta is whack). The platform should last for a day or two at least. Crescent Arete and Beneath the Breadline were both also cleaned off yesterday and climbed today. Careless Torque looked fine as well.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Adam Lincoln on January 17, 2010, 06:27:23 pm
Had a great day out at Stanage today. A few mates went out yesterday and built a flat snow platform beneath Big Air. It's now as safe as it will ever be. With six pads on top, the fall was tested many times. Lots of fun! (And it seemed to us that the standard rockover beta is whack). The platform should last for a day or two at least. Crescent Arete and Beneath the Breadline were both also cleaned off yesterday and climbed today. Careless Torque looked fine as well.

 :furious: Wish i had taken the chance now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 17, 2010, 07:40:24 pm
Quote
And it seemed to us that the standard rockover beta is whack

How come, I've always thought it piss? What was your answer?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on January 17, 2010, 07:53:52 pm
Outside right on the slopey foothold, right hand to pocket, then again to top. I did spend a couple of seconds trying to get my foot in the hole, but it seemed a bit fiddly. Other people got both pockets and stood up using the lower foothold. (To me this looked harder, but they insisted it was fine).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 17, 2010, 09:31:07 pm
I do the same as you, just with the other foot. The go again to the top is a nice move.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on January 18, 2010, 02:21:10 pm
just finished at stanage, everything was pretty wet, crescent arete was probably the driest thing there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 18, 2010, 05:02:52 pm
There is a lot less snow further south - Curbar has a good bit less than Burbage, by the time you get to Moorside there's bugger all. It all needs a breeze to dry off though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 19, 2010, 08:54:50 pm
Any suggestions for where to head tomorrow? Anyone seen anything nice today, or Monday?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on January 27, 2010, 02:27:58 pm
Just got back from burbage south and everything was pretty soaked, there were some nice little rivulets of water running all over the holds of davids traverse and the problem we did dry quickly got wet again from the mist.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 27, 2010, 02:31:38 pm
Cratcliffe/ Robin Hood's was in lovely condition yesterday. No snow at all, almost completely dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 28, 2010, 03:50:33 pm
FB link sonot everyone will be able to see but what the hell. It's an interesting picture!

(http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs218.snc3/22567_456064800436_775275436_10929349_6966067_n.jpg)

28th Jan 2010
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Norton Sharley on January 28, 2010, 05:28:24 pm
So who's done Three Blind Mice and claimed the ascent then?  :whistle:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dhanny on January 30, 2010, 08:43:29 pm
anyone get to stanage or burbage today.... any good?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on January 30, 2010, 09:40:50 pm
Burbage was in generally good nick today, barring the occasional buried problem.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dhanny on January 30, 2010, 10:03:37 pm
sounds good, take it the roads are all gravy now..? went up last weekend and it was a right mission to get to the plantation car park.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 30, 2010, 10:11:46 pm
Pretty much fine. Few small isolated spots of ice but nothing major.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Richie Crouch on February 05, 2010, 06:09:40 pm
Thinking of checking out Gardoms on Sunday having never been before. Is it likely to have a worthwhile amount of things dry to try (in the 6a-7a range?)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fiveknuckle21 on February 05, 2010, 06:15:17 pm
 Gardoms South? (Suavito etc) area was as green as ye like two weeks back, can't comment on the other side though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on February 10, 2010, 10:46:14 pm
did anyone get out on the edges today, if so what would be the verdict for tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on February 11, 2010, 01:27:00 am
some ended up at eatswood after driving through blizzards
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on February 17, 2010, 08:31:49 am
I dont know if anyone lives or drives through the peak district, was wondering what the conditions look like today, its hard to tell from sheffield.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 17, 2010, 08:40:34 am
I reckon there will be dry rock to be found. There was yesterday, and the only precipitation last night was frost.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jonjon on February 17, 2010, 08:47:45 am
Hard frost in the Hope Valley this morning - although it has clouded over a little in the last hour.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on February 17, 2010, 08:31:32 pm
Despite the fog, conditions were quite good today. However, it started snowing in the afternoon. Burbage is a blanc page once more.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on February 17, 2010, 08:57:02 pm
Just driven through peak on way home from work in manc. There's a light covering of fairly damp snow - doesn't look good.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 19, 2010, 05:23:42 pm
After last night there's more snow at Stanage, Burbage and Higgar making most stuff un-climbable.

A bit further south the trackside boulder at Curbar was dry but GW etc. all wet.

Mark's roof area also quite damp at Gardoms.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 19, 2010, 05:36:01 pm
How did the main edge look at Curbar ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 19, 2010, 05:39:15 pm
Mostly dry, but damp streaks/ patches. Sunny aspects best bet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 19, 2010, 05:41:53 pm
OK cheers
Do you reckon anywhere else looks OK ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on February 19, 2010, 05:55:11 pm
Bits were dry at froggatt but was suffering annoying run off
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on February 19, 2010, 05:55:53 pm
Heading to the Peak tomorrow, am I going to be disappointed? Should I head elsewhere?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 19, 2010, 06:07:17 pm
Heading to the Peak tomorrow, am I going to be disappointed? Should I head elsewhere?

There was no snow around wetherby when I drove past today - so 'Cliff & bits of yorkshire near there would be OK I recon..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on February 19, 2010, 06:11:36 pm
Where's Mr Popp? Cheshire sandstone might be in order....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on February 19, 2010, 07:43:35 pm
Run off was the main party pooper nik so depends what you fancy trying.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on February 19, 2010, 08:27:10 pm
Hmmm, nothing in particular I was thinking of trying. As long as there's a chance of finding dry rock in the 7's (and maybe 8's) I'll be happy, got all day to sniff out the dryness.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on February 19, 2010, 08:42:20 pm
There was dry rock about for real. I'd have thought plenty more tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Somebody's Fool on February 19, 2010, 09:32:54 pm
Congleton Knoll was covered in damp snow tonight. Needs at least three days of fine weather before I'd bother tbh
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 20, 2010, 08:13:22 am
Looking good from Sheffield City this morning, heading out shortly, not sure where yet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on February 20, 2010, 08:16:41 am
Cheers Slackers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on February 20, 2010, 08:38:13 am
was pretty good yesterday, though some bits were damp from melt water, but it was drying quickly.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 20, 2010, 06:42:04 pm
Froggatt was great (for routes) today, quite a few people bouldering too.

Melt and drops were increasing when we left.

Tegness quarry was a bit green and damp on the north side of the pinnacle (not that I expect anyone to be going there bouldering!)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kingholmesy on February 20, 2010, 08:34:21 pm
I know it doesn't really count as Eastern edges, but in case anyone's interested, everything at Robin's Hood Stride and Cratcliffe (apart from Hueco Wall) was in pretty good nick today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 21, 2010, 08:23:34 am
Anyone thinking of heading out would be well advised not to bother today.  Snowing heavily in Sheffield at present. :P
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 21, 2010, 08:51:54 am
Broomgrove anyone?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 21, 2010, 10:39:36 am
Jacob's ladder? WooOOoot!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Paul B on February 21, 2010, 11:47:23 am
Anyone thinking of heading out would be well advised not to bother today.  Snowing heavily in Sheffield at present. :P

Its the other halfs birthday today and we were meant to be heading over to Manc. Anybody driven over from that way? I see the woodhead is passable, can't see any info on the snake?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 21, 2010, 11:57:37 am
Anyone thinking of heading out would be well advised not to bother today.  Snowing heavily in Sheffield at present. :P

Its the other halfs birthday today and we were meant to be heading over to Manc. Anybody driven over from that way? I see the woodhead is passable, can't see any info on the snake?

Melting fast here in Manc - couple of inches dropped - easily passable slush fest on the roads..  had a look here?
http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,12946.msg245927.html#msg245927 (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,12946.msg245927.html#msg245927)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Paul B on February 21, 2010, 12:33:46 pm
thanks turns out she's feeling rubbish anyway so we're not going to bother.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: daddy long legs on February 22, 2010, 06:44:45 pm
Curbar mint today; Trackside boulder snow free and dry, Gorilla warfare all dry and other nearby boulder's dry. Main edge dripping a bit, but Sean's arete dry and Kayak slab good too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 26, 2010, 12:02:22 pm
Where to go tomorrow then ?
Have got a full day pass (which is very unusual for me) and of course its pissing down and forecast to do so all bloody day. Its meant to be dry tomorrow
I've never been to Ramshaw  :-[ any change there will be some dry rock there ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on February 26, 2010, 12:45:50 pm
Highly unlikely I'd say
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 26, 2010, 05:46:32 pm
Trackside, Curbar. Never been - is it quick drying??? (Thinking of tomorrow afternoon...)
T
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jaspersharpe on February 26, 2010, 06:37:45 pm
Trackside, Curbar. Never been - is it quick drying??? (Thinking of tomorrow afternoon...)
T

Yes provided it's not covered in snow. It gets bad press but I love that boulder.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 26, 2010, 07:15:43 pm
Trackside, Curbar. Never been - is it quick drying??? (Thinking of tomorrow afternoon...)
T

Yes provided it's not covered in snow. It gets bad press but I love that boulder.

Ace, the fairer half is meeting her sister in town at 12 - so I spy a window of opportunity....  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on February 26, 2010, 10:12:50 pm
Ace is at the plantation tho  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 26, 2010, 10:14:57 pm
Ace is at the plantation tho  ;)

 :) Yeah, but I've already done that...  :P  Fancy coming along?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dhanny on March 10, 2010, 08:25:47 pm
thinking of heading to stanage tomorrow... anyone know the score?
tar
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on March 10, 2010, 08:51:32 pm
i predict that everywhere will be dry
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 10, 2010, 09:00:02 pm
What Dave Jim said...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dhanny on March 10, 2010, 09:17:46 pm
thought so, just thought i'd double check.
cheers chaps!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stokesy on March 18, 2010, 07:13:12 pm
Anyone know what the millstone bouldering spots (secret garden, mother cap, etc) are like at the mo? Thinking of heading up there tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on March 18, 2010, 07:14:42 pm
its rained a bit in barnsley but the forecast for tomorrow is good, depends on the wind to dry it off really
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stokesy on March 18, 2010, 08:35:37 pm
Cheers mate. Anyone got any clue about conditions at rhs/cratcliffe? Not been there in a while.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 18, 2010, 09:38:26 pm
It was raining a bit at Burbage around 3pm today. Well I was only spitting really, but it was hard and persistent enough to get the floor, and the pads wet. The rock was fairly dry, but starting to get greasy when I sacked it off. If it doesn't rain, then it should be windy enough for everything to dry out nicely.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: MrF on March 18, 2010, 10:58:43 pm
Conditions were good at Rhs/Cratcliffe last week, I imagine they will  dry quickly after the light shower this afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on March 24, 2010, 04:46:45 pm
What's it been like today? Doesn't seem to have rained in Sheff since morning. Same in peak?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 24, 2010, 06:26:17 pm
It stayed pretty dry all day in Hathersage today. Very windy on the tops apparently.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 24, 2010, 08:14:01 pm
 hello
I was up at trackside for about an hour at fiveish.. It was humid windless and about as crap as condidtions can be without being wet I'm afraid.. Humid windless and greasing off loads. A bit of wind would probably sort it out but a long way from being mint.. Of course tomorrows another day!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on March 25, 2010, 01:25:34 am
Went out for a lantern session and the rain set in. Gah.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on March 31, 2010, 09:13:58 am
Got some free time today don't suppose it's dry over in Burbage Valley is it? Absolutely soaked here near Mansfield.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tlr on March 31, 2010, 09:28:14 am
A cm or so of snow above Ringinglow village this morning, so probably not....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on March 31, 2010, 09:31:07 am
cheers, board and housework it is then.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 31, 2010, 09:55:53 am
Webcams are all looking pretty extreme this morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on March 31, 2010, 02:35:44 pm
Webcams are all looking pretty extreme this morning.

Are there any webcams other than the 'outside' one? It always just looks overcast and dingy, though that could just be the weather.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sloper on March 31, 2010, 02:47:15 pm
It's cold and has been damp I would be suprised if it was worth even going and checking.

Tomorrow looks pants too, just as well I'm injured.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 31, 2010, 02:49:22 pm
Webcams are all looking pretty extreme this morning.

Are there any webcams other than the 'outside' one? It always just looks overcast and dingy, though that could just be the weather.

List of webcams here (http://ukbouldering.com/wiki/index.php/Useful_WebCams)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on March 31, 2010, 02:50:49 pm
It's cold and has been damp I would be suprised if it was worth even going and checking.

Its been drying quite well here in S10 though  :-\ and showers forecast for 0700 tmz morning, decisions decisions. Possibly wet peak or hopefully dry minus 10.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: psychomansam on April 14, 2010, 01:43:04 pm
Was just at Lawrencefield, and pretty good conditions despite the lack of wind down there. The odd bit of run off on one or two things. Other edges obviously drier but colder.

Anyone been to millstone recently? Planning on going Saturday...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on April 14, 2010, 02:19:22 pm
Was fine there last week. All depends on the weather on the day really. I've never been much of a believer in crags being greener at one bit of the year as opposed to another. To my eyes the greeness stays much the same, but the moisture level changes, giving the impression of more or less green crud.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on October 18, 2010, 10:07:25 am
hows it looking down that way today guys?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on October 18, 2010, 10:16:06 am
Should be fine, bit grey and dull but dry enough.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on October 29, 2010, 10:22:54 pm
Anyone care to update on the rain status on sheff side of the peak currently?

Dry tomorrow morning first thing?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on October 30, 2010, 12:24:46 am
Hey Sam.

Wandered up to look at Desparete at Burbage South after work this evening. The crag was mostly dripping wet. It rained on us a little, but not enough to make a difference. The boulders felt pretty dry, but your best bet would be go somewhere very exposed.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on October 30, 2010, 10:00:18 pm
Thanks for that.
I went to Newstones/Baldstones in the end, it was dry and fairly good nick. I was over keen though and arrived 45 minutes before it got light! It was nice though, having a coffee on a rock watching it very gradually get lighter..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on October 31, 2010, 10:14:55 am
Does anyone know if the edges are sitting in the cloud this morning?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on October 31, 2010, 11:37:06 am
Not for sure but given the view out of my window in Meersbrook as a rough guideline almost certainly yes.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sloper on October 31, 2010, 11:50:43 am
|Cloud and fog earlier which has lifted a bit but I wouldn't be unduly optimistic.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on October 31, 2010, 11:57:52 am
Cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: RobinB on October 31, 2010, 12:59:56 pm
I was out at the Buckstone block this morning which was getting a bit of a breeze and the rock was actually dry. However it was so misty that the moisture was condensing out onto the holds, so not very good conditions. Looked like anything not in the wind would have been damp
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stevej on October 31, 2010, 01:26:40 pm
Word from plantation just now is very similar, it's surprisingly dry but conditions are poor. It's climbable provided you're bimbling.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 31, 2010, 02:25:11 pm
Any more reports from today? I hope to get out for the last hour of daylight dinginess.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 31, 2010, 02:29:20 pm
Its just started pissing it down here in Manc - given the usual west > east movement of rain in the UK I suspect the outlook is log. I've begun eyeing up my beastmaker in anticipation....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on October 31, 2010, 06:47:50 pm

I was out at the Buckstone block this morning which was getting a bit of a breeze and the rock was actually dry. However it was so misty that the moisture was condensing out onto the holds, so not very good conditions. Looked like anything not in the wind would have been damp

Word from plantation just now is very similar, it's surprisingly dry but conditions are poor. It's climbable provided you're bimbling.


Pretty much exactly like that at Burbage North.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Adam Lincoln on November 09, 2010, 10:36:03 am
Hows the weather looking today, much dampness around? Wondering if its worth a trip tomorrow...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on November 09, 2010, 11:18:16 am
Grim would sum the weather up nicely in Sheffield - rained on and off all morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Adam Lincoln on November 11, 2010, 11:18:31 am
Any predictions on if it will be ok tomorrow. Based on last few days? Curbar would be top choice...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 11, 2010, 11:25:22 am
Yesterday afternoon was nice but other than that its been grim. You might get lucky, though I'd expect a few wet streaks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on November 11, 2010, 02:46:49 pm
clearing up in town now and there seems to be a drying breeze. reckon u might be reet ont aretes n slabs.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: i_a_coops on November 12, 2010, 12:48:01 pm
Any thoughts on the best bet for boudering on saturday or sunday? Not sure which day to drive up, and the forecasts are all over the place.... Is Stanage on Sunday a decent bet? Or maybe Gardom's?

Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on November 12, 2010, 04:52:40 pm
Stanage is a lot faster drying than Gardoms. If unsure as to what will be dry, and given lots of choice as to problems to do, The Plantation is a decent option. Looks like there could be an element of luck as to when and where showers hit.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 12, 2010, 05:06:17 pm
Was up at Secret garden today - and it was largely dry - things left of Zaffs whatsit were wet - with alot of seepage down the face and under - but everything else was ok, but  a wee bit damp in places.....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on November 12, 2010, 06:00:58 pm
Managed just over an hour at Burbage Boulders this afternoon before getting rained off - was a bit hit or miss but largely OK. Tomorrow will be just like today -  look out of the window and make a decision from there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: i_a_coops on November 12, 2010, 06:01:59 pm
Stanage is a lot faster drying than Gardoms. If unsure as to what will be dry, and given lots of choice as to problems to do, The Plantation is a decent option. Looks like there could be an element of luck as to when and where showers hit.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: heelhookofglory on November 20, 2010, 04:36:09 pm
Hoping to head to Burbage South tomorrow morning, how is it at the moment? Looking good for tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on November 20, 2010, 04:40:03 pm
Hoping to head to Burbage South tomorrow morning, how is it at the moment? Looking good for tomorrow?
if youre looking at climbing on the edge it was damp today and it didnt look like it got much if any afternoon sun, the boulders were pretty much all ok, maybe a tad sandy and damp on some sides but ok.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: heelhookofglory on November 20, 2010, 05:15:10 pm
Cheers, good to know. Just the boulders tomorrow I think.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on November 20, 2010, 07:55:24 pm
Its raining now, and things look marginal to poor for tomorrow. If you end up at the boulders (or anywhere else) be careful with delicate or sandy holds in the damp.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stevej on November 20, 2010, 08:23:49 pm
fwiw the few bits of south-facing stuff at Stanage (popular) were dry and fairly sticky today. Wouldn't be surprised if plantation boulders were minging though, the mist made it all a bit of a hit+miss day. North facing was gopping and most of the (west-facing) edge was somewhere in between. Not entirely sure why since the sun didn't really make an appearance.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: heelhookofglory on November 20, 2010, 08:40:00 pm
Sounds like we'll be staying local instead then! Thanks for the info.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stokesy on November 27, 2010, 01:24:46 pm
Any reports from today? Thinking of heading out tomorrow and wondering if any venues not ruined by the snow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 27, 2010, 03:36:00 pm
Any reports from today? Thinking of heading out tomorrow and wondering if any venues not ruined by the snow.

 :agree: especially access (roads not too bad etc..)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 27, 2010, 05:56:02 pm
I heard remergence is dry, and assume the ringinglow road is ok at least as far as there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Robl on November 27, 2010, 06:29:59 pm
snooping on the other channel seems like stuff being done in the burbage valley, also had reports from a mate over there that curbar was dry. Fingers crossed for some decent weather tomorrow.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stevej on November 27, 2010, 07:04:48 pm
:agree: especially access (roads not too bad etc..)

Was told getting to plantation was ok by someone already there. Turned out he'd spun off the road twice. The rest of us had 'issues' getting there but it was all a one-way path downhill, just couldn't back out (or up). Getting back from plantation/popular w/o snow chains (I asked for some for Christmas weeks ago. Fat lot of good they're doing at my parents') and/or winter tyres at very least is impossible. There are about 8 cars abandoned at Hookes at the moment and it's now a lot more frozen + compact than it was in the morning (bitterly cold, apparently was minus 4 before nightfall). From hathersage looked pretty sketch, most of that's in the sun and clears quite quickly too but at the moment it'll be a rollercoaster. To get to burbage WAS fine but might be a bit interesting now it's all frozen.

To make everything worse, it was fairly mild during the day and the grit didn't feel anywhere near as sticky as I felt we deserved.


edit: thanks so much to the guys in the red mondeo with the snow-chains who got us up to Hookes. All I can offer is eternal gratitude and wad points (and definitely beer if we cross paths again) -Steve
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 27, 2010, 07:54:29 pm
Great heads up Steve
Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stokesy on November 28, 2010, 01:38:13 am
Aye cheers for the report mate.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Norton Sharley on November 28, 2010, 09:23:56 am
Made it to Burbage car park yesterday but nothing is gritted on the Derbyshire side of the hill.  Don't be fooled by how clear Ringinglow Road is!

Boulders were dry but it was about -10 with wind chill and far too cold for the sprog so we headed straight back. 

There appears to be less wind today so might be a bit warmer.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on November 28, 2010, 11:03:02 am
Update from TomTom (http://twitter.com/#!/comtoulthard/status/8837142797099008) with regards to Ringinglow/Burbage/Stanage/Hathersage.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on November 28, 2010, 03:47:29 pm
Ringinlow easily drivable, going past burbage bridge is interesting but ok. Only went as far as apparent north parking, only cars coming up from pop end were 4x4's. Apparent north climbing is realtively snow free and sheltered, twas hot almost. In shade and on top diff story, baltic! -5 on car when we left
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 28, 2010, 03:50:19 pm
rivelin all ok today, t shirt and shorts weather.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 28, 2010, 04:39:03 pm
Some scenery from Secret Garden...
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B3qgMe1HpPI/TPKFcOaCAeI/AAAAAAAABJ0/IorsObFzJRw/s720/DSC_0692.JPG)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on November 28, 2010, 08:29:47 pm
nothing is gritted on the Derbyshire side of the hill.

Pretty sure the gritters turn around in the layby beside the cattle grid. After that you're on you own! I don't think Derbyshire have put up the "Road Ahead Closed" sign yet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 28, 2010, 08:42:38 pm
Roaches was in great nick today.

I didn't have any problem getting to the plantation yesterday (in a normal car via the ringinglow), but its not the first time I've driven in snow. In the dark I didn't take any chances going back and went round via high neb and hathersage. That road is fairly flat and not too bad.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Adam Lincoln on November 28, 2010, 08:48:18 pm
Roaches was in great nick today.

Going tomorrow, so hope it stays that way!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fiveknuckle21 on November 28, 2010, 09:38:27 pm
Anybody been up Rowtor/Stride/Cratcliffe way? My brother was in Matlock on the Friday night and said there had been as much as four inches of snow??! Ta
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 29, 2010, 08:48:14 am
Snowing in Sheff now. Still coming from the north-east so may go over the top of the crags but I wouldn't get too excited.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fiveknuckle21 on November 29, 2010, 05:32:40 pm
Was OK up at Rowtor and Stanton today although I did take a broom and had to brush a thin layer of snow off every boulder I tried.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 29, 2010, 07:28:11 pm
Pretty good at Froggatt today, dried off as the day went on. Most of the slabs were dry by the end. Sole Power looks like a good bet even if it snows again tonight, it was bone dry even first thing.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on November 29, 2010, 07:58:26 pm
Eagle Stone was ok on one side, the other was pretty much snow free by sundown, should be ok if there's no more.

what I could see of Curbar crag looked fine too.

Curbar Gap accessible from the A621 without too much problem.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Steve R on November 30, 2010, 03:09:14 pm
Could do with a bit of spoon feeding please.  Any suggestions for venues likely accessible from sheffield by normal car next couple of days, not covered in snow, sheltered from the NE death breeze, likely to survive the snow showers, etc. etc.

Indoors could well be more sensible but got skin, motivation and dodgey shoulder doesn't fancy inside.

Never been before but is eatswood a possibility?  Would be keen to try the traverse in particular.
Burbage West and North surviving still? Imagine it might be hard to get and stay warm there though...

cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nick B on November 30, 2010, 03:13:23 pm
Just walked out to Burbage West and North because the road is closed. All the snow is sticking to the rock and there are big drifts. Think climbing is a no go there for a couple of days :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on November 30, 2010, 03:19:44 pm
Places I'd try would be those with access from A roads and facing away from the incoming weather.  Also crag based bouldering (ie the start of routes) is more likely than boulders.

Somewhere like Birchen, Froggatt, Curbar, Rivelin maybe?  Oh, perhaps Burbage South too.



Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on November 30, 2010, 03:25:48 pm
Add Millstone to that list.

What about Turning Stone Edge for shelter (but not A-road access)?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 30, 2010, 04:27:12 pm
eatswood can be fine in snow, the problem is getting there. Rivelin is often a safe bet in snow. Millstone can be ok but parts can take runoff once things get melting.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Steve R on November 30, 2010, 04:58:47 pm
thanks for the tips and infos all.  Will report back on any dry rocks/bearable venues found...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nan on November 30, 2010, 05:54:54 pm
Not really eastern but I find the churnet is often a good bet in the snow, roads tend to be ok its gritted from Alton side down to the ramblers parking, the rock is steep enough to keep the snow off, no top outs mean no snow in the way there and when its this cold no chance of seeping.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 01, 2010, 06:26:42 am
Fuck all chance of doing anything on the Eastern Edges today!  There's been at least a foot of snow in Sheffield overnight and its still coming down.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 01, 2010, 07:07:33 am
Fuck all chance of doing anything on the Eastern Edges today except building landing platforms
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 01, 2010, 07:17:46 am
 :lol: Good point!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 01, 2010, 07:38:32 am
Fuck all chance of doing anything on the Eastern Edges today except building landing platforms

You mean outside your house so you can get out through the windows??  ;D
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sidewinder on December 03, 2010, 09:59:44 am
Hoping to get out through the weekend.  Driving from Nottingham direction I was thinking Black Rocks or maybe eatswood, anyone tried visiting either of these.  More interested in the state of the roads than the problems!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ChrisC on December 03, 2010, 11:27:07 am
You should be fine getting to Black Rocks, even if you have to walk up from Cromford.  Not sure what Cromford hill's like now - it was impassable but probably ok by now.

eatswood could be trickier - I've got a mate that lives in that area that said he's got 3ft snow down his drive on Wednesday so I can't see it having shifted much since then...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 03, 2010, 11:38:26 am
For eatswood you could always park just off the A632 and walk, it's less than a mile without much uphill. Or park at Alton, if the road is clear to there, for a shorter flatter walk.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ChrisC on December 03, 2010, 12:21:14 pm
Good plan the same would be true for Turning Stone too if you parked at the top of Slack Hill.  (not too sure what state the crag will be in though, probably not great since it faces East into all the snow/wind we've had, but may be ok after a day or two of sun?)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: account_inactive on December 03, 2010, 04:57:54 pm
Just tried to get out Burbage West to clear some snow.  Managed to get half way before one of the snow chains fell off and then we got stuck :jaw:

The chains we have are bullshit so might try to attach them by some other means and try again tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 03, 2010, 05:00:05 pm
been thinking of getting some snowchains - lets us know what type yours are so I can avoid them.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: account_inactive on December 03, 2010, 05:05:09 pm
Will check for you.  They are a pain to put on which means that you are less likely to take them off when there is not snow.  On the plus side they were only £30ish
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 04, 2010, 12:46:25 pm
I did a few laps on Conan at Mother Cap this morning - I brushed the exit ledges so it's reasonably safe to get off. Nice conditions. I still managed to fail on David though.

Saw some folk heading off towards Secret Garden with brushes.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on December 04, 2010, 07:02:25 pm
Hoping to get out to burbage north or west. Will any of those be ok in this weather? Thinkin remergance area will ok?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on December 04, 2010, 09:08:49 pm
Can anyone give conditions for the burbage valley, im travelling out by bus and this seems like as good a bet as any.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stevej on December 05, 2010, 02:58:27 am
Trying to post on laptop but it's all going a bit Pete Tong. Managed to drive to hathersage today from where it had been living at Stanage top for the last week in a little fiesta with no drama, roads were fairly clear and good (albeit technically closed). Was definitely accessible uphill in a 4x4, should be a go-er in a car w/ snow tyres/chains, possibly without if you've got the power and the skills. It's still got a road closed sign on obviously so it's your call.

Road from ringlow has 100 foot of currently impassible very deep snow-drifts. Possibly ok in a landy if you go right around on the verge (through the trail of 4x4 distruction  :wank: )

Major YYFY in rescuing my car, was pretty happy  :thumbsup:

WSS and some other stuff at burbage west was clear of snow but it looked wet to me from the road. The stone of burbage bridge was wet fwiw. (fuck, now I'm having doubts, I'm pretty sure it was the WSS buttress, I was tootling along trying pretty hard not to crash). Burbage north was almost entirely deep in snow as far as we could see.

Steve
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sloper on December 05, 2010, 08:20:37 am
Foggy and melting in Grindleford as I type.  I doubt anything will be dry other than the Churnet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Barratt on December 07, 2010, 08:43:49 pm
Anyone aware of conditions at Rivelin, specifically Moontan?

Looking to get out on Thursday, above seems like my best bet and it's on my list to tick!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 07, 2010, 10:35:21 pm
I've not been recently, but it's a good bet for a climbable problem in bad conditions (I.e. Like now).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 08, 2010, 04:24:49 pm
Anyone aware of conditions at Rivelin, specifically Moontan?

Looking to get out on Thursday, above seems like my best bet and it's on my list to tick!

Moontan is indeed dry, it's an ok problem, pretty sharp though, hope you've got good skin.
I removed a load of leaves and ice from the top of Acid Reign which has stopped a drip and made the top out a little more pleasant - excellent problem.
The paths are well compacted, no problems getting up there or around, looks like there's been a lot of people that way.
Wandered over to Purple Haze which is also dry & looks fantastic, might be a better one for the conditions, Moontan proably isn't that critical being positive, if small, crimpers.  Through the trees, Faze Action looked dry but green
I'm Back also dry and looks doable with a few pads and a spotter.  I was tempted today but sense got the better of me.

The car park hasn't been cleared so parking is pretty limited.
And finally the road from Ringinglow via Lodge Moor has been cleared and is passable.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 08, 2010, 04:30:01 pm
I'd imagine Cheeks N Beaks, Nik's Wall, Iain's Dyno, Boulder Club, Were Bulldykes Darn't and Sparks should all be dry their too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on December 08, 2010, 04:34:26 pm
Where is Nik's Wall and how hard is it? Has it been repeated?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 08, 2010, 04:39:52 pm
From chatsworth, on sunday, eagle stone looked in condition and looked like people were climbing on it. Can anyone confirm this - and where did they park? road up past curbar looked unpassable for me today.

Might join you at rivelin Barrett if conditions are as good as sugested.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 08, 2010, 04:44:14 pm
 :shrug:

Most of the edge looked ok, pinnacle was dripping.

Think I found BC, what I saw was dry but didn't look up to much?

I thought about walking to the quarries but the call of the coffee was too strong, may well return Fri for PH so will check them out then but I would say 99% certain to be ok on the evidence of the edge.

Nicely sheltered from the wind too, actually felt warm at times.

 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 08, 2010, 04:48:06 pm
Curbar Gap parking can often be accessed from the A621 when the road up from the village is impassable.  It's undulating but nothing like as steep as straight up, as long as you can keep momentum it's ok. 
Or park in Baslow, just up a hill from the mini roundabout and a footpath leads up to monument end of the edge in a couple of  kilometres.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=425821&Y=372806&A=Y&Z=120 (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=425821&Y=372806&A=Y&Z=120)

Good to know the Eaglestone's dry, want to get back there too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 08, 2010, 05:05:39 pm
Curbar Gap parking can often be accessed from the A621 when the road up from the village is impassable.  It's undulating but nothing like as steep as straight up, as long as you can keep momentum it's ok.

Drove past, up the A621, today. Looked pretty horrendous to me, didn't fancy driving along it., but maybe I'm being a wuss. cheers for the beta on parking in baslw shall give it a go tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 08, 2010, 05:18:12 pm
Think I found BC, what I saw was dry but didn't look up to much?

Boulder Club? It's probably 6c tops (rather than 7a+ as on pb.info), but it's a tight line as it's right on the arete. Good moves though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 08, 2010, 05:52:19 pm
better than it looks then, I'll have a dabble when I go back for Purple Haze, cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 08, 2010, 06:15:46 pm
I recon the way graham hoey is doing it in the '89 guide could easily be somewhere in the 7a+ to 7d range.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 08, 2010, 06:33:46 pm
The same way as us?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 08, 2010, 06:34:08 pm
I thought it rang a bell from somehwere, now I've checked that picture and rechecked the new guide it's not what I looked at, which was Friday Club.  :oops:

I didn't go that far in so can't say what nick it's in.  Good to be reminded about it though, another one to check out at some point.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 08, 2010, 06:37:27 pm
Maybe he is on the left hand line actually.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on December 08, 2010, 07:08:32 pm
back around
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Barratt on December 09, 2010, 09:27:29 am
Thanks guys, superb.

Heading out about 12 I reckon. I looked at purple haze whilst out on a walk, looked bloody nails and mostly likely beyond my punter skills  :boohoo:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 09, 2010, 04:28:17 pm
curbar gap road and car park has had a plough and a grit since yesterday so drivable now.

Had a good session on the eaglestone, most problems ok. Only the dyno from the small pocket looked to have ice on top hold but might be brushable.

Sorry didn't make it to Rivelin Barrett, any news on conditions?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 09, 2010, 04:42:19 pm
 :wave:
think I've got your brush.

there was water running down some of the problems when I left but a bit of wind and sun
should sort it soon enough.  brushed.some ice off the descent but didn't get chance.to.test it sadly.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 09, 2010, 05:25:28 pm
:wave:
think I've got your brush.

there was water running down some of the problems when I left but a bit of wind and sun
should sort it soon enough.  brushed.some ice off the descent but didn't get chance.to.test it sadly.

Ah! thought it was probably you. Would that be the wooden bush, have to admit found that lying around at stoney so you can hang onto it if you want. or give it me back next time we bump into each other.

Yeah thought it'd be pretty much perfect if the last bits of snow/ice were brushed off - good work.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Barratt on December 09, 2010, 06:42:30 pm
Walked along from Pinnacle to faze action, all the edge looked good to go.

Didn't tick moontan though, one to go back to!

Thanks again to the guys who rescued me from the car park. Word of warning, it's like an ice ring.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris05 on December 10, 2010, 09:31:56 am
Anyone been to Cratcliffe or RHS recently? I'm thinking it may be best to avoid the elton road and park at the bottom of the hill.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on December 12, 2010, 08:42:04 am
So obviously the snowballing thread is probably moreinformative, but I thought I'd mention that a couple of guys in the shops yesterday said that High Neb was pretty much all dry (for chuffing anyway). If anyone's interested?  :shrug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 18, 2010, 10:12:08 pm
What's the latest then ?
Want to get out tomorrow, was thinking Froggat or Rivelin if anyone has been there today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 18, 2010, 10:33:31 pm
Rivelin was fine today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ethan on December 18, 2010, 11:11:07 pm
Froggatt all fine today too
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 19, 2010, 10:37:19 am
OK cheers - off out to Froggat in a bit then
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on December 19, 2010, 05:53:23 pm
lovely conditions today, once youve cleared the snow off the top outs, its great friction.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 20, 2010, 04:23:37 pm
Froggatt great today: more here: http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,16621.msg291811.html#msg291811 (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,16621.msg291811.html#msg291811)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stevie on December 20, 2010, 04:56:19 pm
Plantation in good nick today.
Burbage south not so good, felt ok initially but got worse and worse. I think the rock was a little damp so a little bit of wind might help.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on December 20, 2010, 07:31:41 pm
As reported Froggatt is in good nick

Curbar (Trackside) - everything to the right from the three pocket problem should be fine and free from icy top outs but best to give them a good brush before trying them. No idea about the rest of the crag but someone was on the bad landing boulder and didn't seem to be having too many problems.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on December 23, 2010, 09:17:48 am
Whats it like over there today then?
clear skies and the sun is coming up here in the MCR.
If any one has recent knowledge of these problems I'd like to get on, a report would be appreciated:
famous grouse
work hard
western eyes
great white
flatworld
terrace
talk to me martin
left hand man/direct
brad pit
brass monkeys
storm
brads wall
spare rib/brutal arete
tetris

cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 23, 2010, 10:18:52 am
Clear & Sunny in S1 (city centre) and looked clear on the hills eastward (but obviously couldn't see the Edges)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dutch on December 23, 2010, 11:18:08 am
I was climbing at Baslow yesterday.  All seemed fine.  Eagle stone was pretty good with a solid ice floor for landing on so even the mats didn't get wet.  Walnut whip boulder was ok so I'm assuming flatworld boulder should be fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 23, 2010, 11:48:25 am
BBG west will be fine word.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 23, 2010, 11:57:02 am
Just started snowing in S1  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 23, 2010, 12:21:09 pm
Just got back from a quick play at Burbage N & W.
Terrace is the only one at Burb N on your list Jim- its dry but there's snow on the top.
First few butresses have snow on top, some keen lads were brushing snow off Banana finger.
Remergence probs all OK
Burb W OK as well, some small amounts of snow on top holds of Famous Grouse
Surprisingly windy, blowing snow straight down the valley
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 23, 2010, 02:06:21 pm
Just come over the 623 through Stoney as traffic news said pass shut. Steady light snow all the way. Wouldn't fancy climbing at curbar :/ only a covering on the ground but only -1 so may melt instead of brushing off (if someone could copy to eastern edges conditions report?)
T

Although -1 < 0 so in "theory" water/snow should stay frozen  :shrug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: maybe_si on December 23, 2010, 05:24:20 pm

bit late for today now i guess but yeah, we were out at burbage north, had a sweet session on banana finger butress the remergence butress, did a bunch of problems, had to keep sweeping snow off top holds but friction was good, a fine day!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 23, 2010, 07:27:42 pm
Anyone know what robin hoods stride/cratcliffe or other crags around there are like?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on December 23, 2010, 08:29:17 pm
was at rowtor, needed a yard brush to brush snow off the top but was dry underneath, snowed a little bit while we were there
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on December 23, 2010, 09:46:20 pm
Did you happen to notice if Raw Deal and The Brazilian were dry Jim?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on December 23, 2010, 10:12:05 pm
is the brazilian the thing above yoghurt hypnotist? if so yes
raw deal needed more snow brushing off the top but looked dry underneath.
bring a yard brush
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on December 23, 2010, 10:27:23 pm
Nice one. Cheers Jim.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on December 26, 2010, 12:14:52 pm
Got a couple of hours pass this pm, is it melting or in nick at Burbage?
Cheers Rich
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on December 26, 2010, 09:00:25 pm
Burbage South isn't in bad nick. there's still some snow on the boulders, but mostly it's dry. A bit cold today but not tragic, the edge looked pretty good, Attitude Inspector was dry and with good friction, unfortunately I was as weak as a kitten (and a soft weak one at that)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on December 27, 2010, 09:36:38 pm
Anyone been out today? looking at curbar/baslow if a beggar can choose.
 just got back from the sud now, looks damp and not freezing in S7. Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on December 27, 2010, 10:15:39 pm
think its rained everywhere today, where it hasn't it'll rain there tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on December 27, 2010, 10:19:29 pm
Oh great....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ethan on December 27, 2010, 10:39:34 pm
Just lots of snow and fog all around Stanage/Burbage today, the thaw is on the way though...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 28, 2010, 06:42:14 am
Rained heavily(-ish) overnight in Shefftown and all remnants of snow have disappeared from my street. Damp and overcast outside.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 28, 2010, 05:31:38 pm
Still a lot of snow on the moors and edges, thawing slowly. Went for a walk at The Roaches, gopping would be an understatement.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 28, 2010, 05:52:45 pm
I drove past burbage etc this afters. All crags up there in a wet thick fog/rain, pretty grim.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 02, 2011, 11:05:33 am
Gardoms not great. Damp and ice running down marks roof (bits ok but not great)... Off to see how Trackside is..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 02, 2011, 06:45:04 pm
Great nick at Stanage today, at last thank the lord!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dutch on January 02, 2011, 07:10:46 pm
Clifftop all in good nick today.  Apparently Cratcliffe was a bit damp.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 02, 2011, 07:20:17 pm
Was the mother goose perusaded to hand out those eggs willy nilly then?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Derek Mild on January 02, 2011, 08:14:22 pm
Robin Hood's Stride was good in parts like round the spine arete and the cave was ok but other bits were quite green and damp and best avoided. Cratcliff was fine on the Razor Roof and top boulders, didn't go into the trees much but the egg was quite green hth.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 02, 2011, 08:34:10 pm
Great nick at Stanage today, at last thank the lord!

Wasn't that good, lets not gild the lily.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dutch on January 02, 2011, 10:24:35 pm
Was the mother goose perusaded to hand out those eggs willy nilly then?

Only one golden egg was laid today despite much effort tickling and teasing.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on January 03, 2011, 06:29:42 pm
Visited Froggat today with Galpinos and Erm, Sam.  Most problems on the edge at Joe's Slab area, Pinnacle and Tody's playground dry.  It got better as the day progressed. Not great conditions but still great to get out on the real stuff.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 03, 2011, 06:48:33 pm
Quote
Wasn't that good, lets not gild the lily.

There's no pleasing some people. The odd problem was damp, but friction on the whole was about as good as it gets.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ethan on January 03, 2011, 07:00:16 pm
Burbage South all good today, but pretty cold out!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on January 03, 2011, 07:08:49 pm
likewise at birchens and gardoms south
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 03, 2011, 07:09:56 pm
Quote
Wasn't that good, lets not gild the lily.

There's no pleasing some people. The odd problem was damp, but friction on the whole was about as good as it gets.

Sure it was sweatheart, sure it was.

:-\
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 04, 2011, 08:39:09 am
Was the mother goose perusaded to hand out those eggs willy nilly then?
The first non-ginger repeat is still up for grabs.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on January 15, 2011, 12:24:41 am
is there anywhere in the peak that will be dry tomorrow? a long shot i know but worth a try...
also maybe a stupid question, but is the works busy on weekends?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 15, 2011, 12:31:12 am
decent southish wind, so a lot could be dry late afternoon - or it could all be wet

Burbage South boulders, Eagle Stone, Mother Cap and Froggat top will dry off quick
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 15, 2011, 08:11:21 am
Eaglestone was dry, but a bit scrittly, yesterday but the base is minging wet.  Bits of the edge were okish.

edit: just opened the curtains, guess it's all wet again.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on January 15, 2011, 04:30:02 pm
hasnt rained much in the afternoon in grindleford and there was a decent wind.
thinking of curber and trackside tomorrow, dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 15, 2011, 05:03:16 pm
have you looked at a forecast?

Quote
Staying cloudy and mild with further rain or drizzle, and widespread hill fog. Again some of the rain may turn heavy during the day, especially in the afternoon. Winds will slowly ease during the day.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 15, 2011, 06:08:19 pm
Should be clearing from the north down as the day goes on. Plus the wind. I'm optimistic...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on January 15, 2011, 06:42:06 pm
Should be clearing from the north down as the day goes on. Plus the wind. I'm optimistic... on

(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRa1FmFvfjep3tic7vgy7Kwfk_VWbky3dRGMLJin5yuTpTdRk_5)


But looking at the forecast you could well be right!  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ethan on January 15, 2011, 06:53:48 pm
Burbage North was as grim as it gets today, soaking and blowing a gale! Few things alright ish at Cractliffe but generally pretty damp and soggy. Still just as windy, drying out fast though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Eddies on January 15, 2011, 08:08:51 pm
Has anywhere over there been dry today!?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on January 16, 2011, 10:11:56 am
any chance of dry rock?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: reeve on January 16, 2011, 10:22:49 am
Just started drizzling in Sheffield, and outside webcam looks like its the same for the Eastern Edges. South Peak can sometimes be different?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: BenF on January 21, 2011, 08:01:12 am
What's the Eastern Peak been like over the past few days?  Covered in mist and damp as f*ck, or clear and dry?  Or somewhere in between perhaps?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 21, 2011, 08:20:46 am
What's the Eastern Peak been like over the past few days?  Covered in mist and damp as f*ck, or clear and dry?  Or somewhere in between perhaps?

Clear and dry, overnight frosts so bits of dampness in shade but the sun soon dries everything out.

Yesterday at Frogatt:


(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/5374429997_7543a0e04d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijt/5374429997)


Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: BenF on January 21, 2011, 10:40:12 am
Nice one, thanks.  If you could keep it that way for the next couple of days that would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Somebody's Fool on January 21, 2011, 10:15:50 pm
Don't forget your factor 30. Caff on Thursday:

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5046/5375923789_a9edd09220.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on January 21, 2011, 10:51:23 pm
that's a wkd photo..


nice one
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 22, 2011, 09:26:08 am
Mother. Fucker. Sod's law and the working week in powerful effect again...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 22, 2011, 09:30:12 am
Looks wet-ish. Is it?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dontfollowme on January 22, 2011, 10:52:17 am
I'm keen to know too. The Outside webcam makes it look grim.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 22, 2011, 11:11:40 am
Looks slightly grey over the Peak, not raining but the air feels damp.  Would have thought something somewhere would be doable but wouldn't want to travel too far to find out.

Looks ok over limewards if reports of the Tor being dry are correct.

http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/webcam/images.php (http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/webcam/images.php)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on January 22, 2011, 06:12:11 pm
Drove down to Staffs and it was foggy and drizzling. Checked the lime on the way East (it was minging) and ended up at Curbar where it dried out to give a nice afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 22, 2011, 06:26:38 pm
Drove down to Staffs and it was foggy and drizzling. Checked the lime on the way East (it was minging) and ended up at Curbar where it dried out to give a nice afternoon.

And saw Jarvis Cocker at Rubicon....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on January 22, 2011, 06:29:10 pm
And you did Sean's arête  :bounce: don't be shy!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 22, 2011, 06:33:44 pm
And you did Sean's arête  :bounce: don't be shy!

 :) :) >> http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,8101.msg297933.html#msg297933 (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,8101.msg297933.html#msg297933)

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ethan on January 22, 2011, 07:07:27 pm
Burbage mostly dry but covered in mist all morning, but during afternoon it broke up and wasn't to bad.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on January 22, 2011, 07:13:02 pm
Frogatt was climbable (for routes) but didn't really dry out completely at all today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 22, 2011, 07:21:07 pm
Rowtor / Stanton were mostly dry today. The odd damp problem but still plenty to go at.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on February 11, 2011, 12:02:56 pm
how's ot looking today, worth coming over?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 11, 2011, 12:14:09 pm
Clag has lifted from the city centre and the roads/paths are drying out, not much wind though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 11, 2011, 03:26:27 pm
It was pretty crap out, a few things kind of dried off but it's largely gopping.  Good to meet Nibs though, them boys are mad keen, good syke.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sidewinder on February 11, 2011, 07:51:47 pm
Gardoms North was running with water (not sure why I even tried there)  Curbar was about 50% dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ethan on February 11, 2011, 11:58:20 pm
Alright up Froggatt today in parts, all stuff round Narcissus really bone, all the slabs soaked to begin with but they had all dried mostly by the afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on February 12, 2011, 08:09:41 am
Off to Curbar today. Psyched to start the trad season. Good chance of it drying there?

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on February 12, 2011, 08:51:08 am
Rain last night and the roads are damp in Sheffield Centre at the minute and add to that there doesn't seem to be much wind to dry things off. Given that everything was wet there yesterday I don't rate your chances that highly but Curbar is one of the better crags when the rest of the Peak is out of nick so you might get lucky.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 12, 2011, 09:20:09 am
Much the same start as yesterday, most of what dried best at Stanage yesterday were the more exposed problems on the edge so if it does dry up, which the forecast suggests it might, then look for the exposed buttresses that will be taking what wind there is.  As long as you're not set on doing specific routes you should be able to find something in nick.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 12, 2011, 09:29:24 am
It'll be amazing later. Hopefully.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on February 12, 2011, 10:26:34 am
Curbar way wet, drizzley and misty. Off to plantation. Hopefully better. Just driving through hathersage and no rain and less misty here.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on February 12, 2011, 10:42:30 am
The sun has come out in Chinley Will.  Staffs has cleared up and is drying.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on February 12, 2011, 10:56:52 am
Think ringrose wants you kaiser, he rang me x
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 12, 2011, 06:47:59 pm
Wharncliffe missed most of the clag that appeared to be lingering over the Peak today, drying nicely when we arrived at about 11:30 and a light shower around 16.00 was a minor nuisance.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 12, 2011, 07:00:50 pm
Turned into a stunning day in the end. Started off at Curbar / Baslow before heading up to the plantation where I spotted various Italians / UKBers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on February 12, 2011, 08:38:02 pm
Was Lore at Plantation? I saw a passionate looking man in a UKB hoodie but wasn't sure.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 12, 2011, 09:15:55 pm
That was him. I had to look twice as the 'tache has been swapped for a full beard.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on February 12, 2011, 09:32:29 pm
Balls, should have gone to say hello. Nice to see you today, Adam.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on February 16, 2011, 04:18:28 pm
anyone think anything will be dry tonight? was thinking of some bouldering or soloing somewhere but not sure if it will still be that slight grit dampness. any recommendations?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 23, 2011, 08:28:59 pm
I've bagged a rare day off work and I'm looking to get out tomorrow, chances? Sheffield feels mild and damp as I write this, I'm optimistic about the sunshine forecast tomorow mind. At rivelin would faze action/purple haze area be ok with half a day's dryness?
 :shrug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on February 24, 2011, 08:09:45 am
Rivelin is definately a good bet. Those two probs dry pretty quick and even if they're still damp there are other even quicker drying ones to try e.g. Happy Campus, Cheaks N Beaks, Moontan, Acid Reign
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 24, 2011, 08:49:18 am
knowledge, cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on February 24, 2011, 09:47:18 am
knowledge, cheers

Beauty is truth, truth beauty — that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.


*edit*

oops

read this out of context due to too many things open on computer at once
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 24, 2011, 10:20:37 am
No worries, have a quote back, keep the cosmos equal an' all that

"If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind"

Kurt Vonnegut
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on February 24, 2011, 12:31:27 pm
I appear to be a one legged blind man on the planet Arachnia
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clgladiator on February 26, 2011, 10:48:36 am
Any one have an idea of how good it is out there today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 26, 2011, 10:55:00 am
Not bothered heading out to find out yet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stubbs on February 26, 2011, 06:14:07 pm
Westside story, Western Eyes and Terrace all dry this afternoon. Rest of West syde pretty wet, most of North looked dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: robertostallioni on February 26, 2011, 06:30:05 pm
Sounds like the place to be.

(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRsyNSscF61t1ulgmJ-Hc12mWiKZbk1wmSVeFXRQlzojDF4hfL4&t=1)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 26, 2011, 06:57:52 pm
Owler Tor was very nice this afternoon, lots of wind to dry the crags out.  If the forecast (http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/353?area=S2) is to be believed tomorrow should be mint.  :clap2:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on February 26, 2011, 07:45:04 pm
Outside's webcam and weather page seems to have bitten the dust in a recent site redesign. :ohmy:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on February 26, 2011, 07:47:33 pm
It's still there, just redesigned.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on February 26, 2011, 08:30:05 pm
So it is. I just couldn't find it at first.  :guilty:

Here's the new link for anyone as navigationally-challenged as me! (http://www.outside.co.uk/latest/weather)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on February 27, 2011, 10:50:22 am
RAINING at 9:07
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DaveyDave on February 27, 2011, 11:44:45 am
Roads are soaking in Dronfield  :'(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: robertostallioni on February 27, 2011, 11:46:31 am
Still raining 'round Niks mums house.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on February 27, 2011, 12:58:14 pm
Our wheelie bin has dried out (Sheff) so I'm off to look for some dryish luck-based-scrittle.

With days like this there is no wonder that British Standards ore so shit.

Do DMM make umbrellas?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Tom de Gay on February 27, 2011, 04:46:28 pm
Nik's Wall was mint today... where was everyone?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on February 27, 2011, 08:37:15 pm
round at Nik's Mum's house
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: robertostallioni on February 27, 2011, 08:40:42 pm
(http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2008/09/hamlet-queue-415x275.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on February 28, 2011, 08:29:23 am
Looking at that crowd I'm glad I went round to my mums on Saturday.

Are you serious Tom?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on February 28, 2011, 11:14:22 am
Anyone know what it's like at Burbage Valley at the minute? Dry and breezy, if that could be arranged? Ta.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Tom de Gay on February 28, 2011, 11:32:33 am
Are you serious Tom?
Yep, 6 degrees and dry. Not that it stopped me getting thoroughly shut down on the first move.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on February 28, 2011, 04:08:04 pm
Popped out to Burbage South briefly. Not in as bad a nick as you might think: plenty of stuff climbable thanks to the wind. Although it was snowing lightly.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on February 28, 2011, 04:40:05 pm
Do you think anything will be on tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 28, 2011, 04:42:02 pm
Forecast looks better for Tuesday - but even better up in Yorkcestershire, which is where I'm heading :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on March 04, 2011, 08:59:04 am
Any word on t'eastern edges today?

Buxton is fairly sheeet right now, but supposed to clear up later.

Hoping to get out after lunch, preferably baslow :bounce:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tlr on March 04, 2011, 09:22:02 am
Drizzling at stanage as I drove past 5 minutes ago. Misty too. Nice.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on March 04, 2011, 11:10:43 am
 :shit:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on March 04, 2011, 09:11:25 pm
Cratcliffe and Robin Hood's Stride in good condition this afternoon. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 04, 2011, 09:18:27 pm
was fine at burbage north this evening.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Adam Lincoln on March 04, 2011, 09:18:34 pm
Warm and sunny in the afternoon at Stanage. Everything bone and great condition.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on March 05, 2011, 10:40:57 am
How's it looking up there today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Norton Sharley on March 05, 2011, 10:43:10 am
Rubbish.  Might clear later but there's no breeze.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on March 05, 2011, 10:48:39 am
Thanks!

That's what I suspected.  :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on March 12, 2011, 06:39:00 am
I had planned for coffee and croissants at the crag for 7am, but everything is a bit damp in Sheff

going to have kedgeree with poached egg instead and buy a Danish later if the grit dries up

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: grumpycrumpy on March 12, 2011, 07:43:10 am
Had cheese and pickle sandwiches at Owler Tor yesterday , conditions were a bit windy , but otherwise absolutely perfect for a picnic ......
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on March 12, 2011, 08:20:14 am
beef sausage in a a mini ciabtia  roll, plenty of mustard, and tomato... whilst glancing up at the sky in the hope for grit later & perusing the medical job market,


lovel bird song in the garden this morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on March 12, 2011, 11:10:09 am
sunny ish now near froggatt. should have gone climbing but now its a trip to sheffield for the boring weekend bollocks. BOLLOCKS.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 12, 2011, 07:21:07 pm
Should have stayed at Froggatt dried up nicely (despite not getting that sunny).  Led my first E2 of the year/third E2 lead to date without any falls or rests (Brightside)  :clap2:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on March 13, 2011, 08:09:52 am
Anyone got an update on conditions this morning? Or is it a hope it dries out later this afternoon?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: grumpycrumpy on March 13, 2011, 08:14:56 am
Probably pretty damp youth ....... Pavements are wet in Nether Edge and not a breathe of wind .......
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on March 13, 2011, 08:46:47 am
Cheers, thought so - forecast reckons it will clear this afternoon, fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on March 13, 2011, 08:50:11 am
still raining in our part of Sheff (Heeley)


mind you, yesterday afternoon was OK out at Stanage, but when I got back to Sheff I found that it had been raining here.

#unfoundedoptimism
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on March 13, 2011, 09:03:12 am
its raining here in grindleford now, doesnt look like there is any wind. the peak needs it own carreg hylldrem... 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 13, 2011, 09:44:56 am
Since jb is in font i feel someone should pipe up that the plantation will be "fine by 2pm", even if it won't be. Anyone for the Tor?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on March 13, 2011, 01:32:41 pm
Burbage North is sunny, with a bit of breeze. Most is dry and what's not is drying well. Perfect spring day. Well worth the trip. Now if I can just stop climbing like a fat punter...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 13, 2011, 02:14:40 pm
Since jb is in font i feel someone should pipe up that the plantation will be "fine by 2pm".

Sounds like you're better at JB's job, than JB!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: grumpycrumpy on March 14, 2011, 08:06:31 am
Conditions don't get much better than this  :thumbsup: ....... I'm skint , rarely employed  , but mornings like this just bring a huge grin to my otherwise jaded face   ;D .......   
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on March 14, 2011, 08:07:51 am
Conditions don't get much better than this  :thumbsup: ....... I'm skint , rarely employed  , but mornings like this just bring a huge grin to my otherwise jaded face   ;D .......

you lucky, lucky bastard
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: schloosh on March 15, 2011, 09:19:57 am
Bits of Burbage Bridge were dry this morning.
Banana Finger area was surprisingly dry.
Burbage West was completely soaked.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on March 16, 2011, 11:14:12 am
Any word on the Eastern Peak today? Schloosh's post from yesterday doesn't look promising...

Buxton is gop, so assuming The Roaches etc. will be out.


Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Norton Sharley on March 16, 2011, 11:58:56 am
Thick mist and very damp at Ringinglow in Sheffield although not been out to Peak.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on March 16, 2011, 12:11:28 pm
Probably sopping then   :'(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on March 17, 2011, 05:09:36 pm
dry for tonight? looking abit cloudy but no rain has fallen.... yet....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on March 17, 2011, 10:18:24 pm
Baslow was all dry, conditions were helped by the wind. It looked like people were climbing at Curbar.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on March 18, 2011, 11:17:23 am
98% moon and clear skies predicted for tonight's Lycan Club meeting
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on March 18, 2011, 11:20:43 am
For those not in Lycan Club

Stay on the road. Keep off the moors grit
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on March 20, 2011, 07:38:28 am
Any word on the eastern edges today? The forecast I just read said. Really keen for froggatt.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 20, 2011, 07:40:38 am
Overcast but dry in Sheffield central, looks the same Peak-wards.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on March 20, 2011, 08:20:06 am
cheers will give it a go I think. keen to try and get on browns eliminate just a little nervous :wavecry:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on March 20, 2011, 10:51:17 am
Aye, overcast but dry in Hathersage at the mo. Not sure about Froggatt etc, came here from Leeds so not passed through.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on March 20, 2011, 11:37:41 am
It's drizzling in the High Peak now but the rain radar has it clearing for later.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dontfollowme on March 26, 2011, 07:47:08 am
Any update on the Eastern edges for today? Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on March 26, 2011, 08:04:43 am
Hazy at the moment but roads & walls ared dry.  Forecast to brighten up later.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dontfollowme on March 26, 2011, 08:13:44 am
Cheers Nai.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on March 26, 2011, 08:47:03 am
Nice and cold in Sheff
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: schloosh on March 31, 2011, 03:42:54 pm
Burbage West and Bridge areas were OK today.
Dry from all the wind but is anything a little warm.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 31, 2011, 06:27:01 pm
Burbizzle West was fine.. Felt better than when I went last Thursday.. Rock was nice and clean after a dousing and the wind kept the humidity low. The other side of the valley looked a bit of a nightmare where i could see pads being blown away..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on April 01, 2011, 08:37:03 pm
anyone know how fast the walnut and the eagle stone dry? fancy popping there tomorrow but with the rain overnight will it dry up ok? cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on April 01, 2011, 09:44:42 pm
I'd have thought most of eagle stone would be dry with this wind, as long as you don't mind the wind. Most of walnut too actually, but less certain. It's warm and windy enough.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on April 04, 2011, 04:26:38 pm
Was cack at Lunchtime.. got my stuff out of the car just as it started spitting - which then turned to rain proper. SLoped off to Rubicon...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al123 on May 08, 2011, 10:10:54 am
will it be dry at the secret garden above millstone? quite windy and not much rain overnight but cloudy, hhhhhhmmmmmmmm??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DaveyDave on May 16, 2011, 09:37:54 am
Anyone know how it'll be today? Went out yesterday - fine in Dronfield, soaking at burbage!

Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on May 16, 2011, 09:46:29 am
It'll be windy thats for sure.  Might be the odd shower lurking around too by the looks of it (based on looking Peak-wards from central Sheffield).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stevej on May 16, 2011, 09:47:13 am
For what it's worth Wharncliffe escaped the weather for almost all of yesterday, only really started spitting at ~7pm. Looks like similar showery weather today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DaveyDave on May 16, 2011, 09:52:27 pm
Went down today about 3ish and the conditions were perfect! Not too windy at burbage north, but cold enough for friction and warm enough to feel my toes. Beautiful.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on October 16, 2011, 10:54:10 am
Just arrived at stanage and its a mist fest. Any idea where is good at the moment? Obviously lower down but where is nearby?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on October 16, 2011, 08:41:34 pm
forget going higher when its overcast like that  at this time of year.. I was in the clouds with 3m visibility with sodden ground and crag up at derwent this morning (MTB), this evening looked good mind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on October 16, 2011, 10:14:41 pm
Yeah, just had to keep the faith. 45 mins later it was good to go!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on November 04, 2011, 08:32:29 am
Anybody reckon it will be good in the peak today??
Our plan A is falling apart.....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on November 04, 2011, 08:48:42 am
seriosly doubt it
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Percy B on November 04, 2011, 08:51:16 am
Very wet at the moment - pissed down all night, and still raining.....Not looking good I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on November 04, 2011, 08:53:26 am
GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR...........


thx
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dobbin on November 04, 2011, 09:01:14 am
Grim in Sheffield and all the way to LS28 this morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 04, 2011, 09:18:26 am
Should brighten up this afternoon, though light winds so may be a bit slow to dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on November 04, 2011, 11:03:44 am
Is it still grim guys??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 04, 2011, 11:11:19 am
Grimish. Have you considered the Churnet/ done Cornelius? Never seen it wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 04, 2011, 11:12:25 am
Rain has turned into pleasant sunshine here in Manchestestershiresville, and as weather normally moves eastwards it should improve.. but it may well be dark by the time things dry out..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on November 04, 2011, 11:14:35 am
rain forecast to replace sun in a few hours
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on November 04, 2011, 11:15:03 am
Grimish. Have you considered the Churnet/ done Cornelius? Never seen it wet.
It was wet through when I went.... >:(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 04, 2011, 11:28:48 am
Quote
rain forecast to replace sun in a few hours

I see nothing major (http://www.raintoday.co.uk/), though you could be unlucky with a shower.

Quote
It was wet through when I went....

That is unlucky, I've been there in pissing rain and it never touched the rock. Condensation?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: maybe_si on November 05, 2011, 09:47:46 am
Whats the peak like at the mo?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 05, 2011, 09:52:52 am
abit grey, clouds are looming but it hasnt rained in a while and there is a nice breeze. Met says some light rain which looks likely.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: maybe_si on November 05, 2011, 09:55:25 am
Cheers pal, i recon we will give it a.shot
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 05, 2011, 10:15:38 am
Grim in the east now, west side should be better though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on November 05, 2011, 10:18:40 am
 It's pretty grim here (Chinley/Chapel) now and set to get worse.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 05, 2011, 10:20:37 am
Was going by the webcams, still looks ok in staffs. Will give it an hour before I commit to the drive though...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on November 05, 2011, 10:38:18 am
Mixed forecast for Buxton on t'interweb.  Met office showing cloud and sun but Weatherpro showing rain....

There's droplets on the trees still from last nights rain but the roads and walls seem to be drying.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on November 05, 2011, 10:45:05 am
Piss wet through in Manc. Drizzling as I type..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 05, 2011, 10:50:06 am
looks to be raining now over froggatt and curbar
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 05, 2011, 12:20:15 pm
Soaked in Curbar. Misty and dank, will be wet all day.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on November 06, 2011, 09:43:53 am
Anyone out today? Is it dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 06, 2011, 09:56:14 am
ive just ejaculated it looks that nice.... would be the best grit day ever if it was abit colder but as good as they get today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on November 12, 2011, 12:31:31 pm
Anyone bee out this morning ?
Looks like it might still be a bit grim
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 12, 2011, 01:04:25 pm
Txt from RobL at apparent north says its a bit damp..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 12, 2011, 09:32:18 pm
Predictably, Nana Finger and Remergence areas at Burb N were OK last thing this after/eve - better than nothing

The rock was well tested with the combined mass of DJ SlimFast and me. It might be a bit steeper as a result, but the crag is fully certified to it's original SWL for at least the next year.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 13, 2011, 10:51:52 am
usual mist and massive amounts of dew in curbar. probs soaked all day unless mist dissapears quckly.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 13, 2011, 11:05:25 am
was out near fox house this morning - its all enveloped in very very thick wet mist, i.e. you can pretty much call it rain.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Richie Crouch on November 13, 2011, 09:26:04 pm
Was thinking of a cratcliffe/RHS visit tomorrow but forecasts for Bakewell and Matlock differ - one is overcast 8 deg and the other constant drizzle. Worth a punt or best to just go the orme which is forecast sun and 10 deg??  :-\
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: JohnM on November 13, 2011, 09:36:22 pm
Unless it is dry and breezy tomorrow I wouldn't bother.  Everything was covered in clag all day today and I reckon it will probably remain damp particularly at the crags you are thinking.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 13, 2011, 09:43:06 pm
Check out the western edges thread, seems Roaches shizzle has been da sizzle this weekend..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 14, 2011, 07:56:22 pm
Plantation was beautiful today. Everything around deliverance ie Capt hook, Brass Monkeys, Joker, Help the young dry. Conditions perfect aswell - should be similar tomorrow looking at the forecast.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 14, 2011, 08:44:42 pm
Was Stanage above the mist then?
Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on November 14, 2011, 09:07:27 pm
just wasn't that misty.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 14, 2011, 09:33:25 pm
The main thing was the mist wasnt wet really. It got mistier through the day and remained dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 14, 2011, 09:35:27 pm
OK cheers, it's interesting that Stanage was pretty good when Burbage was wet. Heading out tomorrow so will bear that in mind
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 15, 2011, 08:08:19 am
The mist is wet again today sadly. Dry mist is a rare thing, but often brilliant conditions.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 15, 2011, 08:57:42 am
I once had really thick dry mist at baslow. Climbing was totally bone but visibility was 10m tops. Even had mountain rescue pay us a visit, assuming the single car in the carpark must be a lost walker.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on November 15, 2011, 09:27:52 am
OK cheers, it's interesting that Stanage was pretty good when Burbage was wet. Heading out tomorrow so will bear that in mind

even more interesting. I was at higgar tor and that was dry. Maybe catching the wind a bit more
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on November 15, 2011, 09:57:48 am
Burbage north and west were dry yesterday, I walked in from the fox house and there were peeps in the boulderfield too.Where abouts was it wet mark?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 15, 2011, 10:37:08 am
A mate had a look round Burbage Bridge after work but said it was a bit damp. Might head out later then
Thanks all
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Richie Crouch on November 15, 2011, 11:27:53 am
Went the Roaches on tomtom's advice and had a full day out. It was as you said, bone dry but with a bit of mist. Got pretty chilly at the upper tier/doxsey's pool areas.. brrrr!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on November 15, 2011, 11:35:05 am
Plantation was quite nice last night. Green traverse was nice. Managed the reverse which was a first for me. I can thoroughly recommend problems covered by trees. It kept the mist away. Might go and find Blair Witch Project.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 15, 2011, 12:22:58 pm
Dry mist is a rare thing, but often brilliant conditions.

Yeh it was super sticky yesterday, the "holds" on the Joker actually felt like holds for once   :o
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 15, 2011, 12:27:55 pm
Much drier now in town, might be worth a look.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy B on November 15, 2011, 01:39:05 pm
Might go and find Blair Witch Project.

Take a big brush.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 15, 2011, 08:52:49 pm
Good conditions at Burbage this evening.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 16, 2011, 07:08:43 am
Might go and find Blair Witch Project.

Take a big brush.

does The Witch not have her own big brush?
(http://www.clipartpal.com/_thumbs/pd/holiday/halloween/witch_on_broom_01.png)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 16, 2011, 08:11:57 am
Looks like dry mist again today - roads, roofs and walls all dry up in Hangingwater.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 16, 2011, 06:54:54 pm
Misty but cool and dry at Burbage today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 16, 2011, 06:58:46 pm
Rowtor, Eagle Tor, Cratcliffe and RHS all bone dry yesterday.

Flatworld was in the best nick ive ever tired it in this evening.

It seems the season has begun.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on November 17, 2011, 09:36:53 am
cratcliff & RHS were pretty good yesterday with a slight bit of dampness on tops.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on November 17, 2011, 09:37:41 am
Rowtor, Eagle Tor, Cratcliffe and RHS all bone dry yesterday.

Flatworld was in the best nick ive ever tired it in this evening.

It seems the season has begun.

When was the ban lifted?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 17, 2011, 10:53:14 am
He didn't say he climbed did he? Carry on...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 17, 2011, 05:30:24 pm
He didn't say he climbed did he? Carry on...

Precisely, i merely strolled through the woods.

Another day of Brilliant conditions, however The Nose at BW must have been the only wet bit of grit in the peak today, WSS had to suffice for the day.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on November 17, 2011, 05:34:08 pm
 :wall:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on November 19, 2011, 12:46:18 pm
In case you haven't looked out of the window today, it's lovely in the peak. Burbizzle South was very nice this morning but a little too warm for primo conditions.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris05 on November 20, 2011, 09:43:24 am
How does it look today? Webcams and forecast suggest the fog is going to lift (already has on the A53 webcam) but is it going to leave everything sopping?

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 20, 2011, 09:50:54 am
walls and roads are completely dry in ford de grindle and around hathersage so im pretty sure it will be dry or only slightly slightly damp that would dry fast anyway.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris05 on November 20, 2011, 10:06:13 am
Thanks  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on November 20, 2011, 05:31:28 pm
Any reports from today guys. Dry rock ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 20, 2011, 05:36:00 pm
Any reports from today guys. Dry rock ?

Mossatrocity in Padley was dry.
As was Burbage West and by the looks of things the rest of the valley. Should be good tomorrow if the mist isnt wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on November 20, 2011, 05:54:35 pm
Ok cheers.
Anybody know if fog is the dry stuff and mist the wet stuff. Or is it the other way round or are they twins....?
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on November 20, 2011, 05:55:48 pm
Things were getting damp a bit as the clag rolled back in last thing. That was at froggatt.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on November 20, 2011, 06:18:03 pm
Cratcliffe and RHS were all dry today and conditions were pretty good.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duma on November 20, 2011, 08:20:24 pm
Stanage far end was climbable, fine really. Little damp in the thicker fog but not too bad, and had dried out nicely by the time I left about 4.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 20, 2011, 09:20:18 pm
just left fox house and it had rained. could make burbage a no-go for the morning anyway.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 21, 2011, 05:55:28 pm
burbage west and north mostly dry today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 26, 2011, 09:45:42 am
could anyone tell me if over by birchens or curbar is dry today? cant tell from where i am really
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on November 26, 2011, 10:27:54 am
The roads are damp here in Sheffield but there looks to be a decent breeze blowing and the sun is making a half arsed attempt at shining so probably worth a look.

Stuck at work so not a definitive answer by any means.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 26, 2011, 07:22:12 pm
can say that most of the stuff at gardoms edge was fairly dry, few things like bin ladens cave and pogles arete thingy were quite damp on the top but other things were dry. not too sure about marks roof, was quite damp at 12ish but probs dried.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 28, 2011, 08:33:12 pm
does anyone have an idea on how rowtor rocks will be on Wednesday? not too sure if it will be damp or not??
cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 28, 2011, 08:50:28 pm
Froggatt was mint today, no signs of the seepage you often get on the Great Slab.

Rowtor on weds, who knows. I'm sure it would have been fine today, but forecast is iffy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on November 28, 2011, 09:05:40 pm
Pretty much perfect at the Plantation today  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 28, 2011, 10:01:06 pm
aahhh hhhhmmmm. any shouts for wednesday? still looks pretty windy and all that jazz. roaches lower tier?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 28, 2011, 10:25:45 pm
does anyone have an idea on how rowtor rocks will be on Wednesday? not too sure if it will be damp or not??
cheers

should be fine barring some top outs ie yog hypontist area. i was there a two weeks ago after rain and it was all dry. if not just bail to cratcliffe or rhs.

Pretty much perfect at the Plantation today  :)

ditto  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Richie Crouch on November 29, 2011, 05:24:58 pm
Keen to go do Suavito tomorrow weather permitting. If anyone else is keen try it, it'd be cool to get another spotter/pad! Went and looked at it on Monday but it was going dark by the time we arrived. Barry Sheene looked interesting too.

Did it get hit hard in the eastern peak by rain today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on November 29, 2011, 06:02:25 pm
not sure but Sheffield got leathered by rain at about 3pm
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 29, 2011, 06:57:47 pm
Keen to go do Suavito tomorrow weather permitting. If anyone else is keen try it, it'd be cool to get another spotter/pad! Went and looked at it on Monday but it was going dark by the time we arrived. Barry Sheene looked interesting too.

Did it get hit hard in the eastern peak by rain today?
  I wouldnt mind teaming up to give that a go. If you dont mind a complete punter?
rain wise it absolutely pissed it down about 2/3ish in hathersage today, looking pretty clear skied now tho, quite a breeze earlier after the heavy downpour too
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Loz! on November 30, 2011, 08:10:34 am
Cool. Cheers for the update. I'll probably be there from 12ish I guess! I'll be the lanky ginger streak of piss with too many mats! Hopefully see you there  :weakbench:

(Crouch on the wrong log in!  :slap:)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 30, 2011, 08:09:41 pm
sorry never checked UKB today, how did you get on with it? if anyone is bothered conditions at curbar today were pretty good  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Loz! on November 30, 2011, 08:53:35 pm
Hey no worries. I took up 5 pads and got it on video sans spotter in a couple tries, then did Barry Sheene on vid too. I'm lazy so will just chuck them on youtube unedited. Conditions were better than I expected today. Proper pristine!

We hit Baslow after and the Flatworld area was in good nick... though the same can't be said for my skin after firing off Flatworld RH and splitting 2 tips  :boohoo: Thought the LH was a bit soft but good fun.

(sorry wrong log in again!)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 30, 2011, 09:30:27 pm
aahh good work, the slap to the top looks pretty scary! give us a shout about any highball stuff you fancy doing, always keen for it and got loads i want to do!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: maybe_si on December 01, 2011, 08:09:50 am
Whats the weather up to at tue mo? Its ace in cheshire but apparentpy.shite in manc, whats tje peak up to?! Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 01, 2011, 08:32:58 am
Pretty clear in Sheffield central (light, but high clouds, plenty of blue), Peakwards looks ok, but a few clouds gathering which would fit with the forecast for cloud (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2638077).

EDIT - Check out some webcams in the area(s) of interest (http://ukbouldering.com/wiki/index.php/Useful_WebCams)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on December 01, 2011, 09:55:46 am
Whats the weather up to at tue mo? Its ace in cheshire but apparentpy.shite in manc, whats tje peak up to?! Cheers

It's glorious in South Manc at the mo Si.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Adam Lincoln on December 01, 2011, 05:22:28 pm
Hows it been today? Ok for a trip tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 01, 2011, 05:27:50 pm
Great nick at Burbage, yeah. Bit raw in the wind but so it goes...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 03, 2011, 12:04:52 am
Good conditions today (Friday 2nd), Saturday looks much the same   :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 03, 2011, 09:34:03 am
lightly raining now near froggatt, rained abit overnight too
walls e.t.c are wet now so i think the edges could be pretty damp too unless there is a strong wind up there
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 03, 2011, 10:06:18 am
Damn shame its so still today.  :P
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 03, 2011, 10:20:55 am
 :P yep, your right, everyone move along.... its all wet... nothing to see here.....  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on December 05, 2011, 08:08:06 am
I can see from the webcams that i bit of snow has fallen, but does anyone reckon anywhere will be a goer today?
thanks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 05, 2011, 08:38:56 am
If it stops snowing and the sun comes out, yes. If not, no, unless you want to do Goliath's Groove at M8.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on December 05, 2011, 08:41:53 am
Dont reckon im up to M8 yet. I better head indoors and train for that.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 06, 2011, 11:15:22 am
Anyone know if the Ringinglow road is passable?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 06, 2011, 01:40:51 pm
Tried to drive past burbage this morning and it was clear as far as the end of the plantation just after ringinglow. From here it may be passable, I carried on a bit after this, there are tyre groves cut so looks like a few have managed, but I chickened out when the snow started touching the under side of my car. I'd say if you went for it you'd probably be ok. Hope that is some help, let us know how you get on
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: block42 on December 06, 2011, 02:26:44 pm
I went about as far, the road was a bit slippery but not too bad, managed it even in my city car. Turned round just at the top of the run down to hooks, so unsure of conditions beyond here. the road along millstone looked fine. there is a lot of slush about so i figure it is likely to freeze to ice during the night.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 06, 2011, 04:06:00 pm
Yep, passable with care, been over in much worse.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 06, 2011, 08:19:31 pm
was on mother cap today. only dry thing i could find really. lots of snow beneath burbage north by the looks of things - might head up there with a shovel at some point this week  ;D
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 06, 2011, 09:19:42 pm
Good effort! I had a walk along Stanage. With the wind from the west its not drifting like it did last year, but you never know.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 07, 2011, 07:31:02 pm
Flatworld dry today. Looks like most of the snow is melting though. Anywhere full in the wind and high should stay be ok.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nodder on December 08, 2011, 10:48:27 am
Is it horrible at the moment? Possibilites for tommorow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 08, 2011, 10:51:12 am
No, its overcast and windy but looks like the Peak will stay dry today save for the far north-west.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 08, 2011, 10:56:53 am
Hmm, scrub that, looks like its spreading down to hit the Eastern Edges now. Will dry instantly though in these winds. Tomorrow looks like case of dodging showers. Rain radar is your friend as ever.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on December 08, 2011, 11:48:13 am
Is it horrible at the moment? Possibilites for tommorow?
Come to the plantation tomorrow Nodder, Careless Pork!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nodder on December 08, 2011, 12:00:41 pm
really?  Need to convince jack.  In thoery just decided it wasnt worth it.  Wish it was though...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on December 08, 2011, 12:05:12 pm
http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Hathersage~2647338/hour_by_hour_detailed.html (http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Hathersage~2647338/hour_by_hour_detailed.html)

Im hoping the hour by hour breakdown further down the page is true...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 08, 2011, 12:31:24 pm
I'm always more inclined to trust the Met Office's men in the UK to a computer in Norway...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on December 08, 2011, 11:39:11 pm
it's fooked...

i'm inclined to look at the wind in the trees and the severe storm warnings... and hear the slates on me roof.. with the rain lashing the windows.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 09, 2011, 08:07:59 am
it's fooked...

i'm inclined to look at the wind in the trees and the severe storm warnings... and hear the slates on me roof.. with the rain lashing the windows.

empiricism is so conventional

Hopefully this wind driven rain and pellets will clean a lot of the chalk off (I have no recent observations of the rock itself to lead me to such a conclusion, but the scattered remains of next door's fence have landed in a pattern that fortells clean rock in the near future and a red stranger bearing gifts)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 09, 2011, 01:30:55 pm
snowing in curbar at the moment. hasnt snowed here all week so id imagine stanage/burbage will be getting a pasting.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on December 09, 2011, 02:05:08 pm
Remind me what the snow-proof problems were from last winter? Was there a thread somewhere...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 09, 2011, 02:09:33 pm
It still a sticky at the top of the conditions report board (scroll to top of this page)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 09, 2011, 04:38:50 pm
From what i could see on the way home, curbar had a little amount of snow but the burbage valley and stanage looked like they had a good amount. Going to be trying to get up to stanage tomorrow to have a look at No More Excuses and other routes if anyone wants to join?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 09, 2011, 04:53:05 pm
Not convinced there will be any significant drifts, but I'll definitely be out if its dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 09, 2011, 05:08:03 pm
doubt there will be anything significant admittedly but there should be enough to improve landings. i might be out emlyn.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 09, 2011, 06:29:59 pm
doubt there will be anything significant admittedly but there should be enough to improve landings. i might be out emlyn.
Yeah not hoping for big drifts just abit of snow. will PM you my number and give us a txt if your heading out.
Anyone else just get in touch if they fancy getting out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 10, 2011, 10:45:31 am
I wouldn't pin your hopes on doing anything at Stanage or Burbage today. There's a few inches of snow on the ground and most stuff is suffering from run off.

Remergence area is damp. Giza was dry but only presumably only because of the strong wind. I don't imagine it would be much fun in these conditions. Terrace mostly dry apart from the top. Having said all that it did start snowing again when I left Burbage around 10 o'clock.

West Side Story looked dry but I didn't wander over there.

Ringinglow road is icy but passable. Main roads are fine.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 10, 2011, 10:47:05 am
Good knowledge Chris.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on December 10, 2011, 01:30:29 pm
Not strictly Eastern Edges, but if anyone goes on any peak lime today I'd be keen to know how runoff and seepage are going please
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 10, 2011, 02:03:12 pm
At Rivelin. Some dry bits, some run off. Trying to rain. Probably not going to stick around. Moontan is bone dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 10, 2011, 04:26:33 pm
Just been at curbar. Trackside boulder was damp, athough sidetrack was dry. Dans wall block dry, GW block dry enough. Vitually no snow on the ground at curbar, entire of curbar and froggatt look to be below the snowline.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 10, 2011, 05:08:02 pm
Was up at Stanage today.... f***in horrible. strong wind blowing snow, damp everywhere apart from a few.
Back in the YMCA was dry but in full force of the wind, freezing.
Slope john B or whatever it is was dry and sheltered from the wind but seemed glassy, same with grand theft aut
Everywhere there freezing.
What was the wind like at curbar dave? did baslow look alright?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 10, 2011, 05:15:13 pm
Wind was very light down on the boulders, but was strong at crag level. Baslow looked ok, spoke to some lads who said they'd walk along there and some shit was dry, some wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 10, 2011, 05:52:50 pm
It was Pick 'n Mix at RHS & Clifftop too, Stride mostly fooked, Clifftop mostly ok.  Pretty sheltered though and some great light late on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 10, 2011, 07:59:21 pm
any recommendations to where to go tomorrow? maybe even the lime......
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on December 10, 2011, 08:54:08 pm
Was up at Stanage today.... f***in horrible. strong wind blowing snow, damp everywhere apart from a few.
Back in the YMCA was dry but in full force of the wind, freezing.
Slope john B or whatever it is was dry and sheltered from the wind but seemed glassy, same with grand theft aut
Did careless torque look snow free?

any recommendations to where to go tomorrow? maybe even the lime......

Maybe try wrights rock?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 10, 2011, 08:59:53 pm
hhhmmmm it looked fairly OK... although i didnt have a great look at it. maybe abit of snow on the sidepull high up. start was dry though  :)
hhmm wrights rock  :-\
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Eddies on December 10, 2011, 09:03:39 pm
Wrights was v-busy today, almost as bad as it being wet!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on December 10, 2011, 09:04:25 pm
my 2p worth.....
walked down burbage at around 12ish< burbage nord pretty fucked and very damp, burbage west fucking wet.
minus ten dry in the important bits, met the erstwhile ukb supremo there who was going on to raven snor so he can comment on that
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 10, 2011, 10:37:21 pm
met the erstwhile ukb supremo

 :o

Has toby attempted a boardroom coup  :boxing:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 10, 2011, 11:10:09 pm
my 2p worth.....
walked down burbage at around 12ish< burbage nord pretty fucked and very damp, burbage west fucking wet.
minus ten dry in the important bits, met the erstwhile ukb supremo there who was going on to raven snor so he can comment on that
Do you think minus ten will hold in the forthcoming rain?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 10, 2011, 11:16:14 pm
Do you think minus ten will hold in the forthcoming rain?

Tor is only 10 mins away if it doesn't
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 10, 2011, 11:17:50 pm
nnoo way of getting there though  :( looks like its minus ten
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Three Nine on December 12, 2011, 04:26:48 pm
Anyone know if eatswood Trav is dry atm?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 12, 2011, 05:09:09 pm
Most of peak dry today, Burbage looked dry from the bus and Curbar was all dry. Although bad landing had about a centremetre thick layer of chalk on the front from people trying to dry it recently...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 14, 2011, 05:52:55 pm
Burbage South mostly dry today, aside form a few icy topouts (rascal groove)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 14, 2011, 08:21:31 pm
Bitterly cold at the Plantation today, but friction was off the scale.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on December 14, 2011, 08:34:21 pm
yeah felt amazing this afternoon, wish id been out. Why oh why did I look at this thread, picking the scab again.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 16, 2011, 03:30:45 pm
anyone been out?

how bad is it?

I'm hoping to scrounge some early time in the morning
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 16, 2011, 03:35:32 pm
bit dank in curbar at the moment but the edge looks mostly dry. should be ok though if it doesn't rain/snow too much overnight.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 16, 2011, 07:25:19 pm
how does Gardoms moorside and south boulders get over winter, do they get green at all? thinking of going there tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on December 16, 2011, 07:38:46 pm
I know it's not exactly eastern edges, but over woodhead pass tonight everything was wet/dank and I'd be Surprised if it dried for tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 16, 2011, 08:00:55 pm
Quote
how does Gardoms moorside and south boulders get over winter, do they get green at all?

Moorside doesn't really get green at all, takes no drainage and faces south-west. Its a very good bet for iffy weather. The south end of the edge is a bit less open, so dries a little slower, but still gets a bit of sun and can be more clement when its baltic.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 16, 2011, 08:12:17 pm
ahh cheers JB. does it have any stay dry problems there? am i right in thinking that despot is fairly snow/light rain proof?
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 16, 2011, 08:18:04 pm
Yes it is.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 16, 2011, 08:22:34 pm
fantastic!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 17, 2011, 02:46:25 pm
Can anyone fill me in on what the conditions are likely to be like at Stanage tomorrow? The forecast looks good but having not been into the Peak for a couple of weeks I've no idea whether this will mean good conditions or meltwater running down everything...

Cheers!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 17, 2011, 02:50:41 pm
it looks like a similar forecast to today. today near the froggatt area turned out to be crap, lots of rain especially in the morning but its now cleared up to a lovely late afternoon. so i dont really know...  :sorry:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 17, 2011, 05:05:20 pm
Went out for a run and checked the first couple of buttresses at Burbage North.
Things looked pretty wet tbh and it wasnt climbable. Wind was reasonbly trong so there is a chance of getting out tomorrow (I hope)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 17, 2011, 05:20:10 pm
Had a wander below Stanage. Looked to be a fair bit of dry rock about, though bitterly cold.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 18, 2011, 12:39:55 am
Cheers everyone!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: block42 on December 18, 2011, 12:03:43 pm
Went up redmires way today, snow above 350m, road passable with care
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 18, 2011, 01:12:09 pm
Been at Hamper's Hang this morning - I brushed the dry snow off and all was good.

The road over Burbage Bridge etc is covered in snow - now packed down, but perfectly drivable, unless you're in a BMW of course

Glorious sunshine when I left
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 18, 2011, 04:18:23 pm
Most of the Plantation was coated in snow today, there was the odd bit of dry rock for the keen. I brushed the snow off a few of the top outs and if it doesn't snow anymore then given the glorious sunshine I imagine there should be plenty to go at in the next few days.

Most of Curbar was dry (apart from GW area).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 18, 2011, 04:33:19 pm
Burbage was great today, plenty dry and stunning views.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 18, 2011, 04:49:28 pm
Robin Hoods stride was very icy apart from things in the sun, Cratcliff mostly icy aswell, Clifftop boulders were  all dry apart from the golden egg and Harthill was dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 18, 2011, 06:05:29 pm
Curbar crag was all gravy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 18, 2011, 07:08:25 pm
will anywhere be dry tomorrow? missed out today because of work and am desperate to get out  :boohoo: :boohoo:
thinking Rivelin??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on December 18, 2011, 07:40:24 pm
forecast is for rain unfortunately.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Moff on December 18, 2011, 10:11:52 pm
My mate Mike reported good conditions at Pleasley today. Worth considering in a similar future weather pattern. I bet sheltered SE stuff like Matlock Bank, Shining Cliff etc was OK as well.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 19, 2011, 09:17:45 pm
does anyone know how burbage south edge is?  particularly interested in Trellis, The alliance and the attitude inspector
cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 19, 2011, 09:24:29 pm
does anyone know how burbage south edge is?  particularly interested in Trellis, The alliance and the attitude inspector
cheers

was fine last week but id imagine some of the topouts will be quite icy as it doesnt get much sun.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 19, 2011, 09:45:15 pm
sounds worth a go. cheers nathan
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 20, 2011, 02:10:24 pm
stanage end was decent in places today. most of the slabby stuff wet though. didnt look at mistaken identity but id imagine it was ok. hampers hang dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on December 20, 2011, 02:59:10 pm
Trackside was pretty dry-ish this morning.  Apparently Gorilla Warfare was also ok.

Burbage West was gopping at 1pm.

The sun hasn't been out at all despite forecast, so all the dry rock is in the wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 20, 2011, 04:28:53 pm
Trackside was pretty dry-ish this morning.  Apparently Gorilla Warfare was also ok.

Burbage West was gopping at 1pm.

The sun hasn't been out at all despite forecast, so all the dry rock is in the wind.
think we were at trackside with you? i was wearing a green coat.
marks roof was gopping.
was going to say how a limestone crag was but i guess thats sacrilege in this thread!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Steamboat Stello on December 21, 2011, 01:22:11 pm
Allright chaps. Got my one chance to climb this month on thursday (tomorrow), where do I go other than the tor  thats def going to be dry?  :please: I've done most of the always dry stuff like Desperot, GW, Night of Lust, Tierdrop start thing etc. Hampers hang area of stanage a good bet? Will that 7b slopey lip traverse thing be dry? Cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 21, 2011, 01:43:46 pm
hampers was dry yesterday so thats a good bet. the slopey traverse is more risky but would probably be ok. the forecast is good though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 21, 2011, 02:04:26 pm
What are the Eastern Edges going to be like Fri/Sat? Ta ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Steamboat Stello on December 21, 2011, 03:03:10 pm
Cheers Leeroy, I'll give Hampers area a go. Not climbed much since a pulley injury in October (filthy limestone) so doubt I'll be up to much anyway. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 21, 2011, 03:04:40 pm
What are the Eastern Edges going to be like Fri/Sat? Ta ;)

Meg reckons it'll be mint.

(http://www.hammertap.com/my_files/images/crystalball_468x317.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 21, 2011, 05:13:02 pm
What are the Eastern Edges going to be like Fri/Sat? Ta ;)

forecast for friday makes it look like a total write off but saturday looks better, sposed to be warmer aswell.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 22, 2011, 05:45:31 pm
Walked past secret garden today, was all drenched from run-off out of the heather.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 22, 2011, 05:48:02 pm
burbage north beautiful today. all quiet was the only thing wet. most of b west looked dank.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 22, 2011, 05:54:18 pm
stanage plantation today was a treat! good friction and not too cold
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 22, 2011, 05:58:41 pm
Was it windy up at planetasian?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 22, 2011, 05:59:41 pm
hhhmmm there was a breeze but it wasnt too bad and with the recent weather i didnt give a toss what the wind was like, it was sunny  :)
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 22, 2011, 06:09:57 pm
Walked past secret garden today, was all drenched from run-off out of the heather.

Yup.. Had a look and it was all log :(
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 22, 2011, 06:10:42 pm
burbage north beautiful today. all quiet was the only thing wet. most of b west looked dank.

Was up there with Lagers, we're you the chap with the camo moon mat?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 22, 2011, 06:43:41 pm
Was it windy up at planetasian?

Twas boiling at first, then the cloud and wind increased and things got really good. The wind wasn't so high as to be a pain.

gritlad, was that you on the Storm?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 22, 2011, 06:46:27 pm
yeah it was. "on" is optimistic, didnt get very far at all
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 22, 2011, 07:05:31 pm
burbage north beautiful today. all quiet was the only thing wet. most of b west looked dank.

Was up there with Lagers, we're you the chap with the camo moon mat?

yeh that was me  :) heading for another futile session on the terrace and zaffs lying start.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 26, 2011, 05:25:03 pm
Burbage North all dry today. West looked dank but probably ok now or tomorrow with no more rain. perfect conditions aswell, cold but not too cold.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 26, 2011, 06:36:04 pm
Stanage was in fairly good nick today, pretty much everything was dry too.  Only saw two other boulderers out all day.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 26, 2011, 07:09:19 pm
It was pretty decent at Gardom S/Moorside too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 28, 2011, 05:08:18 pm
not particularly eastern edges, but bradley edge and turningstone were in good condition today. also a good spot to go during this windy weather.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on December 28, 2011, 06:24:04 pm
Plantation was total velcro today. Amazing, if you could cope with the wind that got stronger and stronger...
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 02, 2012, 08:11:14 pm
For everyone who was up at Plantation today... Time lapse of the sun coming up over the boulders (c. 9:30 to 10:30). See yourself? :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZdM1ft7Ctg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on January 02, 2012, 09:52:44 pm
Me and Galpinos at 0:17  :)  a great day out (first time since early November!).  Good to see you Tom, TTT, Lagers and plenty of others.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: b3n99 on January 05, 2012, 05:10:40 pm
Whats it like up there at the moment, hoping to come up for the weekend as weather looks half decent. Main aim is Brad Pit so info on that would be great.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 05, 2012, 05:21:24 pm
All exposed stuff was dry but very windy at dusk today, but still very damp in sheltered spots. The ground is about as wet as it gets. Tomorrow should be good but forecast to crap out in the evening... Sat and Sun look good though so there is hope.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 05, 2012, 05:24:18 pm
Whats it like up there at the moment, hoping to come up for the weekend as weather looks half decent. Main aim is Brad Pit so info on that would be great.

No info on the Pit but i was on Curbar today and most stuff was dry, inclduing art of white hat wearing which is a must at the grade. Id imagine brad pit will have been fine today as the wind seems to dry everything out quickly. i cant imagine it will be bad at the weekend either as the forecast is good. i look forward to the video if you send it  ;D
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on January 05, 2012, 05:56:09 pm
Where's the good forecast everyone is talking about? All I can see is showers all weekend?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 05, 2012, 06:06:18 pm
I was just going off the met charts which show a ridge of high pressure.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 05, 2012, 06:16:36 pm
Where's the good forecast everyone is talking about? All I can see is showers all weekend?

sorry, looked earlier on bbc and it seemed good for here (peak), probably changed though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: b3n99 on January 05, 2012, 09:36:24 pm
Cheers for the info guys, looks like there is hope! Hopefully will be a vide of brad pit and possibly the terrace if all goes to plan!

And weather looks good on BBC
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 06, 2012, 03:14:20 pm
Ok at plantation today.. Cold, especially in the wind. Friction was good though I greased off a couple of damp crimps.. If there's no rain it should be great tomorrow..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 06, 2012, 04:17:55 pm
Rivelin a bit patchy today - a lot of runoff about, and generally green and scrittley. Pleasant though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 06, 2012, 04:55:01 pm
Higgar was a bit damp and there was a definite damp mist rolling into Hathersage late afternoon.
Title: Re: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 06, 2012, 05:36:03 pm
Ok at plantation today.. Cold, especially in the wind. Friction was good though I greased off a couple of damp crimps.. If there's no rain it should be great tomorrow..

Was raining in Dore as i left work.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 06, 2012, 06:50:37 pm
Cheers for the info guys, looks like there is hope! Hopefully will be a vide of brad pit and possibly the terrace if all goes to plan!

And weather looks good on BBC

Tried Brad Pitt today and it felt good. should stay dry aslong as there isnt a monsoon tonight. good luck!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 06, 2012, 09:20:05 pm
Mixed bag round Cratcliff area. Mushy ground and fair amount of streaks/runoff but plenty dry. Started drizzling about 3pm.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 07, 2012, 09:01:11 am
Burbage north looked dry at 0830, and west looked damp on the greener bits (nose etc).

Really fuckin windy though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on January 07, 2012, 05:44:52 pm
Plantation conditions were great on the rock today but the wind was a killer.  Bailed after a couple of problems to RHS which was very pleasant.  Should be good tomorrow, if only I had some tips left...
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 07, 2012, 06:49:49 pm
Birchen pretty good this avo, with occasional very minor bits of damp. Not that windy with the trees taking the edge off it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on January 07, 2012, 07:26:44 pm
We spent not very long at burbage north today - fuck it was cold in the wind - took pity on the wife and kids and did a runner back to the car. (Seemed to be drying quite well)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 07, 2012, 07:40:17 pm
secret garden nicely sheltered, the only dripping wet things were Zaffs -> Beachball, everything else was looked ok but the bits I climbed on were just-not-quite. And the topouts (on the stepped roof at least) were damp scrittley horrorshows.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 08, 2012, 12:07:06 am
Were you at robin hoods stride on grizzly arete or the kid? RHS was in pretty good nick today, only windy near diamond slab and square block sort of aspect
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 08, 2012, 05:49:14 pm
stanton was all dry (brads rib, brads arete (presence)), apart from Brutal arete which was soaked :'(

Robins hoods all dry. bens wall and big al qeada both in good nick.

did start to get damp at the end of the day though, this inspired a trip to the ever dry nudas. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 08, 2012, 05:55:43 pm
Curbar was in decent nick today, in marked contrast to Burbistan etc.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on January 08, 2012, 06:03:20 pm
I wouldn't of gone that far but was ok etc...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 12, 2012, 10:01:59 pm
Twas nice out today at Burb West. Hopefully will be even better tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 12, 2012, 10:09:08 pm
looks like there's some proper dog-with-two-dicks days coming up  :bounce:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 13, 2012, 09:50:49 am
Maybe, maybe not. These sort of forcasts often translate to fog and slow thawing frost over the Peak.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on January 13, 2012, 10:42:16 am

Don't start pissing on our chips just yet Bonjoy, we need the motivation of a perfect weekend to get us through the rest of a Friday of work.

It'll be just perfect, cold, sunny, not a breath of wind, projects falling left, right and centre........
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on January 13, 2012, 11:35:20 am
I have a pass for half a day tomorrow - no kids, no wife and dwtg weather forecast. Hide your chips because it's bound to rain.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Richie Crouch on January 13, 2012, 01:57:02 pm
There may be a band of optimistic scousers loitering around Baslow if you want to steer clear of undesirables  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 13, 2012, 10:15:20 pm
It was absolutely mint out today.

...just perfect, cold, sunny, not a breath of wind........

summed it up nicely
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 13, 2012, 10:19:00 pm
I reckon its going to be shit tomorrow. I'd recommend everyone go to the Tor or the Works tomorrow instead of grit.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 13, 2012, 10:42:18 pm
I reckon its going to be shit tomorrow. I'd recommend everyone go to the Tor or the Works tomorrow instead of grit.

Yup it'll be wack.. I'm going to go to the Trafford centre then do some flower arranging instead.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 13, 2012, 10:44:04 pm
I reckon its going to be shit tomorrow. I'd recommend everyone go to the Tor or the Works tomorrow instead of grit.

 :furious:

I've been enjoying having the tor to myself  :wub:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 13, 2012, 11:36:46 pm
looks like there's some proper dog-with-two-dicks days coming up  :bounce:

today was one
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: JayJ on January 14, 2012, 06:50:22 pm
Really good at the plantation today.
Cold, crisp, blue skies, no wind and amazing friction, what more could you want?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 14, 2012, 06:58:55 pm
best day for a while. beautiful and sunny on curbar, a day i'll rmember for a long time.
Title: Re: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 14, 2012, 07:06:54 pm
Really good at the plantation today.
Cold, crisp, blue skies, no wind and amazing friction, what more could you want?

A breeze.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Richie Crouch on January 15, 2012, 11:40:21 am
I thought it was too warm tbh but at least the views were nice  :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 20, 2012, 06:08:36 pm
does anyone know how eatswood rocks has been or will be tomorrow?
or how fast does nosferatu dry? seems to be a strong wind tomorrow ( positive thinking.......)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 22, 2012, 11:36:36 am
sorry for mentioning the crag, naivety on my part. i didnt realise asscess was so sensitive, ill steer clear in future.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 22, 2012, 04:15:21 pm
just been at stanage plantation, very windy as to be expected but everything I saw was dry, on/off spitting as we left 30 minutes ago. secret garden was soggy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 22, 2012, 04:25:26 pm
was on heartland and kidneystone at gardoms today, both dry. marks roof dampish at the end.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 27, 2012, 03:58:22 pm
Does stuff on the gorilla warfare bit of curbar dry quickish? Will it be climbable tomorow? (forecast for good things, but cold)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 27, 2012, 04:23:36 pm
GW dries fairly quick unless its got really wet underneath.

I could see out of my office window that snow has settled on blacka moor, so I suspect that burbage and stanage will have taken a hit too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 27, 2012, 04:50:07 pm
GW was a bit damp today but climbable, it had been plastered in chalk to dry it by the looks.  Muddy beneath and green in places on top.

Ran away just as a snow flurry came through just after 1ish and there's been a few more since.  Only takes 5 minutes to go and have a look though doesn't it
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 27, 2012, 05:19:26 pm
Bit longer from leeds... but fair point cheerssss
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 27, 2012, 05:58:35 pm
Just drove over Burbage/Stanage from Hathersage: raining in Hathersage, sleet near the Millstone Inn, heavy snow by the time you're near the top, settling quite a bit.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 27, 2012, 09:08:33 pm
It got even worse later. Everywhere will be pretty damp tomorrow (except the Eagle Stone I believe)  ;D
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 27, 2012, 09:19:15 pm
I feel a Rivelin Quarries appreciation day may be on the cards for tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on January 27, 2012, 10:49:44 pm
The Dark room in Odins cave was dry today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 28, 2012, 09:06:54 am
anyone seen what the snow situation is?

the Hathersage cam makes it look like there's not too much snow,but I suspect that many boulders will have a pile of gently melting snow on top...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 28, 2012, 10:12:40 am
Just driven out to calver. Looked to be snow on the ground everywhere north of froggatt but dropping down froggatt hill and looking south there is very little snow on the ground.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 28, 2012, 10:21:11 am
anyone seen what the snow situation is?

the Hathersage cam makes it look like there's not too much snow,but I suspect that many boulders will have a pile of gently melting snow on top...

I got out early doors and swept the top :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andyd on January 28, 2012, 10:26:06 am
Would anyone care to speculate on the state of brad pit?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 28, 2012, 10:29:18 am
Looked at bpitt yesterday before the snow arrived. Starting holds was dry but the groove above was piss wet.  Can't imagine things got better over night.

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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andyd on January 28, 2012, 10:40:19 am
Nice one.you just saved me a four hr round trip. :icon_beerchug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 28, 2012, 05:16:34 pm
Very damp first thing but the sun did its work to leave the Eastern Edges mostly mint by sunset. Very little snow on the rock, though still some dampness in the shade. Looking good for tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on January 28, 2012, 05:52:10 pm
I thought it was ok at burbage south this evening. It was a bit damp in places but was drying quite well. Had dropped to just below freezing as I was leaving. By the way got home and realised I've left my gloves (northface black, bit knackered ski gloves) next to the side of the dog, left after 4 today. If anyone picks them up give me a pm. Cheers Rich
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 28, 2012, 06:43:19 pm
Plenty to do at Cratcliffe / Stride today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 28, 2012, 07:02:14 pm
PLenty of folk at Curbar today...
Eaglestone was 80% swimming pool...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on January 28, 2012, 07:51:41 pm
Did anyone venture over from Manchester side? How were the driving conditions?

Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 28, 2012, 08:10:08 pm
Did anyone venture over from Manchester side? How were the driving conditions?

Thanks

I did - all fine. no snow on the ground once you got to Stoney. Roads all 100% fine...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 28, 2012, 08:36:15 pm
Not much more than an inch on Stanage. Kinder looked whiter but I'm surprised the Snake isn't passable.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 28, 2012, 08:40:10 pm
Not much more than an inch on Stanage. Kinder looked whiter but I'm surprised the Snake isn't passable.

I came over A6 and Stoney etc.. No problems whatsoever.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on January 28, 2012, 08:48:10 pm
Nice.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: The Sausage on January 29, 2012, 08:10:50 am
Anyone at the Plantation yesterday? Was it all pretty dry or much run off? How about Jerry's Trav? It often has a bit of a streak down it.
Ta, Joe
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Somebody's Fool on January 29, 2012, 08:16:15 am
It was still damp last thing yesterday. In the absence of any sun today, I suspect it will be a no go.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 29, 2012, 09:31:02 am
All very cold and overcast on eastern crags this morning. Mist in the hope valley etc. Had a look at higgar...leaning block looked dry, eastside bouldering wet/green.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: OffshoreAndy on January 30, 2012, 08:33:22 pm
It started off a bit damp but by the end of the day plantation was dry and friction awesome.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 30, 2012, 09:34:46 pm
Ditto at Burbage North. There's been plenty of good nick the last few days, though shadier stuff can be very green.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 30, 2012, 09:42:25 pm
Burbage south was alright today, a few things damp/green (Life assurance, Pebble Mill, few others) . Nosferatu and others were pretty dry. would say that trellis would be damp
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 30, 2012, 10:40:04 pm
infact does anyone fancy getting some pads to froggatt pinnacle tomorrow afternoon? need to do Narcissus and Mint 400.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 01, 2012, 06:27:54 pm
froggatt was good today, got abit warm though, not much breeze but on top of the crag there was a nice blowing of wind, chilly in the wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Plattsy on February 01, 2012, 06:33:22 pm
Burbage West was mint today. Cold and difficult to warm up as it was catching the wind. Some icicles and run off here and there but generally great.
Burbage bridge good too except Mermaid start hold typically wet and a snow patch on the top of Rocket Man. North was warmer as the wind was coming over the top. Probably same tomorrow by the looks of it.
Secret Garden all gravy except Zaff's which even though there were a few small icicles under the lip and fading dampness on the wall might have been ok for the sufficiently strong.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 04, 2012, 05:33:19 pm
froggatt was good again today, cold. then the snow came and plastered everything.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 05, 2012, 05:43:24 pm
Stanage Apparent North was surprisingly snow free today. No snow on top, just a few wet streaks here and there. Burbage N looked similar. Road out from Ringinglow was OK, and getting better. The bit down to the Popular End car park looked a bit snowier so didn't try but plenty of 4x4s went down there, and might well be OK.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Plattsy on February 07, 2012, 05:47:27 pm
Secret Garden was wet except for Nigel's problem which seemed ok. No topping out though.
Burbage West and North were fine where there was no run off. Clag came in around 3pm and turned things a bit glassy I thought. Should be alright tomorrow if it stays dry tonight.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on February 07, 2012, 06:12:25 pm
Stanage was good today. All the roads were clear right up to the Plantation.

The right hand side looked fine on the way past, most things dry at the Plantation.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 07, 2012, 06:40:03 pm
burbage south boulders were dry today even in the clag. lots of the main stuff dry, maybe abit glassy on a few things.
tomorrow looks set to be a pretty good day  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 08, 2012, 07:08:15 pm
incase anyone is bothered, cratcliffe was in good nick today, cold and dry. same with RHS.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 09, 2012, 12:17:53 am
Over Owler Tor, Mother Cap, Mothers Pet all good today.
Beach Ball was OK at Secret Garden but everything else a bit damp.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: James Malloch on February 09, 2012, 12:36:33 am
Burbage South Boulders pretty much perfect today..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 09, 2012, 09:59:36 am
Burbage South Boulders pretty much perfect today..

Been out for a lantern session? :clown:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: J_duds on February 11, 2012, 11:43:11 am
any news for today?
cheers
John
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 11, 2012, 11:47:50 am
Clear blue skies over Sheffield, some cloud peakwards, but imagine its fine.  It is however fucking freezing!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 11, 2012, 12:03:19 pm
There was very little overnight frost to burn off, temp up to 2c from -5 at 8am, bit of breeze, it's pretty much perfect.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 11, 2012, 12:51:17 pm
Epic verglas scene unfortunately, only Burbage west appears unaffected. Froggat/ Curbar may be better?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on February 11, 2012, 05:06:26 pm
A few problems on the edge (e.g Seans Arete) at Curbar were in ok nick today, but Trackside and Gorilla Warfare areas were fairly icebound.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on February 11, 2012, 05:33:27 pm
Did the ice melt and dry anywhere? Anyone checked rivelin out (specifically master kush)?
Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigphil on February 11, 2012, 05:54:55 pm
Stanage was pretty iced up today. Some stuff was ok like hourglass but what was ice free was pretty busy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on February 11, 2012, 06:06:16 pm
Also, did anyone at curbar see if great white was dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on February 11, 2012, 06:16:32 pm
Short sean's at Rowtor was ok but almost everything verglassed.  Cocking Tor all verglassed.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stevej on February 11, 2012, 07:10:48 pm
Apparent north was amazing today. Hampers hang, the 7b traverse, in fact pretty much everything, even top-outs (!) are ice-free and positively sticky. Obviously n-facing descents and pools on the tops of stuff are ice but otherwise perfect
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: b3n99 on February 11, 2012, 07:15:13 pm
I'm coming up to the peak for sunday and monday and had my eye on baslow, especially flatworld, anyone got any idea what it will be like or what will be better?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: saltbeef on February 11, 2012, 09:44:30 pm
turnipstone was ok... until morton tore the place apart.
salle goose good nick.
very cold
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DaveyDave on February 11, 2012, 09:53:05 pm
Anyone reckon west side story will be doable tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 11, 2012, 11:39:15 pm
I'm coming up to the peak for sunday and monday and had my eye on baslow, especially flatworld, anyone got any idea what it will be like or what will be better?

flatworld and its lh had ascents today ben, you should be fine  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 12, 2012, 11:39:20 am
Quote
Anyone reckon west side story will be doable tomorrow?

This is one of the most reliable problems in the Peak - usually the last to get wet on the eastern edges. Was free of ice yesterday, should be in good nick today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: a dense loner on February 12, 2012, 12:44:45 pm
turnipstone was ok... until morton tore the place apart.
salle goose good nick.
very cold
Morton wud ave trouble tearing open a letter
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on February 12, 2012, 01:00:55 pm
Burbage south is completely soaked and it looked like the rest of the valley was too.  Feels quite humid and warm out!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 12, 2012, 02:08:00 pm
raining at rhs/cratcliffe. didnt bother.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ethan on February 12, 2012, 08:47:48 pm
Also, did anyone at curbar see if great white was dry?

Yeah, all bomber dry on this yesterday. Not much else though, although the main crag looked alright.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 13, 2012, 06:05:24 pm
Everything at Burbage West is wet. Bits of Burbage North were drying when the sun came out breifly this afternoon, Banana Finger & Remergence areas where both OK. Burbage South boulders still mostly damp though.
Lots of water around now the snow and ice is melting, so stuff that takes drainage is going to be no good for a while I'd have thought. Stuff catching the W wind seems to be the best bet
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 15, 2012, 12:09:25 am
stanage all dry apart from help the aged and brad pitt  >:( bitter wind though
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Krank on February 15, 2012, 03:19:05 pm
anyone been out on the edges today? ive got thurs and fri off work and im hoping to get out. Stanage sounds ok, what about the rest of the crags??

cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 15, 2012, 05:38:00 pm
anyone been out on the edges today? ive got thurs and fri off work and im hoping to get out. Stanage sounds ok, what about the rest of the crags??

cheers

gardoms wet today apart from perfect day direct, baslow/curbar all dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Krank on February 15, 2012, 09:02:20 pm
Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Scouse D on February 15, 2012, 09:19:59 pm
birchens was dry. Chatsworth soaked.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Krank on February 15, 2012, 10:08:17 pm
Good stuff cheers, birchen was where I was headed first.

Did a soaked chatsworth included desperot?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Scouse D on February 15, 2012, 10:45:12 pm
didn't look sorry, but I would guess it's ok as it's a permadry problem. Lots was nearly dry, but all the new probs that have been recently done were wet/filthy. If you've not done desperot it's definately worth trying.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Krank on February 15, 2012, 10:57:12 pm
Nice one, I will go and give it a try.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 15, 2012, 11:09:26 pm
Nice one, I will go and give it a try.

If youre in that area make sure you try Dobbins Blog at dobb edge just along, similar difficulty to desperot and almost as good  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Krank on February 16, 2012, 12:00:54 am
Cheers Leeroy, if its dry I will give it a try
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: groovedog on February 16, 2012, 10:35:57 pm
Was light drizzle enough to make burbage sth wet this evening. Left at 8ish and not stopping. So unlikely to be dry first thing tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on February 18, 2012, 08:08:21 am
Pretty camp and miserable here in Mancshire, is it the same Sheffield side?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Obi-Wan is lost... on February 18, 2012, 08:11:47 am
Pretty camp and miserable here in Mancshire, is it the same Sheffield side?
Nah,  we're all butch and happy over this side, whatever you may have heard  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on February 18, 2012, 08:22:34 am
 :2thumbsup:

Damn phone! Looks like I shall be hitting the wall.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: TobyD on February 18, 2012, 09:17:14 am
Pretty camp and miserable here in Mancshire, is it the same Sheffield side?

 ;D
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 18, 2012, 10:45:01 am
I think what Galpinos meant to say is that it's gay and damp here in manchestershire ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: J_duds on February 18, 2012, 11:06:21 am
so they are happy but wet!
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 18, 2012, 01:09:28 pm
so they are happy but wet!

Moist ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 18, 2012, 01:13:59 pm
very nice and sunny in the peak now, anything facing the sun or in the wind is dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on February 19, 2012, 12:00:16 am
Thinking of heading out tomorrow, eastern edges update anyone? What about south peak??  Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 19, 2012, 12:16:50 am
robin hoods stride was ok today, until a monsoon struck. it will probs be ok tomorrow, most stuff in the sun and the wind will be fine. due to be a perfect grit day.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on February 19, 2012, 08:36:32 am
Nice one, thanks!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: JayJ on February 19, 2012, 06:22:48 pm
Nice day at Burbage north today, t'was a bit warm though
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 19, 2012, 06:38:02 pm
too warm at froggatt really, split a tip for the first time in months  :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 19, 2012, 07:39:28 pm
lovely conditions down int pit. most of stanage was gorgeous, maybe a bit warm.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 19, 2012, 07:57:09 pm
lovely conditions down int pit. most of stanage was gorgeous, maybe a bit warm.

So that was you on the pit (I was the one bullying my mate up the Aniston Slap). Did you tick it in the end?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 19, 2012, 08:02:14 pm
lovely conditions down int pit. most of stanage was gorgeous, maybe a bit warm.

So that was you on the pit (I was the one bullying my mate up the Aniston Slap). Did you tick it in the end?

close, fell off last move twice having worked out a good way of doing it. hopefully next time. I liked your mates attitude in trying to crimp slopers  :goodidea:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 21, 2012, 11:37:18 pm
everything dry on stanage (apart from brad pit which was damp but is dry now  :2thumbsup:) and burbage west, all dry apart from breakfast.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on February 23, 2012, 07:08:42 pm
Burbage west almost 100% wet including West side story!! Higgar is much the same.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 23, 2012, 07:13:03 pm
Big temperature rises = condensation. Be much better in the wind I'm sure.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: BenF on February 24, 2012, 12:24:10 pm
What's it like today?  Over on the west (well Merseyside and Cheshire) its been damp and drizzly since midmorning. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 24, 2012, 12:49:25 pm
very wet and dank in curbar, i wouldnt bother today, tomorrow looks good though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: BenF on February 24, 2012, 01:53:32 pm
Cool thanks, I was just checking how things were doing with tomorrow in mind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: t1mbro on February 25, 2012, 02:05:08 pm
Anyone any idea how millstone area is- looking at tomorrow....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on February 25, 2012, 03:49:22 pm
Burbage south was dry and grippy this morning. Everything looked dry as we drove across to Hathersage.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 25, 2012, 05:49:26 pm
Super windy today so I think everything will be in good nick tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 26, 2012, 12:09:06 am
not bad at b wizzle, maybe a touch warm. Rowtor rocks in the afternoon warmed up nicely, felt like a summer evening but with better friction  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duma on February 28, 2012, 04:15:47 pm
Anyone been out today? Looking ok for tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 28, 2012, 04:20:24 pm
looked a little of that gritstone dampness today, although im sure there were things dry round about, slighty brighter right now too so tomorrow should be all good  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sjw on February 29, 2012, 04:44:36 pm
Having a mission down to the Peak tomorrow, does any know (or have an idea) of whether the Suavito area of Gardoms is dry at the moment? Thanks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stevej on February 29, 2012, 05:11:02 pm
Suavito was clean and dry on sunday if that helps,
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on February 29, 2012, 07:44:52 pm
pretty sure sauve will be dry
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sjw on February 29, 2012, 08:15:32 pm
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pretty sure sauve will be dry
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Suavito was clean and dry on sunday if that helps,

Thanks, much appreciated.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on February 29, 2012, 08:28:42 pm
It was ok when I left Baslow, the sun came out with a bit of a breeze, made it feel less close.

Good sunset on the way back to Mancunia too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 29, 2012, 09:22:58 pm
all was nice at curbar this evening, really neon blue sort of sky too as the sun had almost fully gone down.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on March 03, 2012, 08:26:25 am
It's soaking here in Alfreton anyone know what it's like out there this morning? cheers rich
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on March 03, 2012, 09:12:01 am
Grey and damp in Sheffield
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris05 on March 03, 2012, 10:36:12 am
Anyone got any more info? Is it worth the drive from Notts? Looks pretty damp on the webcams.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 03, 2012, 10:37:28 am
its pretty horrible really, no signs of it clearing yet in Grindleford. a grey damp mist all round by the looks of it
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris05 on March 03, 2012, 10:44:41 am
Thanks for the quick reply. Inside it is.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 03, 2012, 12:44:15 pm
Perking up nicely now, more exposed venues should be good this aft.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 03, 2012, 01:38:36 pm
froggatt looks to be dry now and there is a good breeze too  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 03, 2012, 01:46:16 pm
Looks like a shower moving through in the next hour, but shouldn't last.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 03, 2012, 02:45:24 pm
Just driven from Castleton to Manc and a few spits and spots - as it's heading eastward I suspect the edges will be fine for the afternoon..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 04, 2012, 08:51:07 pm
Weather for tomorrow looks great  :)
is anyone keen for trying abit of a project/ unclimbed highball tomorrow over froggatt/curbar way?
could do with a few more pads!  :great:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on March 10, 2012, 07:25:08 am
How is it this morning over East? It is definitely dank over here on the West.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 10, 2012, 07:41:24 am
How is it this morning over East? It is definitely dank over here on the.

Was out yesterday Sam, and the clag disappeared over the snake and it was all OK east side.. Today of course may be different...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on March 10, 2012, 08:57:16 am
Dry ish (bin lids and walls) round nether edge part of sheffield however the sky looks moody. Michael Fish says risk it but do you trust him?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 10, 2012, 09:39:55 am
doesnt "feel" like its going to rain again and a few little specs of brightness so its looking good i think...  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on March 10, 2012, 02:20:26 pm
A hint of dampness first thing but dry and looking good when I left at lunchtime.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clm on March 10, 2012, 05:26:52 pm
Poo friction
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 10, 2012, 05:37:12 pm
pretty alright friction at burbage south, very windy too
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on March 10, 2012, 07:04:46 pm
gardoms all dry, charlotte rampling now clean, nice one steve.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on March 10, 2012, 08:12:00 pm
gardoms all dry, charlotte rampling now clean, nice one steve.

Steve said you and your dad went ground up, nice one
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on March 10, 2012, 08:41:56 pm
gardoms all dry, charlotte rampling now clean, nice one steve.

Steve said you and your dad went ground up, nice one

yeh those two pissed it, i had to shake my way up  :lol:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on March 17, 2012, 08:02:54 am
Currently wet in Manchestershire. What's the east lookong like, worth the drive over?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on March 17, 2012, 08:08:30 am
pretty wet in curbar. i'd leave it for a while but the forecast is good for drying up later.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on March 17, 2012, 09:04:33 am
Cheers Leeroy. Extended breakfast for me!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on March 17, 2012, 01:02:55 pm
Extended breakfast for me!

is that when you start up Breakfast, traverse across Spartacus and finish up Famous Grouse?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 17, 2012, 01:08:56 pm
A few showers around, but still looking promising on raintoday.co.uk
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 18, 2012, 11:00:18 am
walls still abit damp but the sun is out and there looks to be a nice breeze.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Paul B on April 05, 2012, 11:02:53 am
Any suggestions for where I might just get away with a bit of climbing amidst the snow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 05, 2012, 11:16:24 am
You could start here: http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,16522.0.html (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,16522.0.html)

I'd got for a drive though... was pretty windy during the strom so there's a good chance of dry tops. Might even be some drifts...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on April 05, 2012, 12:52:14 pm
Have you guys got big snow over there too?

Like JB says, it seems to have been the wind that caused all the problems rather than the amount of snow (westside anyway). It seems a right shame to let a day like today go without getting out. Might hit up the Newstones later.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on April 05, 2012, 01:19:02 pm
Be interested to know what the eastern edges are like if anyone's been out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Somebody's Fool on April 05, 2012, 01:59:13 pm
Mawson's been out this morning. Reckons a lot of grit's dry but meltwater might scupper some things. #YOU #HEADING #OUT #FOR #A #BIG #THURSDAY #AFTER #WORK #SCENE #WORD?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 05, 2012, 02:17:25 pm
#YOU'RE #NOT #WRONG
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on April 05, 2012, 03:59:18 pm
Quote from: Paul B
I'm not pleased with all this melting wet snow at all! (https://twitter.com/#!/BrokenBennett/status/187916481969930240)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on April 05, 2012, 04:38:26 pm
Text from JB:
"Shovels needed at Burbage North... Potential for a lot of fun!"
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duma on April 05, 2012, 04:48:33 pm
Dammit! Working all weekend and I really REALLY want to do Puck!

I hate you all.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on April 05, 2012, 05:17:31 pm
went to curbar briefly this morning only to the end quarry, bit and bobs dry but streaks were starting to play havoc so bailed.


intertested to hear about Burbage North, will hopefully get out and dig, 3 tamed mice rematch  :boxing:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Paul B on April 05, 2012, 05:39:02 pm
Text from JB:
"Shovels needed at Burbage North... Potential for a lot of fun!"

It did look that way, I stupidly didn't have a snow shovel. Instead we limped around a number of crags that were all streaky.

Right of Apparent North also looked a safe bet, and the boulder with the slopey lip traverse further left.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on April 05, 2012, 05:58:20 pm
Pretty drifty at burbage north, but kinda shit wet snow. Burbage west almost entirely snow free.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Doylo on April 05, 2012, 07:24:50 pm
Any news on the Plantation?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on April 05, 2012, 08:52:23 pm
Text from JB:
"Shovels needed at Burbage North... Potential for a lot of fun!"

Good tip off Cofe (and JB), luckily someone remembered to take a shovel with them  ;).

Ai No Corrida saw a couple of ascents this afternoon (and one spectacular dismount).

A bit of snow below Three Blind Mice but not as much as in previous years, should be doable though. I also dug out a bit of a landing beneath Puck.

Get to it people #BurbageBigFriday
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on April 06, 2012, 06:58:28 pm
Curbar was mostly covered in run-off today with lots of slushy snow everywhere along the bottom.  Over half the routes at Froggatt also suffering from run-off.  Got some stuff done though and the snow was visibly disappearing by late afternoon (still quite a bit left though).
Thinking about tomorrow and wanting to avoid any more run-off - any reports from elsewhere?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dutch on April 07, 2012, 10:50:25 am
Anyone been out today or got any ideas what might be in nick today?


Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on April 07, 2012, 11:00:49 am
was on cratcliffe and rhs yesterday, all dry apart from jerrys trav run off. black rocks also fine on thursday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on April 07, 2012, 12:43:36 pm
just been at burbage north, lots of run off now. platform surviving on ai no corrida (good effort to the digger/s) but its a bigger fall than last time, mate said the arete felt clammy.

burbage west looked dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on April 08, 2012, 12:42:22 am
Stanage was greasy early on but got better throughout the day. We built a platform under Daydreamer, and half a platform under Shock Horror. Felt cold this eve so should be plenty left for a few highballs tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kingholmesy on April 14, 2012, 08:40:32 pm
Felt like four seasons in one day at Stanage today. Sunny spells. Intermittent very light drizzle and even a tiny bit of sleet. Although that might sound terrible the friction was surprisingly good at points and it should be a good day tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on April 28, 2012, 08:42:29 am
looking good for today, nice wind to cool things down  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fried on April 28, 2012, 10:07:10 am
I've got 10 days camping in the Peak from the18th May, please tell me there is a glimmer of hope on the long term forecast and my entire family aren't going to be trying to string me up from the nearest tree.

Achy knees or pine cone forecasts especially welcome.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: csl on April 28, 2012, 10:35:44 am
I consulted my Crystal Ball and it said that since i have lots of work to do until the 27th of may it will be perfect weather for 2 weeks before that. And then when I'm free to climb the rain will come back.

So it might rain on your last day, but the rest of the time it will be nice.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on April 28, 2012, 12:09:55 pm
According to Metcheck's The Year ahead (http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/singularities.asp), you might be in luck. Of course this is Britain, and we've just had two record breaking months, so you might want to include a barrel load of salt with that.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fried on April 28, 2012, 12:54:50 pm
That corresponds pretty accurately to my normal experience for the end of May, never knew it was a Fore-monsoon before.

A man down the pub told me it was going to be the coldest May since monkeys started walking... :whistle:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: csl on April 29, 2012, 04:55:30 pm
How quick does Marks Roof at Gardoms dry? Was thinking of heading there tomorrow cos it looks a good forecast.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on April 29, 2012, 05:11:29 pm
I would say no until maybe in the evening but that could be optimistic
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: csl on April 29, 2012, 05:19:08 pm
Cheers, any recommendations for dry rock. Curbar?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on April 29, 2012, 05:23:49 pm
Nice south easterly breeze so stanage, b north. Curbar trackside could take a little longer as it doesn't catch as much wind, up on curbar crag would be good. And so on
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: csl on April 29, 2012, 05:25:13 pm
Cheers, bit of a peak district conditions noob.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: JayJ on April 30, 2012, 10:21:34 pm
Nice breeze this afternoon at burbage south with the occasional bit of sunshine,
boulders dry but the edge had some wet sections.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on May 05, 2012, 08:22:33 pm
pretty good conditions at burbage south today, a few problems in that caught the wind were pretty cool and the rest wernt bad at all, looks a good forecast for tomorrow too  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris on May 18, 2012, 02:15:49 pm
Anyone ventured out to burbage north today? thinking about getting an hour in later, about 4ish.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on May 18, 2012, 02:36:00 pm
its pretty windy so it should be bone dry aslong as it doesnt rain.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on May 18, 2012, 02:39:17 pm

Got a couple of hours in this am - left about 1 and it was pretty dry.  Friction wasn't awesome but generally fine.  Its actually quite sheltered below the crag as its a NE wind which was blowing straight over the top.  Very nippy if you're in the wind.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on June 01, 2012, 10:39:47 am
Drizzle at Burbizzle at the moment :( rock pretty dry so if the cloud breaks will be fine.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on June 01, 2012, 10:45:32 am
But it hasn't :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on June 01, 2012, 11:44:26 am
Clag still here (2nd cup of tea). Bugger, I'll have to go and find some lower western slimestone instead..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on June 01, 2012, 11:46:17 am
Clag still here (2nd cup of tea). Bugger, I'll have to go and find some lower western slimestone instead..

You could try Turning Stone Edge.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on June 01, 2012, 12:04:03 pm
froggatt seems to be clearing better than burbage
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dontfollowme on June 02, 2012, 08:56:04 am
How is it looking this morning?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on June 02, 2012, 11:09:15 am
Looks ok from S11...
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on June 04, 2012, 09:45:09 am
Burbizzle W all fine this morn. Little damp in back of cracks but ok. T'other side of valley looks fine but not been there. T
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on June 04, 2012, 07:56:25 pm
Everything was dry but conditions were poor and the midges came out this afternoon at Stanage
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on June 17, 2012, 12:19:00 pm
too warm for burbage west this afternoon? too midgey?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on June 17, 2012, 01:04:27 pm
I'd say yes on both counts. Somewhere more exposed would be a better bet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on June 17, 2012, 01:04:28 pm
too warm for burbage west this afternoon? too midgey?

grit weather surely man, feels freezin compared to france....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on June 17, 2012, 01:49:10 pm
too warm for burbage west this afternoon? too midgey?

grit weather surely man, feels freezin compared to france....

aha, feels positivly tropical compared to Wales  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on July 14, 2012, 10:19:14 pm
great conditions at bbg nth this evening for a post pub session
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on August 30, 2012, 09:25:15 pm
like winter on burbage west this eve  :) obviously someone else thought the same as western eyes was absolutely caked.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on August 30, 2012, 10:19:02 pm
nay midge?
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on August 30, 2012, 10:35:01 pm
nay midge?

Du Vent...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on August 30, 2012, 10:47:08 pm
nay midge?

nein, on north they were bad, but on west the glorious chill wind blew them away.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on September 21, 2012, 09:23:30 am
What's the weather like out this way today? Anybody climbing?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on September 21, 2012, 09:33:02 am
pissing it down in Wad Town city centre

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ (http://www.raintoday.co.uk/)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on September 21, 2012, 09:37:45 am
Arsebiscuits. The forecast looks well and truly shite too. Works then I guess...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on September 21, 2012, 09:40:09 am
first thing tomorrow morning looking good

unfortunately I will be doing other stuff

I will be agitating for an alternative pass
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on September 21, 2012, 09:50:23 am
Yes, damn real life getting in the way of fun.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on September 21, 2012, 10:07:21 am
pissing it down in Wad Town city centre

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ (http://www.raintoday.co.uk/)

Cleared here in non-one-legged-wad-town centre ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on September 22, 2012, 08:05:35 pm
My time out is tomorrow, so how was it today ?
Greasy midgy or sunny but still cool ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on September 22, 2012, 08:12:40 pm
Midgy and too warm in the sun. I could have coped with either but not both and sacked it. Somewhere shady and exposed would be your best bet, though its forecast to cloud over later so sun may be not such an issue. Wind in the east so not the norm.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on September 22, 2012, 08:20:08 pm
My time out is tomorrow, so how was it today ?
Greasy midgy or sunny but still cool ?

I'm aiming to be at BBG West for c.9:30 Dolly.. if its log I'll post..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on September 22, 2012, 09:02:53 pm
Cheers for replies. Won't be out until pm as I have to watch the mighty (cough) Ecclesall Rangers under 14 side go for their first win of the season
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on September 22, 2012, 09:23:37 pm
Tried to take Spike climbing at Stanage mid aft. Midge hell.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 06, 2012, 09:44:16 am
Bit of early clag around, but burnt through it here at bbg. Now getting too warm (t shirt weather). Was a big more murk towards Stainage (and lots of student groups getting going) but clearing. Solid clag west of ladybower.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 06, 2012, 09:55:22 am
Hows burbage west looking?
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 06, 2012, 09:59:11 am
It's lovely. But could be too warm soon. Midges are starting to circle by western eyes! Not a breath of wind. Shady problems will be mint, but wss is just starting to feel a little greasy.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on October 06, 2012, 10:07:45 am
Isn't it a westerly wind though?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 06, 2012, 10:10:48 am
Westerly forecast, so midges might be an issue at west then. Might give it a miss and try somewhere else later on.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 06, 2012, 10:37:14 am
Just bailed after getting midged out on the nose (I was shit anyway..) now on the other side of the valley where it's great.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 06, 2012, 10:38:10 am
Plant pot is probably good.. But I suspect every man, dog and fresher will be there today..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on October 09, 2012, 08:26:31 pm
Mint as the sun went down this evening at Burbage N
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on October 09, 2012, 10:41:53 pm
Likewise at the eagle stone. Very nice, worth noting still midgy at flatworld though
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on October 09, 2012, 11:58:42 pm
midgy at padley woods and gardoms, not time for the call yet i guess
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on October 13, 2012, 04:15:17 pm
Anyone been out to Burbage or preferably secret garden? Got a pass for first thing tomorrow and wondering if it's worth it?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 13, 2012, 04:28:39 pm
SG tends to seep a bit - and its rained quite a bit recently... but you never know, and the seepage normally only logs out one or two lines...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on October 13, 2012, 04:35:16 pm
Elsewhere in Burbage should be sound by tomorrow AM, looks like the showers will peter out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 13, 2012, 04:40:06 pm
Savage garden was in good nick friday night bar a bit of seepage left of the problem that isn't zaff's, but everything else was bo, but hard to say how long todays rain will take to dry and if it'll leave seepage, might be ok. A first thing this morning the whole burbage area was in thick fog.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on October 13, 2012, 05:24:52 pm
Cheers Dave, didn't realise it had rained in peak today think I'll risk it in the morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on October 13, 2012, 05:34:05 pm
rained off Curbar, Rivelin dry and not bad but very still so a few hardened midges out, 'good' conditions around an hour ago
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on October 14, 2012, 11:33:36 am
mist cleared in the peak, looking good.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on October 14, 2012, 09:11:01 pm
Was at the 'other' end of Cratcliffe today. Some damp holds in Hueco Wall traverse, but mostly ok. Percy's Roof was pretty dirty too. Think I managed the 7A through piles of wet leaves. The 7A+ arete, and top of the 7B were covered in moss.

Tried T Crack on the way back too, (there was a large in situ group when we walked in), which felt dry, and sticky (still too hard), but it was caked in chalk when we got there. Even worse than normal.

(http://yfrog.com/scaled/landing/815/elvve.jpg)

We gave it a good scrub before and after trying it, but it didn't make much difference.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rothers on October 14, 2012, 09:41:18 pm
Well as part of that group that was trying it I can say that it was in the exact same condition when we arrived. No chalk was placed on the holds by any member of our group, other than normal transfer from hand to rock. Constant brushing before and after climbing and leaving it in as best a condition as possible. So, in effect, you made as much a contribution to any of the mess as any member of that large in situ group. Please refrain from any cowardly accusations and if you have a problem come and discuss it at the crag. I understand it might be easier for you to take a nice photo to show your friends, but I'm sure we could have had a perfectly amiable discussion. Good luck with the problem next time. If you need some beta perhaps come and ask.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on October 14, 2012, 09:52:34 pm
Well as part of that group that was trying it I can say that it was in the exact same condition when we arrived. No chalk was placed on the holds by any member of our group, other than normal transfer from hand to rock. Constant brushing before and after climbing and leaving it in as best a condition as possible. So, in effect, you made as much a contribution to any of the mess as any member of that large in situ group. Please refrain from any cowardly accusations and if you have a problem come and discuss it at the crag. I understand it might be easier for you to take a nice photo to show your friends, but I'm sure we could have had a perfectly amiable discussion. Good luck with the problem next time. If you need some beta perhaps come and ask.

chill your boots he wasn't accusing your group at all from what I read? just saying it was muchly chalk fucked
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 14, 2012, 09:55:29 pm
Well as part of that group that was trying it I can say that it was in the exact same condition when we arrived. No chalk was placed on the holds by any member of our group, other than normal transfer from hand to rock. Constant brushing before and after climbing and leaving it in as best a condition as possible. So, in effect, you made as much a contribution to any of the mess as any member of that large in situ group. Please refrain from any cowardly accusations and if you have a problem come and discuss it at the crag. I understand it might be easier for you to take a nice photo to show your friends, but I'm sure we could have had a perfectly amiable discussion. Good luck with the problem next time. If you need some beta perhaps come and ask.

chill your boots he wasn't accusing your group at all from what I read? just saying it was muchly chalk fucked

+1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on October 14, 2012, 09:57:52 pm
Well as part of that group that was trying it I can say that it was in the exact same condition when we arrived. No chalk was placed on the holds by any member of our group, other than normal transfer from hand to rock. Constant brushing before and after climbing and leaving it in as best a condition as possible. So, in effect, you made as much a contribution to any of the mess as any member of that large in situ group. Please refrain from any cowardly accusations and if you have a problem come and discuss it at the crag. I understand it might be easier for you to take a nice photo to show your friends, but I'm sure we could have had a perfectly amiable discussion. Good luck with the problem next time. If you need some beta perhaps come and ask.

chill your boots he wasn't accusing your group at all from what I read? just saying it was muchly chalk fucked

+1
Bit of an over reaction there fella +2
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rothers on October 14, 2012, 09:59:40 pm
Well as part of that group that was trying it I can say that it was in the exact same condition when we arrived. No chalk was placed on the holds by any member of our group, other than normal transfer from hand to rock. Constant brushing before and after climbing and leaving it in as best a condition as possible. So, in effect, you made as much a contribution to any of the mess as any member of that large in situ group. Please refrain from any cowardly accusations and if you have a problem come and discuss it at the crag. I understand it might be easier for you to take a nice photo to show your friends, but I'm sure we could have had a perfectly amiable discussion. Good luck with the problem next time. If you need some beta perhaps come and ask.

chill your boots he wasn't accusing your group at all from what I read? just saying it was muchly chalk fucked

And yet the implication that it was much worse than normal because there was a large in situ group, was present in his post.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on October 14, 2012, 10:04:48 pm
I never suggested that the large group were to blame. In fact I even suggested that it's 'normal' state is chalk covered. I merely gave a short explaination as to why we went to Percy's roof (which seemingly no-one ever goes to).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on October 14, 2012, 10:06:38 pm
It gets cleaned every season, but you'd be surprised how fast moss etc can grow back.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rothers on October 14, 2012, 10:07:24 pm
I never suggested that the large group were to blame. In fact I even suggested that it's 'normal' state is chalk covered. I merely gave a short explaination as to why we went to Percy's roof (which seemingly no-one ever goes to).

Well if there wasn't any intended correlation between you pointing out this large group, and you also stating that the chalk covering was worse than normal, then I apologise.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stu Littlefair on October 14, 2012, 10:16:22 pm
cum hoc ergo propter hoc?

 :yawn:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rothers on October 14, 2012, 10:22:01 pm
cum hoc ergo propter hoc?

 :yawn:

True. A common logical fallacy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on October 15, 2012, 08:12:55 pm
Will a trip over the pass be worth it tomorrow?

And to save a seperate post, will Nuda's Tartan be dry on Wednesday considering.g the rain will be coming?

Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: weakdave on October 16, 2012, 08:55:05 am
we were at Nudas Tartan after we got rained off Rowtor the week. it seemed fine in the rain but it was my first and only visit there so cant say its always ok. Some great stuff there as well!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on October 16, 2012, 09:08:42 am
It's been good in the rain for me too. Mist/drizzle will get it wet though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on October 16, 2012, 09:15:22 am
Will a trip over the pass be worth it tomorrow?

And to save a seperate post, will Nuda's Tartan be dry on Wednesday considering.g the rain will be coming?

Thanks

Brightening up now, still a few showers but very windy so when the sun comes out most places should be ok hopefully
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on October 16, 2012, 07:48:02 pm
T'was good today at curbar, windy and cold. Too windy at baslow on top though guess flatworld would have been mint. Deteriorated in evening but still good.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on October 16, 2012, 08:41:00 pm
Good conditions at the Plantation late this afternoon, not too windy though I didn't venture up to the edge proper. Then the wind died down and it felt quite mild
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on October 17, 2012, 11:13:13 am
Too windy at baslow on top though...

Don't suppose you know whether there are currently puddles under the Eagle stone?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lurcher on October 17, 2012, 11:19:50 am
Too windy at baslow on top though...

Don't suppose you know whether there are currently puddles under the Eagle stone?

walked past eagle stone yesterday evening. Generally pretty wet underneath, some big puddles
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on October 17, 2012, 11:58:46 am
Thought as much. Cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on October 22, 2012, 10:05:27 am
Is it worth a trip over? Looks pretty abysmal on the Outside webcam.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on October 22, 2012, 10:21:40 am
No, gopping in S1, misty and drizzly and no doubt worse up in the Peak.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on October 22, 2012, 10:26:44 am
Nice one Slackers, saved me a trip.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on October 28, 2012, 09:14:30 am
Only went as far as Burbage but it's looking pretty grim at the moment for anyone who was thinking of heading out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 01, 2012, 08:02:04 pm
Curbar was very good today,cold and windy, got no hail or rain at all.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on November 02, 2012, 11:04:30 am
Anyone been to Secret Garden recently? Any knowledge/thoughts? Thinking about Left Hand Man in particular.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on November 02, 2012, 12:40:23 pm
I'd guess with the breeze today it should be dry. Hard to rule out possible wetness at the top from saturation runoff, but the ground was pretty wet when I did it a few weeks back (on a day like today) and wetness was not a problem
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on November 02, 2012, 12:48:15 pm
Sweet. Sounds like it's worth a look. Cheers yoot. Even if it's wet, there's always Mother Cap.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 02, 2012, 01:07:49 pm
LHM doesn't tend to take bad runoff like beahball and zafs et anyway. Should be ok.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: James Malloch on November 02, 2012, 02:19:43 pm
Anyone know what Plantation, Curbar or Gardoms might be like tomorrow/sunday?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on November 02, 2012, 02:35:32 pm
Short answer, no. Could go either way.
Forecast for Sat is showery and breezy. All depends on when, where and how much it rains (looking like heavy band passing over whole region mid morn), then how strong the wind is afterward. Between showers I'd hazard a guess that it will be good nick on quick drying probs. Of those three Curbar will dry quickest then, Plantation, then Gardoms.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sidewinder on November 02, 2012, 03:04:15 pm
Forecast for Sat is showery and breezy.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1351900800&locId=351786 (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1351900800&locId=351786)
doesn't look very showery according to here?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on November 02, 2012, 03:12:43 pm
The general east midlands forecast, the Peak mountain forecast and the rainfall radar (all on metoffice site)predict heavy shower/s. Your link is more recently updated though. Unsettled is the word I think. Best leaving descisions on venue as late as possible!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 02, 2012, 05:25:23 pm
gritstone perfection today, and again tomorrow by the looks of it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 02, 2012, 06:24:14 pm
Boiling at stanage!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 02, 2012, 06:32:38 pm
Monochrome block is in great nick at the minute, just to bring up a old boring topic, would say its 7A+.  :worms:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 02, 2012, 06:43:50 pm
Boiling at stanage!

no wind? was fairly bitter on burbage south and north.

just to bring up a old boring topic, would say its 7A+.  :worms:

oh no you didnt.....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 02, 2012, 06:56:34 pm
Your lucky I didn't mention triangle wall  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: James Malloch on November 02, 2012, 09:29:04 pm
Thanks for the replies, should be a good day out tomorrow then! Was just a bit cautious as it's been miserable in Leeds!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on November 03, 2012, 09:47:35 am
Bag of shite here in lovely Chadderton, is it worth the hike over?

Cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on November 03, 2012, 10:20:25 am
Has been fairly grisly in Sheff, but slowly drying up now. Not sure how the peak is though
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 03, 2012, 10:46:14 am
clearing up in the peak, barring anymore rain it should be fine.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 05, 2012, 11:15:16 am
Very nice up at plantation at the moment.. Gentle sunshine, light breeze.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on November 09, 2012, 12:33:18 pm
Anyone been to Gardoms recently, wondering how the woods end is?

cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 10, 2012, 06:20:19 pm
Anyone been to Gardoms recently, wondering how the woods end is?

cheers

Off here tomorrow so wouldn't mind confirmation that the following are dry; Marks Roof, Soft on the G, Sauvito and Pogles wood sit. Cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 10, 2012, 06:27:53 pm
Froggatt wood was all dry today so imagine south and the edge problems will be dry tomorrow and more than likely the north side too
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on November 10, 2012, 11:24:33 pm
Froggatt Wood as in the Sunset boulders? If so, are the problems looking climbable, or have they mossed over? Just curious how they've fared since they were srubbed up 3 years ago.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 11, 2012, 11:25:09 am
TAOWHW was bone dry yesterday, which is a good barometer of wider dryness given it often has a wet streak in autumn.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 11, 2012, 11:55:57 am
Sorry no, glass slipper and old king cascade. Went to sunset a few months ago after a dry spell and they were very dirty....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 11, 2012, 08:50:23 pm
Many of the tops were wet/damp and green at Gardoms North. The stuff I was on/tried was top outtable though. Marks Roof, Soft on the G, etc.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 11, 2012, 09:02:37 pm
Burbage Earl was a bit damp today but not bad considering the night's mist.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 11, 2012, 09:19:45 pm
Plantation was very good, and not as busy as you would have thought!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on November 16, 2012, 01:31:24 pm
Weird claggy weirdness at burbage and plantation, not brilliant, but ok ish for easy stuff.

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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 17, 2012, 10:26:20 am
Brightening up here in grindleford, would imagine sunny crags will be dry by lunch time ish  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 17, 2012, 05:13:30 pm
Dried off nicely this afternoon at Burbage. Didn't mean I could even pull off the ground on the Terrace though!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Richie Crouch on November 23, 2012, 06:39:53 pm
Is the overnight and morning fog likely to leave the crags'a'drippin?

What say you, men of the east.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 23, 2012, 06:46:07 pm
baslow was all dry when we left at dark, should be fine, just not very early on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on November 23, 2012, 07:20:22 pm
it rained further up near burbage etc later on, so that lot might be damp.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 23, 2012, 07:59:48 pm
We got rained off Burbaje Norte at about 3:30, but the wind had almost dried it before we left. Will be keeping an eye on hillfog in the am.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on November 23, 2012, 08:00:28 pm
Stanage was good this night, just left 10mins ago, all blocks around grand hotel dry, imagine stuff on the pebble side would be abit damp due to less wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on November 23, 2012, 08:30:56 pm
We got rained off Burbaje Norte

who? you and los chicos? did you go for a cerveza?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 23, 2012, 08:47:03 pm
Me llamo Johnny. Me gusta escalar rocas con Ben, Ben y La Rueda. La vamos a casa. No hay cerveza hoy, tengo un niño pequeño.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on November 23, 2012, 08:51:44 pm
me mira, yo sé cómo utilizar el traductor de google
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 23, 2012, 08:56:10 pm
eth eth eth eth eth eth eth.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 23, 2012, 09:24:20 pm
Tienen un cacahuete Cofe.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on November 23, 2012, 10:26:51 pm
We got rained off Burbaje Norte at about 3:30,
A bit keen at that time of the morning word, I suppose that's having a new-born in the house.
How did you get there, on a tandem?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 24, 2012, 12:55:04 pm
Black cab, obvs...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 24, 2012, 03:51:06 pm
crapped out about 3, sweet up to then.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 24, 2012, 05:58:04 pm
Where were you? Looked pretty damp from home...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on November 24, 2012, 06:15:11 pm
stanage, apparent north and then the plantation (which was heaving.) was good conds before the mist rose.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 25, 2012, 07:54:35 pm
Mint conditions are Apparent North again this afternoon, it was getting battered by the wind.
Burbage N was a bit greasy and not so windy. Saw a team on The Nose over the other side but it all looked a bit damp
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 01, 2012, 11:25:34 am
Any knowledge on how it's doing today would be greatly appreciated. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Obi-Wan is lost... on December 01, 2012, 11:28:20 am
Just typed the same question as you posted. Not enough wind to dry much in Shef. I guess it might have snowed on higher ground.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on December 01, 2012, 11:28:33 am

Was damp in sharrow this am front over night drizzle but suns out now with a breeze, could well be drying up, raw though!

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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on December 01, 2012, 11:55:39 am
Suns out in S11, roofs etc looking dry, reckon it's worth a punt after lunch.....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 01, 2012, 05:28:16 pm
Mainly dry and fucking cold in the wind at baslow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: b3n99 on December 06, 2012, 12:09:02 pm
Was at Higgar Tor yesterday afternoon, sticky as shit, everything felt piss.

 :shrug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 06, 2012, 12:54:55 pm
Wow, were conditions that sick? Had anyone done a pooh at the crag though?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on December 06, 2012, 01:02:51 pm
Andi, I'm failing to (g)rasp what you're on about - are you looking for (ad)vice as to Higgar conditions?


Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 06, 2012, 01:07:38 pm
No, I'm just hanging, is that arete with you?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 06, 2012, 01:29:18 pm
nah, but my bum is abit scratchy....  :tumble:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 06, 2012, 01:29:55 pm
don't defile this informative thread please, need to block and tackle this sort of behaviour
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 06, 2012, 01:30:59 pm
if anyone is struggling to get a g-rasp on what these are, get a guidebook......
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 06, 2012, 01:32:07 pm
Dense will be along soon like a bat out of hell to criticise us.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: twoshoes on December 06, 2012, 01:46:05 pm
Good puns, they're making me snhigger.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: a dense loner on December 06, 2012, 05:35:08 pm
They're not remotely good
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on December 06, 2012, 10:39:12 pm
Just turned round at the Sheffield Tigers ground, (non essential journey).  road was white over, albeit slushy from the dore moor inn so god knows what the fox house stretch was like since it was absolutely shitting it down.

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Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 06, 2012, 11:03:21 pm
I've just been over the Woodhead pass - got off the 62 at Huddersfield in solid traffic (just heard people now stranded there). Pass was ok ish.. Bt sketchy over the top - 5-10 cm in places - got swamped by slush from wagons coming the other way a couple of times.. Doubt there will be any snow of note in the morning - it was very wet, but there was shit loads of standing water about (road flooded in places) so if anywheres in it'll have to be quick drying...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 06, 2012, 11:08:21 pm
Peak District snow 6/12/12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbaSitDd_mQ#ws)

someones video from higgar.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on December 07, 2012, 10:49:39 am
Might have reopened, but Edale Mtn Rescue tweeted earlier that the Snake Pass was closed due to snow (https://twitter.com/edalemrt/status/276955903415173120)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Steamboat Stello on December 07, 2012, 11:10:10 am
Open now. Anyone heading out today? Mainly interested in Burb South but I'm guessing that is probably unlikely to be good?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on December 07, 2012, 12:07:31 pm
drove over from stoney into sheff this morning, slushy snow on top from Dore Moor inn getting bit thicker up to fox house. Roads down to grouse and beyond is fine and should be totally clear by now as its was 2deg when I went though. Valley bottoms clear of any snow with very wet conditions last night rather than the freezing stuff. rekon Burb South will be wet
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on December 07, 2012, 08:34:16 pm
Any chance the Plantation boulders will be climbable tomorrow morning? I could get an early train out and walk to Plantation for some bouldering, but it's a bit of a mission if I just end up finding melt water dank on everything. Any thoughts locals?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 07, 2012, 08:59:22 pm
Some mates went to Baslow (Flatworld) this aft, reportedly spot on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on December 10, 2012, 09:43:00 pm
Plantation was surprisingly warm today, considering the forecast said it'd be about 3C. Not bad, but not amazing.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 11, 2012, 08:40:11 am
Same at Burbage North, though West was reportedly arctic. Hard frost in S11 this morning, and the wind has dropped...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 12, 2012, 06:26:07 pm
Does Rowtor fit into this category?

Recent dryness makes me optimistic but the heavy morning frosts not so

Never been so anyone with experience care to make a guess at likely nick?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 12, 2012, 07:25:07 pm
Should be fine, especially after midday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 12, 2012, 07:45:39 pm
Does Rowtor fit into this category?

Recent dryness makes me optimistic but the heavy morning frosts not so

Never been so anyone with experience care to make a guess at likely nick?

all good today!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Eddies on December 12, 2012, 07:46:26 pm
Ive been up cratcliffe today. Was misty which was noticeable on the holds but no wind so was pleasant enough. -3 to 0
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 12, 2012, 07:52:35 pm
Cheers Fellas, sounds worth a shot
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on December 12, 2012, 08:50:03 pm
froggatt today was heavy with frost (like most of the peak I suspect), was pleasant in the sun, again -3 to 0. no wind = mint
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on December 15, 2012, 10:20:24 am
 How does it look over to the east? Manchester is damp but brightening. The webcams don't look promising though.....

Anyone out and about?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 15, 2012, 10:29:18 am
Windy but showery (currently raining but sunny in totley)on west side of Sheff. Wet on ground.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on December 15, 2012, 11:09:30 am
Cheers Bonjoy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 15, 2012, 11:11:20 am
brightening up in Grindleford. Think Froggatt and B north will be ok after lunchtime providing it doesn't rain too bad before, walls are still wet but it looks very windy
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 15, 2012, 01:11:16 pm
eatswood and Rowtor condensed/soaked
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on December 15, 2012, 02:30:27 pm
eatswood and Rowtor condensed/soaked

you know its bad when...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 15, 2012, 04:09:15 pm
Went for a walk round Birchover area. Didn't see any dry rock. Some kind of heavy post cold snap condensation thing going on, not helped by periodic rain.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on December 16, 2012, 09:28:25 am
Any knowledge about the chances of t crack and bens wall being dry today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 16, 2012, 11:58:43 am
Depends on the wind I'd say, everything is starting out pretty wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 16, 2012, 01:36:14 pm
Burbage North mainly wet but dry in a few places. Some keen lads were at Remergence but a lot was wet. I imagine it will slowly dry but it's not great.
Training in the shed for me
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on December 16, 2012, 03:42:56 pm
Yeah, most stuff is dry by now, but was crap till about 2:30 at Burbage North. Will be fine tomorrow if no more rain.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 16, 2012, 04:59:35 pm
Proper good nick on remergence from 1430 onwards, really confortable temps and grippy.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on December 16, 2012, 08:12:16 pm
Apparent North was good most of the day (got there about midday). Even thought The Sloper Traverse felt reasonable.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: timlar on December 18, 2012, 02:41:47 pm
Proper wet out today, nothing dry at plantation at all!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on December 19, 2012, 10:54:54 am
Anyone any thoughts on if its worth an hours drive today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Yoof on December 19, 2012, 11:07:34 am
Not been out, but a good general rule is: If the patio outside my house is wet, then the Grit's wet.

The patio outside my house is wet.  :'(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 22, 2012, 10:57:25 pm
Anyone on it tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 23, 2012, 08:36:58 am
Anyone on it tomorrow?

It was still raining in Sheffield at midnight, some blue sky overhead at the moment but I probably wouldn't rush out first thing.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on December 23, 2012, 08:58:10 am
Very strong drying wind though, all the slates, tarmac pavements etc are bone dry in sharrow.

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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 23, 2012, 09:17:58 am
I bet this is the only dry day till january, and I've  got family shit to do. I hope you all get split tips and choke on your celebratory pints later, bastards.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 23, 2012, 09:34:46 am
I bet this is the only dry day till january, and I've  got family shit to do. I hope you all get split tips and choke on your celebratory pints later, bastards.

Merry Christmas to you too Dave
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 23, 2012, 09:53:18 am
 :lol:  :sorry:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on December 23, 2012, 07:20:08 pm
Apparent North was soooooo windy, headed to Plantation, was mint.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 23, 2012, 08:01:44 pm
I got out the car at Apparent North and got straight back in.  Went to Secret Garden where surprisingly only Zaffs -> Beachball were wet, everything left of the crack was really good until the cloud cover came at about 3ish when friction just vanished.
Title: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Dr T on December 26, 2012, 01:01:18 pm
Looks like I'll have a couple of days free pass from parental and other duties next week before term starts...

Most likely Tues/Wed or Thurs (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Any chance of anything being dry up in the Peak - probably limestone I would guess but if there's some dry grit then grand

Cheers
Dr T
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: slackline on December 26, 2012, 01:16:48 pm
Minus 10. :clown:
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 26, 2012, 02:33:39 pm
Fuck Minus 10

Heeley North Boulder was dry on the steep side this morning - topouts still wet

pub was shut though - dry in that sense


little lad winding up for his first go at a French jump start - he reckons that chalk and pads are unnecessary for someone of his stature and determination
(http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2092/img0618small.jpg)
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: 205Chris on December 26, 2012, 03:33:20 pm
There's every chance of dry gritstone.

The best option would be to keep your eye on the forecast nearer the time. Despite plenty of rain over the past few days Burbage was in pretty good nick today before it started raining again.

There are plenty of quick drying gritstone crags. I'd be surprised if even minus ten is holding out against seepage at the moment.

Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Dr T on December 26, 2012, 04:37:54 pm
Cheers all
I'll keep an eye on the forecast and keep the fingers crossed.
Any updates (and lists of quick drying grit!) most gratefully received.
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Baldy on December 26, 2012, 09:48:56 pm
Drop a line if you want a petrol partner
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: mark20 on December 27, 2012, 06:50:31 pm
Had a good yomp around the Peak today;
Minus Ten totally soaked
Bit drizzly up at Stanage/Burbage
Trackside boulder was OK
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Bonjoy on December 27, 2012, 07:24:55 pm
Various fine bits round Cratcliffe area
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: dave on December 27, 2012, 07:35:06 pm
I've had better nick than we had at curbar today, but I've had worse too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 30, 2012, 08:29:09 pm
Good conditions at Burbage North if a bit windy today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 30, 2012, 09:02:47 pm
Good nick and not over windy at Rivelin
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 31, 2012, 08:43:33 am
I know my optimism levels are set to extreme, but how's it currently looking? Forecast is set to deteriorate though...
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 31, 2012, 08:48:54 am
I know my optimism levels are set to extreme, but how's it currently looking? Forecast is set to deteriorate though...

I'd stay in tonight and get up early tomorrow morning (nothing much going on - its a Monday night) as the forecasts much better ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 31, 2012, 08:53:04 am
wet, grey, windy and looking at the radar rain due within an hour.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 31, 2012, 08:53:59 am
You're not wrong. Indoors today, Nidderdale tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 01, 2013, 12:54:46 pm
Anyone out at the moment ?
Looks grey over Houndkirk from home and keeps raining on and off
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 01, 2013, 02:17:43 pm
Burbage north and Apparent north both wet.
Rain coming in from the west
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 01, 2013, 03:33:46 pm
Drizzling on and off at Rowtor.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 01, 2013, 05:36:18 pm
Yarncliffe looked pretty drenched when I walked past.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 01, 2013, 05:39:57 pm
Tomorrow's forecast is rubbish as well
I'm off to the shed now to pleasure myself with small bits of wood and resin again
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Yoof on January 01, 2013, 08:27:15 pm
Parts of Burbage west were holding out today. Might be worth a look  tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 02, 2013, 10:41:14 am
Shining Cliff was in good nick and not getting rained on yesterday till about 3pm. Always a good option on marginal showery/drizzly days.
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Dr T on January 03, 2013, 01:44:36 pm
BBC weather says good things...
any news from the ground??
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: slackline on January 03, 2013, 01:51:49 pm
Looking very misty and grey peakwards from S1, and this may explain why (http://www.raintoday.co.uk/) (always worth checking).
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Gritlad on January 03, 2013, 01:56:53 pm
Its raining in grindleford. No wind, humid, really rubbish in general.
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: dave on January 03, 2013, 02:10:17 pm
pavements still pretty wet in sheff, but generally looking brighter from the west - my roof is wet.
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: danm on January 03, 2013, 02:39:05 pm
I went for a lunchtime run around the Burbage valley, was a proper gopfest, the ground is pretty saturated and its still drizzling now. Forecast looking good for tomorrow but will need some breeze to dry out
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Bonjoy on January 03, 2013, 03:03:28 pm
Grim and drizzly everywhere I saw between Sheff and Ladybower.
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Wood FT on January 03, 2013, 03:48:14 pm
 :wall: pretty depressing read this thread, looks to be getting better on the weekend though (I don't know where the blind optimisim smiley is)
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: Dr T on January 03, 2013, 08:41:36 pm
Bugger.....
only got a weekday pass...
nevermind, not worth the drive up from the dark south
thanks all....
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: 205Chris on January 03, 2013, 09:01:43 pm
Could this be merged with the Eastern Edges conditions thread rather than having multiple conditions reports thread for one area?
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: shark on January 03, 2013, 09:43:57 pm
Could this be merged with the Eastern Edges conditions thread rather than having multiple conditions reports thread for one area?

Good idea. Done.
Title: Re: General Peak Dryness
Post by: slackline on January 04, 2013, 12:26:09 am
Could this be merged with the Eastern Edges conditions thread rather than having multiple conditions reports thread for one area?

What a silly idea to consolidate threads on similar topics!  ::)

Best pull this one in too (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,21381.0.html).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on January 04, 2013, 10:34:00 am
Arghhhh, tell me it's drying in the East.....

I've the afternoon off but it's damp, overcast and without a breath of wind in Manchester and the outside webcam looks pretty off putting.

Tell me it ain't so, please!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 04, 2013, 10:43:19 am
Lovely and sunny here, but there's a huge bank of dark cloud to the west. Damp on the ground.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on January 04, 2013, 10:45:08 am
Sunny, but also spitting with rain at S11. With some optimism this afternoon, or at least tomorrow should be good.......
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 04, 2013, 11:07:12 am
Got to be worth a look. I'm going out in about 50 minutes so will post then
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 04, 2013, 11:17:48 am
From the satellite and webcams it looks like the hillfog is clearing from the west. Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 04, 2013, 12:22:55 pm
Brbage north wet
Off to apparent north
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 04, 2013, 01:34:17 pm
Wet as well.
Expect they'll be dry at some point this afternoon

Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 04, 2013, 02:05:33 pm
Some dry shit at the stride.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on January 04, 2013, 02:26:07 pm
Some dry shit at the stride.

What state were the rocks in though? :clown:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on January 04, 2013, 03:44:54 pm
Curbar was a bit damp.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Derek Mild on January 04, 2013, 03:51:23 pm
Robin Hood's Stride had some good dry problems this lunch time and a few that were damp and best avoided. Anywhere south of Curbar was not in the fog and drizzle this morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 04, 2013, 04:14:54 pm
Just had a charcuterie at Burbage North. First bit looked all dry bar 20' crack. West looked gopping.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 04, 2013, 05:07:52 pm
Trackside was okay for the last hour. Looks similar tomorrow - clag avoidance.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 04, 2013, 05:11:06 pm
Birchen wasn't bad at all.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on January 04, 2013, 05:54:13 pm
Most stuff dry by end of the day at Burbage North, most stuff should be in nic tomorrow if weather is as predicted.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 04, 2013, 07:35:32 pm
burbage west looked horribly wet!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danski on January 04, 2013, 07:43:40 pm
Any thoughts on whether Dick Williams will be dry tomorrow?  Am travelling up from Bristol and need something inspirational (and dry!) to get on to kick off the new year.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 04, 2013, 07:51:38 pm
Its not a tremendously fast drying problem and doesn't get the wind, but unlike some stuff there it doesn't take any drainage either so you might be lucky. I wouldn't bank on it though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 04, 2013, 08:10:07 pm
Like dave says, not a safe choice for current conditions. I tend to save secret garden for very cold or very windy days.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danski on January 04, 2013, 08:26:15 pm
Cheers, thought as much.  How's about Boyager or Monocrome etc, otherwise a recommendation for something of that ilk/grade that is likely to be dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 04, 2013, 08:35:36 pm
Both a bit in the wood and damp prone and prone to hill fog in this weather (depends on how much wind).
Depending on how wet stuff gets overnight and how much wind you could have lots of options or very few. If the worst comes to the worst Rivelin, Shining Cliff, Black Rocks, Matlock Bank Quarries, Bits of Stanton Moor, Clifftop Boulder are all good fallbacks.
My top tip as ever for this kind of weather is Filthy Q (look it up on peakbouldering.info). Compact and very quick drying, catches any wind going. A good bunch of chunky but doable prowy 7s. Avoid it though if properly windy as it gets too cold.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DaveyDave on January 04, 2013, 08:41:24 pm
Been at burbage woods today, some holds on both those problems wet and horribly green...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danski on January 04, 2013, 08:48:29 pm
Thanks again.  Might try clifftop as i've been meaning to complete the low traverse for years but never got round to going back.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on January 05, 2013, 05:39:43 pm
Curbar was fine today, started off a wee bit greasy and felt too warm but by mid afternoon in the breeze was really good friction-wise.  Was on Art of Japan, Cloud Cuckoo Land, Downhill Gardener, Last Light, UGE (this had a bit of damp green on the top but I was on it earlier on).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 05, 2013, 06:23:01 pm
Apparent North patchily dry.
Parts of RHS dry and fine
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 05, 2013, 06:30:58 pm
Couple of weeks ago I went to the Secret Garden on a similar day to today to find Left-Hand Man in really good nick.  I tried again today (so close to success that I have become unable to be objective about conditions) but sadly it and everything else was wet, or damp, to some degree.
Shame the guys trying the Harder Side didn't decide go elsewhere but then they thought they were about to tick Dick Williams.  Not sure how you could misread a guide to such a degree but apparently you can.

Mother Cap was really pleasant, Mother's Pet was dry but a scrittle-fest (first time there so it may always be).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on January 05, 2013, 06:37:04 pm
We wandered the whole of Stanage today, surprised about how wet it was escecially seen as it caught the wind. Most stuff was dry from about 2 onwards though. :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 05, 2013, 06:44:57 pm
Mother's Pet was dry but a scrittle-fest (first time there so it may always be).
It's prone to scrittle if not fully dry. Often needs whacking with a rag after rain or if it's not been climbed on for a while, but on good days it's then solid.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 05, 2013, 06:52:48 pm
Mother's Pet was dry but a scrittle-fest (first time there so it may always be).
It's prone to scrittle if not fully dry. Often needs whacking with a rag after rain or if it's not been climbed on for a while, but on good days it's then solid.

cheers, slightly damp then I guess, whole of the top was horrible
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 05, 2013, 07:28:07 pm
Curbar t'was good. Bad Landing was caked in chalk though, can only assume someone was desperate to dry every hold on it yesterday.
Anyone been to rowtor or cratcliffe or could offer a prediction for tomorrow morning/lunchtime?
cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 05, 2013, 07:34:34 pm
Anyone been to rowtor or cratcliffe or could offer a prediction for tomorrow morning/lunchtime?
cheers

Ascents of Short Sean's, My Apple & Domes SS been logged today on t'other channel
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on January 05, 2013, 08:02:23 pm
I went to cratcliffe
Top boulders pretty dry
Jerrys holds dry but seeping over the top of them
Razors roof was in good nick if a little heavily chalked
Heuco wall was soaked
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 05, 2013, 08:04:23 pm
cheers Nai and Grubes.
Grubes don't suppose you clocked a look at T crack?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on January 05, 2013, 08:14:20 pm
Did not try it but had a couple of groups on it during the day.
looked very chalky but dry
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kingholmesy on January 05, 2013, 08:17:46 pm
Moorside Rocks and Suavito at Gardoms South both in reasonable condition today.  Didn't look at anything else at Gardoms as a flyer from the top of Suavito resulted in me hopping back to the car.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 05, 2013, 08:42:29 pm
Anyone been to rowtor or cratcliffe or could offer a prediction for tomorrow morning/lunchtime?
cheers

Ascents of Short Sean's, My Apple & Domes SS been logged today on t'other channel

That's a pleasant surprise, would've thought rowyourboattor fucked, see you there emlyn
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danski on January 05, 2013, 09:37:20 pm
Clifftop was good today apart from a big wet streak down the middle of the right wall.  The low traverse finishing up Cracker block was in good nick and duly sent.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 06, 2013, 08:34:51 am
The lower tier of the roaches was soaking and most of the good stuff at the top was damp around the bottom.

Milky Buttons/Tetris/Trust were dry but I guess they usually are...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 06, 2013, 06:15:09 pm
Gardoms South was dry today, Suavito in good nick.
Gardoms edge problems seemed abit damp with a good layer of lichen (Fearful oranege and Two headed boy)
Gardoms north bouldering was mostly wet, some guys on a low roof. Marks wet. Soft on the G just about dry but bad conditions.
Eagle Stone, lovely conditions although the backs of the jugs/ slopers on the dyno's were abit wet and green. Top outs very green and scrittly. Ground conditions... Shite. Although with a tarp the dyno's and the 7B would be fine. Hope this helps someone  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on January 09, 2013, 09:38:39 am
anyone been out this morning, how's it looking for this afternoon please???
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 09, 2013, 10:54:49 am
Totally mint.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fidders on January 09, 2013, 08:01:51 pm
All dry at Burbage North today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 09, 2013, 08:07:06 pm
Great nick at the Plantation - everything dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on January 09, 2013, 08:18:11 pm
Jealous....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gus on January 10, 2013, 09:37:25 am
Minty in Sheffield this morning if anyone's heading out Eastside. Quite a lot of frost about.

My "dry rock indicator" in the back yard says dry, although the frost may keep some things a bit damp. Defo worth heading out after 11/12 I reckon, if not earlier somewhere sunny!

Enjoy!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on January 11, 2013, 03:31:40 pm
Random enquiry - anyone been up to The Eaglestone at Baslow recently that could give a report on the flooded-ness of said boulder's landings?

Heading over on Sunday and wanted to know possibility of doing Fistful of Beagles, Where Beagles Dare etc without needing waders.


Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on January 11, 2013, 03:42:13 pm
I'll have a look tomorrow for you Tom.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 11, 2013, 03:43:58 pm
was there last sunday and it was pretty wet. but with this dry weather and frost imagine it will be fine really, although the 7A and 7B to the left of the groove might prove to be the exceptions.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on January 11, 2013, 03:59:26 pm
Cheers guys - it's really Where Beagles Dare and whatever the one on the eggshell crimps to the left is (I forget the name as there are so many related Beagle puns!)...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 11, 2013, 04:23:29 pm
Pretty claggy out there today - most stuff still dry but the lichen is soaking up the humidity fast.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 11, 2013, 04:34:11 pm
Cheers guys - it's really Where Beagles Dare and whatever the one on the eggshell crimps to the left is (I forget the name as there are so many related Beagle puns!)...

Grab a couple of pallets from a building site in your way in as insurance.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 11, 2013, 04:36:40 pm
Anyone been out to Cratcliffe today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wil on January 11, 2013, 05:38:51 pm
Anyone been out to Cratcliffe today?

Yes, most things in decent nick, lichen holding a bit of moisture and a little sandy. Jerry's dry and T Crack still too hard.

[Edit] I only went to the top section so have no idea what it was like in the woods.[/Edit]
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fidders on January 11, 2013, 09:15:56 pm
Good conditions at Curbar and Baslow today, most stuff seemed dry. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 12, 2013, 07:16:34 pm
stanton in good nick, the king stone and brads wall both dry, and spare rib was dry-ish.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on January 12, 2013, 07:40:35 pm
Cheers guys - it's really Where Beagles Dare and whatever the one on the eggshell crimps to the left is (I forget the name as there are so many related Beagle puns!)...

Where Beagles Dare was fine- climbers on it. The Beagle Has Landed (eggshell crimps one) looked a bit boggy but not full-on moat status. The other side wasn't looking so good.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 14, 2013, 03:10:58 pm
Quite snowy in Hathersage (obviously), but it's melted off the main roads certainly. More precipitation due in a few hours, but not sure if rain or snow. Might be time to resurrect Snow Proof Probs List?

Weather for tomorrow looks amazing!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 14, 2013, 03:26:19 pm
Cheers guys - it's really Where Beagles Dare and whatever the one on the eggshell crimps to the left is (I forget the name as there are so many related Beagle puns!)...

Where Beagles Dare was fine- climbers on it. The Beagle Has Landed (eggshell crimps one) looked a bit boggy but not full-on moat status. The other side wasn't looking so good.

The top out (WBD) was green and slimey on Sunday :( I tried (3 times) but failed... back of the break where it felt like there were better holds was a slime pit...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on January 14, 2013, 03:36:10 pm
The top out (WBD) was green and slimey on Sunday :( I tried (3 times) but failed... back of the break where it felt like there were better holds was a slime pit...

Hope you got some practice in ascending the Beagle stone in light of your forthcoming change in marital status. :P
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 14, 2013, 03:47:33 pm
The top out (WBD) was green and slimey on Sunday :( I tried (3 times) but failed... back of the break where it felt like there were better holds was a slime pit...

Hope you got some practice in ascending the Beagle stone in light of your forthcoming change in marital status. :P

No! Green and slimey is obviously an omen!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on January 14, 2013, 04:08:29 pm
Isn't it the chipped side, but without dislodging sardine cans balanced on the chipped holds that earns the right of passage/a maidens fair hand?

(Have vague recollections this is how its written up in the Froggatt 1991 guide).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on January 14, 2013, 04:17:01 pm
Isn't it the chipped side, but without dislodging sardine cans balanced on the chipped holds that earns the right of passage/a maidens fair hand?

(Have vague recollections this is how its written up in the Froggatt 1991 guide).

I was trying to recall similar yesterday but that's about as far as I got - forgot the sardine can bit!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 14, 2013, 05:16:40 pm
curbar was pretty wet with melt water this aternoon, cleared the bad landing boulder though which was drying as i left. on the snowballing front i've made a levelling landing on tin drum up on the edge (not massive but safe with 3-4 pads now). both seans arete and committed were dry aswell, so its probs a good bet for tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fried on January 14, 2013, 05:24:09 pm
Isn't it the chipped side, but without dislodging sardine cans balanced on the chipped holds that earns the right of passage/a maidens fair hand?

(Have vague recollections this is how its written up in the Froggatt 1991 guide).

I was trying to recall similar yesterday but that's about as far as I got - forgot the sardine can bit!

I thought you just had to climb it by the easiest route and the sardine key test is a blue problem at Cuvier, the doing of which gives you authentic 'bleusard' status.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on January 14, 2013, 05:28:55 pm
Will try & remember to dig out the Froggatt guide & Purple Circuits guide to check.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 14, 2013, 10:18:01 pm
Reckon secret garden will be ok with a sweep?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 14, 2013, 10:27:46 pm
nope. will be sopping wet under the snow or will be suffering from seepage/ run off I would have thought
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: scottygillery on January 14, 2013, 10:29:27 pm
Yes. but you'd have to go out and sweep it now to give it time to dry off without melting snow running down it.

Let me know if you do this so I can go there tomorrow  :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 14, 2013, 10:38:52 pm
Balls. Can't get there till 5 ish. Snow proof problem list it is then....
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 14, 2013, 11:00:53 pm
nope. will be sopping wet under the snow or will be suffering from seepage/ run off I would have thought

+1. SG is log after snow...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 14, 2013, 11:05:58 pm
Will Conan and David be a better choice then? Gonna be cccooooollllllldddddddd
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 14, 2013, 11:16:14 pm
Will Conan and David be a better choice then? Gonna be cccooooollllllldddddddd

Much better bets. David is very reliable from previous experience.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 14, 2013, 11:45:59 pm
Brilliant cheers.... :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 15, 2013, 05:34:23 pm
anyone got any reports of dryness?

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 15, 2013, 08:29:27 pm
Ascent of eatswood Traverse logged on t'other channel....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fidders on January 16, 2013, 10:28:15 am
Yep, eatswood traverse all dry, as are the few problems to the right of it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dk on January 16, 2013, 10:34:35 am
Anyone know if low rider is snow proof?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 16, 2013, 11:32:05 am
It wouldn't be affected by run-off from melt, but snow might settle on the slopers. Would deffo be baltic up there though!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dk on January 16, 2013, 11:51:51 am
Cheers :) might brave it...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lurcher on January 16, 2013, 04:36:02 pm
went to apparent north and burbage bridge this pm.  usual dry stuff at hampers/sloper traverse.   Mermaid was in good condition, I cleared the top of worst of snow- still slippy though.

Baltic! - about minus 4.   grim if in the wind, bearable out of it.

met someone who had been to plantation and said problem tops quite snowy, roads around stanage/burbage icy patches but fine.  Few inches of snow on tops of crag in general.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 16, 2013, 05:03:49 pm
mothercap was good yesterday. bits of secret garden still dry...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 16, 2013, 05:53:21 pm
most of curbar pretty good. trackside, seans, badl anding all primo. gorilla had some ice over the top, but will clear up.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fidders on January 17, 2013, 05:12:00 pm
Good conditions at Rowtor today. Few of the top outs just need the snow dusting off them, but plenty to go at.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 17, 2013, 05:36:20 pm
Mossatrocity was dry today but the very top had some ice on, could dry it off with hand warmers I think though.
Them! looked fine but the arete had some kind of black ice on it but abit of hand heat and chalk and it would be fine.
The aretes/ prow in Tegness Quarry are holding up well, fairly snow proof it would seem, although the top would need a quick brush beforehand (There is a easy crack to go up onto the top and tree to hold onto, and the top is pretty positive too)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 18, 2013, 11:59:14 pm
Just been over Ringinglow Road to Hathersage in my mates 4x4. I think you'd get to Burbage OK but some drifts across the road further along. A fair amount of snow out there, drifting on a good SE wind. Seems to be a bit of drifting on W/NW facing walls, promising for snowball action...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 19, 2013, 06:23:46 pm
Any info?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 19, 2013, 07:53:53 pm
From twitter:

Roads are totally fine up to Norfolk Arms. Passable up to Burb N. but a little icey and slushy.

Drove past an hour ago, snowing again 15 mins ago outside Norfolk arms, roads passable without 4wd just http://t.co/vdyKHu1C (http://t.co/vdyKHu1C)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 19, 2013, 07:57:47 pm
few 4X4's were driving around stanage area today, a tractor also ploughing the roads up from hathersage and the one past higger too. On the dry rock front, Carhead was plastered with snow and ice, stanage was very much the same so not too sure what would be dry out there. poss B west could be?
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stu Littlefair on January 19, 2013, 10:33:08 pm
We made it as far as burbage at lunchtime. Burbage north was plastered. West side story was dry
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 19, 2013, 10:37:04 pm
... not too sure what would be dry out there. poss B west could be?

Apparently not according to a friend's Twitter

(http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BA__M_LCQAAlIrG.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 19, 2013, 10:46:43 pm
Cheers for the replies, any info on leotard legend anybody?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 20, 2013, 12:42:23 pm
Just had a look out there this morning, for potential snowballing later in the week.
Road to Norfolk Arms is fine, it was snowy but passable to Burbage N. Road to Stanage is 'closed' but you could get a car up to Apparent N, but probably no further unless you have a 4x4.

Remergence buttress was plastered above the 2nd roof, but Submergence and that low traverse both looked dry.
3 Blind Mice & Ai No Corrida were totally plastered
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8467/8398371338_29c52eec1a.jpg)

The only dry things were Striker (and the LH) and Nefertiti which will need the snow brushing off the top
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8397294705_12455395ba.jpg)

Hampers Hang was plastered, the start to Skinless Wonder looked fine, and Stanage Without Oxygen will be do-able to the good hold but this will need a brush first
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8360/8398382514_7fc8bf5b9e.jpg)

Overall, not much dry rock, stuff sheltered from the SE wind seems to be the best. Fingers crossed for the cold weather to continue and hopefully get a few platforms built by the end of the week
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 20, 2013, 12:53:29 pm
Nice work, looks like the giant drift below three blind mice is back  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on January 21, 2013, 11:27:37 am
Anyone know anything more about the rolled 4 x 4? Friend put a pic up on FB.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 21, 2013, 12:08:29 pm
From Outside's Facebook (accessed by bike apparently):

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/397467_564737600221788_156112002_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 21, 2013, 12:10:44 pm
sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. shovels ahoy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on January 21, 2013, 12:23:26 pm
Its gonna stay below zero all week too, so should be good for weekend!  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 21, 2013, 01:12:12 pm

Just been out to the Norfolk Arms this morning for a few fresh turns.   ;D

Road is fine up to there, but I reckon 4x4 only after that (may improve though out the day as there is a steady stream of 4x4s going  over, and 1 audi A3,  Not sure how far he would have got, but made it up the hill out the village OK.  Of course the issue is getting stuck in the dip by the bridges.

Reckon Fox House road will be fine too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: olliecamel on January 21, 2013, 03:47:27 pm
Anyone know if stump hole cavern is climbable?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 21, 2013, 04:28:45 pm
I'd have thunk
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on January 21, 2013, 05:23:41 pm
Anyone know if stump hole cavern is climbable?

top jug might be snowy but you can brush that down.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: olliecamel on January 21, 2013, 07:56:15 pm
ok cheers will check it out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: JackAus on January 22, 2013, 04:34:04 pm
Any news on the Plantation? Hoping to maybe get up there tomorrow...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 22, 2013, 04:52:42 pm
Not too sure if it will be. Curbar was mixed today, Bad Landing was bone dry once the snow was brushed off in the morning but then the snow left started melting and it ended up abit wet. Trackside was wet. Great white and Bens were both good.
Think you would be able to find dry rock, Not to be taken away e.t.c tend to be fairly reliable.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on January 22, 2013, 08:48:12 pm
A potential thought...has Adrian Berry's direct start to Windjammer at Burbage North (I forget the name...is it Enterprise??) ever had a repeat?

A possible snowballing target?

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 22, 2013, 08:50:52 pm
Have I missed something here, does snowballing have climbing specific meaning?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on January 22, 2013, 08:58:28 pm
Yes (http://ukbouldering.com/wiki/index.php/Glossary_of_Bouldering_Terms)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 22, 2013, 09:00:14 pm
using snow to build platforms out of drifts below routes and climbing them highball stylee

Three Blind Mice was one of first to get this treatment:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=211958 (http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=211958)

And it is Enterprise, ttt, not sure re repeats, not that high though is it?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 22, 2013, 09:02:11 pm
Wow, that's an amazing idea!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on January 22, 2013, 09:14:22 pm
And it is Enterprise, ttt, not sure re repeats, not that high though is it?

I'm full of 'em cha1n...of is that full of (sh)it? I can never remember...

[UKCdebate] Assuming it hasn't had a repeat then (and I'm in no way assuming that I'll be the one to do it!)...would a snowball repeat 'count'? [/UKCdebate]

I'd certainly take it!

(Retires behind sofa...)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 22, 2013, 09:29:27 pm
Nah, just a laugh int it
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 22, 2013, 09:39:04 pm
its a repeat. Wasn't there something back in the day about Berry taking out a bit crashmat from a gym/foundry to do the FA, or was I cooking crack that day?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on January 22, 2013, 09:44:26 pm
Yeah, that's right.

http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=5181.0 (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=5181.0)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on January 22, 2013, 09:59:16 pm
massively dissapointed that wasn't a link to a picture of Dave cooking crack
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 22, 2013, 10:01:13 pm
its a repeat. Wasn't there something back in the day about Berry taking out a bit crashmat from a gym/foundry to do the FA, or was I cooking crack that day?

Fair enough, was that mat ever actually in the Foundry??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on January 22, 2013, 10:06:46 pm
Yeah, from my early 2000's climbing mag memory that was the case.

In fact, a quick Google and voila!

(http://www.planetfear.com/includes/images/uploaded/1220063213117AdrianBerryEnterprise.jpg)

Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 22, 2013, 10:11:27 pm
its a repeat. Wasn't there something back in the day about Berry taking out a bit crashmat from a gym/foundry to do the FA, or was I cooking crack that day?

Fair enough, was that mat ever actually in the Foundry??

No video evidence ever surfaced.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 23, 2013, 08:42:11 am
It has a bouldering grade. You can climb it above a giant vat of marshmallows, with sixteen six foot spotters wearing jetpacks, it’s still a repeat; even if Berry had done the FA above a pile of landmines and dog-eggs.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on January 23, 2013, 12:13:25 pm
a quick Google and viola!

(http://www.baroquecello.com/images/viola-big.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 24, 2013, 04:57:49 pm
Anyone been out today who can report back?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tommytwotone on January 24, 2013, 05:28:50 pm
its a repeat. Wasn't there something back in the day about Berry taking out a bit crashmat from a gym/foundry to do the FA, or was I cooking crack that day?

Fair enough, was that mat ever actually in the Foundry??

No video evidence ever surfaced.

If I'm right it used to be under the woodie cave bouldering area in The Furnace?
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 24, 2013, 05:33:31 pm
Anyone been out today who can report back?

Interested too.. Any reports on Burbage W and west side story in particular welcome.. Hoping to get on before the snow arrives..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on January 24, 2013, 06:50:37 pm
Anyone know if the road up to stanage is open now :unsure:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 24, 2013, 07:17:52 pm
Not sure how much use this is, but the bottom of the road down from Higgar was looking totally clear, and there was no Road Closed sign. Also, the roads in Hathersage are completely clear. It will certainly be possible to get to some parts. I reckon getting to the Fiddler's Elbow carpark will be fine from Ringinglow, maybe even the Apparent North and popular laybys, but I reckon the road down to Plantation carpark might be a bit tricky on the way back up. This is pure guess work though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on January 24, 2013, 07:47:16 pm
Nice one drew, thanks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gus on January 24, 2013, 07:53:18 pm
Just driven back from north wales, drove via bamford edge, high neb car park, plantation car park, and burbage bridge in the van, so it's all pretty clear and accessable at the moment.

Carnage forecasted for tomorrow though, psyched to get the skis out!!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 24, 2013, 07:55:09 pm
Cool, acccess OK - anyone seen any rock conditions?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 24, 2013, 09:24:49 pm
Just had a wander along Burbage. Striker & Striker LH still both dry, and built a decent platform under Nefertiti, but the top out was snowy and I couldn't get to it to clear it off. I built half a platform under 3 Blind Mice, there's plenty of snow around there but still needs a bit of work moving it around to get a nice big platform. It's no where near the height it was a couple of years ago, but high enough to make the rock onto the slab safe enough. There's still snow on the slab but I brushed the top.
Looks like a more snow tomorrow on a S/W wind, so I think most of the rock will get plastered, and the weekend will be a right off. I'll be out with the shovel though, well keen for some decent landings when the snow recedes and the rock dries off!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 24, 2013, 09:31:11 pm
Just had a wander along Burbage. Striker & Striker LH still both dry, and built a decent platform under Nefertiti, but the top out was snowy and I couldn't get to it to clear it off. I built half a platform under 3 Blind Mice, there's plenty of snow around there but still needs a bit of work moving it around to get a nice big platform. It's no where near the height it was a couple of years ago, but high enough to make the rock onto the slab safe enough. There's still snow on the slab but I brushed the top.
Looks like a more snow tomorrow on a S/W wind, so I think most of the rock will get plastered, and the weekend will be a right off. I'll be out with the shovel though, well keen for some decent landings when the snow recedes and the rock dries off!!

wadded
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 25, 2013, 02:38:18 pm
Been out this morning - roads all fine.

Went to Higgar first - Leaning block, very dry, lot of sheep poo underneath though as its where they are all cuddling up at night.
Covered this with snow and played on Witness.

Wind picked up and cold we went for a trot down the green drive.  West Side Story looked OK,  Higgar East looked well plastered.

Remergence butress was all dry bar snow on the finishing hold of Hanging Rib.

Lots of snow on the top of Nefertiti (didn't walk up) but the wall was dry.

3 Blind Mice wall looked well plastered in snow and would need an ab down to clear snow off.   

Wind was really getting up as we left and starting to blow big chunks/cornices off the top.  (Where's the really bloody cold/shivery smiley).

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8413272325_9ea0019184_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 25, 2013, 02:45:39 pm
Anyone been further south ? (eatswood I mean)
Shark is tempting me out by saying I can have a "go" on his kneepad for 50p a shot
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 25, 2013, 02:47:35 pm

sorry for crap photo - but you can see amount of snow on the 3 blind mice face.  :-[
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 25, 2013, 02:55:18 pm
Shit three's still loads of it there.
Forecast to dump down tonight as well
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 25, 2013, 02:58:15 pm
Anyone been further south ? (eatswood I mean)
Shark is tempting me out by saying I can have a "go" on his kneepad for 50p a shot

You might as well give it a go, sure you might have a wasted trip but equally you may get to see him drop the last move over and over again ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on January 25, 2013, 04:28:50 pm
Anyone been further south ? (eatswood I mean)
Shark is tempting me out by saying I can have a "go" on his kneepad for 50p a shot

I went to eatswood last sunday and was fine. Difficult to get there, had to go around way that didn't involv a steep hill but otherwise ok. Might be different story after tonights dump.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 25, 2013, 04:39:56 pm
Ok Cheers.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 25, 2013, 04:47:03 pm
Ok, obvious caveat is it's forecast to dump a load more snow tonight, but as of today:

Platformed the base of twin cam / 20ft crack buttress at apparent north and brushed the tops down. Makes the landing on Shiznit a lot better. Might need to brush some of the snow out of the break to do twin cam though.

Stump Hole Cavern & Sean's Arete all fine too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 26, 2013, 11:39:30 am
I know I'm optimistically clutching at straws, but don't suppose anyone has made it out have they ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 26, 2013, 01:15:02 pm
Main roads fine, ringinglow passable.

Plenty of snow about. A few things look doable at apparent north or look at the snow proof list.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 26, 2013, 04:26:39 pm
Conan and David at Mothers cap were great around 12ish, Conan started to get wet although David was fine and the wet streak seemed to be drying so that could be ok.
Block and Tackle Direct was wet and had a Olympic sized sheep shit pool underneath, Witness the Gritness started to seep on the intermediate sloper but apart from that it was ok. The breaks looked abit suspect to seeping though
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 26, 2013, 04:43:44 pm
Didn't manage to make it out.
Maybe same venues will be ok tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 26, 2013, 04:55:34 pm
I know there's a lot of rain and warmer temps forecast overnight but when I left today:

There is a massive platform under Shiznit / Twim Cam after Mark20 built up my effort from yesterday. Shiznit was climbable, twim cam a bit damp from snow melt in the break.

Mark and myself built up the platform under Nerfertiti and platformed Puck too. I didn't go that far but I know Mark dug Three Blind Mice on Friday so that should still be there.

Now it's a case of fingers crossed for some dry weather and a breeze tomorrow!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 26, 2013, 05:27:17 pm
We brushed the snow off the top of The Terrace too, so that might be OK tomorrow afternoon.
I'm not sure the platform under 3 Blind Mice will be much good after the deluge tonight, but the others should last a while.

Now it's a case of fingers crossed for some dry weather, a breeze and that my car still works tomorrow!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 26, 2013, 05:39:25 pm
and that my car still works tomorrow!!

Hope it's alright. I'll PM you my number. Can always give you a lift if required.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 26, 2013, 06:36:47 pm

raining in Shef now - white stuff melting pretty darn quick.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 26, 2013, 06:52:16 pm

raining in Shef now - white stuff melting pretty darn quick.

Maybe, but the platforms are compacted down pretty well. I'd be surprised if they disappeared completely overnight.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 26, 2013, 07:10:56 pm

Cool  8)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on January 26, 2013, 10:17:02 pm
Desperot in good nick today despite a few dribbles. Quality problem which we built a platform for.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8473/8418375176_84d0960edf.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92460094@N06/8418375176/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92460094@N06/8418375176/#) by Oldcheese2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/92460094@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 27, 2013, 06:15:51 pm
Usual stuff at Burbage dry today, pretty decent conditions too.
Anything that takes run off is fucked though, lots of water about, the stream is a raging torrent - you need to walk on the road to get round it!
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 27, 2013, 07:10:59 pm
WSS was seeping, but Eyes was dry and in less of a grim wind than stuff at north this afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 27, 2013, 07:15:25 pm
Remergance was great at dusk.
Zaffs and velvet crab had alot of sheep leftovers so would leave them alone for a while.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 27, 2013, 07:28:08 pm
Was there not a huge lake under remergence?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 27, 2013, 07:43:13 pm
Hhmm, not too bad. A puddle in the middle but full of rocks. Would be fine with a tarp I think
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: clintos on January 27, 2013, 07:50:09 pm
Platform under Desperot still good today, thanks to the guys who built it. Stump hole was wet with run off but Birchen was bone dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 27, 2013, 08:29:19 pm
Gritlad were you the strong lad who pissed Blind Fig today ?
I was the old weak bloke struggling
Nice to meet you  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 27, 2013, 08:38:21 pm
Hello, yes it was, nice to meet you too. I had done Blind Fig before mind.
How did you get on? Was getting very chilly!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 27, 2013, 08:58:24 pm
Conditions were mint if you could stray warm but I didn't try it again. My skin had gone really.
Had a couple of goes at lanking  Blind Drunk but seemed hard
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on February 01, 2013, 05:18:55 pm
Any info on burbage north? Is there still snow about?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 01, 2013, 05:26:27 pm
Any info on burbage north? Is there still snow about?

No.

I was at Burb South this afternoon. Quite good conditions till it started drizzling.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on February 01, 2013, 05:53:27 pm
Thanking you  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on February 01, 2013, 08:45:52 pm
Connies are looking primo for tomorrow. Hopefully not the last good day this season.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on February 06, 2013, 01:47:24 pm
Anyone ventured out today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on February 06, 2013, 02:09:54 pm
Connies

An abbreviation of conditions? that saves typing 3 letters?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 06, 2013, 02:34:52 pm
Connies

An abbreviation of conditions? that saves typing 3 letters?

CDN's... LOL MF ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 06, 2013, 02:44:41 pm
What grabbed my attention more from that post was the suggestion that 2nd February may be the last decent day of the season.  Crazy talk.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 06, 2013, 02:51:42 pm
What grabbed my attention more from that post was the suggestion that 2nd February may be the last decent day of the season.  Crazy talk.

Woooooaaaahhh... we're a long long long way from having to use some gently moistened cotton wool to wipe the sleep from around the turtles eyes...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 06, 2013, 03:25:42 pm
Connies - that's ace
I'm going to mention it at the crag and see if I get smacked
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 06, 2013, 04:25:11 pm
Connies - that's ace
I'm going to mention it at the crag and see if I get smacked

Sounds a bit scouse to me... ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Simon W on February 06, 2013, 05:19:43 pm
Thinking of chancing Trackside was or Apparent North tomorrow morning, anyone been out this afternoon?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: leeroy on February 06, 2013, 08:05:11 pm
froggatt was fine, trackside will be fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Simon W on February 06, 2013, 08:24:40 pm
Cheers for that
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 06, 2013, 08:39:37 pm
Connies - that's ace
I'm going to mention it at the crag and see if I get smacked

Sounds a bit scouse to me... ;)
Possibly, but not in context and if it's prefaced with "fuckin reight" as in "fuckin reight connies toneight"
As  Derrida said context is everything
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 06, 2013, 08:45:00 pm
Good connies:

(http://www.independent.co.uk/migration_catalog/article5071422.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/huq_getty500.jpeg)

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutsu4FaHz1qltwt8o1_400.jpg)
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 06, 2013, 08:46:52 pm
Good Mrs Brookers at Stanage...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on February 06, 2013, 08:50:17 pm
Did all the heel hooks feel bomber?
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatneck on February 07, 2013, 09:27:25 am
Hoping for boss connies on Saturdy lar!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 07, 2013, 11:12:23 am
Connies... (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=connies)

(http://fyne.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/colored-condoms.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 07, 2013, 11:51:18 am
I think they're generally called jonnies....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 07, 2013, 08:12:07 pm
Everything a bit greasy at Burbage N this eve. Burbage W looked a bit damp. Fair bit of snow still knocking around.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 08, 2013, 09:18:48 am
Greasy? Greasy? There was a bit of damp in places but mostly it was cheating conditions at Burbage West. Sub-zero, low humidity. <GOOD CONNIES ALERT>
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 08, 2013, 10:13:44 am

look like bad konnies tomorrow  :(

(http://simbadeo.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/joseph-kony.jpg?w=700)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on February 08, 2013, 10:46:23 am
look like bad konnies tomorrow  :(

Tomorrow, who cares about tomorrow? What about this afternoon?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 08, 2013, 10:47:32 am
look like bad konnies tomorrow  :(

Tomorrow, who cares about tomorrow? What about this afternoon?

me and the people's republic of 9-5ers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 08, 2013, 11:01:54 am
Should be good connies this afternoon
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on February 08, 2013, 11:14:17 am
me and the people's republic of 9-5ers

I feel your pain.

I'm a 7.30-6.30ers but on Friday is all about the 7-12! Whoop whoop!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 11, 2013, 06:53:31 pm
Wondering if anyone knows if burbage west is dry? Weather looks good tomorow....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 11, 2013, 07:46:44 pm
I'd be surprised if it isn't.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 11, 2013, 07:52:49 pm
That's what I wanted to hear cheers... Secret garden will be soaked I assume?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 11, 2013, 07:59:25 pm
I doubt all will be soaked but there'll likely be some big wet streaks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 11, 2013, 08:06:11 pm
Strong easterly wind today/tonight... so east facing exposed crags....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 11, 2013, 08:14:40 pm
ok cheers guys. desperate to finish off dick williams and left hand man is all. havent been out doors in 2 weeks and im twitching.....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 11, 2013, 08:41:12 pm
Not forecast to get above freezing all day so in the

Strong easterly wind, east facing exposed crags....

will be absolutely baltic
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 11, 2013, 08:43:51 pm
ok mate cheers. gonna try for secret garden and see what happens...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 11, 2013, 09:00:12 pm
Good luck with that, on my visits this year I reckoned the sun is so low in the sky over winter that the top never gets the sun, especially round the DW side which won't see the sun at all.

Not sure if this'll work but try clicking Satellite to see sunrise positions:

http://www.suncalc.net/#/53.32,-1.6198,19/2013.02.11/20:51 (http://www.suncalc.net/#/53.32,-1.6198,19/2013.02.11/20:51)

LHM gets any early morning sun, isn't a drainage line and will be directly in the wind so you've got a decent chance on that but I'd take a brush and maybe a towel and be prepared to give the top a sweep/mop.  Hope it's ok for you, great problem.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 11, 2013, 09:07:23 pm
Low wind and no sun forecast for tomorrow... Probably good cold conditions somewhere.. but somewhere that dries fairly fast I suspect...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 11, 2013, 09:14:19 pm
Left hand man it is hahahahaha thanks again. And a dustpan brush is in the bag ready cheers hahahah
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on February 12, 2013, 03:11:53 pm
Not sure if this'll work but try clicking Satellite to see sunrise positions:

http://www.suncalc.net/#/53.32,-1.6198,19/2013.02.11/20:51 (http://www.suncalc.net/#/53.32,-1.6198,19/2013.02.11/20:51)


You can use The Photographer's Ephemeris app for iPhone or iPad or as a desktop program forgetting sunrise and sunset info linked to googlemaps so can check it for any boulder or bouldering spot. Dead handy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 12, 2013, 04:00:35 pm
Leotard legend bone dry and f***ing hard. Zorev was dry, but could have done with a brush on a stick to clean up the guppy/sidepull and the high jugs/ good holds. The problem The Sheep was dry and top out able. The rib was also dry but not great conditions. People on 7ball and attitude inspector.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 12, 2013, 04:03:29 pm
Leotard legend bone dry and f***ing hard. Zorev was dry, but could have done with a brush on a stick to clean up the guppy/sidepull and the high jugs/ good holds. The problem The Sheep was dry and top out able. The rib was also dry but not great conditions. People on 7ball and attitude inspector.

did you look at desparete at all by any chance?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 12, 2013, 04:16:10 pm
yeah, was mostly dry but the higher right arete and the good holds in the upper bit were pretty snowy. Could be brush but I think it would be damp/  icey underneath.
Nosferatu was all dry though apart from a smattering of snow on the final buckets  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on February 12, 2013, 04:25:34 pm
Leotard Legend would be given 7c+ in a sane world
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 12, 2013, 04:57:54 pm
yeah, was mostly dry but the higher right arete and the good holds in the upper bit were pretty snowy. Could be brush but I think it would be damp/  icey underneath.
Nosferatu was all dry though apart from a smattering of snow on the final buckets  ;)

that's fine just wanted to fumble about on the lower part avec lantern, dont fancy Nosser in the dark but it's good to know cheers!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 12, 2013, 07:05:21 pm
Secret garden is icy as hell. Brilliant connies at mother pet and cap..... David felt like a ladder! Boom
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 12, 2013, 07:59:35 pm
What's it like up there at the moment? It's due to snow tomorrow, around 1cm, I take it the roads will be drivable with that amount on them?

Is Brad Pitt climbable in the snow? Has anyone been there lately to confirm it's dry or likely to be tomorrow? I was hoping to go to the Roaches but I guess it'll be pointless in the snow, would I be better off in the trees somewhere?

Sorry, not a Peak regular and no idea what's climbable in the snow!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 12, 2013, 08:07:18 pm
Don't go into the trees! Haha deep snow at secret gardens so imagine other tree filled areas are the same.... Main road from sheff to hathersage was well gritted and clear...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on February 12, 2013, 08:14:30 pm
Don't go into the trees! Haha deep snow at secret gardens so imagine other tree filled areas are the same.... Main road from sheff to hathersage was well gritted and clear...
was beachball iced up?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fidders on February 12, 2013, 08:33:42 pm
Shit and Piss both fine up at Higgar today. Also The Terrace and Zaff's okay at Burbage N.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 12, 2013, 09:34:44 pm
I got quite a lot of ice off the top off beach ball to try and let it dry but it was pretty bad.... The main section is like a frozen waterfall and the approach is foot deep snow....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 12, 2013, 10:10:55 pm
Quote
Is Brad Pitt climbable in the snow? Has anyone been there lately to confirm it's dry or likely to be tomorrow?

It is, but it needs to be really cold - otherwise it suffers from drainage from snow melt. It's not a quick drying problem at the best of times either, being out of both sun and wind. In short, not the best bet but always worth a look. Pretty much everything else in the area is quick drying.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 12, 2013, 10:57:55 pm
Thanks for the heads up guys. I'm going to give Burbage North a shot instead, always wanted to have a look at The Terrace.

Will save Stanage for another day, maybe Friday instead. Deliverance is top of the list but will have a look at Brad Pitt too!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on February 12, 2013, 11:08:21 pm
When I ran past about 2ish the Terrace looked fine except the snow on the top jug, but I'm sure you could top it out through the snow. Lots of Higgar looked dry too.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 12, 2013, 11:12:56 pm
Have you guys seen the forecast for tomorrow? because the ones I've seen predict a load of snow followed by a 5 deg temp rise and a load of rain...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 12, 2013, 11:20:37 pm
Yeh, saw the forecast. Not meant to rain until 6pm onwards and yr.no have the snow as up to 1cm which I was sort of hoping would be nothing compared to what has hit the Peak so far this year. Happy to be corrected though as the last thing I want is to be stuck in snow!
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 13, 2013, 08:37:48 am
Yeh, saw the forecast. Not meant to rain until 6pm onwards and yr.no have the snow as up to 1cm which I was sort of hoping would be nothing compared to what has hit the Peak so far this year. Happy to be corrected though as the last thing I want is to be stuck in snow!

Looking at this mornings tweets its snowing quite hard in Manchester and in Glossop..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 13, 2013, 02:37:37 pm
Today was definitely a waste! The wind is blowing straight into Burbage North, everything looks fucked. Car couldn't get up the hill after the Bridge as the roads are terrible. Would guess that you'd be ok with a 4x4 though.

Anywhere cheap I can go and get some snow socks? I need to be able to drive to the hostel!!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 13, 2013, 03:43:33 pm
As in car chains? Ccc's in Sheffield sell em I think
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 13, 2013, 04:00:36 pm
Now known as Go Outdoors just off John Street if you need to put in your sat nav or summat
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 13, 2013, 05:49:37 pm
 :oops: yeah sorry
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 13, 2013, 08:59:40 pm
And yr.no have the snow as up to 1cm which I was sort of hoping

Never understand why folks would get their forecast from a computer in Norway when the best weather service in the world do a forecast for Stanage: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/leisure/#?tab=regionalForecast&map=Summits&zoom=10&lon=-1.66&lat=53.36&locId=371505 (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/leisure/#?tab=regionalForecast&map=Summits&zoom=10&lon=-1.66&lat=53.36&locId=371505).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 13, 2013, 09:15:48 pm
Cheers for the info. Managed to get .5 miles from the hostel and had to walk the rest. Must try and find a premier inn or something in future though as these walls are paper thin!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 13, 2013, 09:43:47 pm
And yr.no have the snow as up to 1cm which I was sort of hoping

Never understand why folks would get their forecast from a computer in Norway when the best weather service in the world do a forecast for Stanage: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/leisure/#?tab=regionalForecast&map=Summits&zoom=10&lon=-1.66&lat=53.36&locId=371505 (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/leisure/#?tab=regionalForecast&map=Summits&zoom=10&lon=-1.66&lat=53.36&locId=371505).

Probably cos people got sick of the met office always having a wank website.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 13, 2013, 09:45:17 pm
And yr.no have the snow as up to 1cm which I was sort of hoping

Never understand why folks would get their forecast from a computer in Norway when the best weather service in the world do a forecast for Stanage: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/leisure/#?tab=regionalForecast&map=Summits&zoom=10&lon=-1.66&lat=53.36&locId=371505 (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/leisure/#?tab=regionalForecast&map=Summits&zoom=10&lon=-1.66&lat=53.36&locId=371505).

Probably cos people got sick of the met office always having a wank website.

+1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nicboarder on February 13, 2013, 10:26:23 pm
Weather sounds iffy up there. Heading from south west to the north west via the peak on Friday and hoped to get some bouldering in somewhere. Have no idea how much snow hit the peak today, anyone any suggestions as to where to get a few hours bouldering in if it isn't raining that is. We were thinking roaches but any local knowledge and advice would be helpful. I have never risked the peak if there is snow on the cards - coming from north west the snakes pass is usually shut.  :please:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 13, 2013, 11:22:41 pm
Weather sounds iffy up there. Heading from south west to the north west via the peak on Friday and hoped to get some bouldering in somewhere. Have no idea how much snow hit the peak today, anyone any suggestions as to where to get a few hours bouldering in if it isn't raining that is. We were thinking roaches but any local knowledge and advice would be helpful. I have never risked the peak if there is snow on the cards - coming from north west the snakes pass is usually shut.  :please:

I'll wager the snake will be open tomorrow (for sure on Fri) as theres a big temp rise and its already melting and raining in Sheff (according to Slacklines tweets). Tomorrow might be log with melting & lots of we about, but I bet by friday there will be loads to go at.. anywhere exposed and fast drying will be fine I suspect..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 13, 2013, 11:40:36 pm
Snows gone in Sheffield pretty much. Some big puddles. Clearing up for the weekend though... Hopefully some wind will sort it out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 14, 2013, 01:33:03 pm
Have been driving around many small roads and they are ok now. Probably obvious but raven tor was wet, only went because I've never been there before and I'm on a rest day !
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 14, 2013, 04:42:22 pm
Anyone been out to Burbage area today? Is stuff dry or is it suffering from snow / run off?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 14, 2013, 04:49:59 pm
pretty rainy in grindleford. walls and roads wet. Snow looks to be all gone from the higher ground so if its dry in the night and morning I should think most places will be fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 14, 2013, 06:54:21 pm
Anyone been out to Burbage area today? Is stuff dry or is it suffering from snow / run off?

I figured Birchen, being high & facing directly into what wind there was, had as good chance of being dry as anywhere but it was absolutely soaking wet, not a dry patch along it's entire length, water dripping off lips and an actual waterfall at the descent above the Copenhagen area.  The only dry holds I found were on the most exposed part of the middle ship although there are deep slush puddles beneath all three blocks.  I would imagine Burbage is similar but will be out somewhere tomorrow morning and will report back if I find anything dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on February 14, 2013, 09:08:27 pm
Anyone been out to Burbage area today? Is stuff dry or is it suffering from snow / run off?

Yeh I walked along north end today, rock was almost black with run off, 20 ft crack has a waterfall down it, there were massive cornices on sentinel on weds which have started to recede now, but things like banana finger and remergence were gopping, proper wet streaks all over. Small parts of rock were starting to look dry, like the lower part of triangle buttress and when I scouted along the top a bit there were some small rocks above the line of seepage that were drying out, I'd say you might be get the odd line by tommorrow, and patches more by the weekend, but not much. Bet Mother cap'll be dry...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 14, 2013, 09:18:50 pm
Thanks folks.

Nai - hoping to get out in the afternoon so if you do get out in the morning any updates would be much appreciated.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 15, 2013, 11:32:10 am
 West mostly okay, north variable but drying fast. damp bits about everywhere. Paths horiffic, allow extra time for your journey
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: James Oakes on February 15, 2013, 02:46:44 pm
best bet for dry rock tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 15, 2013, 02:52:27 pm
Spain
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: James Oakes on February 15, 2013, 03:00:45 pm
Spain

Eastern Edges Today? ;)
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 15, 2013, 04:12:09 pm
Ok, BBG W was mostly Ok, though still snow drifts about and soggy underfoot (I made a little dam and stream to drain a quagmire below WSS.. Western eyes was fine, didnt see the nose.. Warm ups in between we're soggy though. Other side of the valley looked fine - though it was getting too warm when the sun was out (sherioushly).

I drove past Stanage and plantation etc,. And hard to tell.. I suspect many things will be Ok, but there will be some things out with seepage running down from still melting snow etc..

All the roads were ok, but watch out for some monster pot holes that have appeared and a 61 plate A4 that someone's parked in the ditch between Burbizzle and Stanage..

Snake was wide open too for those who might ask..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on February 15, 2013, 04:16:35 pm
Lots of dry rock at RHS/Cratcliffe today. Green sides of boulders still dampish.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 15, 2013, 05:09:41 pm
didnt see the nose..

Underneath the roof was wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 15, 2013, 05:34:33 pm
Mother Cap and Mothers cap pet rock were both dry and not too bad conditions up there. landing was alright under david and conan too, not too soggy.
Secret Garden was mostly wet, surprise surprise but left hand man and dick williams were both okish, i.e dry able with care and consideration.... would say things like Mossatrocity would be dry aswell
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 15, 2013, 05:42:52 pm
Dick Williams is dry!! Woop
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 15, 2013, 05:46:33 pm
ish..... would pack a towel for the top section and lower ledge but chalk was still on the holds.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 15, 2013, 07:02:13 pm
Was at the plantation today. Lots of dry stuff to go at, unfortunately much of the stuff I wanted to try was wet incl. Brad Pitt (soaking), The Storm, Brass Monkeys but the last two were only damp as opposed to soaking.

No idea of the actual wind direction but seemed to be coming in left to right across the edge. Therefore left facing stuff like Green traverse was dry. Deliverance was dry. I'm getting bored now (typing on phone) definitely lots to go at.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 15, 2013, 07:10:25 pm
Was at the plantation today. Lots of dry stuff to go at, unfortunately much of the stuff I wanted to try was wet incl. Brad Pitt (soaking), The Storm, Brass Monkeys but the last two were only damp as opposed to soaking.

No idea of the actual wind direction but seemed to be coming in left to right across the edge. Therefore left facing stuff like Green traverse was dry. Deliverance was dry. I'm getting bored now (typing on phone) definitely lots to go at.

But by the logic that wind was drying stuff The Storm would have been dry but rather Deliverance was.  The sun seemed to be doing considerably more than the wind today, hence East facing stuff was first to get the sun and first to dry.  Also, I think the sun sucking moisture back out of the ground was having a big effect which is maybe why it got mush better around 2pm when it clouded over.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 16, 2013, 11:23:09 am
didnt see the nose..
Underneath the roof was wet.

and is now dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: James Oakes on February 16, 2013, 06:07:08 pm
Went to burbage south today, most of crag bouldering and nearly all the boulders were dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dr T on February 16, 2013, 09:09:07 pm
anyone cast an eye over Birchen in the last a little while??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on February 16, 2013, 09:28:52 pm
Went to burbage south today, most of crag bouldering and nearly all the boulders were dry.

I concur. Does anyone else think Triangle Wall is desp for 7a? :offtopic:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 16, 2013, 09:37:52 pm
Secret garden was in amazing condition...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on February 17, 2013, 09:00:09 am
I would say Birchen was a dead cert to be dry today given burb south was mostly dry yesterday
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dr T on February 17, 2013, 09:19:50 am
I would say Birchen was a dead cert to be dry today given burb south was mostly dry yesterday
Thanks - hoped that would be the case
Thinking of driving up from the deep dark south tomorrow...
any up dates from the ukb massive would be appreciated   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on February 17, 2013, 10:07:31 am
Birchen was all dry yesterday
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on February 17, 2013, 10:07:54 am
Secret garden in absolutely great nic this morning.
 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dr T on February 17, 2013, 06:00:57 pm
Birchen was all dry yesterday
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 17, 2013, 06:24:41 pm
Gardoms north was abit damp in the morning but loads of people were out later on.
Most of the crag stuff was dry apart from double bum.
South and moorside completely dry and good conies with a nice breeze
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 17, 2013, 06:26:44 pm
Stanton was in great condition, top of spare rib was considerably drier than it was a few weeks ago  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 19, 2013, 06:05:35 pm
Really warm at Robin Hoods stride and Cratcliffe today. Felt like summer although was alright in the shade.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dr T on February 19, 2013, 06:24:30 pm
Birchen was all dry yesterday
:thumbsup:
Gardom's South and Birchen were mint on Monday....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fidders on February 19, 2013, 09:41:50 pm
All good at Stanage today. Even a bit too warm at times!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on February 20, 2013, 12:12:55 am
Secret Garden was in good nick. Everything dry, and nice and sticky. See YYFY.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 20, 2013, 06:07:22 pm
Was pretty tough conditions out at Birbizzle West today.. Close to zero and biting wind.. Secret garden was better though both felt a little squirmy - maybe still a little moisture about, to the super slap and stick conditions you might expect for the temps and wind..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on February 20, 2013, 10:57:43 pm
Anyone know if the blocks at curbar are likely to stay out of the wind or will they be colder than death tomorrow? Will the edge shelter them at all?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on February 21, 2013, 08:42:55 pm
Anyone know if the blocks at curbar are likely to stay out of the wind or will they be colder than death tomorrow? Will the edge shelter them at all?

Think everywhere was colder than death today, Burbage south boulders certainly were, loads of grip though even after the flutter of snow flakes
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on February 21, 2013, 09:02:11 pm
Gave it a whirl, it was cold but very much manageable with sufficient clothes, handwarmers and cake.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 22, 2013, 11:57:26 am
Proper cold and dry at Burb West this morning.
Minus 2 when I got back to the car at 10:30
Would be a good day to get on your projects Nai and TT (and anyone else of course)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on February 22, 2013, 02:36:40 pm
Was still good from then until midday when I left. The wind was picking up and it was getting colder, but somewhere sheltered would be nice. Maybe Secret Garden?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 22, 2013, 02:40:27 pm
Was that you at Famous grouse Drew ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on February 22, 2013, 02:51:48 pm
I was indeed on FG, but I did get there a bit later on. I think I got parked up about 10.30. Went to join a few others.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 22, 2013, 02:53:17 pm
Ah OK
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on February 22, 2013, 02:55:42 pm
Secret Garden was disappointing cold-glassy yesterday afternoon

dry and sheltered though

a tiny change in temp or humidity could have made all the difference

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 22, 2013, 03:55:46 pm
I'm almost completely convinced that 'glassy' conditions are down to skin, not rock.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 22, 2013, 03:56:43 pm
Gardoms was good - but the wind was biting even though it wasn't that strong.. (Had a freezing session at BBG W on wed Dolly - couldn't face it again!) then wandered accross to the far end of Baslow (probs under the monument) they were ok ish (some seepage but climb able) and nicely sheltered..
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 22, 2013, 03:57:56 pm
I'm almost completely convinced that 'glassy' conditions are down to skin, not rock.

Maybe - though BBG W felt really odd on Wednesday - glassy as lagers put it.. Some things were sticking fine but others not..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 22, 2013, 04:11:52 pm
Whereabouts were you @ Gardoms TT ?
Is everything dry ATM ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on February 22, 2013, 04:20:19 pm
I'm almost completely convinced that 'glassy' conditions are down to skin, not rock.
I think the same. The colder it is the longer it takes your skin to warm up. I think humidity might be a factor as well. Sub-zero means little/no humidity.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 22, 2013, 04:31:51 pm
Whereabouts were you @ Gardoms TT ?
Is everything dry ATM ?

I was trying Soft on the G.... f*ck its hard! I can get off the ground guppying the arete and then lurch a bit, but nothing else ;) Almost feels like I'm too tall for it (wedging knees under elbows etc..).. Everything looked fine, except SOTG and 8Ball were chalked/tickmarked to death (I brushed a load off). Didnt look at any of the Roofs.. but everything I saw was bone dry so suspect they are fine..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 22, 2013, 04:34:59 pm
Cheers - was hoping to go further along the edge on Sunday
Are you starting with your r foot on ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 22, 2013, 04:41:17 pm
Cheers - was hoping to go further along the edge on Sunday
Are you starting with your r foot on ?

Yes, then hopping my LF up onto the left face.
Conditions wise the ground is frozen solid up there - puddles frozen etc.. so I would have thought it fine on Sunday unless it warms up a load.. (or dumps a load of snow..)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andyd on February 22, 2013, 05:14:18 pm


I was trying Soft on the G.... f*ck its hard! I can get off the ground guppying the arete and then lurch a bit, but nothing else ;) Almost feels like I'm too tall for it (wedging knees under elbows etc..)..
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I feel a siege coming TT!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on February 22, 2013, 05:28:30 pm
[Sub-zero means little/no humidity.

Eh? No it doesn't. it's frequently been 90+% humidity forecast with sub-zero temeperatures.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on February 22, 2013, 06:20:42 pm
Burbage South was mint conditions today. All things dry too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 22, 2013, 06:23:45 pm
I'm almost completely convinced that 'glassy' conditions are down to skin, not rock.
I think the same. The colder it is the longer it takes your skin to warm up. I think humidity might be a factor as well. Sub-zero means little/no humidity.

Thing is I warmed up at home which felt fine and warmups went ok too but anything relying on open-hand, slopey, draggy friction you could forget.  Also, my feet kept skidding off holds and while that happens when they're really cold I did warm them and my shoes (did type "boots", must stop calling them that, haven't worn boots since the 90s) up again but it kept happening.  It was glassy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy popp on February 22, 2013, 07:01:14 pm
Whereabouts were you @ Gardoms TT ?
Is everything dry ATM ?

I was trying Soft on the G.... f*ck its hard! I can get off the ground guppying the arete and then lurch a bit, but nothing else ;)

I think this came up on Peak 7B thread - I think Soft on the G is a poor problem; attractive line but it climbs rubbish.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on February 22, 2013, 07:06:46 pm
I'm almost completely convinced that 'glassy' conditions are down to skin, not rock.
Yup. I've never got them and I presume the rock hasn't been magically different for me.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 22, 2013, 09:10:32 pm

I was trying Soft on the G.... f*ck its hard! I can get off the ground guppying the arete and then lurch a bit, but nothing else ;)

I think this came up on Peak 7B thread - I think Soft on the G is a poor problem; attractive line but it climbs rubbish.

I'd say the opposite: looks meh, climbs good. Never managed to get bothered enough to try either of the low starts properly mind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on February 22, 2013, 10:52:22 pm
was there much more snow after 1330? was at plantation when an arctic blizzard started, had totally fizzled out by the time I reached apparent north in car though, anybody been this avo?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on February 23, 2013, 08:12:11 pm
Light snow all afternoon at Secret Garden but only a heavier shower at around 4:30-5PM stuck- I hung around was able to climb Beach Ball all afternoon but I imagine the problems with higher, less-thwackable holds will be out of condition now.

I had a look at Mother Cap on the way back to the car- snow-free but absolutely baltic wind. Mother's Pet was the same but without the wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 23, 2013, 08:15:11 pm
Was good at Rowtor and the Stride today. Then there was a bit of a blizzard at 4ish, snow settling too so might not be the best tomorrow.
Went up to Curbar on the way home and there wasn't any snow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on February 23, 2013, 10:28:42 pm
Rivelin was pretty mint throughout the day (except the quarry, that was pretty gopping)
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 25, 2013, 11:03:31 am
Just driven over the Snake - rain/clag from Glossop to ladybower - drizzle and wet roads/damp walls from there westward. Not an ideal day I would suggest :/
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fidders on February 26, 2013, 11:49:43 am
Thinking of heading up to Burbage this afternoon. Anyone know what it's like up there? I'm guessing lots of dampness/clag?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 26, 2013, 12:01:36 pm
Clag doesn't necessarily mean damp, but I suspect it might today given yesterday's rain. There's a breeze too, it'll be pretty raw up there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 27, 2013, 10:50:36 pm
Felt a bit greasy at Stanage this afternoon. Not sure if it was dampness from the drizzle the other day or the stillness and sun today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 04, 2013, 11:03:27 pm
Anyone been up to the Eagle Stone recently? Wondering how bad the bog is at the moment?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 04, 2013, 11:09:17 pm
Would say its fairly dry Drew, Hasn't rained in days and its been pretty sunny if warm.
Other boggy spots seem to be non existent
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 04, 2013, 11:27:13 pm
Awesome. Been away for a few days, so wasn't sure if it had rained recently. Ta.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 05, 2013, 07:05:05 am
Was pretty dry on Thursday an its not rained since..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on March 05, 2013, 07:31:25 am
A lot of low lying damp fog around holmfirth/hudds way and BBC also says fog for sheff till 11/12ish so might be a bit damp till it burns off around lunch time
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 05, 2013, 07:33:26 am
Theres fog in Sheffield city center but the roads are dry.  Make of that what you will.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 05, 2013, 07:36:11 am
Theres fog in Sheffield city center but the roads are dry.  Make of that what you will.

:( Outside webcam say FOG

(http://www.outside.co.uk/webcam/web.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 05, 2013, 07:39:35 am
Clag doesn't necessarily mean damp
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Whyatt on March 05, 2013, 09:05:15 am
Looking out of the window totley's in deep fog should burn through by midday
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on March 05, 2013, 10:28:41 am
Fog is worse in the east today. It's already showing blue skies on west peak webcams.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 05, 2013, 11:50:18 am
Stanage, Burbage etc have been clear of the fog all morning. Its banked up thick on the east side but much less in the Hope valley, I'm sure all grit will be dry today. Good weather for adders apparently.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nigel on March 05, 2013, 12:49:21 pm
Good weather for adders apparently.

Sweet! Just off to move some about with some photographer friends.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 05, 2013, 12:59:07 pm
You people are scum. Sub-human scum.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 05, 2013, 01:13:27 pm
Vandals got to your car again?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on March 05, 2013, 01:16:38 pm
Cock Piss Long
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 10, 2013, 11:05:11 am
Has anyone been out on a walk this morning around Curbar?
Thinking of chancing walk on by or leotard legend at burbage so any info would be great.
cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 10, 2013, 06:27:32 pm
curbar boulders were dry, as was walk on by. Very very windy on top though
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on March 16, 2013, 07:47:36 am
Any info?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 16, 2013, 08:03:38 am
Wouldn't bother today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on March 16, 2013, 10:22:27 am
RAining in Calver, stanage/burbage where in damp fog. A day for the lime if its ok.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 16, 2013, 02:15:18 pm
Looks a lot drier now, anyone out?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: weakdave on March 17, 2013, 08:28:15 am
Can anyone near curbar or froggatt have a look out of the window and give a condition report, please?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on March 17, 2013, 09:46:09 am
It was drying out yesterday afternoon at the Plantation - deliverance trav, green trav dry. I expect it will be a similar kind of day today, with the odd thing dry...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 17, 2013, 09:51:44 am
stuff at trackside was very nearly dry just before it started to rain yesterday evening, and I heard remergence was dry but flooded out. rock should br drier today though the wind might be a bit lighter - should be less rain during the day though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on March 17, 2013, 05:33:15 pm
Rode through the plantation about 1ish and it looked pretty damp. Little wind. Some guys appeared to be climbing on the pebble, but it didn't look dry to me.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 17, 2013, 06:06:20 pm
Rode through the plantation about 1ish and it looked pretty damp. Little wind. Some guys appeared to be climbing on the pebble, but it didn't look dry to me.

I went to the Buckstone around half 2 and it was all dry, I daresay some of the plantation stuff may have dried out later on in the day.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 17, 2013, 06:21:24 pm
Burbage north was mainly dry, just a few drainage streaks, but despite being about 3.5deg C it wasn't especially in good nick due to lack of wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on March 21, 2013, 07:51:47 am
 Anyone out and about yet with a conditions report? Thinking higgar, burbage, stanage.
Looking a bit 50/50 in sheffield at the mo'.
Cheers
Deacon
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on March 21, 2013, 08:14:18 am
Judging by conditions in Totley this morning I’d guess there might be ice on some of the rock up there and wind chill is likely to be grim. Probably good nick on the dry bits later if you can handle the nither.
I’d be more inclined to go somewhere lower and more sheltered personally.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on March 21, 2013, 08:48:17 am
thin smattering of snow with baltic wind out froggatt/curbar, did sleet/rain last night
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on March 21, 2013, 08:57:25 am
Thought as much,  cheers for the replies  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 21, 2013, 06:57:44 pm
Burbage South Quarries were quite good today. All the problems dry although Trellis looked abit damp. Little gem e.t.c all dry.
Leotard legend and zorev are good bets for stating dry when it snows...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on March 21, 2013, 07:13:21 pm
A new route went down at Gardoms today so there must be dry rock around for the keen
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on March 21, 2013, 09:45:15 pm
Yep, managed to nip out just before dark and Stanage was mostly dry. In the lee of the wind too even though it was howling at  the popular end layby. Even mild enough for routes  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Yoof on March 22, 2013, 09:49:51 pm
Anyone got any science as to whether or not West Side Story, Stump Hole Cavern or Mossatrocity will be dry before Monday?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 23, 2013, 09:43:57 am
mossa is alright in the snow although the top can get icy which is a problem but handwarmers and a rag should clear and dry it off.
Would say West Side would be pretty icy but could be ok.
Stump Hole I imagine would be fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on March 23, 2013, 02:31:11 pm
does the road up to the plantation car park get cleared?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 23, 2013, 02:43:56 pm
does the road up to the plantation car park get cleared?

It did last time, don't know about the current state I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 23, 2013, 04:42:56 pm
does the road up to the plantation car park get cleared?

It did last time, don't know about the current state I'm afraid.

Just read that again. Last time the road to the Popular end was clear, but not to the Plantation.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on March 23, 2013, 04:51:28 pm
Just been out there in my mates 4x4. Ringinglow road is quite clear in places but some big drifts coming across too. We got just past Burbage N car park, towed a couple of stuck 4x4s out of the verge and came back. There was a Ford Focus at the Burbage N layby but I wouldn't fancy it myself.
In better news, there are some massive drifts, the first buttress at Burbage was almost buried, potential for some good snowballing this week I think
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on March 23, 2013, 05:25:16 pm
Just been out there in my mates 4x4. Ringinglow road is quite clear in places but some big drifts coming across too. We got just past Burbage N car park, towed a couple of stuck 4x4s out of the verge and came back. There was a Ford Focus at the Burbage N layby but I wouldn't fancy it myself.
In better news, there are some massive drifts, the first buttress at Burbage was almost buried, potential for some good snowballing this week I think

I wondered where'd you gone! Keen effort
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Martin.B. on March 23, 2013, 07:40:01 pm
Any vids of stump hole cavern knocking about?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 23, 2013, 08:24:28 pm
Any vids of stump hole cavern knocking about?

A rather handsome looking chap does the stand in this vid  ;)

Snow Day on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/58215696)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Martin.B. on March 23, 2013, 10:56:05 pm
ta.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on March 23, 2013, 11:53:09 pm
You can go straight up left the pinch then stab right to the slot....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nike Air on March 24, 2013, 12:01:03 am
Thanks for the local info, if anyone gets to the plantation tomorrow and notices if careless torque is snow free can they post it up.
Cheers :yes:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: a dense loner on March 24, 2013, 10:02:34 am
Chris what's the music on your snow day vid? If it was on the end bit I didn't watch it cos i didn't want to see a load of blood, the girlfriends on you see
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 24, 2013, 10:14:56 am
Incase its handy to anyone apparently the fox house road past dore is pretty drifty, and cars parking in the road out towards fox house, big drifts at surprise view etc.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on March 24, 2013, 10:49:48 am
Anyone seen the road to burb north?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 24, 2013, 11:26:29 am
Chris what's the music on your snow day vid?

Goldfish - Fort Knox
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 24, 2013, 11:33:18 am
Just seen this on the Edale MRT facebook page:

Roads in the Peak are seriously affected by snow drifts this morning. Around the Owler Bar/Fox House area, main roads are only passable in a 4x4 with high ground clearance.

Edit: Facebook picture of the road above the Grouse:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=599361246759293&set=a.192236077471814.48821.114061288622627&type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=599361246759293&set=a.192236077471814.48821.114061288622627&type=1&theater)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al on March 24, 2013, 12:36:57 pm
a jcb is out clearing the drifts on surprise view road, then the wind blows them all back again! its fine in a townie car, if careful
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on March 24, 2013, 12:51:47 pm
Ringinglow pretty buggered near burbage bridge had to help cars get back out its properly Baltic up there
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on March 24, 2013, 01:45:33 pm
I drove from sheff to stockport last night/this morning about 4am.
Owler bar wasn't too bad, very blowey, big drift at hairpin at frogatt so had to smash through that.
Turned out going over the moors was the easy bit
The A623 middleton dale was horrendeous from tideswell onwards. Full white out blizzards, passed loads of snow ploughs/JCB's (overtook one) trying to keep it clear but was really bad till got to the wanted inn at sparrow pit.
For some reason it was 6 degree's in peak forest as well.
stay at home
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on March 24, 2013, 06:27:15 pm
tried to drive into sheff earlier. frogatt road shut at grouse,owler bar shut ingingand grindleford to fox house shut. all due to drifting snow, its blowing ahooley and its freezing. the snow plumes coming off top of froggatt were amazing
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kingholmesy on March 24, 2013, 07:35:16 pm
Having failed to get past Sparrowpit due to snow drifts, I ended up at New Mills Torrs today.  If anyone else is equally desperate, you may be interested to know that everything was dry (although Grim Reaper looked a bit dirty and, er, grim).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on March 24, 2013, 08:02:54 pm
Ha, is that your last crag before the big move?!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on March 24, 2013, 08:08:07 pm
I also failed to get much past peak forest in a 4x4 before turning back and ending up at new mills as well.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 24, 2013, 08:32:02 pm
Hathersage to Sheffield via Fox House is open, but down to one lane in places, as is the road between Grindleford and Calver. Well it's actually wide enough for two vehicles, but there are only really one set of tracks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on March 24, 2013, 09:58:53 pm
Only me that managed to get MCR to the peak then?
Do I win a prize?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kingholmesy on March 24, 2013, 10:28:35 pm
Ha, is that your last crag before the big move?!

I've been saving the best til last.

Moving on Tuesday.   :w00t:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on March 24, 2013, 10:43:07 pm
You should've gone to Hobby Moor then.

Good luck, I'll be in touch.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: olliecamel on March 25, 2013, 01:56:37 pm
Hi, does anyone know if the gardoms north parking road is ok for non 4x4 vehicles?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: quiffhanger on March 25, 2013, 02:04:12 pm
Made it out to Stanage yesterday. Had to walk from the car parking ~300m East of Burbage Bridge.

Some pretty big drifts well over the fenceposts. Must've helped push out half-a-dozen 4x4s En-route.

Huge drifts built up along the edges - we managed to slide from the very top of the crag down the gully to the left of Archangel :)

Started cleaning up Big Air - by stacking a few pads you could actually reach the pocket from the "ground" but unfortunately it was full off ice...

Traipsed back and went to the works after the 40mph winds and viscous spindrift started to take their toll.

Likely some great snowballing opportunities if it clears up: shame I got to work this week. Make sure you take a lot of shovels :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 25, 2013, 03:45:41 pm
Froggatt was a bit mixed today. Lots of drifts, lots of melting/ dripping snow.
We built a sort of platform under Narcissus but sacked it off because snow on the ledge melting was dripping down it, might be ok for tomorrow. Oedipus was wet, snow on high jug. Mint 400 has a good platform and is dry. We had 3 medium pads and mint 400 felt fine apart from the jump off from the break.
Business lunch dry, sole power could have just been dry but some drips running down it. anything slabby was soaked.
Hope Burbage is in good enough nick!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 25, 2013, 06:56:12 pm
Just been out to Burbage, parked by the cattlegrid and walked. Road mostly fine but a couple of big drifts, one with in situ abandoned Porsche Cayenne which has already been vandlised.

Drifting snow is ongoing. I reckon the drifts are at least as big as 2010 and still building. Big cornices! Given the forecast I think the next couple of weeks could be amazing...

Worth noting that the east-facing crags like Burbage west are completely bare and will be climbable as soon as you can get up there.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 25, 2013, 07:11:38 pm
Much snow under western eyes to civilise the landing a bit?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 25, 2013, 07:47:08 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77637597@N07/8589497411/#in/photostream/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77637597@N07/8589497411/#in/photostream/)

The aforementioned platform at froggatt. Not great but we got bored of shoveling and its good enough.

How was 3 blind mice looking Johnny? Seen the photo on Outsides facebook and the rock looks wet.
Anyone going up there tomorrow for a shovel and climb hopefully?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 25, 2013, 08:20:50 pm
Much snow under western eyes to civilise the landing a bit?

east-facing crags like Burbage west are completely bare

None whatsoever that I could see from across the valley.

3 blind mice already had a big platform dug, I added to it a bit and built another under Ai No. The rock was damp, but there's not much snow on the rock so it should be sound given a few hours sun.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duma on March 25, 2013, 10:11:09 pm
get a chance to look at Puck? Hoping it'll stay cold enough to maybe get up at the weekend
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: RopeBoy on March 25, 2013, 10:20:55 pm
Just been out to Burbage, parked by the cattlegrid and walked. Road mostly fine but a couple of big drifts, one with in situ abandoned Porsche Cayenne which has already been vandlised.

Drifting snow is ongoing. I reckon the drifts are at least as big as 2010 and still building. Big cornices! Given the forecast I think the next couple of weeks could be amazing...

Worth noting that the east-facing crags like Burbage west are completely bare and will be climbable as soon as you can get up there.

Nice to see you today, sorry I couldn't join you, had the family in the car.
We drove round to Froggatt and the road was closed below the Grouse and there was a tractor digging out the snow drift (where the blue Astra still is), might be passable now.

J
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 25, 2013, 10:37:22 pm
get a chance to look at Puck? Hoping it'll stay cold enough to maybe get up at the weekend

Puck will need digging out at the mo, but I dare say things will settle down by the weekend.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: RopeBoy on March 25, 2013, 11:16:25 pm
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xsbbo5xk3ou11aa/2013-03-25%2016.18.43.jpg (https://www.dropbox.com/s/xsbbo5xk3ou11aa/2013-03-25%2016.18.43.jpg)

The bend below the Grouse - blue Astra still there around 1630/1700 - just behind the tractor.
Might be open now though.

J
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 26, 2013, 10:16:25 am
3 blind mice already had a big platform dug, I added to it a bit and built another under Ai No. The rock was damp, but there's not much snow on the rock so it should be sound given a few hours sun.

Went out yesterday and flattened the landing under 3 Blind Mice.

Do we need to merge/separate these two threads?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Yoof on March 26, 2013, 11:05:31 am
Went out yesterday to try my luck. Mossatrocity has now had the snow cleared off its top, the top two holds were wet, but will probably have dried by now, also made a nice snow platform beneath it so one mat is fine. Stump hole cavern is dry as.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on March 26, 2013, 04:35:57 pm
This was more of Froggatt yesterday. The pic was taken where the descent behind chequers buttress lies! 15 foot snowdrift?

http://instagram.com/p/XSVpWrSo-w/ (http://instagram.com/p/XSVpWrSo-w/)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 26, 2013, 11:13:05 pm
3 blind mice has snow on the bulge this lunch time but the top looked clear. Snow had gone by 4ish but imagine ir was still damp. Hopefully tomorrow might be the day!
Burbave west was all dry apart from jasons mono and bits of wss.
Block and tackle direct was buried and dripping.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 26, 2013, 11:20:43 pm
3 blind mice has snow on the bulge this lunch time but the top looked clear. Snow had gone by 4ish but imagine ir was still damp. Hopefully tomorrow might be the day!

Heard from a mate that it was in good nick this evening.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 26, 2013, 11:32:27 pm
Knew i shouldn't have gone to higger instead of going back to 3 blind mice  :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: timlar on March 27, 2013, 12:40:08 pm
Sat under 3bm it's soaked and snowing on it more although it should be good if the sun comes out for a day or two. Good work on the platform drew.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on March 28, 2013, 11:56:29 am
For anybody wanting to do some climbing rather than shovelling, wading, etc. then Mother Cap and Pet are both clean and have a well trodden track to them.  The Cap is full in the wind and would be a bit grim but Pet is sheltered and now has a couple of flat landings above a base maybe 2ft higher than usual

Carl Walk and Higgar also looked clean as I drove past, might be worth checking out (although would both be full in the wind)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on March 28, 2013, 12:38:15 pm
Did you drive out on Eccy/Hathersage Road Nai ?
I'm guessing you didn't try the road up to Higgar from just below Millstone ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on March 28, 2013, 02:09:52 pm
Anyone know if anything Matlock way is climbable?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on March 28, 2013, 02:22:03 pm
Hathersage Rd fine all the way to, erm, Hathersage.

There's a "road closed" sign on the road up to Higgar.

Just popped out to Gardoms North which is mostly fine, just one or two problems still snowy and the approach shin-deep in places but mostly bare including bases and top-outs.

The road between the A621 and Curbar Gap is impassable though and doesn't look like it'll be open anytime soon (and we're only talking 100m from the main rd so quite a hike from there), Eaglestone looks bare, might be able get up to it the other way or from the street parking in the village then take the Bridleway up?

Gritter, given the state of lower crags I've seen I'd say it's well worth a look at stuff down there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on March 28, 2013, 02:51:16 pm
Cheers Nai
Did you do anything at Gardoms ? how far along did you go ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 28, 2013, 03:22:16 pm

There's a "road closed" sign on the road up to Higgar.

Thats because its like this (http://instagram.com/p/XZqKHtK_d5/)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on March 28, 2013, 03:32:24 pm
Gulp
I'll just be happy to climb anywhere with some dry rock tomorrow I think
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: The duchess on March 28, 2013, 03:48:38 pm
Hi Dolly, that photo is mine, Me & Piff went for a run last night, parked pretty near to burbage N, but i've got winter tyres and still would have struggled to get past the abandoned car. We ran down green drive around the bottome and bck up under higgar, ran up the road as it was thigh deep on the approach to higgar. The road has been cleared but is a total ice rink.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on March 28, 2013, 03:53:42 pm
OK thanks K (assuming its you)
Was half thinking of a Green Drive run on Saturday am, I guess its OK underfoot ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: The duchess on March 28, 2013, 04:01:55 pm
Yeah, ok for running if you stick to the trodden down section, stray a little too far left or right and you'll sink! I think if you can get out for a run you should, i've never seen Burbage so plastered in snow. there were about 4 guys digging a huge snow cavern last night!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on March 28, 2013, 04:04:54 pm
OK ta
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on March 28, 2013, 04:21:51 pm
Cheers Nai
Did you do anything at Gardoms ? how far along did you go ?

Just a few easier things, was hoping there'd be some snow under the big arete but there's not, gonna need a partner for it after all.

Didn't stray along the edge, thought about it but didn't have a guide and not sure where stuff is, did drive down to the roundabout and back up and it looked ok in places, the brief glimpses I could snatch out of the window.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 28, 2013, 05:59:12 pm
3 blind mice was dry and in good condition this afternoon. Ai No corrida was dry enough where you needed it, wet streak running down right of the arete but the pocket was dry and the main footholds, pebble was dry too. The ledges above were covered in snow, which I knocked off which made it wet but still climbable, it was drying up so should be good for the weekend.
Both have good platforms (Nice one) and are fine with 2 pads  :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 28, 2013, 06:14:38 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77637597@N07/8598627328/#in/photostream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77637597@N07/8598627328/#in/photostream)

And if your not sick of the sight of 3 blind mice then here's a photo
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris05 on March 28, 2013, 06:35:01 pm
Anyone know if anything Matlock way is climbable?

Also really interested to know if anything is climbable in the area?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: MicheleCaminati on March 28, 2013, 08:49:54 pm
Was at Curbar today, they cleared the road towards Gardoms in late afternoon, should be open now! Does anybody know if it's possibe to drive from Hathersage to burbage bridge?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on March 28, 2013, 09:02:35 pm
What was Curbar like? Moon Buttress perhaps :whistle:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on March 28, 2013, 09:34:17 pm
3 blind mice was dry and in good condition this afternoon. Ai No corrida was dry enough where you needed it, wet streak running down right of the arete but the pocket was dry and the main footholds, pebble was dry too. The ledges above were covered in snow, which I knocked off which made it wet but still climbable, it was drying up so should be good for the weekend.
Both have good platforms (Nice one) and are fine with 2 pads  :2thumbsup:
Did you do both of them today then ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on March 28, 2013, 10:00:28 pm
For those not wanting to wade.... Was at burb west tonight and it was all clear. Not even any snow in the landing areas..... Easy walk in too.... Reckon froggatt ( mint 400) will be ok tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 28, 2013, 10:01:26 pm
Yeah, wouldn't go slapping for the ledge on ai no corrida though!
Mint 400 will be fine. Might need abit of work on the landing but should be dry
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on March 28, 2013, 10:04:15 pm
Nice one
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: MicheleCaminati on March 29, 2013, 12:25:01 am
Boulders at Curbar are fine, bits of the crag were dripping... didn't walk to moon buttress...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on March 29, 2013, 06:58:03 am
Cheers for the info  :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 29, 2013, 02:38:00 pm
Some more pics on the V-publishing blog (http://www.v-publishing.co.uk/blog/2013-03-29---where-s-the-peak-gone-snow-2013.html)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on March 29, 2013, 05:29:26 pm
Pinnacle at froggat wa bone dry but the rest had cornices that where beginning to drip....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on March 29, 2013, 05:45:26 pm
was narcissus dry or was it getting dripped on?
Oh, Shine On had a platform built but there was still a good amount of snow around the high break. needs brushing off on ab then it will be dry for sunday but will obviously take longer to dry if not brushed off. cemetery waits was dry and had a bit of a landing.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on March 29, 2013, 09:12:53 pm
3 blind mice and ai no corrida were in mint condition.

So was superstition.

Looked at Neferiti. Landing is good, but massive Cornice needs knocking off.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 29, 2013, 09:16:13 pm
3 blind mice and ai no corrida were in mint condition.

So was superstition.

Has superstition been repeated yet?

What about snowball potential on the promise or living in oxford?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 29, 2013, 09:21:51 pm
As far as I know Superstition is unrepeated. When I was digging the platform on Monday I reckoned the Promise might barely even be highball. Living in Oxford wasn't really above the drift, but there was a lot in the gully - Puck was buried.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on March 29, 2013, 10:53:39 pm
Promise was wet today, but should be dry in the next few :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris on March 30, 2013, 08:06:23 am
Does anyone know if you can you drive from BBG bridge down to Stanage?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 30, 2013, 08:15:24 am
Does anyone know if you can you drive from BBG bridge down to Stanage?

From the other thread:

Ringinglow ok, road from hathersage to stagnate blocked, other road up to bbge n from near millstone ok. Road from bbge to stanage ok, but single lane due to high sides of snow in many places. If you are forced to the sides to let vehicles pass you need to be able to drive on the snow. Stanage road ok from popular end down to the corner, then you really needed a high clearance car to get round the corner to the plantation car park. Might be ok but still snowy. We had snow tyres on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: reeve on March 30, 2013, 10:13:39 am
Oh, Shine On had a platform built but there was still a good amount of snow around the high break. needs brushing off on ab then it will be dry for sunday but will obviously take longer to dry if not brushed off. cemetery waits was dry and had a bit of a landing.

I ab'd down shine on to brush it as best I could, and built the platform underneath (well actually I made my girlfriend do most the digging).

Also tried to make a platform under boys will be boys although it'll still be quite high
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: JR on March 30, 2013, 10:22:56 am
There's plenty to be had, just hope it stays cold enough not to seep too much.

For those coming from the West, just to confirm still road wise, you can't drive up from Hathersage to Hook's car still, for some ridiculous reason the plough spent all afternoon clearing the road, but left a 2m wide drift (is this the Sheffield boundary?).  The Bamford road is fully blocked.  I've got snow tyres, but you won't need them as where it's clear, it's clear.

Reeve, assuming that was you I skied past yesterday then...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on March 30, 2013, 03:52:19 pm
A friend has apparently cleared the snow from the top of The Promise, so it should dry out tomorrow I would've thought.

Fucking hell... I've been in work since things have dried up, and I only have Tuesday off! So much to get on!!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B-Bird on March 30, 2013, 07:57:30 pm
Shine on and cemetery waits had a good platform today. So did Black car burning, and Stanage without Oxygen.

Anyone know what stuff at Curbar is in?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on March 31, 2013, 04:50:57 pm
Drive in to Plantation and High Neb from Popular end now fine for a standard car.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wipey Why on March 31, 2013, 11:34:33 pm
Drive in to Plantation and High Neb from Popular end now fine for a standard car.

Only from Hathersage, the other way is not cleared
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on April 01, 2013, 09:19:15 am
No, the road between Burbage and Stanage is fine. The only blocked roads yesterday were North Lees and the direct approach to High Neb from hathersage.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on April 01, 2013, 09:34:09 am
Looks a bit wet out there at the minute, sleet failing in grindleford and has done in the night. Should be fine with the weather forecast
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: The duchess on April 01, 2013, 10:00:51 am
It was snowing lightly when i left fox house at 9:15, had snowed a bit out in the peak too
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on April 01, 2013, 11:09:23 pm
was up at The Plantation today. Danny's was dry
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on April 01, 2013, 11:21:44 pm
was up at The Plantation today. Danny's was dry

Walk up ok? #badankle
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on April 02, 2013, 08:21:23 am
was fine sunday tom a slightly icy in places but still nothing to worry about
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on April 02, 2013, 08:35:22 am
was up at The Plantation today. Danny's was dry

Walk up ok? #badankle

walk was Ok - good path through the snowy bits - I had to use sticks, but would have done whatever the state of the path - you norms will be fine

my main concern was the walk back down, but this was OK

actually, my main concern was not fucking up Dolly's climbing day like I did the last time we were out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wipey Why on April 02, 2013, 08:48:41 am
was up at The Plantation today. Danny's was dry

Walk up ok? #badankle

Walk up is fine, just take your time (my ankle isn't fully healed yet and I had no problems)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wipey Why on April 02, 2013, 08:50:16 am
Had a play on Sole Power at Froggatt yesterday. Conditions were great, but you need to pick your problems carefully as there is still plenty of snow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Krank on April 03, 2013, 10:01:26 am
have any of the eastern crags escaped the snow? i want to get out at the weekend but cant be arsed with the snow.

cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on April 03, 2013, 10:03:10 am
Higgar was almost totally snowless on Saturday and I would imagine Burbage West is similar.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duma on April 03, 2013, 10:04:26 am
*shakes head*

but if you must, Burb W and Higgar are snow free, there's prob others that locals will fill you in on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on April 03, 2013, 10:29:37 am
Rivelin was fine and sheltered on Monday (as you might expect!)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stokesy on April 03, 2013, 11:52:19 am
Gardoms North was snow free on monday, wind chill was pretty bad, but if the wind drops should be fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Krank on April 03, 2013, 11:53:58 am
cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on April 03, 2013, 11:58:35 am
Cold wind in Sheff atm. Expect/hope it will counteract the warmth of the sun
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Simon W on April 03, 2013, 12:27:08 pm
Just got back from a morning at Curbar.  Boulders are all snow free and wind keeping things nice and grippy. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on April 03, 2013, 02:53:36 pm
Gib Tor's been mint Krank.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on April 03, 2013, 08:42:33 pm
Anyone know what Baslow (edge) is like?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on April 03, 2013, 09:08:17 pm
For my fellow punters - Burbage South boulders are clean and dry

the only real difference that the snow made this evening was that The Sheep has a bit of snow under it meaning that the landing is flatter and slightly higher than usual - probably be gone after tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: J_duds on April 03, 2013, 10:52:51 pm
Does anybody know what the conditions at eatswood are like? And is the traverse dry?
Cheers
John
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on April 04, 2013, 08:05:16 am
Was there on spotting duty on Tues. Some melting snow on the crag top but all the main bouldering dry. Bit of snow under the last bit of the traverse but not an issue. Drive in and parking in main layby all clear.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: J_duds on April 04, 2013, 08:40:23 am
great thanks Bonjoy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on April 05, 2013, 09:11:37 am
Probably looking at some snow free trad for the weekend. Any ideas on a snow free location that will be out of the wind? I'm afraid I'm not really that familiar with conditions on Peak crags.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on April 05, 2013, 09:29:00 am
The forecast for the weekend is showing light winds. I think melt from top snow might be a bigger issue than snow on routes on most crags at the weekend. Low crags (e.g. Cratcliffe, Black Rocks, Rivelin, Cocking Tor) will be less affected than high ones, but might feel quite hot if it's sunny with low wind. Higgar is also clear.
If you've not done any of the trad at Cratcliffe I'd put that at the top of your list.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on April 05, 2013, 12:22:42 pm
Cheers Bonjoy!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dontfollowme on April 05, 2013, 05:11:37 pm
Is the Gardoms crag circuit likely to be condition?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on April 05, 2013, 06:52:16 pm
Higgar is also clear.

Bar the section immediately left of the Leaning Block which had water cascading off it all day today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on April 06, 2013, 09:40:50 am
Is the Gardoms crag circuit likely to be condition?
I'd have thought it will be in very good nick. Barring snow it's been dry for over two weeks. Random bits might have melt on, but most things not I'd reckon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on April 07, 2013, 09:54:39 pm
Excellent suggestion for Cratcliffe today,  thank you Bonjoy. Had a great day.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on April 13, 2013, 11:04:33 am
Any chance there's still snow at Chip Shop Brawl, or has it all melted?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on April 13, 2013, 02:28:19 pm
I'd have thought it should still be fine, but melting fast.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dr T on April 14, 2013, 04:19:40 pm
How's Stanage holding up??
Specifically the Plantation and Brass Monkeys areas.
Really want to climb tomorrow but don't want to drive all the way up from the deep dark south just for a bit cuppa and some chips in Hathersage
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: crimp on April 14, 2013, 04:23:25 pm
How's Stanage holding up??
Specifically the Plantation and Brass Monkeys areas.
Really want to climb tomorrow but don't want to drive all the way up from the deep dark south just for a bit cuppa and some chips in Hathersage

you can always come out this way. I'll keep you company in the dirty south (west)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on April 14, 2013, 05:29:09 pm
When I was out on Wednesday the Plantation was pretty much snow free and I doubt it would be affected by any melt.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 14, 2013, 09:12:33 pm
The rain has had a good go at the snow and a lot of the drifts are completely gone, including all the stuff on the top. Still a decent amount under Don, Ulysses and White Wand though, certainly enough to make a big difference for a few days yet. None under Archangel.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on May 13, 2013, 10:26:37 am
All gravy here at Burbizzeshizzle Westcoast. No cars in plantpot carpark either and after an overnight dousing the grits feeling unseasonably Velcro like. Out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on May 13, 2013, 11:06:52 am
Does gravy mean good or bad in hipster-jive-gangsta speak?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on May 13, 2013, 01:54:54 pm
Does gravy mean good or bad in hipster-jive-gangsta speak?

It means its not wack ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on September 08, 2013, 03:48:21 pm
Anyone been to Burbage west this weekend? good/bad connies?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on September 08, 2013, 06:02:05 pm
Was at burbage north and conditions were not bad at all and that was in the sun.  Reckon it'd have been quite good over there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Plattsy on September 08, 2013, 07:15:44 pm
Was at South today and connies were pretty good especially in the areas of shade. Left North yesterday around 6ish and West was well in the shade by then. Probably pretty mint.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on September 08, 2013, 07:32:37 pm
Burbage South was OK today, but out of the wind. Curbar was great yesterday evening in the breeze and shade
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on September 08, 2013, 09:27:55 pm
Was actually really good at burbage north.... Even though it was in the sun.... Nice and breezy...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on September 28, 2013, 07:08:53 pm
Anyone conditions reports from today? Seems warms but windy, not sure where to go tomorrow...
Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Somebody's Fool on September 28, 2013, 09:12:36 pm
Think anywhere that catches the easterly wind will be reasonable. It was blowing over the top of Froggatt and Curbar today and it was boiling on the rock. Perhaps Higgar? Eagle stone? Ramshaw etc?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on September 28, 2013, 10:18:00 pm
I reckon you deffo wanna be in the wind: higgar, burbage west, carl wark, howshaw, mother cap n shit etc.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on September 29, 2013, 09:47:17 pm
Good nick on eaglestone today in the breeze.

I should also add that the ground is very dry there at the moment so no trace of an puddle beneath the groove problems, hence this is a great time to get on them.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on October 10, 2013, 06:19:21 pm
Pretty good in Froggatt woods today, felt well grippy like. The edge wasnt getting as much wind so was abit  :shit:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on October 20, 2013, 12:12:52 pm
Anyone out? or been out ?
Hows it looking ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on October 20, 2013, 12:20:09 pm
Bright and breezy first thing, most things drying, looked like some heavy showers coming in so I ran away but apparently it's still OK out there. Forecast to be less showers this afternoon too so I'll probably head back out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on October 20, 2013, 12:21:20 pm
Would say the usual fast drying suspects should be fine
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dr T on October 20, 2013, 05:51:09 pm
Would say the usual fast drying suspects should be fine
for the non-local what would your top 5 picks for quick driers be out of interest
up next weekend w family and the weather looks set to be variable...
cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dr T on October 20, 2013, 05:52:59 pm
I reckon you deffo wanna be in the wind: higgar, burbage west, carl wark, howshaw, mother cap n shit etc.
just read back a bit to this one - guessing these would rank up there...
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 20, 2013, 06:56:04 pm

I reckon you deffo wanna be in the wind: higgar, burbage west, carl wark, howshaw, mother cap n shit etc.
just read back a bit to this one - guessing these would rank up there...

They were only for staying cool in easterly winds, which isn't the norm.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dr T on October 20, 2013, 08:33:39 pm

I reckon you deffo wanna be in the wind: higgar, burbage west, carl wark, howshaw, mother cap n shit etc.
just read back a bit to this one - guessing these would rank up there...

They were only for staying cool in easterly winds, which isn't the norm.
ok so crags facing the westerlies then..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on October 20, 2013, 11:37:23 pm
ok so crags facing the westerlies then..

Stanage, Bamford, Burbage North (south is usually minging), Froggatt, Curbar, Baslow, Gardoms (at a push, but often green and slimy) and Birchen.

None of these will be dry at the weekend. I'd probably have a look at stanage or curbar if you were desperate, but only because they're high up, exposed, and have easier walk ins. Or maybe Birchen coz theres a pub in the car park to drown your sorrows.  :boohoo:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: honroid on October 21, 2013, 06:00:19 pm
Excellent conditions yesterday at Burbage South in the a.m. This despite awful predictions from the weather reports. Good strong breeze with (very) intermittent sun. Warmed up towards the afternoon though. Getting there!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on October 21, 2013, 09:45:50 pm
Good nick at Mother's Pet yest up until a big shower and then good again half an hour after.

Further south Filthy Q is super quick drying
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on October 26, 2013, 07:43:24 am
What's it like over in the east? Pretty grim over the westside yo  :'(
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 26, 2013, 08:18:47 am
Looks damp, rained overnight but there's some clear sky out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on October 26, 2013, 09:05:22 am
Afternoon session probably in order then!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 26, 2013, 09:09:30 am
Its clouded over a bit now so don't rush out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on October 26, 2013, 09:13:52 am
Just had a message from a friend who lives in Hathersage saying its pretty soggy there at the moment.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on October 26, 2013, 12:18:19 pm
Brightening up nicely in Sheffield now.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 26, 2013, 02:49:18 pm
At bbg N - damp, wet streaks - some dry rock but not a great deal. Warm too. If you're not desperate to be on rock I'd go to the wall..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on October 26, 2013, 04:12:01 pm
Just walked round burb south an boulders... Dry round the quarries and windy... Boulders are dry... Landings look a bit boggy though
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on November 02, 2013, 08:58:06 am
Anybody got a view of the weather up there. Gonna be leaving notts at half nine and don't reall want to end up at the works
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 02, 2013, 09:33:48 am
Looks wank from here. Fucked it down yesterday avo, not raining now but roads roofs and pavements are wet and its overcast.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on November 02, 2013, 10:13:36 am
Any ideas re Minus 10 and Tom's roof? Thanks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on November 02, 2013, 10:15:12 am
Any ideas re Minus 10 and Tom's roof? Thanks.

Some info in t'other thread here (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,20338.msg424490/topicseen.html#new)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on November 03, 2013, 09:18:48 am
Any hope?  :wall:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: psychomansam on November 03, 2013, 11:20:57 am
Not just now, but it might improve in the afternoon. The forecasts are rather variable.  :shrug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 03, 2013, 11:53:52 am
As ever with showery days, you are best ignoring forecasts and concentrating on recently observed data, like raintoday.co.uk.

It doesn't look good, but you never know. Enough wind about to dry things given a break. Yorkshire looks better.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on November 03, 2013, 11:55:08 am
If the weather coming down in Stockport is anything to go by (which looking at raintoday is moving straight over the peak) stay indoors, its absolutely pissing it down here
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 03, 2013, 12:18:14 pm
Sadly with it being dark at 4/4:30 it gives precious little time to dry off..

I was hopeful of getting out this afternoon, but have decided to sack it off - work today and get out tomorrow instead...

Rubbish :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 04, 2013, 05:28:31 pm
Some news from Dave (via Twitter).

Looks like some ones motor (07 Golf) was stolen from Burbage Bridge car park (2-3pm today). Pretty f*cking blatant as there were loads of folk around today (I left about 2ish..)... Be careful with your car/belongings out there...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: wsmith on November 06, 2013, 10:53:37 am
Anyone know how it's looking today?
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 06, 2013, 12:33:45 pm
Grey and damp in sheff, I just drove back from wyming brook and it was raining a bit.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dobbin on November 06, 2013, 12:38:29 pm
Just spoken to fat Ned - he reports a bit damp in BBg nth, and small bits of rain. Someone was on WSS when he walked out.

Here in Leeds the sun is out and although bits of wetness around, its fresh and breezy, so probably allright later on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: groovedog on November 06, 2013, 04:17:56 pm
Were the forcasters on the crack pipe last night? I could have sworn the forcast for the peak last night and this a.m.was overcast for the p.m (wed) , and it was drizzle everywhere. Nicht so gut. Anyone with plans for tomorrow don't get out too early!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 07, 2013, 04:50:10 pm
All peachy there today.. big Plantation scene going on, with Mr Dawes,  Shauna (replete with sponsored motor) and Team America all scrittling about..

Don't worry folks, I added some punter balance to the metrics :)

Recon it'd be good for a lantern session out still if anyones keen...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on November 21, 2013, 01:20:07 pm
Any ideas on where might be dry tonight or is it a wrote off....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 02, 2013, 11:25:41 am
Yo guys. Will the grit be in nick this week before the cold front hits on Thu?? Eastern or Western....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on December 07, 2013, 08:50:41 am
Did you guys get much rain yesterday / overnight? It's pretty damp over in the west.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 07, 2013, 09:04:33 am
Damp on the ground in Sheffield but blue-ish skies overhead. I'm guessing the usual fast drying areas would be in.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on December 07, 2013, 09:19:32 am
 :2thumbsup: thanks!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dontfollowme on December 07, 2013, 11:29:09 pm
Any tips on where will be dry tomorrow? Forecast looks dicey/

Cheers  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on December 07, 2013, 11:38:47 pm
The south peak seemed a good bet today, shining cliff all good
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 08, 2013, 11:51:44 am
Anyone out ATM ? I can see a thin blue line above Houndkirk Moor from home but doesn't look great
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 08, 2013, 04:28:16 pm
Bit late now.. Gardoms S was 'ok' but sub optimal..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 08, 2013, 05:58:22 pm
Burbage north was alright, remergence buttress in particular was 95% dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 08, 2013, 08:23:25 pm
Great nick at Leashaw Brow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Oli on December 16, 2013, 03:52:49 pm
 What's the peak looking like now? Saturated? Is it likely to be dry tomorrow given the decent looking forecast, I'm debating a trip up from down south.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: groovedog on December 16, 2013, 04:23:33 pm
Wet yesterday in the peak, by the end of yest p.m Burbage west and North looked wet, Higgar was damp earlier on, Secret Garden wet.

Rained this a.m quite a bit in Sheff not sure how wet in Peak, forcast looks dry for the rest of today and tomorrow good. Something should be dry by tomorrow lunch?!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DaveyDave on December 20, 2013, 10:15:54 am
Anyone know how bad its snowed/some snowproof things to go at without a spotter? Brad pit?

Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 20, 2013, 06:24:11 pm
The Ringinglow was pretty icy this morning, and there was a sprinkling of snow on the moors. Temps rose above freezing by midday though, and most of the snow has melted (unless there's more tonight). A lot of stuff was damp with snow melt, unless it was right in the wind. I suspect there will be dry rock tomorrow, but random stuff will be soaked. I wouldn't hold much hope for Brad pit, but it was blowing a hoolie so you never know.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 20, 2013, 06:58:35 pm
The boulders at Burb South were mainly dry, although just about everything on the edge had run off to some degree.

Burb North / West had plenty of dry stuff. Great conditions on Remergence block.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 20, 2013, 08:10:56 pm
Rowtor was patchy, only the reliable stuff was dry. Fair bit of run off. Looks set to be a similar day tomorrow with rain forecast overnight.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 23, 2013, 06:32:15 pm
Where is likely to be dry and sheltered (East facing) tomorrow ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Boredboy on December 23, 2013, 07:24:20 pm
Burbage west, parts of rh stride  :shrug:

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on December 23, 2013, 07:27:46 pm
I shall be working on the principle that where ever is not sheltered will be dry...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 23, 2013, 09:08:47 pm
remergence

not east facing, but usually sheltered

short walk in, so even if it is wet you can go somewhere else
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on December 24, 2013, 08:54:26 am
I know it's not strictly eastern grit but Turning Stone (east facing) was soaked on Tuesday just in case anyone's tempted
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 24, 2013, 10:33:43 am
Remergence buttress is nearly all dry, won't be long till it's fully dry in this wind. There's a bit of a moat below it though. Burb west is drying out nicely but it's blowing a gale.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 24, 2013, 05:44:36 pm
Burbage west off the scale this afternoon. Good job I didn't do anything new as it wouldn't have counted.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Tom de Gay on December 24, 2013, 07:42:48 pm
Pretty blustery up at Stanage. Sketching around on Daydreamer, my mat, weighted down with bag containing water bottle and approach shoes, blew vertically up and over the top of the crag. It made it about 100m down the path on the top before I caught it. At some point my shoes became detached and I couldn't find them, so a long walk back to the car in Anasazis. Felt like good training for K2.


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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 31, 2013, 01:54:44 pm
I think I know the answer but it will be wet at Stanage wont it ?
Just so I can then decide to climb inside with a clean conscience but be absolved from personal responsibility
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 31, 2013, 02:01:00 pm
I can see blue sky to the NW and it is pretty breezey

however, you shouldn't abuse recently wet grit
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 03, 2014, 06:17:10 pm
trackside block and gorilla's toilet were fine this afternoon - odd spots of water dried off very quickly

I would guess that tomorrow afternoon will be similar
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 03, 2014, 06:32:59 pm
Burbage north all good this afternoon, if a little blustery.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 04, 2014, 03:23:25 pm
trackside block and gorilla's toilet were fine this afternoon - odd spots of water dried off very quickly

I would guess that tomorrow afternoon will be similar

I was wrong

I got out yesterday, so it's not my problem

no refunds, obviously
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on January 04, 2014, 05:15:10 pm
Anyone been out today? Didn't rain but less than inspiring connies over in the western Peak today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 04, 2014, 08:52:38 pm
I think this sums up Burbage North today

(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9757/35yw.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on January 05, 2014, 08:28:41 am
That looks like way more fun than remergence buttress!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 07, 2014, 08:44:36 am
Any info please?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on January 07, 2014, 09:07:24 am
Looks grey and claggy from S1, roads were pretty damp cycling to work too.

Don't forget to check the webcams linked from the Wiki.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 11, 2014, 08:59:55 am
Does it look as tosh as Manchester does?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 11, 2014, 09:03:21 am
I can hear rain bouncing off my bedroom window in Nether edge. Doesn't sound nice out there.  [Rolls over for five more minutes]
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 11, 2014, 09:03:46 am
It was looking ok in Sheffield but it's just started raining.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 11, 2014, 09:10:08 am
 :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on January 11, 2014, 09:26:37 am
+1. I was even going to go trad climbing!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 11, 2014, 09:41:13 am
looks like this afternoon will be OK

bit of a breeze to dry off the sleet from this morning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2647338 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2647338)

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ (http://www.raintoday.co.uk/)

friction on the dry bits was good yesterday
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 11, 2014, 09:56:35 am
Bits of whitestuff on Houndkirk moor. Still in cloud up there despite blue skies in S8

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 11, 2014, 09:59:40 am
Bits of whitestuff on Houndkirk moor. Still in cloud up there despite blue skies in S8

crumbs

you'd have thought that the rain would have washed most of the chalk off
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on January 11, 2014, 10:20:33 am
Currently spitting in hathersage. Lots of snow the drive down over strines looks really damp
 :shit:
Fucking forecast
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 11, 2014, 10:38:40 am
Any breeze in hathersage?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on January 11, 2014, 10:59:58 am
Not really at curbar at min everything soaked very :popcorn: light breeze
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 11, 2014, 11:41:07 am
Is there any hope? Thinking of setting off from Manchester soon or will I be pissing in the wind?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on January 11, 2014, 11:56:50 am
Similar here.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 11, 2014, 12:14:33 pm
Lost cause I reckon.  :wall:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 11, 2014, 01:39:39 pm
from Plattsy on Twatter

http://ow.ly/i/4geF9 (http://ow.ly/i/4geF9)


and 38 mins ago "Hampers drying quick in the sun with a stiff breeze"
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on January 19, 2014, 09:16:09 am
What's the prognosis for today? Tis fairly gopping west side - in fact, it's bloody raining!  >:(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andyd on January 19, 2014, 09:25:40 am
Is it ever dry where you live?! (Wet start in Leeds today :()
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Whyatt on January 19, 2014, 09:27:32 am
Looking over at the peak curbar gardoms way looking black  :thumbsdown:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on January 19, 2014, 09:29:17 am
What's the prognosis for today? Tis fairly gopping west side - in fact, it's bloody raining!  >:(


Rain last night in Sheffield and the roads are still wet here. Not raining at the minute but it's grey and damp so I would hazard a guess at not much doing.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 19, 2014, 10:24:57 am
Cheering up fast now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on January 19, 2014, 10:46:05 am
Cheering up fast now.

Yes but what about the weather???
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: blacky on January 19, 2014, 03:36:27 pm
Nice now eh? Shame I'm in the wall doing circuits after a failed driving lesson / argument with the missus.  :wall:  :wall:   :wub: (we made up)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on January 19, 2014, 04:38:32 pm
Don't worry you'll get the hang of it sooner or later  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 19, 2014, 05:25:08 pm
Decent connies at magnetic north area, bar some wet streaks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 19, 2014, 05:50:45 pm
Burbage north was okish
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mr chaz on January 19, 2014, 06:00:04 pm
Prospects for dry rock tomorrow? forecast is for fog in the morning supposedly clearing a bit in the afternoon. :-\ I can't decide whether it's gonna be worth the trip or not.

Thanks

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 19, 2014, 06:20:32 pm
+1 - I'd be keen for anyones mystic meg predictions for tomorrow mornings weather...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 19, 2014, 06:24:51 pm
staring into my crystal ball nut, I would say most places would be fine,  bit of damp in morning but then fine  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 19, 2014, 06:31:25 pm
staring into my crystal ball nut, I would say most places would be fine,  bit of damp in morning but then fine  :)

:D Any plumbers out there got a Crystal Ballcock? - its worth taking an average reading of all crystalline spheroids...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 19, 2014, 06:58:00 pm

:D Any plumbers out there got a Crystal Ballcock?

This is the best I can do.

(http://www.dictionary.mictoboy.co.uk/pics/Golf_Trophy.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 19, 2014, 07:05:24 pm

:D Any plumbers out there got a Crystal Ballcock?

This is the best I can do.

(http://www.dictionary.mictoboy.co.uk/pics/Golf_Trophy.jpg)

Yeah yeah yeah (I realise Psychic prediction is not a precise science) but WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT TOMORROWS CONNIES? ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 25, 2014, 08:02:19 am
Is it looking as bleak as Manchester at the minute?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 25, 2014, 08:57:29 am
Fairly bright but piss wet in s11.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 25, 2014, 09:57:05 am
Really good breeze at stanage everything damp at the min though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: psychomansam on January 25, 2014, 04:29:57 pm
Got hit by an impressive storm a couple hours ago at Burbage. Sideways rain stinging our faces made the running a bit interesting. Some brave twats were climbing Burb North, obviously not worried about lightning. I suspect it'll be dry and pleasant in time for sunset...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 25, 2014, 05:11:43 pm
mate i was at art of white hat wearing when 'the storm' came.... got drenched hahaha was brilliant until that point
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on February 14, 2014, 11:31:23 am
I'm desperate to actually climb on rock not plastic and am finishing work in 30 mins. Am I mad to head out?

It's currently not raining in Manchester but looking threatening and the forecast is pretty poor but the hunger is ever present!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 14, 2014, 11:49:14 am
Raining in Ilkeston (near derby) pretty heavy.... Sunday meant to be nice...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 14, 2014, 11:53:31 am
Pissing down now in Dids.. See you at Logport wall in a bit Galpinos :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on February 14, 2014, 12:03:49 pm
Sunday meant to be nice...

Daddy daycare for me.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on February 14, 2014, 12:04:29 pm
Pissing down now in Dids.. See you at Logport wall in a bit Galpinos :(

I'll be sat huddled under the training board sobbing....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 14, 2014, 12:07:01 pm
Pissing down now in Dids.. See you at Logport wall in a bit Galpinos :(

I'll be sat huddled under the training board sobbing....

at least its only £4 and a free brew for lunchtime purgatory...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sidewinder on February 28, 2014, 09:57:42 am
Contemplating heading out for an afternoon/early evening hit, how dry is it looking.

Driving from Nottingham, any one care to speculate if Bank Quarry and Jackson Tor are likely to be a: dry and b: worth it for a few hours, if not Birchen/Burbage N/Stanage far right were my other options.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on February 28, 2014, 09:59:47 am
Cold and misty with not much wind near The Foundry in S3. Roads are still slightly wet but not much
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Whyatt on February 28, 2014, 02:11:47 pm
I was at stanage at 10:30 was good, mint now warm in the sun tho
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Offwidth on February 28, 2014, 04:25:52 pm
Contemplating heading out for an afternoon/early evening hit, how dry is it looking.

Driving from Nottingham, any one care to speculate if Bank Quarry and Jackson Tor are likely to be a: dry and b: worth it for a few hours, if not Birchen/Burbage N/Stanage far right were my other options.

Up there with the most reliable bouldering in the southern peak. I remember one day last year where this and New Mills were the only places we could find from our keen mates where anyone got anything done outdoors on Peak grit .
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sidewinder on February 28, 2014, 08:30:56 pm
Both were good and weather was fine enough to be down to t-shirts.  They could both do with a little more attention to help clean them up a little.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on March 22, 2014, 09:51:03 am
Is it worth a trip out? Manchester is sunny at the mo, what's it like up there?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on March 22, 2014, 10:02:34 am
mostly fluffy white clouds, the odd grey one. Bright, cool, breezy, nothing much on the radar.  Looks pretty good.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on March 28, 2014, 10:59:22 am
Anyone care to hazard a guess about tomorrows state of play?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 28, 2014, 11:18:39 am
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/high-neb-south-yorkshire#?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1396051200 (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/high-neb-south-yorkshire#?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1396051200)





Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on March 28, 2014, 11:27:20 am
Yes I'm aware of that wankline, I checked it on Ceefax. I'm wondering if the rock will be dry tomorrow after all the intermittent showers we've had in Manchester?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 28, 2014, 11:56:51 am
Its been grim last night and today, and the forecast for tomorrow is mist. Given that Leek is forecast to be sunny, I'm planning on heading to Staffs.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 28, 2014, 12:48:38 pm
At Hobby moor with Grubes at the moment. It's serviceable but a bit humid and spotty rain. Better than plastic (just)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 28, 2014, 01:04:20 pm
Yes I'm aware of that wankline, I checked it on Ceefax.

How did you do that Twat Beard?  Ceefax closed down in 2012. :tease:

I'm wondering if the rock will be dry tomorrow after all the intermittent showers we've had in Manchester?

Surely with your experience and a forecast you can work that out yourself just as Adam has?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 28, 2014, 03:34:43 pm
Head to Earl shirley?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Zods Beard on March 28, 2014, 07:03:49 pm
Yes I probably could make that call but I come on here to get a 2nd opinion from people who know their shit. Surely that's the main point of this site??? 70% of the posts on here could be answered by Google but I'd rather talk to real people tbh. Not face to face though of course.

Thanks to all others who posted helpful advice, I'm heading to Staffs. 

 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 29, 2014, 10:03:27 am
Seems like the mist is pretty dry, and the sun is breaking through here. Drove over the from Cheshire last night and the roads and walls were dry despite the clag just touching the tops. Wind has dropped too, could be a decent day anywhere I reckon, the mist might take the heat out of the sun.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 30, 2014, 11:10:33 am
70% of the posts on here could be answered by Google

The beauty and, when not done, the most irritating aspect of the internet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sidewinder on May 07, 2014, 01:55:08 pm
Was planning an evening hit from Nottingham (Stoney/Burbage/Nudas/eatswood) weather forecast is less than promising.  Anyone in the Peak care to confirm that it is raining/wet/not worth it.  Web cams make it look more grey than actually wet.
Thanks!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Plattsy on May 07, 2014, 02:19:21 pm
Starting raining at 11:30 at Stanage Apparent North (light rain). Been raining lightly since in SW Sheffield. There is a strong breeze though so if it doesn't get any heavier and stops from time to time it will dry quickly.

I would imagine anywhere overhanging is still dry right now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sidewinder on May 07, 2014, 02:23:19 pm
Think I will verge on optimism and the power of the slight overhang of minus ten/the eatswood roof
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 19, 2014, 01:38:07 pm
given how warm it is, friction was OK* at Burbage North this morning - glad I didn't do lime

*OK for pre-call season
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 19, 2014, 05:51:43 pm
Warm at curbar, but acceptable conditions for early September.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: heelhookofglory on October 29, 2014, 09:00:03 am
Contemplating a trip over from western this morning to head to either Burbage South or Stanage Apparent North – is it dry that way?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on October 29, 2014, 09:51:31 am
Yeah, looks like great conditions. Burb S might be a bit green tho, the crag is slow to dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 31, 2014, 12:37:01 pm
Just bailed from Curbar. Damp. gW pit soaking (won't dry) trackside ok but rest of trackside Boulder damp but slowly drying. Others there said Plantation was log too. Kids, I'd go to the plastic today..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 31, 2014, 01:33:44 pm
Kids, I'd go to the plastic pub today..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 05, 2014, 04:15:39 pm
Funny connies at Burbage West this afternoon..  West Side felt pretty good but I couldn't do ANY of the easy warm up probs on the slab/wall left of the nose! Felt really glassy and I slip slided away on those slopers...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: duncan on November 08, 2014, 08:42:17 pm
Any gurus like to hazard a guess at tomorrow's conditions? Met Office forecast is for mist much of the day. What is more likely, glorious cloud inversion or clag on the tops?

Planning to go grit bouldering somewhere in the south or east Peak. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 08, 2014, 09:51:30 pm
It'll be fucking mint cos I can't get out.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 08, 2014, 09:59:35 pm
It'll be fucking mint cos I can't get out.

And Barrows is heading to the Tor ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 13, 2014, 01:32:49 pm
All shit today. Despite wind not drying fast...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sloper on November 13, 2014, 01:44:29 pm
Tom are you on sabbatical or some other academic wheeze? It's not that I'm jealous, but I am.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 13, 2014, 02:25:23 pm
the only dry bits of rock I managed to climb on today were unsuitable for the purpose of making me look better than Lagers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 13, 2014, 02:57:43 pm

the only dry bits of rock I managed to climb on today were unsuitable for the purpose of making me look better than Lagers

I thought I styled the traverse better ;) and we won't mention the arête :)

You still have ultimate Sloper holding capability...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 13, 2014, 02:58:25 pm

Tom are you on sabbatical or some other academic wheeze? It's not that I'm jealous, but I am.

I'm 50% time now :) half the salary, 10% of the stress...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 13, 2014, 06:31:59 pm
I thought I styled the traverse better ;) and we won't mention the arête :)

All shit today. Despite wind not drying fast...

so was it all shit?

no it wasn't

style?

pfha!

round here we call that The French Disease
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 13, 2014, 06:34:46 pm
That's all the credit I get for not using heels. Pah. (Gallic shrug)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shurt on November 14, 2014, 01:36:16 pm
vague designs on climbing in the Peak tomorrow. any local beta on crag wetness? fog forecast in the morning till lunchtime. any advice gratefully received before i contemplate a big drive. cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 14, 2014, 01:37:48 pm
I'm going to pass on Sat and head out on Sunday... partly weather related (clag not a great forecast) and partly wonky back..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on November 14, 2014, 01:45:40 pm
It rained a lot in Sheff this morning.
its now warm but not much wind so doesnt look great ATM TBH
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shurt on November 14, 2014, 01:57:21 pm
yep, i'm not feeling it either. dont fancy cowering under a boulder in the drizzle
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 14, 2014, 02:11:32 pm
It was weird on Thurs - really windy, but nothing seemed to be drying fast... just too humid...

Rubbish weather at the moment. Wheres that nice blocking high pressure....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 14, 2014, 03:11:21 pm
Weather looks lovely outside here in S7 and has been since lunch time, doesn't necessarily mean it's good in the Peak though...

I'd image that tomorrow would be a better bet than Sunday though? I wouldn't personally recommend the long drive, I've discouraged one of my good friends coming up due to shit weather. I'm going to risk the 15 minute drive tomorrow though... ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on November 14, 2014, 03:41:07 pm
The fog is forecast worse in the north and east. Staffs might be ok (check Flashbar and Winking Man webcams before setting out to conform one way or the other), a more likely bet would be the Churnet. Fog tends to be highly localised and variable in how much it wets crags - all you can do is keep checking webcams and looking out the window on how wet roads and walls are.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sloper on November 14, 2014, 04:20:50 pm
A glorious day over here in sunny yes SUNNY Manchester.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 14, 2014, 04:45:18 pm

A glorious day over here in sunny yes SUNNY Manchester.
forgetting the rain that stopped at 1... ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shurt on November 14, 2014, 05:28:19 pm
thanks everyone. think I'm going to stay local (which has a better forecast anyway) and leave a trip up north until a better forecast. happy weekends...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 15, 2014, 09:13:46 am
Anyone ventured out yet? Can't decide whether to go to somewhere like the roaches instead.

Is there somewhere high that would get above it all?  When I went to kinder the other day we were above all the fog but don't fancy such an epic walk-in today!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: TobyD on November 15, 2014, 09:29:10 am
looks very damp in the rivelin valley; visibility less than 30m, I was just wondering the same thing...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on November 15, 2014, 09:36:40 am
Winking Man webcam looks very grey, but I might head that way shortly from Glossop then on from there if it's crap.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 15, 2014, 09:54:41 am
Well this is the first weekend I've owned a phone capable of accessing the Internet so if I get to a crag first,  I'll post the status of it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 20, 2014, 07:37:58 am
did anyone get out yesterday?

any ideas about what conditions will be like this afternoon

now that my man-flu has been downgraded to a cold* I might try wondering around outside


* "feed a cold" - excellent excuse
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 20, 2014, 08:32:00 am
Don't forget to take your magic wet chalk ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 20, 2014, 09:45:21 am
Yesterday was a disappointment. You let me down, Met Office, you let me down.

Today is a similar forecast but looks a lot brighter. Given that the roofs were dry first thing today, and it was clag not serious rain yesterday, I reckon it'll be decent.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 20, 2014, 10:35:34 am
thanks dude
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 20, 2014, 02:23:34 pm
unfortunately, more paracetamol and bed trumped grit psyche today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 20, 2014, 04:59:14 pm
Burbage was okay late on, surprisingly mild though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fried on November 20, 2014, 05:08:48 pm
unfortunately, more paracetamol and bed trumped grit psyche today

As the missus keeps telling me, 'If you're well enough to play on the computer, you're well enough to go to work'.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on November 20, 2014, 05:55:14 pm
Bouldered at Remergence and it felt pretty sticky, then positively chilly at Higgar. Think I'll stay indoors :-[
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 20, 2014, 11:09:40 pm
unfortunately, more paracetamol and bed trumped grit psyche today

As the missus keeps telling me, 'If you're well enough to play on the computer, you're well enough to go to work'.

I shall put it to management that we should start treating client work as if it was a computer game
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 23, 2014, 09:50:44 am
Any update appreciated. I did my part and went hunting yesterday but everything was wet. The works was full of people discussing their failed quests for dry rock.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Plattsy on November 23, 2014, 11:02:36 am
Roads wet and walls damp at the Fox House <10mins ago.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rossydoodle61 on November 29, 2014, 09:16:12 am
Anyone in the area keen to offer some wisdom? It rained a lot through the night and fog is forecast, so wondered if there was any hope for dry rock? Or whether it's best left for tomorrow. Ta.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 29, 2014, 09:57:25 am
Slim. Brighter spells forecast later, but might not be enough. Sunday looks better.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rossydoodle61 on November 29, 2014, 10:51:52 am
Cool. Tomorrow it is then. Ta!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 29, 2014, 10:54:06 am
Looking promising west side... Suns out here in Manc..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rossydoodle61 on November 29, 2014, 12:12:37 pm
I'm in Manc too and the sun gave me hope. However, fog on the forecast and a mate near Sheff saying it was raining this morning gave me the fear.

As an aside, do you have a good recommendation for any quick drying stuff with easy access from South Manc?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 29, 2014, 12:16:23 pm
From S Manc ~ peak (obvs) but also stuff like Brownstones is fairly fast drying and 35-40 min away. Tbh it's not great for near fast drying stuff.

Personally, if my back wasn't ferked i'D be heading to Thorn.. I bet that's out of the clag.. But it's a bit of a drive and a walk!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on November 29, 2014, 12:20:44 pm
West seems best today. Bowland grit might be a good option, but I'm feeling too lazy to make the trip.

Easy access from S. Manchester - wouldn't Hobson Moor be your backup crag? Normally I'd suggest Blackstone Edge, but I heard the clag is in north Calderdale so it would be a bit risky. Might go there tomorrow.

Sunny in Bolton, so Brownstones will be dry. I'm heading to Wilton 1 which has a few fast drying walls.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 29, 2014, 12:22:48 pm
Hobby moor can be seepy - esp the back wall which (let's face it) has the best probs/traverse..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 29, 2014, 12:23:54 pm
Looks like Bowland is lovely.. Fatneck is up at Windy Clough...

https://twitter.com/simonhuthwaite/status/538669081537548289
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy popp on November 29, 2014, 12:35:56 pm
Dank in Cheshireside.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: hstmoore on November 29, 2014, 04:07:45 pm
Fuck off mist.

I just wanted to get that off my chest.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on November 30, 2014, 06:17:02 pm
Stanage = dankness today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: butters on November 30, 2014, 07:09:00 pm
Bits of apparent north looked OK this afternoon, better the further left you went. Burbage valley boulders also looked OK from a distance in as much as there were people there and climbing but that's as much as I can say, no idea what it was like at ground level.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on November 30, 2014, 07:17:04 pm

Stanage = dankness today

Was enough dry to go at around the cock/high neb end. The wind really let us down today though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 30, 2014, 07:18:02 pm
Burbage West was dry in bits but no wind.

Burbage North was better with reasonable conditions arriving by the end of the day.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on November 30, 2014, 07:39:18 pm
Curbar was all dry. Looking good weather this week!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on November 30, 2014, 08:24:15 pm
Dave- we then went to the Tor. Which was in excellent nick :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on November 30, 2014, 08:48:23 pm
Was enough dry to go at around the cock/high neb end. The wind really let us down today though.
Anyone care to do an estimate for Tuesday, based on this: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqz6kgdxdtm (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqz6kgdxdtm) ?

I do like a bit of cock....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on November 30, 2014, 10:13:22 pm
Its gonna be mint!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 01, 2014, 08:53:37 am
From 31000 ft (Manchester > Schipol) the whole of the UK was covered with low cloud..

though you could probably guess that from looking out of the window :D
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 01, 2014, 08:59:02 am
Drizzle this morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DaveyDave on December 09, 2014, 10:39:58 am
Anything gonna be dry out there today? Feels damp in Sheffield.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 12, 2014, 04:50:51 pm
Just been up at Stanage, was dry until it started snowing. Ringinglow road will be interesting tomorrow morning if it freezes tonight...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kelvin on December 12, 2014, 05:12:16 pm
Cheers Johnny - looks like a cold night in the Millstone car park then. Best eek out the breakie in the morning for a few more hours if that's the case.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 12, 2014, 06:01:20 pm
verglas on our road (140m above sea level, 230m below stanage)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on December 18, 2014, 09:12:01 pm
Will eatswood Traverse stay dry even in this monsoon? Any wise heads care to venture an opinion?

Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 18, 2014, 09:28:05 pm
Dunno if its any help, but it was all bone dry on Sunday.
Its the misty claggy stuff that gets it wet so it might be OK at the moment
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on December 18, 2014, 09:50:24 pm
Thanks for your reply Mark, a long way for me to go on spec so that's really helpful.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 18, 2014, 10:11:05 pm
Big temperature rise today so you might get some condensation... though the forecast wind should remove it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on December 20, 2014, 08:28:03 am
Finally stopped raining n Sheffield......

Am I being too hopeful that the plantation would dry in this wind today??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on December 20, 2014, 08:53:07 am
Someone more knowledgeable will be along but I'd say that was too hopeful. Light rain forecast till 10 wifh a gentle northwesterly.

Stanage end might dry out though as exposed to wind fatdoc...

Almost a hold Hamper's hang and sloper traverse zhould be climbable though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Whyatt on December 20, 2014, 09:18:26 am
Still raining this side (gardoms curbar)  windy tho so maybe late on might find dry rock  :wall:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 20, 2014, 09:19:55 am
Still raining in S17 and looks very grey over the Peak, radar looks much like yesterday with showers queuing up out to the West.

Forecast to be dry but yesterday's said 0% chance of rain and look what happened (not that I'm bitter about it  :furious:).

There's always a chance if the weather clears, don't suppose it will dry entirely but something might.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigtuboflard on December 20, 2014, 09:37:10 am
Just driven back home from Sheffield to Hathersage and it's pretty much continual rain here and windy too from the west so plantation will be getting it full on. Will be soaked.


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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 20, 2014, 09:39:47 am
DWS at Rubicon?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 20, 2014, 09:55:00 am
damp tooling?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 20, 2014, 10:12:53 am
Sound the connies claxon

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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 20, 2014, 10:23:00 am
It did that here in Manchester - then had a 5 min torrential downpour..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 20, 2014, 10:58:47 am
It did that here in Manchester - then had a 5 min torrential downpour..

Yep, same as
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on December 20, 2014, 12:11:56 pm
There must be a high chance of stuff drying out?

Going by my 'looking at the walls of the half-built block of flats out the back of my house' method, all the walls are looking very dry and they usually stay very wet due to their orientation.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 20, 2014, 12:26:54 pm
Looking better and better, doubt you're going to rock up anywhere to find it all dry but if you look in the right places you'll probably find something dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 20, 2014, 12:31:38 pm
More rain incoming ( though Yorkshire looks to miss most), but I'm confident I'll get something done...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 20, 2014, 01:19:25 pm
I'm confident I'll get something done...

Christmas shopping?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on December 20, 2014, 01:29:52 pm
Never tried hamper's hang or a case of mistaken identity. Think I might go have a look...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on December 20, 2014, 02:33:24 pm
Drove as far as Burbage when a substantial rain shower hit. Note that the current weather in Sheffield is in no way representative of the weather out there!

Well I tried,  works it is...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 20, 2014, 04:54:55 pm
Worth remembering there are other crags in the area. We had a decent session at Rivelin from where we could see the rain marching over Stanage. You could see Agden in the sun from Ringinglow, and I'm sure Wharncliffe was good too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on December 20, 2014, 05:33:05 pm
Cratcliffe was quite good this afternoon too.

Top Tip:- the bbc weather site can give quite different forecasts for say Matlock, Hope or Leek :-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2642910 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2642910)

Also I find this handy :-
http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/webcams/camlist.php (http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/webcams/camlist.php)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 20, 2014, 07:18:25 pm
On days like today forget the forecasts and watch the radar www.raintoday.co.uk (http://www.raintoday.co.uk) to track individual rain clouds.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on December 20, 2014, 08:22:42 pm
Awesome advice. Saved to bookmarks. Nice one.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 20, 2014, 08:53:47 pm
I've also shelled out a couple of quid for the Home and Dry phone app which gives you both a detailed radar for the last few hours but also projects forwards a few hours. It's not perfect but predicted the big late shower over Stanage well today from three hours before.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on December 21, 2014, 11:38:18 am
The WeatherPro premium subscription (£3.99 a year) also has a rain radar forecast that's pretty damn accurate up to three hours out.  That and the detailed hourly forecast makes it well worth the dosh.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on December 21, 2014, 11:50:27 am
Has anyone tied the rain radar data into a list of crag coordinates yet? How would this be done?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 21, 2014, 12:01:44 pm
Not sure what you mean? You want the underlying map to show crags, or some way of showing when it last rained at a given crag?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 21, 2014, 12:04:59 pm

The WeatherPro premium subscription (£3.99 a year) also has a rain radar forecast that's pretty damn accurate up to three hours out.  That and the detailed hourly forecast makes it well worth the dosh.

+1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on December 21, 2014, 12:21:38 pm
Worth remembering there are other crags in the area. We had a decent session at Rivelin from where we could see the rain marching over Stanage. You could see Agden in the sun from Ringinglow, and I'm sure Wharncliffe was good too.

I don't really know the area all that well yet. I assumed that going to an exposed crag would mean that it would dry quickly and assumed that a sheltered crag (excluding limestone) would be wet and dry slowly.

I've never been to Rivelin. Is is likely to be dry today? I'd like to climb Purple Haze.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 21, 2014, 01:07:05 pm
Today looks better than yesterday so far but I've not been out to check. Rivelin should be okay, yeah, it's a lot more exposed than the lime bouldering venues. Purple haze is slow to dry though, it was wet yesterday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 21, 2014, 01:14:37 pm
Purple haze is wet. Just seeing if anything is dry but looks all wet ATM
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on December 21, 2014, 01:14:45 pm
Thank you, I'll have a look through my guidebook and see if there's anything else there slopey on the left hand.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 21, 2014, 01:29:21 pm
Eastern Edges Wednesday...

Anyone care to hazard a guess after the bollox coming over on Mon/Tue??

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqz6kgdxdtm (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqz6kgdxdtm)

Quite prepared to head to the Matlock / Amber Valley area. Would prefer venues suitable for routes / soloing rather than overhanging nonsense.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 21, 2014, 03:05:48 pm
Few things OK - Acid Reign, Moontan but nothing further left I dont think
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on December 21, 2014, 05:54:40 pm
Having repeated near death experiences on my DH bike in wharncliffe today I seriously doubt it was dry / not green at the bouldering.. But, the DH tracks ( even th new more northern ones) are not near the rock.. But I know the climate of the place well. It's shockingly wet in there ATM.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on December 26, 2014, 07:00:40 pm
Left a very cold, but mint plantation green traverse at dusk today, with the usual fast drying aretes and such all good.

With this snow, this wet shite heavy snow...

Don't even consider it tomorow.....

I just wasted 70 quid on Mtb uplift fees for south Wales tomorrow.

Fucking bollocks...

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sloper on December 26, 2014, 07:57:55 pm
a massive 1" of snow here.

It's the end of the world. :o
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on December 26, 2014, 10:19:05 pm
I think I underestimated the snow.

Putting it out there, I just did the last ascent of the green traverse 2014.

Look at me.




Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 27, 2014, 03:57:23 pm
Got as far as Norfolk Arms on Ringinglow Road at about midday. Some keen folk were going futher but turning around at that layby on the right before the cattle grid. Plenty of 4x4s getting across though.

In terms of the climbing, everything at Burbage North is fucked, with no real drifts for snowballing, unless you are mad keen for shovelling and don't mind a bit of height. (sorry can't figure out how to embed photos now flickr has changed :shrug:)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/76322234@N08/16118045791/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/76322234@N08/16118045791/)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/76322234@N08/16094164816/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/76322234@N08/16094164816/)

Western Eyes and Westside Story were dry and I cleared the snow off the top so they should be good to go if you can get there.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on December 27, 2014, 05:31:11 pm
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8581/16118045791_5a38cf8e68_z.jpg)

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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 27, 2014, 05:45:33 pm
If anyone gets to West could you shove some snow into the landing of Western Eyes between the two blocks? Really helps with the adding if you're there on your own or without a dozen mats. I'll be trying to get on it after yet another day of sedentary family gorging on food.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Willy on December 27, 2014, 08:17:31 pm
Anyone know if Black rocks is worth a visit with all the snow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 27, 2014, 09:06:57 pm
Snow from Leicestershire up, a few inches by Chesterfield, this is on the railway BTW, I suspect further "inland" will be at least as bad. West Face of BR might dry out okay though?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 28, 2014, 09:17:44 am
From James Turnbull but probably worth reposting here:

Morning update for boulderers for my early run. West side story and western eyes look good but may have to approach from fox house. Also mother cap looked great (conan and David), but alas I'm at work. Have fun
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 28, 2014, 05:39:18 pm
Anyone care to hazard a guess at Rivelin? For routes not blocs...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on December 28, 2014, 05:45:42 pm
Frogatt was getting wetter by the second.....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 28, 2014, 05:54:16 pm
Anyone care to hazard a guess at Rivelin? For routes not blocs...

There looked to be some dry rock as I drove past but wasn't properly looking, could be worth a quick look. If not keep going..

A57 was fine as far as cut throat bridge parking. I walked up to Derwent edges, Sick Arete (font 7A/+) is bone dry and no snow on top so good to go. We did it in the spring, it's good, might be worth taking a rope to ab and clean the scrittle off first. We had 3 pads which was fine then, kicking a bit of snow about underneath will make it feel nicer too.
Amazing views back over the Peak. Stanag End Slab was plastered in snow as far as I could tell from a distance, so Chip Shop Brawl a no go for a few days yet, but seems to collect snow well so could be worth a look mid/end of the week if the layby parking clears.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 28, 2014, 07:43:49 pm
Cheers Mark, although I'm disappointed you were watching the road instead of the crag ;)

Good effort on your explorations and reports!


This is for a Tuesday trip so any updates will be appreciated.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 29, 2014, 12:45:20 am
Just noticed some one on UKC has logged Big Air at Stanage
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on December 29, 2014, 07:34:19 am
 :worms:UKC thread said big air and grand hotel were in good nick, other boulders brushed off but didn't say which.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on December 29, 2014, 07:38:03 am
Just noticed some one on UKC has logged Big Air at Stanage

Heard that Careless also got probably is youngest ascent by GB youth member Alex Waterhouse.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 29, 2014, 02:32:09 pm
Burbage west was in great nick this morning. Most of the rock in the valley that catches the sun looked okay, but there are melting cornices on some stuff. Ringinglow now fine if you're happy driving on snow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 29, 2014, 03:14:40 pm

Burbage west was in great nick this morning. Most of the rock in the valley that catches the sun looked okay, but there are melting cornices on some stuff. Ringinglow now fine if you're happy driving on snow.

Any idea if the western eyes landing was filled with snow at all?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on December 29, 2014, 03:20:46 pm
Dave - the knowledge on the landing is to balance a big pad across the gap between those two boulders. I found that once you get used to it 'collapsing' when you fall off, it's actually fine. You tend to drop directly down from the crux, so spotting as such isn't really required. That said, it would be very nice to have a platform!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on December 29, 2014, 04:10:51 pm
Most stuff at froggatt getting quite wet from runoff by end of day (even sole power etc) but narcisus, mint 400, oedepus all dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on December 29, 2014, 04:51:53 pm
Keen to have a go at Western Eyes tomorrow. Will drive to Burbage until I get stuck assuming I can pull out onto Woodseats road...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 29, 2014, 05:26:07 pm
Any idea if the western eyes landing was filled with snow at all?

Basically none - the crag faces the wrong direction for the drifts. Plenty about if you want to shovel some.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 29, 2014, 06:11:38 pm
I'll probably take a spade tomorrow to move some snow around (please no UKIP style jokes).

Dave - the knowledge on the landing is to balance a big pad across the gap between those two boulders. I found that once you get used to it 'collapsing' when you fall off, it's actually fine. You tend to drop directly down from the crux, so spotting as such isn't really required. That said, it would be very nice to have a platform!

Tom I don't think I have a pad stiff enough to do this, and I always feel very twitchy on this particular landing unless everything is totally optimum. I don't like uneven clattery landings with blocks in at the best of times. In the past I've found it better to fill the gap with a rolled up pad then pad over the top of it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 30, 2014, 10:10:20 am
Both problems were fine at Mother Cap yesterday -  if a little hot in the sun. Some lads there had been to Millstone, Mother's Pet and Owler Tor and said they were all wet.
So we have Mother Cap, some of Burbage West, some of Derwent Edges and some of the plantation dry if you can get there.
Anyone been anywhere else ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy popp on December 30, 2014, 10:21:39 am
James Squire from Bristol did Western Eyes yesterday so that's obviously in, but guess that was known anyway.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 30, 2014, 03:29:37 pm
Plenty of traffic getting along Ringinglow, although I'd probably describe it as passable rather than fine.

Shovelled some snow into the gap below Western Eyes but the top is still covered in snow / ice so you'd need some pretty heroic topping out skills.

WSS probably the only problem which was dry enough to top out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stubbs on December 30, 2014, 03:41:04 pm
James Squire from Bristol did Western Eyes yesterday.

Shovelled some snow into the gap below Western Eyes but the top is still covered in snow / ice so you'd need some pretty heroic topping out skills.

Impressive!
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 30, 2014, 04:41:33 pm
There's some ascents logged on UKC for yesterday, one of which says no topout due to ice (no idea if by extension we can take that as applying to them all?). That was pretty much the case today, dry on the nose itself, but as you go right the break got snowy/wet and the top by that crack was wet/snowy, and the break where it ledges out right was snow with ice underneath. I did it and jumped off from the top break onto a thankfully deep stack of pads.

Went on WSS afterwards and it felt odly slippy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: a dense loner on December 30, 2014, 04:51:13 pm
Does western eyes finish at the break? How could these people have logged it yesterday if it couldn't be climbed?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 30, 2014, 04:55:08 pm

Does western eyes finish at the break? How could these people have logged it yesterday if it couldn't be climbed?

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=216940
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: a dense loner on December 30, 2014, 05:10:10 pm
Bizarre. I give up
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on December 30, 2014, 05:42:49 pm
Went to plantation today, quite a lot to go at but lots of run off. Friend made a small platform under white wand and theres a reasonable one under big air also. We had snow chains from popular end to plantation but there were others there without. Such great conditions, felt like cheating.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on December 30, 2014, 06:04:21 pm
FWIW, the whole of Hamper's Hang traverse was dry a couple of days ago. Then again, it usually is. Some stuff round right too. Something extra to add into the mix.

Views were stunning too!

Plenty of pooh from the sheep, who have the place booked till Spring :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 30, 2014, 08:21:13 pm
Western Eyes - back a-fucking-round :spank:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on December 30, 2014, 09:43:50 pm
Famous grouse area soaking and I didn't know burbage north could get that wet....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on January 01, 2015, 11:14:09 am
Any tips for tomorrow? More interested in approaches as I have a top heavy, rear wheel drive van that's automatic.  :great:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on January 01, 2015, 11:29:42 am
Very wet and melting in hope valley, still and claggy......It also rained last night out here.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 01, 2015, 06:22:33 pm
Anyone been past the crags today to see if this rain and warm temps has stripped all the snow away? Tomorrow forecast windy and sunny.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on January 01, 2015, 06:33:14 pm
As above, I'm working most of the weekend, but a late afters / dusk sesh at the plantation would be rather special. Very keen to hear about the run off onto the green traverse in particular..... Cheers.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on January 01, 2015, 06:52:45 pm
Think green trav should be fine as it wasn't getting any run off on Tuesday. Be interested to hear the general state of grit crags too after the warmer weather.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: simon40 on January 01, 2015, 06:57:55 pm
If it helps we were at curbar today at last light, trackside, bens wall and warfare all soaked
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on January 01, 2015, 06:59:39 pm
Thanks for the above.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 02, 2015, 09:40:35 am
the snow has all gone. windy
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on January 02, 2015, 01:05:09 pm
Just back from curbar.  Fucking windy!! Alright and dry on trackside though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 02, 2015, 07:56:22 pm
T-Crack dry at Cratcliffe, most stuff looked dry at Robin Hood's. Never thought of going around the corner to Jerry's Traverse, sorry. Stopped off to have a look at Burbage on the way past and there were a fair few streaks on things at Burbage North but the wind was blowing straight into it so I image most stuff would be dry now. Lots of people across at Burbage west, so assume it was all dry. Shame it's forecast to rain tomorrow!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rossydoodle61 on January 03, 2015, 05:09:33 pm
Anyone been to plantation at all? Just wondered if Zippy's would be dry as I know it hides from the sun a bit on that side and not sure whether there's chance of snow run off...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 03, 2015, 05:39:57 pm
There is no snow any more. Zippy's will probably dry out tomorrow if the forecast holds, but not til later on I'd expect.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on January 03, 2015, 06:40:12 pm
Depending on the dryness of the roads and roofs on west Sheffield I may be going up there mid morning. If I'm there I'll let u know..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rossydoodle61 on January 03, 2015, 11:19:55 pm
Cheers, I'm going to try and be out early anyway so will do the same.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on January 04, 2015, 09:15:59 am
Anyone know what the eastern edges are looking like this morning?  Just got a morning slot and wondering whether it'll be too damp/frozen. Ta
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 04, 2015, 10:00:23 am
Pavements are definitely icy, as I just discovered rushing out with the blue bin as the lorry approached.

Walls in shade are damp and/or icy but those that catch the sun are dry, would have thought any rock catching the sun will be fine although breaks may be damp in the back, etc.  Looks glorious out over the Peak.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on January 04, 2015, 10:11:24 am
Ta , just moved slot forward to midday  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on January 04, 2015, 11:13:07 am
Absolutely mint out.
Perfect connies. -2, dry and no breeze
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rossydoodle61 on January 04, 2015, 11:30:29 am
Nice at plantation. Stuff in the shade a bit damp in places, but drying out with the sun. Cold.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 04, 2015, 11:47:16 am
*Fingers in ears* LA LA LA LA LA LA

Couldn't be next week when I'm free all weekend

Had to be today with wife on call and kids having places to be and zero chance of getting out  >:(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 04, 2015, 11:59:43 am
*Fingers in ears* LA LA LA LA LA LA

Couldn't be next week when I'm free all weekend

Had to be today with wife on call and kids having places to be and zero chance of getting out  >:(

Precisely. Nothing to see here. No mint conditions at all. Move along nicely now...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 09, 2015, 05:42:45 pm
How likely is it that Rivelin will be dry tomorrow? Specifically Master Kush if that helps. I've never been before but heard it's a good venue in bad weather. I've had abuse before for asking questions like this as I'm now a 'local' but the alternative is driving south to the Roaches area or something so any time saving tips would be greatly appreciated!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on January 09, 2015, 06:05:37 pm
Swirl be wet. It's heavy gales and lots of rain out there, even rivelin won't survive that. Can't think of anything roaches way that'll be ok either.
If you're lucky and it stops raining, then stuff in the wind will dry at open crags but the climbing will be pretty grim.
I'm a big believer in trying to get out on rock  as much as possible but it's defo more of an indoor day tomorrow :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 09, 2015, 06:10:58 pm
If only there was some kind of national agency responsible for meteorological forecasting, accessible online.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 09, 2015, 06:18:47 pm
Ah but just because it's raining doesn't necessarily mean everywhere will be wet Cofe! Just trying to get some expert opinions.

When I checked the weather earlier Leek area had a better forecast but never got a chance to check Web cams before dark.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 09, 2015, 06:22:40 pm
Exactly, Earl Crag is usually a safe bet when it's raining.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 09, 2015, 06:44:07 pm
A few smeggy bits in breaks aside -10 was dry and sheltered today.

See you all there tomorrow.
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 09, 2015, 07:38:58 pm
Where can I get a good haircut in Sheffield?
Is there a good barbers near Earl?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on January 09, 2015, 07:53:32 pm
The discrepancy between the gale outside / bbc vs met check is more than normal.. That's for sure...

Ill see what tomorow brings... Minus ten seems alluring.. Never thought I'd say that again!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 09, 2015, 08:09:40 pm
Ben's Wall / Great White area might be worth a shot in the gales - might be sheltered enough at ground level for the pads to stay put
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on January 09, 2015, 08:27:05 pm
Exactly, Earl Crag is usually a safe bet when it's raining.

All joking aside. Ravenstones is bound to be in nick tomorrow. Practically perma-fucking-dry. I'll see you all there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 09, 2015, 09:10:35 pm
Where can I get a good haircut in Sheffield?
Is there a good barbers near Earl?

Probably not one that'll keep your perm topped up Tom!

Thanks for the suggestions people, there's hope at least.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on January 09, 2015, 09:48:39 pm
My favourite weather site + live webcam facing toward stannington (Close to Rivelin):
http://www.sheffieldweather.co.uk/Live_Weather.htm (http://www.sheffieldweather.co.uk/Live_Weather.htm)
 :clap2:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 09, 2015, 10:12:21 pm

Where can I get a good haircut in Sheffield?
Is there a good barbers near Earl?

Probably not one that'll keep your perm topped up Tom!

Thanks for the suggestions people, there's hope at least.

I was going to reply, but thought I'd better ask the forum first :p
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 09, 2015, 10:23:44 pm
Nice one Mr_Cus, i'll add that to my favourites.

Ha Tom, just make sure you post the question in the right section and you'll get no complaints from me!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 10, 2015, 04:16:51 pm
I took a chance on Blackfoot (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=23518.0) being dry this afternoon, which it was. Stayed dry even between the old hail shower.

For future reference it seems to be that rare thing of quick drying but reasonably sheltered.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 10, 2015, 05:22:37 pm
Kappix and Scrapheap Challenge at Harthill both dry and not too windy this afternoon. Some unique moves and scenery. and cha1n had a nice haircut
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 10, 2015, 05:36:30 pm
Kappix and Scrapheap Challenge at Harthill both dry and not too windy this afternoon. Some unique moves and scenery. and cha1n had a nice haircut

Haha, what were the chances of Tom making a crack about me and barbers the evening before I'd planned to have my hair cut!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 10, 2015, 07:51:24 pm
Burbage West #bossconnies alert, reliable as ever.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 11, 2015, 12:56:57 pm
At Burbage now. Only west side story and Western eyes dry at West. North looks dry but the wind is so strong and cold that you'd have to be nuts to climb there. Significant amount of snow in the peak that is slowly melting and getting all wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 11, 2015, 02:03:19 pm
Master Kush and Purple Haze dry at Rivelin. Support crew with more pads required!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 11, 2015, 05:05:05 pm
Invite tomtom along next time  :hug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shurt on January 16, 2015, 04:53:52 pm
Going to be in the Peak this weekend. Anyone got any tips on good places to try bearing the forecast in mind? Its a bit changeable at mo. Was thinking Rivelin if its dry and very cold. Any local tips would be welcome. I used to climb mainly north of Leeds so not as au fait with Peak ins and outs.
Cheers 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 16, 2015, 04:56:05 pm
Going to be in the Peak this weekend. Anyone got any tips on good places to try bearing the forecast in mind? Its a bit changeable at mo. Was thinking Rivelin if its dry and very cold. Any local tips would be welcome. I used to climb mainly north of Leeds so not as au fait with Peak ins and outs.
Cheers

Snow showers forecast (one just went over here in Manc) so I'd bring a yardbrush... Suspect as weathers coming from NW places like BBG West would be a good bet...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on January 16, 2015, 06:50:50 pm
Walked do at Burbage north this eve. Mint.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 17, 2015, 07:58:21 pm
Im not really up on connies round these parts. Will anywhere be climbable tomorrow? Fancy some routes at burbage south, but guessing this will probably be wet? Up for bouldering if its going to be more fun. Have no wheels, so getting between crags will be time consuming.....
any advice?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on January 17, 2015, 08:29:17 pm
No idea about conditions, not out this weekend.

Burbage South-North-Stanage is basically one discontinuous edge with a spur off for Burbage West and Higgar, car not  really needed.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on January 17, 2015, 08:59:15 pm
It's currently snowing where I am in sheffield - you'll need somewhere quick drying
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 17, 2015, 09:13:07 pm
Just a bit damp here, a bit further south in Sheffield, though I daresay that translates as a light dusting of snow out in the Peak. Looks like a nice day though tomorrow so I think all the usual suspects will be OK by late morning tomorrow, Stanage  & Burbage N if not too windy, Froggat, Curbar, Baslow, Birchen. Robin Hoods Stride / Cratcliffe is usually a safe bet, always bits that stay dry, are shadier or sunnier, in/out of the wind etc
Burbage S will be cold/green/damp
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 17, 2015, 09:38:08 pm
Plenty o sno about tonight...

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/17/1427fa32cc76bfab530e14dc7e410862.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 17, 2015, 10:00:15 pm
Stanage dodged the snow bullet all day but it was settling at dusk. Been snowing on and off since.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 18, 2015, 08:50:01 am
What are the chances of secret garden being dry? I'm being hopeful but think I already know the answer.  :coffee:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on January 18, 2015, 08:54:30 am
Snowed last night in hope valley,  snow down to valley bottoms but not a lot.  Damn cold with sun just coming up now. Reckon melt off will be a problem later.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on January 18, 2015, 08:58:25 am
It doesn't look too bad on the Outside weather cam.

http://www.outside.co.uk/latest/weather (http://www.outside.co.uk/latest/weather)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 18, 2015, 09:32:50 am
Looks nice! Secret garden is probably a no no - gets lots of runoff from above. Can be ok if it's been sub zero for a few days and frozen hard but at the moment... Hmm...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 18, 2015, 11:27:46 am
Heads up:

https://twitter.com/NigelVardy/status/556757244726231042/photo/1

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7n_w6LIUAAP0Xs.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 18, 2015, 11:35:32 am
cheers for the info guys, looks pretty white up there!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on January 18, 2015, 01:38:14 pm
The Plantation is soaked!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on January 18, 2015, 01:41:19 pm
Anybody at Froggatt?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on January 18, 2015, 04:19:46 pm
A limited selection doable at Burbage N & W. Breakfast dry except the top, WSS looked fine. Remergence and Bananafinger areas OK as well. Rest looked pretty log.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on January 18, 2015, 06:22:53 pm
Dobb Edge fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on January 18, 2015, 07:42:52 pm
Did anybody get to Curbar today? Specifically, Trackside and Gorilla Warfare areas - climbable atm? Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 18, 2015, 07:52:56 pm
GA pit completely fucked today Dan.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on January 18, 2015, 10:31:56 pm
Cheers Guy, thought it might be. Although I'm gutted things I want to do are soaked, the Peak does look beautiful in the snow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: groovedog on January 19, 2015, 10:01:45 pm
Any knowledge from today following Saturday nights snowfall?
Is it likely pretty wet after the melt today?

Have a window to get out Tues pm.
Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Willy on January 19, 2015, 10:18:11 pm
Went to Burbage south today, none of the snow was melting so run off wasn't really a problem, I'll give you a quick run down of what's available :D

Boulders: Most of the problems on the brick, the sheep, puck/pock, dog sit/pound, the slab on useful block (good fun sliding down the back) Didn't look at everything probably a few others ok.

Edge: Leotard legend is dry, Zorev could probably be do able if you bring a long brush for the snow on top. Attitude inspector/Bad attitude are usually pretty reliable but didn't have a look. I imagine pebble mill problems would be dry. Generally ok conditions no melt/runoff.

Also Mossatrocity is dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on January 19, 2015, 10:48:13 pm
Rivelin fine this morn
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nic mullin on January 19, 2015, 10:48:43 pm
Flatworld at Baslow was in good shape yesterday afternoon - flatworld, flatworld left-hand, hurry on sundown and fat world all dry. Not much snow on the tops of the boulders either, so shouldn't be affected by melt. Heroes looked damp and pretty much everything on the eaglestone was wet and had snow on top. Very pretty out there:

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7551/16135020037_572a4b0f97_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qzNcjD)Adrian on Flatworld (https://flic.kr/p/qzNcjD) by nic mullin (https://www.flickr.com/people/25829040@N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B0405413 on January 23, 2015, 04:37:21 pm
Anyone know if anything will be dry in the peak this weekend? I imagine stanage etc. could be a no-go but is anywhere else likely to be in nick? Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on January 23, 2015, 05:01:19 pm
Cratcliffe was fine today, or some of it anyway. Burbage West was also not too bad but very cold. I think most places will be good tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B0405413 on January 23, 2015, 05:24:33 pm
Nice one, cheers. Did you notice if there was snow on top of the routes? In particular nettle wine area? Ta
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on January 23, 2015, 07:14:01 pm
Loads of snow and a lot of wet rock at burbage north this evening.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: a dense loner on January 23, 2015, 07:25:29 pm
Don't worry about the weather apparently you can still take the ticks at burbage without topping out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 23, 2015, 07:41:58 pm

Don't worry about the weather apparently you can still take the ticks at burbage without topping out

In my dreams....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on January 23, 2015, 09:43:38 pm
Nice one, cheers. Did you notice if there was snow on top of the routes? In particular nettle wine area? Ta

Couldn't tell you I'm afraid as am not sure where this is!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 23, 2015, 10:29:56 pm
Other side of the main gully from fern hill/the groove.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on January 24, 2015, 07:47:15 am
Other side of the main gully from fern hill/the groove.

Ah ok. Sorry I am a useless boulderiser! There was definitely still snow up there but things were looking pretty dry and it was nice and windy so was drying up further. It was however baltic in the wind!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kippa on January 24, 2015, 08:56:33 am
Sorry to be pain but did you see if Jerry's Traverse was dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on January 24, 2015, 09:31:11 am
Jerry's had a big seepage line across it last Sunday so I doubt it's dry now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kippa on January 24, 2015, 09:38:06 am
Thanks for the info!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on January 24, 2015, 09:59:04 am
Spoke to someone who did Jerry's in the wk.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on January 24, 2015, 12:32:00 pm
I don't finish work till six if anyone could let me know anywhere that is definitely dry that would be amazing. Also lantern session tonight anyone?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 24, 2015, 04:45:48 pm
All of curbar was
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 24, 2015, 05:08:08 pm
Rivelin was mainly dry, the only wet stuff was the usual damp green bits, happy campus/cheeks normal runoff, and master kush was soaked.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on January 24, 2015, 05:12:57 pm
Nice one guys curbar it is
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on January 24, 2015, 05:15:14 pm
Burb noth:  terrace/Jason's roof dry looking. Remergence and banana finger areas dry. Easy solos/war ups all dry.
West side story had a team on it so presumably dry as usual.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on January 24, 2015, 05:56:41 pm
Curbar was dry but felt humid. Seemed like the dew was rising. Connies may not be optimal for the lanterns.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 24, 2015, 06:19:45 pm
I dried master kush with a combination of tissue paper, fanning with my sit start pad and lying around whilst the sun helped. Definitely climbable along with people haze.

Any other reports from other crags appreciated!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 24, 2015, 06:56:32 pm
Curbar was dry but felt humid. Seemed like the dew was rising. Connies may not be optimal for the lanterns.
was amazing connies up on walk on by... Flat world area all dry too
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 24, 2015, 08:35:27 pm

I dried master kush with a combination of tissue paper, fanning with my sit start pad and lying around whilst the sun helped. Definitely climbable along with people haze.

Really? There was liquid runoff down both of them at 1am. I do sometimes wonder if some folks definition of dry is different to mine. The rock there needs care, on that block in particular there's been crumble damage to some of the lip holds on Haze recently, won't be helped if anyone is climbing on the bleeding edge of what's considered dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 24, 2015, 08:43:29 pm
It was all dry excluding the sloper on the lip which had a wet steak running across half of it. I jammed tissue paper into the flake above to stop it seeping and patiently dried the other half of the sloper. The pocket was already dry and one of the arete holds was wet underneath but not on the hold.

As it happens I didn't climb on it as my right shoulder was all aching from last week but someone else climbed it today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 24, 2015, 10:06:31 pm
Not sure what to believe here to be honest. Was Dave really there at 1am? Who is leaving steak on the crags?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 24, 2015, 10:21:20 pm
1pm, must be phone autocorrecting a typo in the wrong direction. Deffo piss wet but no meat products of any sort.

Surprised if the arete/pocket holds were dry, as they were soaked when we saw em, and get no sun in the afternoon and today no wind either. The undercut in the roof was also soaked.

My point remains though that when stuff is that wet even when the surface is "dry" enough to climb on it can be damp underneath and prone to damage.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 24, 2015, 10:34:30 pm
Sounds like a mystery? I would have expected the pocket to be wet along with the sloper but it wasn't. The undercut was not even close to 'piss wet' when I arrived. There was slight sheen to the area near the undercut but the water flow obviously wasn't significant enough to flow up onto the undercut itself.

There were definitely parts of the block that were too wet to climb on but luckily just not on the holds required to climb it. The main problem is the seeping flake above the sloper which is easily stopped with some tissue paper.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on January 25, 2015, 10:37:47 am
Minty mint at Butbage N at the mo but quite nippy in the wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 25, 2015, 11:41:57 am
Higgar wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 28, 2015, 12:52:04 pm
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqzd69kf (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqzd69kf) - doomed for this weekend?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 30, 2015, 09:16:57 am
Any reports on the state of the Ringinglow road?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 30, 2015, 03:15:26 pm
the road's blocked from Stanage to Burbage (about 4ft drifts)!!

Quote from ukc
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 30, 2015, 05:01:57 pm
Jacob's ladder in good nick, maybe 10", not slushy, lightly pisted by sledgers, freshies to right and left.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Offwidth on January 30, 2015, 05:13:18 pm
There's always Pleasley Vale......

If you walk in from the A road end maybe...I though Mansfield area minor roads were still a problem. Matlock Bank would be my recommendation as its sunny, sheltered, quick melt/dry and a minute in from the flat urban side street parking and I bet most on this site still wouldn't have been there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on January 30, 2015, 06:57:34 pm
 Off width, don't send em all my way. I don't want to hear the cries of joy from my perch under the car fitting new brake discs and not being allowed out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: AlistairB on January 30, 2015, 08:16:00 pm
Can confirm that Ringinglow after the Norfolk Arms is only the realm of 4x4s and winter tyres. Very icy and thick packed snow throughout. Burbage North generally pretty disappointing for snowball potential, wind's blown the wrong way. The tops are clear and not much is melting though. Sphinx and Radioactive Dustbin had small drifts and were dry so could be shoveled by someone keen. Living in Oxford and Nefereti wet and barely any snow directly beneath, didn't go as far as 3BM but would be almost certain there'd be no drift.

Burbage West is thoroughly buried. Seems to me Stanage would have the right aspect for drifts but good luck getting anywhere near without snow tyres or equivalent.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 30, 2015, 08:51:32 pm
Anyone got any idea what approach to curbar / frogatt is like?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 30, 2015, 09:15:46 pm
Anyone got any idea what approach to curbar / frogatt is like?

Would have thought Frogatt more likely than Curbar - its a main road....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 31, 2015, 12:36:12 pm
desperot is dry an the roads fine
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 31, 2015, 06:33:21 pm
There was a bit of snow on the ground but not much above the rock. That V2 traverse by Pearls was dry. Plenty of snow to shovel under Desperot to make the landing flatter if required.
and at Dobb Edge, Dobbin's blog had a damp streak but the V4 traverse underneath was dry. There was one damp hold on Mr Dobbalina but the rest was dry and no snow on top so this might dry / be dryable tomorrow. Cold in the N wind.

Stump Hole Cavern was wet with insitu tramp and associated bric a brac

Top of Birchen looked snow free so the stuff there might be worth a look

Saw some climbers with pads going to Gardoms, I'd guess Perfect Day is dry but not much else there
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 31, 2015, 07:47:42 pm
Quote
Dobbin's blog had a damp streak

This was there when we did the FA - the original line avoids it, going off the right end of the rail past some smaller crimps. I call the lank-n-reach line off the bog crimps in the wet streak Dobbin's log.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritlad on January 31, 2015, 07:59:35 pm

This was there when we did the FA - the original line avoids it, going off the right end of the rail past some smaller crimps. I call the lank-n-reach LASH (Ask Guy VG) line off the bog crimps in the wet streak Dobbin's log.

 ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on January 31, 2015, 09:09:52 pm
Saw via facebook that bits of Curbar were dry and the roads were ok.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: hstmoore on January 31, 2015, 09:26:34 pm
Pretty dry at Upper Matlock Quarries (Bank Quarry, Yew Buttress) today - only a few things had wet patches.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 01, 2015, 09:10:54 pm
Froggatt was lovely this afternoon - rock all dry and snow-free. Amazed to see it almost deserted, alas I wasn't climbing either.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on February 01, 2015, 09:22:33 pm
Stanton moor excellent conditions. Apart from brads wall which was covered in snow so we cleaned it all off, should be good in a day or two
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 01, 2015, 09:33:44 pm
Curbar was all dry. Gardoms bouldering was ok . Only marks roof and bens wall icy....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tlr on February 01, 2015, 09:48:25 pm
Ringinglow road still basically impassable between Lady Cannings and the Popular End. Mix of deep soft snow and sheet ice.

Cycled over it today, saw a Range Rover being pulled out by a tractor - he hadn't left the road but had got stuck all the same.

Lots of rock looked dry though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on February 01, 2015, 11:11:45 pm
Rowtor was mint today.

A friend went to Stanage. They drove up from Hathersage and parked at popular and walked in. Storm, crescent arete and ace ok but pretty much too cold to climb by all accounts. Tomorrow looks colder too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on February 02, 2015, 03:57:33 am
Rivelin had plenty of dry stuff yesterday, and completely out the wind. Seepage down The Brush Off wall, but Sparks looked good. I didn't head over to Master Kush area, so not sure about that end of the crag.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 02, 2015, 09:32:26 am
Worth noting the chicken lady at Rowtor is very upset with the numbers visiting recently, things may be coming to a head. I will update the relevant thread so any discussion on there please.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DDDD on February 02, 2015, 11:48:18 am
Anyone know if the roads are OK to get in to eatswood?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 02, 2015, 12:03:28 pm
drove past on saturday, all fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on February 02, 2015, 03:53:51 pm
Anyone know if the roads are OK to get in to eatswood?

They are fine.

I went to Stanage today. I parked at the Popular end and walked in but the road down is getting close to fine, just the odd bit of black ice. I didn't wander about much but help the young, back in YMCA, the ace were all fine. Some guys arrived as I left and were going to brush the snow off the top of deliverance (the face was fine). I presume careless and crescent arete are fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 03, 2015, 10:02:17 pm
Froggatt today was completely clear of snow other than on the ground, and much of the other Eastern edges look to be the same. The sun and cold mean that there are far fewer wet streaks than normal for January, and generally excellent conditions.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on February 04, 2015, 08:20:53 pm
Brisk winds on the west facing edges today. I went for a quick look at secret garden but the left hand sloper of beachball was wet and everything left was fucked from snowmelt.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on February 04, 2015, 08:29:52 pm
Has anyone got any idea if river of life and salle goose would be dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on February 04, 2015, 09:33:35 pm
Curbar was pretty decent on the edge today, if not too cold (yes, I'm a wuss)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on February 04, 2015, 09:35:38 pm
Has anyone got any idea if river of life and salle goose would be dry?

they were dripping wet from snow melt on saturday, but that was years ago now
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on February 04, 2015, 09:47:30 pm
Thanks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cjsheps on February 06, 2015, 06:10:04 pm
Is the Peak still snowy?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 06, 2015, 06:12:54 pm
Very. Most rock at burbage was dry this afternoon though. Ringinglow rd not amazing, main problem is when driving in the wheel ruts anything with less than high clearance will be scraping on the snow/ice.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 06, 2015, 06:27:08 pm
Yeah, I regretted it having started. You can't really get out of the ruts once you're in them either. Was that you at WSS Dave?

Roads are better the other side, clear up to Popular end and ploughed past Overstones. All the rock looked mint, met two very happy climbers on their way down.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Willy on February 06, 2015, 06:39:03 pm
Curbar was good today. Eaglestone had a nice moat around it, a few problems do able but not really worth it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dr_botnik on February 06, 2015, 06:54:25 pm
I've been to rivelin on Tuesday and Froggatt this morning. Both were quite dry, snow on tops, but the grit has been really hot when sheltered from wind, Froggatt felt very sweaty this morning, great for a bit of bumbling. Might be colder tomorrow if there's no sun, looks like the wind will start catching the edges on Sunday.

I will add, the car park at rivelin was a total ice rink. Main roads are clear bar rRinginlow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 06, 2015, 07:21:16 pm
Gardoms boulders are pretty fine and stay shaded so will be good tomorow (that's where I'm going...)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 06, 2015, 08:46:19 pm
Yeah, I regretted it having started. You can't really get out of the ruts once you're in them either. Was that you at WSS Dave?

Nah just went out with the camera. Heard some guy do WSS from other side of the valley.

I think I knocked something off the bottom of my car, the thing which is like an underneath extension of the front bumper, I'm off out now to see if it will clip back on. Also on the way back I got stuck trying to cross between ruts and had to dig my way out with a push from a passing walker.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 07, 2015, 05:55:02 pm
Anyone been to the Roaches today? Mate was thinking of coming up to try hard arete/tetris but won't bother if it's snowy/wet. Cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 07, 2015, 06:04:17 pm
Went for a walk today....

Lawrencefield - mostly soaked with run off but the bay underneath the Surprise View corner was quite dry.
Milstone - Key Hole Cave was bone dry to the top (i.e. traverse do-able), rest of the crag pretty soaked with run-off
Over Owler Tor - Mostly dry, couple of people playing on things
Mother Cap - Didn't visit business side.
Higgar Tor - Looked pretty dry from a distance, but didn't get up close.
Burbage West - Only West Side looked dry
Burbage North - 20 foot crack area, Banana Finger, Remergence and Sphinx all dry and all but the first had groups climbing on them.
Burbage South - Passed some people playing on the boulders which mostly looked dry from the path.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 07, 2015, 06:17:24 pm
Stanage: a few wet streaks but mint in the main. Sunset beyond belief.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on February 07, 2015, 07:00:43 pm
Anyone been to the Roaches today? Mate was thinking of coming up to try hard arete/tetris but won't bother if it's snowy/wet. Cheers.

I went today. Tetris block was dry; conditions weren't ideal though. It was cold but it seemed very humid, holds were turning black when used, maybe it's just my batter fingers!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 07, 2015, 08:06:35 pm
I went today. Tetris block was dry; conditions weren't ideal though. It was cold but it seemed very humid, holds were turning black when used, maybe it's just my batter fingers!

Thanks for the info. I'm not keen to try it in less than mint conditions to be fair, so good to know the score.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on February 07, 2015, 08:19:44 pm
Looks like very high humidity and foggy over there tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cjsheps on February 07, 2015, 10:07:56 pm
Froggatt pretty good today, thought the forest blocs looked a bit green.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 07, 2015, 10:32:15 pm
Now you mention it, could have done with a moon on a stick at Stanage too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 08, 2015, 05:31:10 pm
Mark20 provided the beta but the Plantation via Hathersage roads are completely clear, Ringinglow still poor apparently. The carpark is still snowy but I managed to get in/out with shit snow driving skills.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on February 08, 2015, 05:45:19 pm
Anyone been to the Roaches today? Mate was thinking of coming up to try hard arete/tetris but won't bother if it's snowy/wet. Cheers.

This isn't the thread you were looking for (this one is (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,13404.0.html)).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 08, 2015, 06:06:14 pm
Thanks for the info Slackline. I'm so used to posting in this thread I forgot the threads are split into areas.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DDDD on February 11, 2015, 07:23:00 pm
Anyone got any info on Ringinglow Road to Burbage conditions?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 11, 2015, 07:31:34 pm
It was okay yesterday, still snowy and rutted on the top bit past Lady Canning's but otherwise basically clear.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on February 14, 2015, 12:49:24 pm
Ah, try again

Just in case anyone wants to know I am stood in cloud at fox house. Looking grim. Beginning to wonder if I should ever leave the Que estamos hacienda mañana?  of the south peak ever again!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on February 14, 2015, 03:18:35 pm
Is that next to Ai No Corrida? :-\
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 14, 2015, 04:45:20 pm
Ah, try again

Just in case anyone wants to know I am stood in cloud at fox house. Looking grim. Beginning to wonder if I should ever leave the Que estamos hacienda mañana?  of the south peak ever again!

Did you go there with the intention of climbing? If so I've finally found someone more optimistic than me!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on February 14, 2015, 05:46:50 pm
 :oops:
The dangers of using a phone to upload with fat fingers. Managed to paste an old text into the middle of my post sorry mrjonathanr

I did go with the intention of climbing away from the south peak. I did the tour and found some dry rank at minus 10. Not ideal but something

There is usually somewhere to climb outside if suitably optimistic
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on February 14, 2015, 07:51:36 pm
Not sounding good for tomorrow then
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on February 14, 2015, 10:00:00 pm
maybe ok tomorrow - only stayed wet today due to the crags actually sitting in the clouds!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on February 14, 2015, 10:49:32 pm
It'll probably be great in the southern grit area Jim
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on February 15, 2015, 01:08:16 pm
Just been over top of froggatt, curbar and baslow.

Frogatt below the cloud, curbar most definitely in it and baslow just out, pretty saturated and minging.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 15, 2015, 02:31:41 pm
Stride all damp bar the aretes on the lone boulder.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on February 15, 2015, 06:47:07 pm
Wind was blowing into 300 pounds of musclin man area, so it was dry. Too hard for me though. Percy's Cornflake next to it was dry and although it looks shit, it actually had some interesting moves. T-Crack soaked, Jerry's had wet streaks.

We actually went to try Golden Egg at clifftop but it was wet on one side but the boulder with boing boy on was pretty much dry. Didn't look but imagine the quarry 7's would be dry too. Annoyingly there were midges around, is winter over?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on February 21, 2015, 10:59:54 am
Anyone know what it is like up at burbage south at the mo.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 21, 2015, 11:38:14 am
from about 2 miles away, just clouded over and starting raining/snowing
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 21, 2015, 12:08:13 pm
And now the sun's out....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: RobinB on February 21, 2015, 01:46:38 pm
Intermittent heavy sleet in the Hoipe valley then the sun comes out - Burbage looked like it was starting to get wet when I drove past 30 mins ago
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 21, 2015, 01:57:18 pm
On my morning drive accross the '62 there was snow above c300m - scuzzy and wet west side, clearing and bright east. Suspect the usual faster drying suspects in Yorkshire will be fine today....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bolehillbilly on March 03, 2015, 09:54:42 am
A couple of centimetres of snow in Bolehill/Black Rocks but the sun is shining.  Has anyone got an update further north - Chatsworth/Curbar area? 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: b3n99 on March 03, 2015, 02:26:38 pm
Stanage prime at mid day!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 04, 2015, 02:49:22 pm
Just back from Gardoms (mid, kidney and north) with Nai..

Good connies - but blustery and cold in the wind. As the wind is due to drop I suspect it'll be good for any early evening/post work raids...
T
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 07, 2015, 06:51:10 pm
Grit season is over?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 07, 2015, 07:33:17 pm
Pah. Burbage south was in fine spring nick today. No complaints about grease, Dave did Zorev (Megos was hiding inside aftre last time obvs).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 07, 2015, 07:43:13 pm
I did wonder about Burbage south but whenever I go it's deserted and I can't be bothered to drag loads of pads there on my own. Maybe tomorrow before the rain...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stubbs on March 07, 2015, 07:52:50 pm
Damn those quiet deserted Peak crags!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on March 07, 2015, 08:23:31 pm
Damn those quiet deserted Peak crags!

...with their arduous walk-ins.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on March 07, 2015, 08:44:53 pm
Rivelin was fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 07, 2015, 08:54:52 pm
As was New Mills Tor.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 07, 2015, 09:54:41 pm

Damn those quiet deserted Peak crags!

...with their arduous walk-ins.

Man, I wish I had some porters to carry my pads for me - those 500m from the car park are purgatory!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 07, 2015, 11:43:41 pm
Haha, yes, point taken! I quite enjoy climbing with others though, especially if it means not hauling lots of heavy pads on your own.

I suppose it'll be nice to visit the colder crags that have been too cold and windy to visit when it was properly cold!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: chris20 on March 08, 2015, 10:32:02 am
Drizzle in Fulwood, any word from the peak?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 08, 2015, 11:20:45 am
Someone on my Facebook feed said they had an early stanage hit and now it's windy and drizzly. I'm going to try the Tor but don't get any signal to report back.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigtuboflard on March 08, 2015, 11:55:15 am
Just been for a run through plantation. Soaked as sideways windy drizzle been blown on from below. There was one optimistic group heading up but I'd be surprised if they got on much


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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 08, 2015, 08:15:07 pm
In case any of you organised types are planning a morning hit tomorrow, Burbage North was completely bone dry and have reports that the plantation was too. I'll be staying in bed myself.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 10, 2015, 10:30:54 am
If anyone's up at Higgar Tor today, wouldn't mind knowing if the 7A arete near piss and piss are dry. Thinking of a quick hit after work. Thanks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 10, 2015, 10:46:17 am
If anyone's up at Higgar Tor today, wouldn't mind knowing if the 7A arete near piss and piss are dry. Thinking of a quick hit after work. Thanks.

If its marginal I'd leave this problem for a drier day - as the lower part (below the break) is of a much softer/crumblier grit and seems to suffer much more from damp rock damage than the higher up parts...

Its good though...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on March 10, 2015, 10:52:26 am
He might mean Quintessesntial Higgarisms which is the same buttress as Piss n Shit rather than Flying Arete.  Would imagine they'll both be ok in these connies though shirley, breezy out and will get some sun later?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 10, 2015, 10:56:06 am
He might mean Quintessesntial Higgarisms which is the same buttress as Piss n Shit rather than Flying Arete.  Would imagine they'll both be ok in these connies though shirley, breezy out and will get some sun later?

Oops. Mybad :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 10, 2015, 11:05:31 am
To be fair, I did mean flying arete. Didn't know there were any other 7A aretes nearby or would have tried to find the arete's name.

Have been told about the crumbly foot on that arete, will leave it if any hint of dampness though as mentioned, glorious day today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on March 13, 2015, 10:18:57 am
any ideas where to head in this mist?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on March 13, 2015, 10:26:55 am
Indoors.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on March 13, 2015, 10:28:40 am
Raven tor :D
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on March 13, 2015, 10:34:15 am
This data source suggests that visibility will improve later on

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/mountain-forecasts/peak-district#?tab=mountainWeather (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/mountain-forecasts/peak-district#?tab=mountainWeather)

This source suggests this has already occured in the limestone area

http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/webcam/images.php (http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/webcam/images.php)

And this one that it has in the South of the region

http://www.matlockbathcam.co.uk/ (http://www.matlockbathcam.co.uk/)

Either go to the lime or the south or wait
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on March 13, 2015, 02:00:06 pm
Tor was a bit sketch yesterday afternoon... Bens dry up until THFML weed killer was starting to dry. Power band slots mainly wet. Central sport was dry...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 13, 2015, 08:25:52 pm
Can the mods delete the above post please? #filth

Stanage was mostly damp this evening - persistent clag hanging around. Curbar was below the cloud and much better.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on March 13, 2015, 09:36:05 pm
I apologise whole heartedly for trying to help
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 14, 2015, 08:48:07 am
There is a thread for that kind of drivel.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 14, 2015, 07:52:48 pm
Stanage properly mint today, a tad warm once the sun came out but generally #bossconnies.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on March 15, 2015, 11:37:06 pm
Climbed all day in the end! Stanage held the mist all day but still dried out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatdoc on March 28, 2015, 09:05:33 am
I'm presuming that minus ten And rubicon will be a little damp today.... And the grit a total write off??? cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 28, 2015, 09:35:04 am
Scheduled to clear later - and windy.. So usual fast drying rules apply....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on April 14, 2015, 10:43:49 pm
Does anybody happen to know if P Crack is clean at the moment? Ta. Xx
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on April 15, 2015, 08:07:58 am
It was clean at the start of winter. The crack might have some fresh debris in it, but with recent dryness it should clean out quite easily
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cofe on April 15, 2015, 09:14:18 am
ta yoot.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 15, 2015, 09:58:19 am
When you thinking of going word?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on April 15, 2015, 12:32:46 pm
Good connies for doing Dad's Arete if you are on the look out for good 7Bs in the area  :fishing:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on April 15, 2015, 02:57:43 pm
It's drizzling in Manchester and the outside webcam is looking foreboding. I was off to Stanage for some routes after work, please tell me all is not lost!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nic mullin on April 15, 2015, 03:22:07 pm
Overcast in Sheffield at the moment, but still dry ATM and the BBC isn't forecasting any rain in Hathersage this evening.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on April 15, 2015, 03:25:54 pm
Hmmm, BBC says no rain in Cheadle Heath but looking out of the window I'd beg to differ. Met office rain radar says no rain too......
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 15, 2015, 03:43:57 pm
The outside webcam always looks grey, it's ancient.

BMC Peak area afterwards, free chips remember.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on April 15, 2015, 04:55:35 pm
Decided to bail and do the Herod Farm fell race. Cheers for the updates.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 16, 2015, 09:38:12 am
It was dry at Burbage, but I could see showers about. Quite cool too, kept a fleece on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on April 16, 2015, 10:19:26 am
Decided to bail and do the Herod Farm fell race. Cheers for the updates.

Should have headed up, I had a lovely evening at Popular End last night.  The rain clouds stayed on the other side of the valley then lifted a little as the sun set.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on April 16, 2015, 10:31:03 am

I enjoyed the running so all was not lost, even if I did get beaten my quite a few guys over 60.  It was actually pretty muggy over this side. The on the spot weather report from Outside when we had to make the call (i.e. early on as we were coming form Manc) was that it was drizzling so I didn't want to waste my childcare free evening!

Glad you guys had a good one. My next window of opportunity is Saturday morning which is looking a bit better....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 09, 2015, 09:14:26 am
due to cranking out a 1980's style long shift at work yesterday, I should be finishing at 3ish today

it looks like there'll be little wind

how have the midges been this week?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 09, 2015, 09:16:24 am
Was at burbage last night, zero wind, overcast, damp underfoot, but strangely no midges.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on October 09, 2015, 09:41:36 am
Similar reports to Dave. Higgar was dry, mild and no midgies :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 09, 2015, 11:22:37 am
thanks dudes

I do like it when people tell me what I want to hear
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 09, 2015, 11:23:15 am
thanks dudes

I do like it when people tell me what I want to hear

You weigh 12 stone.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 09, 2015, 11:24:15 am
in that case I'll jump straight on the 7Cs
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 09, 2015, 12:01:25 pm
in that case I'll jump straight on the 7Cs

You'll path 7C...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 09, 2015, 12:21:40 pm
maybe just warm up on 7Cs before doing the first ascent of Voyager Roof Super Direct Right Hand from the sit start
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 09, 2015, 01:37:18 pm
maybe just warm up on 7Cs before doing the first ascent of Voyager Roof Super Direct Right Hand from the sit start

Dave did that last week...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on October 12, 2015, 09:10:03 am
Midgey as fuck at Gardom's on Saturday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on October 12, 2015, 10:54:25 am
Frost this morning in Dore Totley - so hopefully, with the edges being higher than that, it should have finished the buggers off.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on October 12, 2015, 11:02:29 am
Hopefully, although the frosts will likely be hardest in valleys. A few hundred Pink-feet heading SE over Stanage Thursday night, a good sign!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 14, 2015, 07:59:39 pm
very little wind tonight and no biting insects at Burbage North
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on October 15, 2015, 04:34:41 pm
Raining in Sheffield. Anyone know if it's currently raining in the Peak?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 15, 2015, 04:51:18 pm
this might help

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on October 16, 2015, 09:04:59 am
this might help

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Have to say that despite the intermittent drizzle Tommy and I had a good evening at Remergence yesterday evening. First pull in car park empty. No one else climbing at Burbage North or West. Was able to try out those new lights Haydn recommended which worked a treat. Thursday evenings are settling as the grit bouldering evening if you want to join in.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on October 16, 2015, 09:11:13 am
Lucky. It totally p*ssed it down at Stanage c7pm so we had to bail to the Tor  :boohoo: It was dry there but boiling hot #notgritseasonyetinmybook
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 16, 2015, 12:20:17 pm
Thursday evenings are settling as the grit bouldering evening if you want to join in.

what sort of time?

I work till 7pm
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on October 16, 2015, 12:27:57 pm
Thursday evenings are settling as the grit bouldering evening if you want to join in.

what sort of time?

I work till 7pm

Heading out 4.30pm after Tom gets home from school so would probably be packing up by the time you got there  :( 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 16, 2015, 12:30:31 pm
About on Tuesday Lagers?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 16, 2015, 12:38:23 pm
only from 11am till 2pm  :boohoo:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 16, 2015, 12:53:00 pm
only from 11am till 2pm  :boohoo:

That could work. Usual Sheffield proximal venues I assume?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 16, 2015, 02:26:07 pm
aye

are we cluttering people's twitter streams with our drivel on here?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 16, 2015, 02:56:45 pm
aye

are we cluttering people's twitter streams with our drivel on here?

Maybe.... but I don't really care :) shall we have coffee and pastries again?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 16, 2015, 09:10:56 pm
Maybe.... but I don't really care :) shall we have coffee and pastries again?

 :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on October 16, 2015, 11:57:54 pm
What time did you get to tor tom? I was there thursday eve and didn't  see anyone else :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on October 17, 2015, 06:17:11 am
About 8.20pm as we didn't get down from the Plantation until nearly 8. Someone else turned up after 9pm looking for a belay.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on October 25, 2015, 03:27:16 pm
Midges at Stanton today. Nothing to see here...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on October 25, 2015, 05:54:17 pm
Not that cold at plantation, but part that could have been the accumulated body heat being given off by the huge crowds of uni groups.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 25, 2015, 05:57:50 pm
You're brave heading there today Dave - I sought out some esoterica and was freezing my wotsits off at Buckstones at 8:30... Felt like proper winter conditions (Hotaches etc..) but was way warmer in the arvo..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: PipeSmoke on October 25, 2015, 06:01:53 pm
Been any rain today? Thinking of heading Stanage for the day tomorrow. Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on October 25, 2015, 06:32:42 pm
Been any rain today? Thinking of heading Stanage for the day tomorrow. Cheers

Think it will be fine tomorrow. No rain today and good forecast for the moro'
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Grubes on October 25, 2015, 08:26:24 pm
Plantation was all dry today.
still a little warm but no greasing off holds.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 07, 2015, 09:15:53 am
https://twitter.com/northlees/status/662914167360397312
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 07, 2015, 09:30:09 am
I reckon exposed spots will be okay later today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on November 07, 2015, 11:46:41 am
 Good Plantation trashing conditions.

#stayindoors
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 07, 2015, 05:30:58 pm
Was bright and breezy around Cratcliffe area this afternoon, as the showers went futher north. Still mild though
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Denbob99 on November 20, 2015, 02:52:31 pm
How does Gardom's look after rain? Never been but fancy getting on the grit on Sunday, otherwise I suppose it'll have to be somewhere windy like plantation or burbage south
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Three Nine on November 20, 2015, 03:27:06 pm
Its not the best grit venue for after rain
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Denbob99 on November 20, 2015, 04:50:54 pm
Cheers, I'll freeze myself elsewhere then
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 21, 2015, 08:50:12 am
good reports as usual

https://twitter.com/northlees/media
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 21, 2015, 11:08:59 am
Just back from secret garden, which was very wet with snow on top. Have family commitments today, so no time to scratch around for other venues but imagine many will be suffering in a similar fashion. There's a fair amount of snow out there that's gradually melting.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 21, 2015, 11:39:31 am
Just back from secret garden, which was very wet with snow on top

but you moved all the snow so that it'll be good for tomorrow, right?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: oooeese on November 21, 2015, 12:14:18 pm
The road from stanage popular up the hill towards burbage north is sheet ice. Just about passable in a bigger car with some confidence but we failed in the little hyundai i20. Just finished reversing/sliding all the way back down.  :doubt:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 21, 2015, 05:37:44 pm
It's here :)
No snow problems in the southern Peak today. Pleasant in the sun and out of the wind, but almost too cold in the wind and shade. Looks a bit less windy tomorrow so should be perfect.
Any know how the higher edges are doing, and if Ringinglow Road is passable?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 21, 2015, 06:10:24 pm
Quote from: https://twitter.com/northlees
Had to ring the police this evening to inform them that the road from Sheffield via #Ringinglow to #Hathersage is a sheet of ice,be careful

probably be the same first thing tomorrow, but might soften up later

I chickened out of going up it this afternoon due to having the kids in the car and the snail-like oncoming line of terrified urban 4x4 folk
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 21, 2015, 06:11:22 pm
Ringinglow is ok if you have some experience of driving on ice and don't meet anyone who doesn't. Unfortunately there are lots of them, so probably quicker to go round.

#BOSSCONNIES at Stanage.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stu Littlefair on November 21, 2015, 08:15:48 pm
Ringinglow was a nightmare this afternoon. Would have been a mission to get up - you couldn't even stand up without sliding downhill.

Would have been fine going downhill if it wasn't for all the people panicking, hitting their brakes and sliding sideways. Was carnage for a while.


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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on November 21, 2015, 08:24:56 pm
Crag X good. Just saying

Actually a bit glassy not complaining you understand just in the interest of full disclosure
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on November 21, 2015, 09:04:04 pm
Ringinglow! What a mess today!!
Mark, I'll be going round tomorrow, it was just sheet ice
Pretty much all of plantation was wet except some bits on the Pebble, half the green traverse and the business

Any ideas where will be good tomorrow? I was ridiculously cold today, as was anyone else. But seemed very mild out the wind
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 21, 2015, 09:25:54 pm

Crag X good. Just saying

Actually a bit glassy not complaining you understand just in the interest of full disclosure

Any joy?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on November 21, 2015, 10:05:45 pm
Some joy - no progress
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on November 21, 2015, 11:40:05 pm
but you moved all the snow so that it'll be good for tomorrow, right?

I wanted to and have done in the past but I hadn't anticipated the snow else I'd have had a Broom in the car! ... and I wouldn't have bothered going to secret garden but couldn't resist looking 'just in case'. There wasn't masses of snow on top though. Definitely too much for today but could be a chance for tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 22, 2015, 11:43:08 am
I visited The Burbage Nation today

Burbage South boulders were disappointingly damp first thing (low cloud and micro precipitation) so I sauntered up to Remergence - stuff there was fine, even the landing puddle was absent. Dead Tree Wall was also OK.

Looked to be an increasing number of cars coming up from Ringinglow

The South/Valley boulders still looked very damp when I went past them on the way home
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on November 22, 2015, 01:01:34 pm
I visited The Burbage Nation today

Didja see any injuns, pilgrim?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on November 22, 2015, 01:08:51 pm
The entire world and their dog was at Curbar yesterday. Trackside and Gorilla Warfare were swarming. We started at Baslow where Balls Test, and the Wallnut were totally dry and nicely cold (somehow sheltered), then headed over to Bad Landing which was vacant when we got there and was pleasantly cold until the sun set when it got proper baltic.

There were a number of people queueing behind one car which was struggling with the last bit of the road up to Curbar Gap (where it gets steep) when we walked past, but the road from Gardoms was absolutely fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Luke Owens on November 22, 2015, 10:33:04 pm
All of Curbar was bone dry today, road in was completely clear.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 26, 2015, 12:56:54 pm
Curbar is damp. Even top of trackside. GW dryish but pretty log conditions. Drying very slowly in a very light wind.

Plantation looked crap from a distance.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: LiamB on December 01, 2015, 08:38:04 pm
I was down at Robin Hoods Stride today. Which was damp but beginning to dry in a light wind and seemed to have had less rain, this afternoon, than further north.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 04, 2015, 06:27:51 pm
Stanage-le-bois was good today. Some dampness, but plenty of dry rock

with no significant rain and a fair bit of wind predicted, I would expect the Eastern Edges to be fun tomorrow

maybe take some tent pegs and sand bags to hold the mats down?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Three Nine on December 04, 2015, 08:55:53 pm
do you think it might actually be good? (long drive from where I am you see)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Three Nine on December 04, 2015, 08:57:09 pm
Odds of secret garden being nice?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Luke Owens on December 04, 2015, 09:03:22 pm
I know absolutely nothing about grit conditions as I've only climbed on it twice. Does anyone know how good conditions will be at Burbage on Sunday, given the weather forecast? Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 04, 2015, 09:07:28 pm
Secret garden suffers from seepage and can be slow to dry after rain. So there will probably be seepage but with the forecast gales it might dry quicker than it seeps. Anything specific?

Burbage west was mostly fine tonight but very green in places.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Luke Owens on December 04, 2015, 09:16:12 pm
Burbage west was mostly fine tonight but very green in places.

Cheers, it's a 2 hour drive for me so hoping it should be OK. Looking to get on The Nose and Breakfast, are they easy to find sans guide?

Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 04, 2015, 09:41:06 pm

Burbage west was mostly fine tonight but very green in places.

Cheers, it's a 2 hour drive for me so hoping it should be OK. Looking to get on The Nose and Breakfast, are they easy to find sans guide?

Cheers

Yes. At opposite ends of the edge.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 04, 2015, 09:50:56 pm
You should find the Nose no probs, it's near the carpark at the start of the main bit and covered in chalk. Breakfast is 100yds further in a little bay, the last climbable rock on the edge.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Luke Owens on December 04, 2015, 09:55:00 pm
Cheers both!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on December 04, 2015, 10:49:46 pm
What are your recommendations then Dave? Suavito area maybe sheltered?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 05, 2015, 12:12:03 am
Anywhere sheltered from south westerlies that's not especially green of slow drying will be worth a look.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on December 05, 2015, 08:18:31 am
Ah, you mean Raven Tor. Cheers  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on December 22, 2015, 09:04:53 am
Any point in driving over an hour to get there today? Is tomorrow a better bet?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 22, 2015, 09:06:06 am
Have you looked at a forecast?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on December 22, 2015, 09:23:57 am
Hi yeah looked at a few one saying cloud and little rain the other heavy rain! Tried to look on webcam the winking man one looked ok? Which is what made me post?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 22, 2015, 09:51:21 am
Look at the outside webcam. Check the rain radar.
It's also bloody windy (in Manc let alone the peak). Personally I'm shopping today and climbing tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 22, 2015, 10:40:37 am
Not raining here yet but tomorrow looks a much better bet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on December 22, 2015, 11:26:26 am
Cheers gents tomorrow it is!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on December 22, 2015, 11:33:20 pm
Sorry to be a pain in the ass but im a visiting south westerner so any suggestions for best venue tmrw or if anyone is keen to get together would be great!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 23, 2015, 06:03:04 am
me and another punter off here will be at Burbage West from 10.15ish - I'll be the chubby, bald one sandbagging a tall thin chap

lots of stuff should dry in the wind, but there may be seapage due to the last 2 months of rain

I expect that more folk will be out in the afternoon/evening
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on December 23, 2015, 09:18:11 am
Brilliant thanks for that hope to see you there!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 08, 2016, 01:22:42 pm
Drying rapidly here at BbgBridge. Decent wind and where dry nice Connies. If the rain holds off might be good for a cold early eve lantern session? Bring your duvet jacket..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 15, 2016, 01:15:12 pm
https://twitter.com/northlees/status/687970456092172288/photo/1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 16, 2016, 07:05:18 pm

Guessing it was mint today or was it all a bit damp? Any confirmations

Sleeting now in Sheffield and looking like a reasonably lump of rain/sleet/snow is expected over night.

Was hoping to get out tomorrow  :please:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 16, 2016, 07:10:30 pm
Take a broom - probably be alright. It'll be snow that high up. Easterly wind forecast so E edges might be nicely sheltered..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on January 16, 2016, 08:19:36 pm
Guessing it was mint today or was it all a bit damp? Any confirmations

Mint at Apparent North. The snowline was between Burbage and Millstone- not enough snow about to affect the climbing but it wasn't melting at all.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on January 17, 2016, 06:19:23 am
Snowline is right into valley floor this morning, fair dusting in Stoney but cold. Get your brooms out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on January 17, 2016, 09:07:54 am
Will Stanton be snowed out?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on January 17, 2016, 09:22:10 am
http://www.matlockbathcam.co.uk/ (http://www.matlockbathcam.co.uk/)

yeah rekon so, snowed down there as well
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on January 17, 2016, 09:30:44 am
Darn! Thanks. What are the roads like around Burbage?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on January 17, 2016, 09:37:48 am
Pictures of Stanage are showing snow covered roads this morning so there's a good chance Burbage North is the same. Burbage South from Fox House should be fine though as the Hathersage road is passable.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on January 17, 2016, 09:38:55 am
Good knowledge, ta!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 17, 2016, 09:43:20 am
Have a look at Twitter.com/northlees - shows a snowy plantation car park..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigtuboflard on January 17, 2016, 10:19:02 am
Have a look at Twitter.com/northlees - shows a snowy plantation car park..
Looks like a broom might be needed for Deliverance today https://twitter.com/northlees/status/688665439581384704
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 17, 2016, 10:30:28 am
it always has that much chalk on it
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on January 17, 2016, 12:16:16 pm
Courtesy of Bill the Ranger
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CY64Wz5WMAABuMm.jpg:large) (https://twitter.com/northlees)

Wish I'd gotten out yesterday now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nic mullin on January 17, 2016, 12:20:03 pm
Ringinglow road passable with care in a regular car. Some dry rock at burb north and west.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigtuboflard on January 17, 2016, 12:52:29 pm
Team out on Mother Cap not long ago, looked clean and dry.


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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on January 17, 2016, 05:02:19 pm
Ringinglow was a fucking disaster. Took me over hour and a half to get back down it to ringinglow village due to idiots...

Road now closed both ways

On conditions- West side story all dry, the mono problem to its left and a few other things
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 17, 2016, 05:07:20 pm
We where on mother cap which was prime. Brushed off a load of secret garden but it started snowing again.... Millstone buggered
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 17, 2016, 05:08:52 pm
Curbar top parking via the Owler Bar road was all completely clear until 100yards from the carpark. Didn't really check much out but Walk On by was all dry, with pads getting dripped on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 17, 2016, 05:20:27 pm
But WOB was dry? Reckon itll stay dry? Ie no snow on the face above?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 17, 2016, 06:41:58 pm
Yeah should be fine. No snow above. Looks like Bens Wall was also dry if Tom Newman's instagram is anything to go by.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nic mullin on January 17, 2016, 07:18:36 pm
For future reference - avoid parking in the layby just before burbage bridge when the roads are snowy/icy - quite a few people didn't make it around the gentle bend just before it today and slid into the layby out of control. Saw several bumps, a few near misses and one accident that only just managed to avoid being really serious, and I was only there for a couple of hours.   
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nic mullin on January 17, 2016, 07:25:30 pm
At rivelin acid reign and moontan were both dry and likely to stay that way. Didn't look at anything else.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 18, 2016, 08:56:01 am
aside from Rivelin, where should a chap with a rare mid-week day off go today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 18, 2016, 08:57:54 am
aside from Rivelin, where should a chap with a rare mid-week day off go today?

Get yourself up Walk On By - before it gets downgraded ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: a dense loner on January 18, 2016, 10:04:38 am
It was downgraded as soon as the other sequence was used, it's just that people refuse the downgrade
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 18, 2016, 10:08:30 am
I won't be getting up that whatever the grade

but.... what is the new sequence? or the old sequence for that matter?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 18, 2016, 10:40:08 am
aside from Rivelin, where should a chap with a rare mid-week day off go today?
Seems a bit dull and damp out there, I'd try Anston or the ever reliable Broomgrove
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 18, 2016, 10:46:18 am
Old sequence get mono drag thing with right, go left to tiny crimp. New, get mono drag thing with left, go right to good sidepull.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 18, 2016, 11:03:51 am
aside from Rivelin, where should a chap with a rare mid-week day off go today?
Seems a bit dull and damp out there, I'd try Anston or the ever reliable Broomgrove

off t'wall at this rate though broomgrove would be in fine form...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on January 18, 2016, 11:06:08 am
Old sequence get mono drag thing with right, go left to tiny crimp. New, get mono drag thing with left, go right to good sidepull.

ta, but where do you put the kneebar?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: a dense loner on January 18, 2016, 11:32:50 am
Barrows got it in before the mono and kept it in til the jug. Soft, second go. 3 days working the moves.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 18, 2016, 11:35:32 am
Old sequence get mono drag thing with right, go left to tiny crimp. New, get mono drag thing with left, go right to good sidepull.

ta, but where do you put the kneebar?

https://vimeo.com/149872391
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 19, 2016, 03:42:53 pm
Anywhere likely to be not wet tomorrow? Looks misty which suggests not...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 19, 2016, 03:57:52 pm
looks like the skies cleared briefly today

https://twitter.com/northlees/status/689454090254876676/photo/1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 25, 2016, 02:36:53 pm
Bbg S was warm and damp. Hard work looking for dry things that were sensible to climb. Bailed. More exposed places probably fared better - but there's still lots of wetness/seepyness about.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Denbob99 on January 25, 2016, 06:27:08 pm
We headed to Burbage North on Sunday just in case. It was absolutely gopping, water was dripping off Boyager and none of the faces were even close to drying, despite directly facing the wind. Might take a while for them to dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on January 25, 2016, 10:08:02 pm
Went to Stanage end Sunday
Everything gopping, I've never seen anything like it, heavy cool wind and dry for around 6 hours, yet still totally soaking

On a side note, beauty looks incredible
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DDDD on January 27, 2016, 07:44:59 pm
Anybody know if eatswood is dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: User deactivated on January 28, 2016, 09:18:49 am
Anyone care to hazard a guess how Burbage north will be this morning? Did it rain over night that way on?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 28, 2016, 09:22:27 am
https://twitter.com/OutsideShop/status/692637059446607872
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fatboySlimfast on January 28, 2016, 09:22:40 am
was very dank last night,frost this morning and now  sunny and cold in Stoney now with  some wind. Give it a while for the sun and wind to do it stuff  and I rekon it will be mint.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nic mullin on January 28, 2016, 09:23:09 am
Light frost on the ground in Sheffield but clear blue sky and a breeze from the SW at the minute. I'd be surprised if it wasn't dry most places without tree cover before lunchtime.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: User deactivated on January 28, 2016, 09:45:23 am
Cheers folks, fingers crossed for some decent conditions before the next dousing!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 28, 2016, 10:04:22 am
It is beautiful but baltic up there with the windchill. Burbage West looked like the best bet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 28, 2016, 03:23:05 pm
It is beautiful but baltic up there with the windchill. Burbage West looked like the best bet.

It was hard work. Showers came in about 2...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on January 30, 2016, 08:39:57 am
Anyone think burbage south will be dry? Its the only local eastern grit crag that should be out of this wind
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 30, 2016, 08:51:16 am
It's a Westerly so surely Burbage South will be full in the wind?  The edge won't see the sun all day either so probably quite a grim place to be.  And probably not likely to be that dry.

West will be sheltered and is generally a quick drying option, only needs a drive-by to check it out. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 30, 2016, 09:07:58 am
The edge was most decidedly not dry on Monday... (South). As Nai said it may be sheltered by that'll mean it's more likely to be gopping still.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 30, 2016, 09:12:43 am
went for a stroll round Higgar yesterday - the base of the main face (under The Rasp) was both sheltered and had plenty of dry bits

Higgar East was glowing green and was damp
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Gritter on January 30, 2016, 09:22:44 am
Any idea what it'll be like up at lowrider?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 30, 2016, 09:35:11 am
@northlees is up on the edge - ask directly?

https://twitter.com/northlees/status/693362356898942976/photo/1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 31, 2016, 08:44:37 am
https://twitter.com/northlees/status/693711468106235904
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 31, 2016, 09:09:12 am
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaCYjwLXEAAxOGJ.jpg:large)

https://twitter.com/northlees/status/693722089614884864/photo/1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DDDD on January 31, 2016, 10:46:41 am
Might be worth noting that I had a chat with the lady that owns the large house that you walk past to go to eatswood. She's one pretty angry woman. It appears that her angst is caused by people walking past her house and then having the audacity to be relatively near it whilst climbing. Not sure if this will cause problems in the near future but it may be worth keeping a low profile.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joble on January 31, 2016, 11:24:54 am
I've heard this from another source too.  Apparently it's better not to park at the pumping station layby near the house but to park further up in an actual car park in the woods and then take the track thought the woods which avoids going past the house.  You end up at the corner where you hop over the wall
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on January 31, 2016, 11:30:45 am
Yeah you def don't need to walk past the house. Just down from the wall is a obvious path and gap. Best to also park a few mins walk away then you can be completely undetected

Did she come out and approach you?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DDDD on January 31, 2016, 12:47:36 pm
I was parked in the normal place and getting my stuff together when she pulled up in her Range Rover. She went off a bit but in the end it came down to her not liking people walking past or being near her property. I thought it best not to antagonise her by pointing out that that was none of her business as she may know the farmer. She did mention that she was going to do her best to stop people going there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 31, 2016, 01:46:44 pm
She needs to move to a property not served by roads then, sheesh. Its a public right of way for christ sake.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 31, 2016, 02:08:01 pm
 Looked to me like they treat the verges by their house as part of their garden. They have Cctv too. Jobie's suggestion is a good one to avoid bumping into her.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 31, 2016, 02:50:56 pm
Isnt there a bit of a paradox* here whereby if access were allowed/climbing were legit/not frowned upon etc.. then parking spots and access routes could be clearly marked, disseminated, even the odd BMC sign or two etc... but because its a bit hush hush - the parking/access parts end up being not passed on... and we get a problem.

*I suspect this isnt the right word but really can't be arsed to think about it much :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 31, 2016, 03:28:40 pm
Isnt there a bit of a paradox* here whereby if access were allowed/climbing were legit/not frowned upon etc.. then parking spots and access routes could be clearly marked, disseminated, even the odd BMC sign or two etc... but because its a bit hush hush - the parking/access parts end up being not passed on... and we get a problem.

*I suspect this isnt the right word but really can't be arsed to think about it much :)

Its not even a problem. This is just a heads up on a disgruntled local with an unjustifiable grievance who is best and quite easily avoided. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Baldy on February 01, 2016, 09:27:20 am
I'd like to head out this afternoon - anyone got any knowledge on access/conditions?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on February 01, 2016, 12:45:45 pm
Park round the corner from where you start walking in. Don't go up onto the grass verge, walk through the woods. If you can see the house, you are going the wrong way. Unfortunately the woods way is a bit harder to find, but is easy once you've been once
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on February 01, 2016, 12:48:42 pm
I suspect it might be too windy there to climb!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Baldy on February 02, 2016, 12:07:35 am
Everything at curbar was dry and clean on Monday, very windy though, so maybe bring some rocks to hold your pads down with!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on February 02, 2016, 02:29:08 pm
Park round the corner from where you start walking in. Don't go up onto the grass verge, walk through the woods. If you can see the house, you are going the wrong way. Unfortunately the woods way is a bit harder to find, but is easy once you've been once

Another thing is to approach up the hill and pull over in the layby and chuck your mats over then park up on the top road. Someone did pull over when I did this once and said "You should be ashamed of yourself". Turned out he thought I was fly-tipping a mattress and was really embarrassed when I explained what I was doing.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 02, 2016, 02:50:26 pm
Where you also throwing over a ladder. Maybe thats why he thought you should be ashamed?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on February 02, 2016, 03:03:00 pm
Where you also throwing over a ladder. Maybe thats why he thought you should be ashamed?

I need it to reach the moral high ground
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on February 02, 2016, 03:09:12 pm
Just climb up to the top of the rock... Much higher
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on February 03, 2016, 10:37:02 am
does anyone know how much snow if any feel at Baslow this morning?  I'm thnking of a lantern session tonight...

Thanks!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 03, 2016, 10:40:25 am
Judging by the Outside webcam it looks fine. I was thinking the same but the forecast says >85% humidity, which in my experience means it will be shit
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 05, 2016, 11:17:14 am
Drying. Overcast fairly cold and windy. From BBG N
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 10, 2016, 05:14:37 pm
Curbar was pleasant in the sun today - but slightly soapy. Greased and pinged off the final crimps of early doors despite them being out of the sun.. :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on February 11, 2016, 05:34:22 pm
any predictions on dry climbable crags for tomorrow (Friday)? Planning on heading over but forecast's mixed/variable
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 11, 2016, 06:00:18 pm
I was hoping to head to BBG N tomorrow but similarly seeing a ever fading good forecast :( suspect some of the lime might be ok...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on February 11, 2016, 06:45:45 pm
wash your mouth out.....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 11, 2016, 06:54:33 pm

wash your mouth out.....

Though the forecast after the news was more promising...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 11, 2016, 07:05:10 pm
Probably leaving after rush hour and back in Manc by 3 - DM if you want a lift.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 12, 2016, 10:29:38 am
Primo at BbgN.. Rock bone dry in freezing fog with no wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on February 12, 2016, 10:31:51 am
what's the turd situation looking like?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 12, 2016, 11:03:24 am
I just curled a Lord of the rings down under remergence. It was a very pleasant experience - quite cinematic as the odd flurry of snow came down. #nosweetcorn
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on February 12, 2016, 11:29:30 am
One ring to rule them all and it has to be bloody tomtom's  >:(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 12, 2016, 11:32:41 am
ANYWAY... it's still good here at Secteur du pont @ burbage. Made progress to the two slots on Blind date - just got to link it all up before my skins disappears...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on February 12, 2016, 11:45:24 am
ANYWAY... it's still good here at Secteur du pont @ burbage. Made progress to the two slots on Blind date - just got to link it all up before my skins disappears...

 :great:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 12, 2016, 12:28:15 pm
My skin disappeared :) at Curbar refining my GW methods... It's very good here too... Don't worry if roads look wet it's very small amount of sleet - vertical rock all dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Jim on February 12, 2016, 06:02:58 pm
Primo at BbgN.. Rock bone dry in freezing fog with no wind.
really? we got there about 11:00 ish and the valley was full of freezing fog and everything looked dry but the wall was wet to the touch so went off to the secret garden which was fine (apart from a bit of drizzle) and got a bit of sun
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 12, 2016, 06:44:47 pm
Primo at BbgN.. Rock bone dry in freezing fog with no wind.
really? we got there about 11:00 ish and the valley was full of freezing fog and everything looked dry but the wall was wet to the touch so went off to the secret garden which was fine (apart from a bit of drizzle) and got a bit of sun

Yup - 'twas mint in the fog. I've felt wet walls at Almscliff before for the crag to be in excellent condition - so was worth the 2min potter down the path to check the crag.

Good session at Secret Garden?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on February 13, 2016, 03:05:51 pm
Secret garden was primo today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 18, 2016, 03:52:07 pm
Just back from Curbar - all good. GW Pit etc... all dry. Nice and grippy and enough of a wind to raise the friction without being baltic.. I'd say it'd be worth it for a lantern session in many places tonight... before the weekend turdfest of a forecast arrives...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on March 05, 2016, 08:03:31 pm
Anyone been out today ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigtuboflard on March 05, 2016, 08:07:16 pm
Been up to Stanage today,albeit running not climbing and there was a fair bit of run off and water running so be surprised if much is dry. Snow that's left is really slushy now too


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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stu Littlefair on March 05, 2016, 08:15:37 pm
Went out to rivelin. Nothing but sparks dry.


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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 05, 2016, 08:31:51 pm
Trackside boulder was dry at Curbar. Sean's arete climbable. Gorilla warfare boulder wet but no snow on top.

Hail storm melted lots of snow that was on the ground/on top.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on March 05, 2016, 10:35:17 pm
Froggatt was dry by 4/5 ish
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on March 06, 2016, 11:28:47 am
Anyone been clifftop or robin hoods stride way?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cha1n on March 06, 2016, 06:20:48 pm
Nobody I know but Mark20 said there wasn't any snow about near Bakewell and that was yesterday when the more northern crags were pretty snowy.

Great connies at Baslow today as the evening drew in.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigdrew on March 06, 2016, 07:53:55 pm
Anyone been clifftop or robin hoods stride way?

Been to both, clifftop was dry yesterday afternoon
Stride was in good nic today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 07, 2016, 09:40:15 am
The snowline is pretty high and getting higher. Most of the crags bar Stanage/ Burbage are fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on April 03, 2016, 09:56:36 am
Curbar us dried up nicely yesterday afternoon/evening. Though was feeling decidedly non grit season when the sun came onto it..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on April 07, 2016, 12:56:35 pm
At Curbar. Trackside all dry - rest drying fast. No idea about the pit.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on April 07, 2016, 12:59:15 pm
fuck the pit

(I'm at work with a cold)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on April 07, 2016, 01:42:27 pm
Pit says hi Lagers...

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160407/0e4e897bc0d7bd36137d1ebd9e0b3481.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on April 07, 2016, 01:47:57 pm
that's a puddle of your urine, right?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on April 07, 2016, 05:13:37 pm

that's a puddle of your urine, right?

No - that's next to the turd I left...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 29, 2016, 08:09:27 am
How's it looking this morning Peak side? Wet slates and very light drizzle here in Manchestershiresville. Suspect there may be clag about higher up...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 29, 2016, 08:37:41 am
no precipitation, but slightly damp pavements and condensation on cars

looks like low cloud at the moment

might be better later, but there is no wind
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 29, 2016, 08:41:03 am
and don't forget to check...

https://twitter.com/northlees/status/792265223960944641/photo/1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 29, 2016, 09:07:43 am
Aye. I have the choice of today OR tomorrow. Presently leaning towards tomorrow...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on October 29, 2016, 09:41:51 am
No chance today tt thick mist and zero wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on October 29, 2016, 10:28:38 am
No chance today tt thick mist and zero wind.

Cheers - just been for a walk around the block with the bairn in horrible drizzle... Tomorrow then... :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on November 04, 2016, 11:38:26 am
Has anyone been out today? Did it rain in the East or just the mist? Trying to work out if it'll be worth the drive from Manchester tomorrow.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on November 04, 2016, 12:10:37 pm
There have been several showers over Sheffield City Centre this morning and look East there was heavier cloud and what looked like more rain.  Looks a bit clearer now though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 04, 2016, 01:26:36 pm
Forecast sunny in the morning, should be decent.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on November 06, 2016, 12:02:50 pm
Brilliant conditions yesterday - cold with a strong breeze. A small rain shower at Burbage in the afternoon but things dried very quickly. Looks like winter conditions have finally arrived.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on November 06, 2016, 12:41:27 pm
Proper mint yesterday wasn't it?
Went to Gardoms and its at that stage where it's nice and cold, but hasn't gone green yet (for routes).
Raining today in Sheffield at the minute though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on November 06, 2016, 02:17:27 pm
Everything wet at the Plantation just now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 06, 2016, 07:02:26 pm
Snowing on the Snake apparently...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 12, 2016, 08:21:19 am
I think this is all you need to know about this morning

https://twitter.com/northlees/status/797347981959761920/video/1
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on November 18, 2016, 10:29:25 am
Has anyone been out this week? Has there been any snow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 18, 2016, 10:43:44 am
It was ok, a bit damp until this morning when the wet snow arrived.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: J.Kydd on November 18, 2016, 10:45:09 am
Likelihood of good conditions anywhere tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 18, 2016, 11:19:56 am
Snake pass now closed. Sunshine and showers tomorrow, have a look at the snow proof problems thread. (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,16522.msg289063.html#msg289063)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigtuboflard on November 18, 2016, 12:54:20 pm
always a good source of local conditions

https://twitter.com/northlees/status/799534124658753536
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slackline on November 18, 2016, 02:02:00 pm
The webcams linked from the Wiki are pretty handy too, quite a few dotted around the Peak are linked.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 18, 2016, 05:32:15 pm
Very little snow survived the day, only really lying up on Kinder. Lower and sunnier edges were dry by sunset.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on November 25, 2016, 11:10:20 am
Midges out at Burbage
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wood FT on November 25, 2016, 11:52:05 am
Midges out at Burbage

Hardy little bastards. Was the rock dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 25, 2016, 11:59:51 am
Was out yesterday at Curbar with Dolly and Rob... stuff was taking ages to dry as no sun nor wind.. but suspect it'll be good for the weekend - especially if (as forecast) its overcast..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on November 25, 2016, 08:31:31 pm
Midges out at Burbage

Hardy little bastards. Was the rock dry?

The rock was dry but just a lot of moisture in the air, I reckon the sun and blue sky this afternoon will have helped though. We need a bit of a breeze!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: al on November 26, 2016, 05:01:21 pm
stanage looked like a fantasy art poster this afternoon, climbed just above the inversion in bright sun all afternoon, sublime  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on November 26, 2016, 05:43:22 pm
I know it's not East, but Roaches was good all day today, got a bit warm for a couple of hours early afternoon but otherwise perfect. The morning fog stayed below in the valleys.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on November 26, 2016, 07:12:39 pm
stanage looked like a fantasy art poster this afternoon, climbed just above the inversion in bright sun all afternoon, sublime  :)

It was amazing. Some really good footage must have been taken today. I climbed in plantation in the pea soup (too time pressed to drive around looking for good conditions and was just pottering) then on the way back saw the most amazing blue sky inversion that I'd been missing out on. Had to laugh. Had a good time but that was something else today!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on November 26, 2016, 07:29:45 pm
Everywhere on the Eastern edges was amazingly pretty today- brilliant mist/ trees/ light interaction at Gardom's then breathtaking inversion scenes all the way up to Stanage after. My mate had never seen an inversion before and was literally speechless as we came over Curbar gap.  ;D

I forgot to take my camera out with me... :slap:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 06, 2016, 05:33:55 am
anyone been over the tops this morning?

what's the fog/mist doing?

which roads are ice-free?

cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on December 06, 2016, 01:59:12 pm
Bump bump bump..... Any news??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 06, 2016, 02:03:53 pm
roads are fine

rock mostly damp

conditions started poorly at Burb N and gradually deteriorated as bits of ice melted and condensation stuck it's oar in

Dead Tree Traverse and associated variations was the main highlight

that chalk on In Plain Sight isn't mine

even Remergence stuff was getting drips and condensation by the time we gave up
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: masonwoods101 on December 06, 2016, 02:14:07 pm
So it's screwed... Cheers man
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigdrew on December 10, 2016, 07:53:52 pm
Anyone been out today?.. Few bits logged ok UKC, and forecast is ok for tomorrow :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on December 10, 2016, 10:48:09 pm
South facing stuff at plantation not too bad, drying through the day. It was raining a bit this afternoon though...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on December 11, 2016, 10:52:28 am
Any early birds got a connies report?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 11, 2016, 05:34:06 pm
Stoney was in good nick.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Kingy on December 11, 2016, 09:40:25 pm
A lot of the bouldering at Froggatt was dry
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Topher on December 14, 2016, 04:24:42 pm
Looking to go bouldering tomorrow  (Thursday) any grit in good nic at the mo?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 14, 2016, 06:58:10 pm
Bit marginal today at plantation, stuff in the sun and wind was drying but a lot of green and dampness elsewhere. Didn't stop some plonker sieging Brad pit though. Somewhere like Froggatt would probably be a good bet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 15, 2016, 01:20:06 pm
It's all turd today. Clagged out. Remergence was dryish but then condensed out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Rha on December 17, 2016, 04:40:37 pm
Anyone get out today? Weather looks similar for the next few days, trying to decide whether to come up from the west mids tomorrow until Tuesday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 17, 2016, 05:02:28 pm
Curbar was great today... out of the cloud. Apparently Stanage wasn't.. (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161217/9e69a25db93c58c5f11e2b7e8f6ddbf1.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 18, 2016, 12:48:11 am
Burbage was very grippy in the late afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mallcock1 on December 20, 2016, 11:13:01 am
Anyone know how Burbage area is doing this morning? Roads were damp in Sheffield this morning, but I am keen to get out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 20, 2016, 11:28:54 am
If you're in Sheffield can't you bob up and have a look? Suspect it's fine - was yesterday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mallcock1 on December 20, 2016, 11:32:25 am
Not when you don't have a car and must rely on other transport
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 20, 2016, 11:40:59 am
It was terrible out yesterday due to no wind and high humidity, things were dry but conditions were terrible. Looks like a little bit more wind today and slightly lower humidity. I'd be risking it if I wasn't at work but probably heading to exposed spots. good luck
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on December 22, 2016, 10:31:30 am
Where were you Repute? Burbage valley had a stiff breeze and the rain held off until 1. Stuff on the crags were wet the south boulders were dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 22, 2016, 07:04:39 pm
Burbage west and north in good nick today, the nose was about the only thing damp.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: deacon on December 22, 2016, 07:15:54 pm
Gardoms- marks roof area soaked.
  Bin laden/perfect day/ gritstone treaty/ sauvito areas all good.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 22, 2016, 11:27:08 pm
It was terrible out yesterday due to no wind and high humidity, things were dry but conditions were terrible. Looks like a little bit more wind today and slightly lower humidity. I'd be risking it if I wasn't at work but probably heading to exposed spots. good luck
Where were you Repute? Burbage valley had a stiff breeze and the rain held off until 1. Stuff on the crags were wet the south boulders were dry.
Suspect it's fine - was yesterday.

This is why conditions reports are practically useless. How can we talking about the same day (Monday)!

I went Gardoms then Mothercap. Things were dry but conditions terrible. It didn't rain all day. There was no wind anywhere.

HAYdn said it was ace at the Tor.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on December 23, 2016, 08:06:36 am

HAYdn said it was ace at the Tor.


In other news: Pope revealed to be a Catholic in shock announcement.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: twoshoes on December 23, 2016, 08:41:42 am
I was hoping to sneak out this morning before the rain arrives but it looks like it  sneaked in overnight in matlock. Anyone know if it's any better further north?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 23, 2016, 08:53:48 am
I was hoping to sneak out this morning before the rain arrives but it looks like it  sneaked in overnight in matlock. Anyone know if it's any better further north?

Wet (but not raining) in S10 at 7:30 this morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: twoshoes on December 23, 2016, 10:04:20 am
Ta. I'm going to sit on the sofa with a cup of tea instead.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nickreyner on January 01, 2017, 04:01:19 pm
what are the chances of Burbage North being in good condition for a spot of bouldering tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on January 01, 2017, 04:19:20 pm
Fairly high I'd imagine? Forecast looks good!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rossydoodle61 on January 07, 2017, 11:11:17 am
Is it a big foggy mess?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 07, 2017, 05:14:21 pm
Is it a big foggy mess?

From FB reports it sounds like it.

Was anywhere dry today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 08, 2017, 10:41:35 am
At Secret Garden. It.Is.Fucked
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on January 08, 2017, 10:55:16 am
At Secret Garden.

An odd choice!

Might be OK higher up- Ms Cheque reported an inversion at Stanage c.9AM. It was hopping yesterday though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 08, 2017, 11:22:40 am
An odd choice!

I was on a mission. Generally claggy. Be very surprised if Stanage was OK.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on January 08, 2017, 11:37:24 am
It was hopping yesterday though.

That should read Gopping. Now I'm outside I also doubt it's anything but fucked too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on January 08, 2017, 11:52:19 am
just been over the top near fox house and froggatt and looked really grim. Gonna head back to matlock and see if parkside is dry

......it's not !!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 08, 2017, 01:02:13 pm
I was on a mission

we have Shark's epitaph sorted
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 13, 2017, 06:00:20 pm
Burbage north pretty much snow free by sunset today, few small drifts on the floor but very little on the rock. Guess Stanage will be similar. Bits that don't get the sun had snow stuck to them, it has been cold though ((snow still powdery), so there's a good chance it'll brush off if you get out early.

Ringinglow road is fine, usual patch of ice by Lady Cannings then a bit of snow on the hill after the cowperstone bend.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cjsheps on January 13, 2017, 07:56:12 pm
Wow, I didn't realise it had snowed so much.

I was thinking of going to Robin Hood's and Cratcliffe tomorrow - does anyone know if the roads are iced up?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joeisidle on January 13, 2017, 09:13:39 pm
Went to RHS today, was mostly fine on the roads, although Cliff Lane had a little bit of snow on it so if it's generally very icey tomorrow it might be a safer bet to use the bottom parking on B5056. A little bit of snow was left on some of the more sheltered things, but the majority of stuff was in good condition by late afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cjsheps on January 13, 2017, 09:29:42 pm
Thank you!
Title: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 13, 2017, 09:54:18 pm
Ringinglow up from Hathersage (up towards Higgar etc..) was not passable going up in a 2wd at 12 today - road was like glass. Other way up from Hathersage was the same. Got stuck halfway up but managed to get it spun around.

Got up to bbgN in the end via foxhouses way... no idea what the roads were like as sun set but I'd be surprised if they were completely snow/ice free.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bendavison on January 14, 2017, 09:19:24 am
Any idea where might be dry today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 14, 2017, 11:15:42 am
I  checked out secret garden at 8:30 am, mainly wet due to run-off or melting snow. Mother cap was all dry. Babe if snow passed through 9-10am.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on January 14, 2017, 06:23:31 pm
RHS/ Cratcliffe had a mixture of totally dry stuff, stuff with wet bits and things that look like they won't be dry 'til spring.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 14, 2017, 07:41:58 pm
Froggatt was 99% gravy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: rich d on January 14, 2017, 10:00:39 pm
Froggatt was 99% gravy.
gravy as in mint conditions, or gravy as in covered in Brown wet stuff
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 14, 2017, 10:33:14 pm
Gravy as in its all gravy, but not quite everything was all gravy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on January 17, 2017, 09:22:30 pm
Has anyone been out recently? Trying to work out if anything will be dry for Thursday / Friday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 17, 2017, 09:38:57 pm
It will have been wet since Sunday. I'm hoping to get out on Thursday as well so I'll post an update tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 18, 2017, 10:31:04 pm
Obvs I could be wrong but I dont think there's much chance of dry rock tomorrow. Its still with hardly any wind and its hardly dried all day. In fact there was very fine drizzle about 8 in the city centre so will probablty have been worse on t' edges.
Met Office says 86-87 % humidity tomorrow :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 18, 2017, 11:18:37 pm
Arse fucking biscuits. Wall day for me then. FUCK OFF CLAGGY GREY MISTY WEATHER!!!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on January 19, 2017, 06:45:42 pm
Went for a quick look at burbage today, went straight to remergence, Blind Ali was pretty much dry but everything else sodden. West looked awful too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 19, 2017, 07:33:59 pm
Decided to go to the wall today and actually get some exercise, but couldn't go through with it when it wasn't actually raining. Drove over the tops, took one look at the crags and went for a walk in Monsal dale. SHITE.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on January 20, 2017, 08:49:23 am
Planning Turningstone and Bradley Edge tomorrow, chances of it being dry/climbable?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on January 20, 2017, 09:31:31 am
With an easterly wind forecast. Pretty high I would say.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 20, 2017, 10:11:43 am
Looks much more promising today. Roofs and roads dry at dawn, some breaks in the cloud, lowering temps.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 20, 2017, 10:57:26 am
After six days the cloud bank of doom has finally moved north and the sun is now out.  :alky:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on January 20, 2017, 11:42:16 am
 :dance1:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 20, 2017, 12:45:45 pm
beautiful blue sky!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 20, 2017, 01:34:56 pm
It's a bit warm on the rock though... ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on January 20, 2017, 01:44:44 pm
Yeah. I'm in a t shirt at Burbage North.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 20, 2017, 02:08:07 pm
Fucking weather. Roll on winter.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 21, 2017, 09:47:42 am
anyone been out this morning?

bit damp on our street, so not sure what to think

(yes, Slackers, I know I could just pop out and find out for myself, but I am really busy with various people wanting my time)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 21, 2017, 10:35:01 am
Tesco's wasn't too busy if that helps?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 21, 2017, 11:16:56 am
fuck Tesco
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on January 21, 2017, 03:44:23 pm
Weird conditions. Stanage etc. were in a cloud ~10am but the rock was dry. Cleared up for a bit but then started to rain lightly ~2pm.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on January 21, 2017, 06:00:00 pm
Is it worth coming down from Yorkshire tomorrow? Wall to wall shite up here.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 21, 2017, 06:29:09 pm
I was thinking of heading North tomorrow as forecast looks better than Peak?
Was much cloudier than forecast here today, with drizzle later in the afternoon. I should think that things catching a breeze will be good tomorrow though. Anywhere in particular you were thinking of going?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on January 21, 2017, 06:34:13 pm
Turning stone edge was mostly dry, if a bit green. Humid though...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on January 21, 2017, 07:02:10 pm
Was able to climb at Gibb tor but it was unbearably cold in the wind. Roaches was more in cloud so may have been wet but I'm not sure.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 21, 2017, 07:19:48 pm
Wad a walk past hampers hang this avo with the binlids, most stuff there was dry despite the rain in the air.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on January 21, 2017, 11:23:04 pm
Roaches was not wet today. Freezing cold in the wind, but not wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 29, 2017, 08:47:44 am
Presently at bbg N. not great tbh. Most stuff damp - butbthibgs in the sun should dry fairly fast. Nice out - but not dry crisp super minty primo plus connies...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on January 29, 2017, 11:19:21 am
Not much dry at plantation either. Very borderline, might be okay by this afty.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 29, 2017, 12:09:40 pm
Anyone checked out curbar?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 29, 2017, 12:32:43 pm
It was drying - and was 'alright' in most places at bbg when I left. Suspect the exposed bits of curbizzle would be ok. Pits probably log though..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on January 29, 2017, 02:27:07 pm
Plantation wasn't much drier at 1 when I left than when I arrived around 11. Very little sun or wind made for poor drying conditions. Would be dry in 20mins with a stiff breeze.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on January 29, 2017, 06:45:22 pm
Well bbg west was dry on the first bit left of Go West, Nose soaked,  WSS dry.

Remergence was dry bar the break holds at start of hanging arete and Remergence start pocket. Not especially good nick on slopes, but otherwise acceptable. Glad I chanced it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Topher on February 10, 2017, 09:26:47 am
How's it looking? Thinking about driving up from Coventry, or am I wasting my time?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 10, 2017, 09:30:49 am
Stanage this morning:

https://twitter.com/NorthleesBill/status/829979885166804992
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on February 10, 2017, 09:32:04 am
Snowing/raining lightly in S11 and all roads and roofs wet. Don't think I would bother driving out from here so probably not worth it from Coventry!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Topher on February 10, 2017, 09:35:11 am
Cheers guys.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 10, 2017, 11:01:27 am
Snowy. Whilst it's not melting where it's recently fallen plenty of damp patches so very little in. @burbage, Remergence OK but slopey arête and blind fig holds wet. Some of west looks ok if you don't want to top out.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170210/f1aeccdebec65bd47662d6f5c3890a10.jpg)

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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on February 10, 2017, 11:53:05 am
Sphererobin!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 10, 2017, 12:38:20 pm
Indeed! For any comrades wanting a quick after work Peak hit - it's melting so lots of damp streaks. Below remergence stuff OK and there's a fella battling with the nose. Looks like streaks on WSS. Ok down in the valley but Baltic in the wind up on top. Exposed stuff might be dryer but will be pretty hostile!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 10, 2017, 01:58:08 pm
Ps - the Remergence Robin likes bread - but not egg.

Pps- was someone making some sort of litter based jokes by leaving some fig stones there... ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 10, 2017, 02:17:07 pm
Egg would make it a cannibal.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on February 10, 2017, 05:36:10 pm
Like long pigs eating pork
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 10, 2017, 06:26:09 pm
Or humans eating monkey?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dale_n on February 11, 2017, 09:58:26 am
Does anyone know how Burbage is at the moment?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Simon W on February 11, 2017, 10:36:41 am
Very wet in Sheffield S8 now, I'd imagine the peak is f*cked  :no:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 11, 2017, 10:40:28 am
I'd say most of the country is ferked weather wise at the moment. Still, looking at this Ysgo looks ok!

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170211/380fd8c8b33eba3228856c6111f50385.jpg)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Falling Down on February 11, 2017, 02:27:19 pm
It's even snowing in Notting Hill...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on February 13, 2017, 10:33:47 am
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170211/380fd8c8b33eba3228856c6111f50385.jpg)

What app is this TT? Ta!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 13, 2017, 10:35:29 am
Snow Radar, the clue is in the name, and in this case on the screenshot.

The companion app Home & Dry is also great, get them both as a bundle for a couple of fuckalls.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on February 13, 2017, 10:41:00 am
I just thought that was the name of the particular map he was looking at, not the whole app!  :tease:

Ta!

EDIT: Are you guys using that there apple product? My phone's an orange so I can't find the app in the store...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 13, 2017, 10:44:19 am
Yeah pomme de apple.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on February 13, 2017, 12:15:01 pm
Is that any better than/different to the Met Office rainfall radar?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on February 13, 2017, 12:38:06 pm
supposedly those apps use the highest res radar available. Not sure if the met office does or not.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 13, 2017, 04:42:38 pm
supposedly those apps use the highest res radar available. Not sure if the met office does or not.

I think Met office are the only people operating countrywide rain radar. I suspect they release (for free) their own product with a downgraded spatial and temporal resolution (ie only every 30 min) or with a delay. The paid for weather apps seem to get data every 10-15 min and with less delay - so I think they pay the met office for this. The spatial resolution of the Met Office radar (each pixel) is 5km by 5km.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on February 14, 2017, 10:58:45 am
shit, just shit this morning

melting snow making everything wet

small amount of dry rock on Bridge Arete and Little Roof next to it if you're desperate

the curse of Tuesdays continues
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on February 16, 2017, 08:34:13 am
I presume it's still all bad? Heading up from glorious Cornish sunshine and hoping to get something done today and tomorrow? Forecast is not looking good any suggestions greatly recieved!

Gutted!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on February 16, 2017, 09:08:45 am
Today looks ok but only till about 4. Some where that dries quickly could be ok - Stanage, Curbar etc.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on February 16, 2017, 09:51:36 am
Cheers monkey boy I'm en route!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 16, 2017, 11:24:01 am
Macca - if you're coming up from Cornwall, why not check out the Churnett first? Probably en-route (its right next to Alton Towers)?

Lots of it is pretty weather proof - with the only issue maybe being condensation (though its fairly windy).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on February 16, 2017, 11:21:53 pm
Cheers gents your input is much appreciated managed a couple of easier things at the roaches and Ramsay but the majority was pretty damp!

In the little john n9w with fingers firmly crossed that we can get on something tmrw. Anyone out or any suggestions on best bets again greatly recieved!

Thanks again

Macca
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on February 20, 2017, 09:21:30 am
Curbar boulders were dry as of ~7PM last night (19th).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: James Malloch on February 25, 2017, 10:25:47 pm
Is anywhere likely to be okay for a boulder tomorrow morning/lunch before the expected rain comes in the afternoon?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on February 25, 2017, 11:09:53 pm
It's all been a bit wet in sheffield today so probably not for grit. I don't know for certain though. Usual limestone question marks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on February 26, 2017, 07:53:16 am
Curbar or Plantation are usually a good option after rain. But I think it'd be a gamble today given the rain forecast for early afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 26, 2017, 08:27:37 am
Drizzly up Fox House way, a bit brighter futher south. Good breeze high up
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: James Malloch on February 26, 2017, 01:30:39 pm
Cheers mark, ended up at burbage on the remergence area. Pretty much all dry but bloody cold. Outside cafe is now proving to be the sensible option...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on March 01, 2017, 09:33:30 am
Anyone know how burbage south boulders are doing? Or gorilla warfare?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 01, 2017, 09:54:09 am
Very wet at dusk last night, looked dry this morning but GW is slow to dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on March 01, 2017, 01:36:40 pm
Some lunchtime drizzle at Stoney and Hathersage but the sun's out again in Sheffield now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 02, 2017, 09:41:16 am
Wagwaan, anyone been out today and know down to what level there was snow last night? Might get out after work but assuming Stanage and Burbage will be knackered with melting snow. Fingers crossed it just fell as rain down Curbar way?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on March 02, 2017, 09:50:08 am
Burbage south boulders were mainly dry at 6pm last night.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 02, 2017, 09:51:24 am
https://twitter.com/northleesbill/status/837210572995317762

Looks pretty low, could all go if it brightens up though. I've put the Linhof in the boot...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 02, 2017, 10:34:44 am
Snake has only just opened (snow) and the car fiddle webcam has looked very white this morning!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 02, 2017, 12:37:19 pm
C'est tout gravy, as the French would say.

https://twitter.com/NorthleesBill/status/837279675219062784
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: RobertHowden on March 04, 2017, 07:02:56 am
Is anywhere likely to be dry today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on March 11, 2017, 07:24:34 pm
Everywhere damp today. Not even Higgar was breezy enough to be climbable. If the couple I saw walking towards the Secret Garden are reading this then I salute your optimism.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on March 11, 2017, 08:10:07 pm
Trackside was fine this afternoon, though the sides which would have been out of the sun had the sun been shining were damp. Apparently Bens Wall, or at least the bit that most of us are able to access, i.e. the start, was dry. Gorilla warfare reportedly dank. Could see chalk in the bad landing stuff.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Kingy on March 11, 2017, 11:10:56 pm
Froggatt was dry today, the Pinnacle, Art of White Hat Wearing and Sole Power all fine
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on March 11, 2017, 11:53:41 pm
Looks like I should have gone out in the afternoon instead of the morning...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 23, 2017, 11:38:42 am
Still wet at Curbar. Trackside, bad landing lots of big streaks. Warfare pit soaked. Wind about so maybe ok for later on but shit now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on March 23, 2017, 12:21:05 pm
Likelihood of Eagle stone landing being dry this weekend? Forecast good...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 23, 2017, 12:36:41 pm
Pretty wet underfoot here. Who knows...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 23, 2017, 02:00:56 pm
100% I'd say. Or do you mean the landing?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: TobyD on April 01, 2017, 09:38:26 am
Anyone out there today, who can tell me if it's raining already? I'll be out on bike if at all, but I'm sure others will appreciate conditions report of the grit...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on April 24, 2017, 08:59:15 pm
Mint this evening
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on April 24, 2017, 09:14:45 pm
Mint, or rather absolutely fucking freezing in the wind. Just spent 2 hrs at bbg west, mostly out of the wind, and struggled to get warm. Should have gone to the Tor.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on April 24, 2017, 09:34:51 pm
 :clap2: too cold for the grit too bail to the lime.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on April 24, 2017, 10:12:37 pm
OK it's snowing in S11 right now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on April 25, 2017, 08:27:23 am
OK it's snowing in S11 right now.

Really? Glorious sunshine over here in Manc. Had been considering heading out after work tonight but the forecast seems a bit of.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 25, 2017, 08:39:04 am
Glorious here too. Shaded rock will have a thin covering of snow. It has already gone from anywhere in the Sun.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on April 25, 2017, 09:23:22 am
Glorious here too. Shaded rock will have a thin covering of snow. It has already gone from anywhere in the Sun.

Hmm, tempting but looks like the rain will have set in before i can get away from work according to the forecast.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on April 25, 2017, 09:53:17 am
Showers looks like they are struggling to penetrate south at the mo so I'd keep an eye on it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on April 25, 2017, 09:54:46 am
On this subject of showers, which is the best rain radar type app do ya reckon?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dave on April 25, 2017, 09:57:48 am
Home&Dry

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/home-and-dry/id654608885?mt=8
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on April 25, 2017, 10:06:21 am
Thanks!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Obi-Wan is lost... on April 25, 2017, 12:29:00 pm
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/mobile

(i use the mobile version on all devices as it's a cleaner interface)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Plattsy on April 25, 2017, 01:10:59 pm
Everything mint on Burbage South edge if bitterly cold. The odd hail shower not causing any problem.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on April 25, 2017, 08:44:29 pm
Good day for all then Plattsy?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on May 04, 2017, 04:41:02 pm
Where's out of the wind then?!

(Pls don't say Secret Garden)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: BID on May 04, 2017, 05:18:05 pm
Burbage West should be, the wind is Westernly according to the met office. Past that, god only knows.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on May 04, 2017, 05:42:10 pm
Really? Felt more like a North Easterly in the playground earlier. BW will be getting it full on but there should be plenty of places escaping it.

Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on May 04, 2017, 06:28:54 pm
Yup. Easterly.
https://www.ventusky.com/?p=51.4;-0.8;4&l=temperature
Bbg south edge would be good...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: BID on May 05, 2017, 09:59:59 am
Sorry, turns out I can't read/use my brain  :oops:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on May 13, 2017, 08:30:28 am
 Grim in Manchester at the moment but rain today implies the east will be in better nick and NorthLeesBill makes it look like it might dry. Am I being over optimistic?

Thinking easy grit but could go line if pushed......
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on May 13, 2017, 11:28:34 am
just retreated from Burb N with the kids due to wind and rain - it was drying off almost as fast as it landed, but the fun was reduced
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on May 13, 2017, 03:05:56 pm
Just back from Tideswell - was all good. On the way there rain stopped a bit after sparrowpits - much better on the way back.

Thought it might be too humid leading to condensed - but was all ok.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on September 22, 2017, 01:08:40 pm
Mothercap and Secret Garden in decent condition this morning
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on October 24, 2017, 12:26:59 pm
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to where might be dry later this afternoon? Was hoping for apparent north or plantation but they were absolutely gopping yesterday eve, might have just been because of the very low cloud though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on October 24, 2017, 12:43:41 pm
In Nether Green at the moment and its been rain/sun/rain/sun all morning.

Tarmac still very wet. stiff breeze and quite mild out.  very much a lottery I'd say.   :shrug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on October 24, 2017, 02:23:46 pm
Trackside came good late Sunday afternoon, on a similarly crap day, always a good bet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on October 24, 2017, 03:37:17 pm
Just started raining lightly in Nether Green, but might blow over.
Tarmac dry, (but getting wetter by the second now)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on October 24, 2017, 08:21:22 pm
Apparent north was reasonably dry by the end of the day, just damp in the backs of breaks etc.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on November 06, 2017, 01:59:54 pm
Anyone been to the secret garden in the last few days? Interested in Dick Williams and Fireball. Ta
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shurt on November 14, 2017, 09:44:57 am
Am in the Peak this week. Any advice on where best to climb given wind, weather etc. Will be bouldering...
Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Denbob99 on November 15, 2017, 09:30:12 am
Plantation was gopping yesterday, maybe a bit of wind will dry it out? We didn't get any rain in Sheffield but maybe there was some out there
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 15, 2017, 09:57:19 am
Damp in Sheff this am and zero wind. I'd not be rushing out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Denbob99 on November 15, 2017, 01:35:41 pm
The road's dry outside work now and winds are coming from the SW so might be in luck for a lantern sesh
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: twoshoes on November 15, 2017, 02:37:18 pm
Double-digit temps, no wind and a touch a drizzle in Bakewell. Road's dry though. Might be OK, doubt it'll be good. (Dunno if it's any better up at Stanage etc. )
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Denbob99 on November 15, 2017, 02:42:26 pm
Fair enough, will make a call when I get home I suppose. So much warmer than it was last week!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: El Mocho on November 15, 2017, 05:21:56 pm
Took dogs up to Stanage earlier. Warm, wet, no wind...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shurt on November 15, 2017, 09:22:50 pm
It rained this arvo. Tried to climb in a couple of places - Curbar / Baslow and then Moorside / Gardoms. Drizzle at the first and showers at the second. Went to Rubicon on the way home out of desperation and stayed 20 mins. The glassy footholds are bullshit...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 25, 2017, 09:11:53 am
Dusting of snow in the Peak I should think most things fucked :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on November 25, 2017, 01:49:44 pm
eatswood is dry :whistle:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 25, 2017, 02:00:59 pm
Must have just missed you.
Was all dry until the last hold!  :slap:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on November 25, 2017, 02:23:36 pm
The Last holds are jugs though mark!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on November 25, 2017, 06:15:43 pm
Predictions for tomorrow etc.?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 25, 2017, 06:19:39 pm
Most stuff wet today, Froggatt pinnacle dry as ever. Looks better tomorrow. How's Yorkshire fairing?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 25, 2017, 06:22:49 pm
Looks pretty showery for the Eastern edges again? Anston might be a good bet if you're coming down this way. Though looks better in Yorkshire?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on November 25, 2017, 06:28:40 pm
Almscliff predictably dry but absolutely freezing. Caley damp up top but drying. Tender Homecoming got done and I'd imagine the rest of Brimham would have been decent too.

We'll stay up here if things look damp down there for sure. Fuck Anston during brown season!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on November 26, 2017, 08:08:40 am
Anyone out in the peak able to give an update on what its looking like this morning?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 26, 2017, 08:32:58 am
I'm 4 miles from Burbage and everything is very wet with no breeze
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on November 28, 2017, 02:06:20 pm
Anyone been out to burbage south / secret garden? Worth a punt tonight?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 28, 2017, 02:09:56 pm
I'd say so. Don't forget your thermals.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on November 28, 2017, 02:42:24 pm
Cheers. Funny weather at the moment. I keep walking to work in the morning under blue skies thinking it'll be great in the evening and then it comes over a bit grey and cloudy after lunch.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on November 28, 2017, 08:47:15 pm
Very cold for the last couple of hours of daylight at Baslow today.
Started to get drizzly as well.
Will be great for the rest of the week I would have thought
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 30, 2017, 07:26:58 am
cold and dry in West Sheffield this morning

if I was in a position to get out on grit, I would be pretty psyched
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 01, 2017, 03:56:40 pm
Does anyone know what the snow siuation is at end of play today? Obviously hoping it won't be a meltwater runoff nightmare tomnorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 01, 2017, 05:03:24 pm
I was out this afternoon Mike, very little snow around, just a bit on paths and sheltered nooks and crannies. The top of a few problems were a bit damp, but mostly fine
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 01, 2017, 05:24:25 pm
I drove past burbage north, higgar etc. this afternoon. What Mark said. Gutted I couldn't stop and have a climb, pretty good connies Id have thought.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 01, 2017, 06:45:38 pm
Cheers guys, amazed how little is left now I'm back home!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stvey1987 on December 02, 2017, 08:52:16 am
Good morning! Was hoping to get out today in the peak as weather looked just fine however waking this morning I find a very damp Newcastle under lyme and I'm worried how far east this damp patch might stretch. Peak webcams don't look promising...anyone over in the east got any info ? Was hoping to go Baslow, cheers!

Steve
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on December 02, 2017, 09:53:13 am
Damp in Stockport and Macclesfield so wondering how weather is around Hathersage? Thanks to anyone who can share info on current conditions.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on December 02, 2017, 10:23:16 am
bright, dry and crisp in S17, feels like it'll be good out there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Brannock on December 02, 2017, 01:09:25 pm
 At plantation stuff facing into the wind is OK, out the wind gopping, pretty warms as well, 8 degrees.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on December 03, 2017, 09:39:29 am
Any updates from within the peak? Seems pretty damp here in central Sheffield.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: alx on December 03, 2017, 10:32:28 am


Castleton webcam shows similar. Damp roads and walls with high humidity.
http://www.lindley.org/weather/index.html

The rest of the Peak looks pretty damp as well
http://www.jamesgphotography.co.uk/peak-district-webcams/
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on December 03, 2017, 05:28:10 pm
Secret garden, not too far off this afternoon. With a bit of a breeze it would have dried in no time.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 04, 2017, 02:00:28 pm
Was that you who gave me the padding beta for Dick Williams before despondently wandering off?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on December 04, 2017, 02:12:15 pm
No, it was deserted when I was there!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 04, 2017, 02:15:29 pm
Ah, I'd already buggered off to lose my knuckles at Mother Cap by then then.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 04, 2017, 08:02:52 pm
Curbar reportedly 'mint' this morning, Burbage marginal at dusk. Clag on the higher moors.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 05, 2017, 02:33:25 pm
Baltic in the wind at the plantation today.

Good conditions though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 05, 2017, 03:16:21 pm
Baltic in the wind at the plantation today.

Good conditions though.

PS - Not that it applies to anyone on here (I hope) but the place looked a mess. Most problems caked in chalk, presumably from the over eager types trying what must have been damp problems over the last couple of days.

This coupled with some excessive donkey ticks at Curbar yesterday makes me a bit sad / angry.

/Rant over
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on December 06, 2017, 12:22:04 am
Baltic in the wind at the plantation today.

Good conditions though.

PS - Not that it applies to anyone on here (I hope) but the place looked a mess. Most problems caked in chalk, presumably from the over eager types trying what must have been damp problems over the last couple of days.

This coupled with some excessive donkey ticks at Curbar yesterday makes me a bit sad / angry.

/Rant over

Plantation was a fucking disgrace on Sunday.  Particularly captain hook, Zippa and green traverse. All soaking and all covered in chalk and surrounded as people tried to dry them
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Monkeyboy on December 06, 2017, 07:59:56 am
I think after a damp weekend in the Peak most places that saw any visitors will have been like this. As Chris says Gorilla Warfare/Early Doors was a disgrace on Monday, Suavito and G-Thang were in a pretty sorry state yesterday.

Just a reminder that chalk doesn't dry rock, please remove tickmarks after use and brush off excess chalk on holds.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on December 06, 2017, 09:20:21 am

Yep -

Plantation was a fucking disgrace on Sunday.  Particularly captain hook, Zippa and green traverse. All soaking and all covered in chalk and surrounded as people tried to dry them

I've been frequenting the plantation of late, usually during the week when its quiet.  I was dismayed to find all the footholds on the deliverance slab had been 'poffed' with chalk balls.  Impossible to brush off and lets face it, that lump of grit needs as little brushing as possible. I reckon it'll not too long before we see some sort of tipping point where the smears really start to get worn away quickly.  :wall:

I've been avoiding weekends because I really don't think I'd be able to cope with the levels of fcukwhittery and would probably just ruin my day. [/Humbug]
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 08, 2017, 01:19:43 pm
A fair bit of snow around Burbage / Stanage. Plenty of dry rock around but snowy topouts likely to be the crux.

Snow proof problems thread is here (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,16522.0.html)

Ringinglow road was passable with care although the slight uphill after Fiddler's Elbow was like an ice rink. Saw a few vehicles struggle to make it up and even an X5 ended up sideways with the sudden loss of traction.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 08, 2017, 02:51:17 pm
Had a quick scout over to Flatworld at Baslow this afternoon. Similar story, quite a bit of snow about but stuff that was getting some sun was fine. Run off might be an issue for some stuff over the next day or two unless the temperatures drop. froggatt and curbar looked similar.

Main roads out of sheffield were fine. Little road to the top of curbar gap was ok but probably a bit spicey if you wanted to follow it down to curbar village.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on December 08, 2017, 05:27:38 pm
Can anyone hazard a guess as to whether the following might be ok to climb tomorrow:
- Secret Garden
- Mark’s Roof
- Suavito
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: TobyD on December 08, 2017, 08:47:53 pm
Can anyone hazard a guess as to whether the following might be ok to climb tomorrow:
- Secret Garden
- Mark’s Roof
- Suavito

May well be, drifting snow this evening near Burbage, main roads fine, but I'd wait for the sun to be out for a bit first! It'll be bloody cold If it's anything like today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on December 08, 2017, 09:17:35 pm
even an X5 ended up sideways with the sudden loss of traction.

due to its shit summer 'slick' tyres no doubt.  Driving a big 4x4 with smooth/quiet/summer/slick tyres on is like putting on yer big coat, your hat, your scarf, your mitts and then
slipping into some flip flops for a walk up the icy paths  :wall:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on December 08, 2017, 11:34:44 pm
even an X5 ended up sideways with the sudden loss of traction.

like putting on yer big coat, your hat, your scarf, your mitts and then
slipping into some flip flops for a walk up the icy paths  :wall:

This is a fantastic image.  :lol:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on December 09, 2017, 08:55:07 am
Can anyone hazard a guess as to whether the following might be ok to climb tomorrow:
- Secret Garden
- Mark’s Roof
- Suavito

May well be, drifting snow this evening near Burbage, main roads fine, but I'd wait for the sun to be out for a bit first! It'll be bloody cold If it's anything like today.
cheers, will report back this eve
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on December 09, 2017, 05:18:29 pm
A fair amount of stuff unclimbable today due to snow/ice. Secret garden was ok for the most part until the snow came. Curbar was all good and snow free on the boulders
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on December 09, 2017, 10:24:10 pm
A fair amount of stuff unclimbable today due to snow/ice. Secret garden was ok for the most part until the snow came. Curbar was all good and snow free on the boulders
You must have been there earlier than me - I checked out Secret Garden early afternoon and I’m not convinced anything was OK to climb on by then with the possible exception of the 2 problems right of the arête on the left hand side. Other stuff might have been climbable, but wouldn’t have done the rock any good - damp slopers and no breeze to dry things off. I gave up and went to the Works.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 11, 2017, 05:14:04 pm
-4.5 at Burbage bridge at dusk. There are bits of dry rock, where the sun has been on it, but a lot of tops and shady aspects plastered.

Ringinglow Road is passable with care but white on the top and doesn't look to have seen much grit. Will be very icy up there in the morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bolehillbilly on December 11, 2017, 08:56:44 pm
Has anyone been out today or got any thoughts on likelihood of anything being in nick around Curbar Baslow area tomorrow?)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 12, 2017, 04:57:44 pm
Fucking mint. What a great day!

Forecast to rain tonight, soz.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on December 14, 2017, 11:59:01 am
Does anyone have an update?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 14, 2017, 12:08:14 pm
Heavy wet snow last night, Snake was shut this AM, I wouldn't be hopeful.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on December 14, 2017, 12:25:20 pm
Thanks. Fingers crossed for the weekend then.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on December 15, 2017, 09:09:49 am
How’s it looking up there at the moment? Been in Brum
All week and most of the snow has gone but it’s still been cold at night...

What would be folks suggestions for places to go? Art of white hat wearing likely to be in/out? Rowtor maybe?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 15, 2017, 09:30:46 am
Not sure on the Peak snow situation but I heard the Snake was closed last night, so presumably not great. Hopefully someone can update us from today? I'd doubt White Hats will be dry, it takes run off from the top. I saw a mate did a few bits at Robin Hoods Stride yesterday and it didn't look too snowy from the photos. I've just driven past Wharncliffe which is snow free.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 15, 2017, 10:18:18 am
Wednesday night's giant wet snow dump was only on high ground so I think the southern Peak crags will have survived it. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on December 15, 2017, 10:24:43 am
Cool, Greenwood reports that most of the snow has gone. Sad news re white hat... maybe head south then
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 15, 2017, 01:48:35 pm
Pinned to the tip of the 'Conditions reports' forum is a snow-free problems thread. Froggatt pinnacle has an almost perfect record.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on December 15, 2017, 05:39:37 pm
Cheers JB
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on December 15, 2017, 07:23:45 pm
Curbar and south were snow free yesterday. Rhs dry most of the day!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 16, 2017, 08:34:29 am
Not much snow left. Froggatt dry so I guess curbar and southwards all ok except anything prone to runoff etc. Bit snowier at burbage stanage and some ice on roads
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Denbob99 on December 18, 2017, 01:02:13 pm
Anyone in the peak know what the wind's up to? Wondering if anything has dried off after yesterdays rain
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 18, 2017, 01:24:35 pm
Still at the Buckstone. Midges are out.. (in small numbers). Stuff in the sun is OK but not primo.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Denbob99 on December 18, 2017, 06:28:56 pm
Pea soup fog at Burbage
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on December 19, 2017, 12:45:35 pm
Any updates from this morning? Ta
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 19, 2017, 04:30:18 pm
I was out on Monday in the glorious sunshine, but with no wind it didn't feel great. High humidity, mild and cloudy for the next week, it's not looking great  :no:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on December 19, 2017, 04:57:46 pm
Stuff on the edge at curbar was dry this afternoon but felt humid and warm, not great connies. Trackside was dry but all the other problems on that boulder looked damp, though some people climbing them. GW fuckd. The phantom chalk ball dabber has been at Bad Lip (it was bad) but to no avail, still sodden.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: i_a_coops on December 20, 2017, 08:53:31 pm
Hoping to get out on grit tomorrow, is anywhere likely to be ok? I want to go to Burbage South, is that a reasonable bet for conditions?

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 20, 2017, 10:27:40 pm
Burbage south wouldnt be my first choice, its been pretty muggy in sheffield today and there's a chance of rain overnight. If you can find anywhere that's getting a breath of wind you might be in luck, or bits and pieces on froggatt/curbar might be in.

Drop us a line if you fancy a brew after your session :) Would be good to catch up.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 20, 2017, 10:29:20 pm
Super warm and muggy. Taking the fan to Anston
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 21, 2017, 09:07:43 pm
Any reports from today? I know the underlying basics are crap (lots of moisture and warm tenps) but I’ve been gifted a partial day pass out and it would be a shame to fritter it away at the wall....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 21, 2017, 09:17:42 pm
I know the underlying basics are crap (lots of moisture and warm temps) but I’ve been gifted a partial day pass out and it would be a shame to fritter it away at the wall....

wadded for this exemplary attitude
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on December 21, 2017, 09:22:01 pm
I had a walk up lose hill this afternoon: dense fog, warm temps and steady rain. A seemed like a similar story going past stanage and burbage too. Maybe further south will be good. I was thinking of trying anston tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 21, 2017, 09:33:51 pm
Taa. Similar forecast for tomorrow as today.. bah. Might go and watch Star Wars instead.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 28, 2017, 12:34:11 pm
Snowier than you’d expect from Sheffield at the moment- I turned back at Lady Cannings.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Drew on December 31, 2017, 10:49:06 am
What's the latest news? Stuff dry and climbable?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on January 06, 2018, 10:27:17 am
Was thinking of heading to the stride this afternoon.  Anyone able to predict if it will be any good? Ta
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bolehillbilly on January 06, 2018, 10:38:31 am
Wet this morning until 10 at Black Rocks but clear now and a bit of a breeze.  If it stays dry it might be okay at Stride, suspect other local options like bits of Stanton Moor would be dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 06, 2018, 05:16:32 pm
Plantation had some mint conditions at sunset tonight but a lot still wet. Should be good tomorrow but if these north-easterlies persist most of the eastern edges will be sheltered and therefore reliant on sun to dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 07, 2018, 09:50:27 am
Frosty at the plantation this morning. Most flat holds have a layer of frost that is melting noww but will take a while to dry. Reckon itll be mint by about 12.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 07, 2018, 11:04:15 am
T shirt weather in the sun at Curbar. Ok connies in the sun at the moment but will probably get too hot soon. Getting busy. Watch the road if you visit - half ice.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 07, 2018, 07:09:34 pm
T shirt weather in the sun at Curbar. Ok connies in the sun at the moment but will probably get too hot soon. Getting busy. Watch the road if you visit - half ice.

Crazy scenes on the hill (the road) as I left - people parked all the way down the hill (and around the corner) - uphill side was icy, so people getting stuck but idiots ploughing down hill at full speed. Not seen it that bad on a summer bank holiday weekend...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 07, 2018, 07:50:45 pm
Pretty mint at Burbage today, should be the same tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on January 07, 2018, 09:24:13 pm
Bon con at the roaches today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on January 08, 2018, 10:13:37 am
Bon con at the roaches today

Wrong thread. (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,13404.75.html)  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Phat Slapper on January 10, 2018, 06:48:17 pm
Anyone been out today? Burbage yesterday was all verglass and icicles. Cratcliffe was damp. Has it improved?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: fiveknuckle21 on January 10, 2018, 08:08:57 pm
Was up at Curbar, decent enough nick on Sean's/WOB mid afternoon. Everything else looked a touch damp but nothing a brisk wind won't resolve.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on January 11, 2018, 08:04:23 am
Bon con at the roaches today

Wrong thread. (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,13404.75.html)  ;)

Ah yes... my mistake!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Schnell on January 12, 2018, 11:27:47 am
Any thoughts on where might be climbable tomorrow if current levels of clag and lack of wind continue?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 12, 2018, 04:47:53 pm
Any thoughts on where might be climbable tomorrow if current levels of clag and lack of wind continue?

Grim at Burbage when I went for a walk earlier though had a closer look at Remergence and it was climbable though I didnt pull on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 13, 2018, 09:45:55 am
It's pretty gloomy in S11, but it's the driest morning we've had all week and there's a decent breeze. Roofs and walls dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on January 13, 2018, 10:45:52 am
Trackside almost fully dry. A tad breezy
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 14, 2018, 09:55:20 am
Up at curbar right now. Bit misty bit rock is bone dry. Great conditions. Suspect most of the scrittle will be great today.

Get out of bed and get outside!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 14, 2018, 11:24:28 am
Wankers  >:(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on January 16, 2018, 11:46:39 am
 :sorry: to be a pain but looking for some advice from the locals!

I was hoping to head up to the Peak from Cornwall for the weekend Fri, Sat and Sun but only if its going to be worth it.

Have had a look at the forecast which look pretty poor, shall I sack it off now and try and find somewhere else or does anyone think it will be worth the drive!

Thanks in advance Macca
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on January 16, 2018, 12:06:30 pm
Friday and saturday look breezy and dry so you might get away with it. Probably need to pick your venue on the friday to get somewhere thats not damp as today to thursday looks pretty moist. Sunday looks pretty rubbish. Long way to come on a marginal forecast I'd say.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 16, 2018, 12:40:22 pm

Absolutely shitting down with snow in Sheffield and has been all morning. Melting as soon as it hits the floor, but not sure whats happening up higher on the edges.  Forecast to continue for the next couple of days.  If its sticking then there may be some good snowballing conditions, but somehow, I think it looks as though its just going to be horrible slushy wet conditions, which doesn't look like its going to lend itself to primo conditions.   :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 16, 2018, 01:07:55 pm
The big snowballing drifts have all tended to come from blizzards in NE'ly airflow. They tend to be colder and all the snow blown across the moors drops into the lee of the edges. NW'les like this just tend to plaster the rock with wet snow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on January 17, 2018, 05:55:43 pm
Thanks all for the input!

As I suspected I don't think I can justify the drive!

Another weekend of wandering around damp woods here we come!

Cheers Macca
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Coops_13 on January 19, 2018, 12:49:23 pm
Any update on how things are looking for the weekend? Guessing there's lots of snow, is it wet or will stuff be dry under it? Aiming for plantation, but other suggestions considered...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 19, 2018, 12:52:16 pm
Lots of wet snow. Temps have been up and down a bit. Higher edges will be a gamble but so will most places. Rivelin?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cjsheps on January 27, 2018, 06:10:47 pm
Would anyone be able to suggest a dry venue for tomorrow?

 :beer2:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 27, 2018, 07:11:28 pm
Looks condensy AF, so somewhere not sheltered and in direct sunshine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cjsheps on January 27, 2018, 08:42:30 pm
Thanks  :hug:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on January 27, 2018, 10:29:14 pm
Am I being thick? What does AF mean Adam? Thinking of Burbage south?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: teestub on January 27, 2018, 10:34:19 pm
JB is just DWTK
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on January 27, 2018, 10:45:13 pm
Oh, I see. I am getting on a bit and not dwtk
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on January 30, 2018, 10:47:59 am
Any word from this morning? Was thinking of heading to stanage this afternoon.

ta
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nic mullin on January 30, 2018, 11:08:42 am
Dry on the ground in Sheffield, some light cloud, gentle breeze from SW, i’d expect stanage to be good this afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 30, 2018, 11:54:42 am
I’m working up Strines way, bright and breezy, roads and drystone walls dry, should be pretty good on the grit
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: csl on February 02, 2018, 01:26:59 pm
What are peoples bets for the weekend? Saturday wash out, Sunday ok?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on February 02, 2018, 04:43:20 pm
Forecast seems to have improved slightly this afternoon, but suspect saturday is still likely to be shit and sunday probably ok. Wouldn't rule out saturday though, its 40% chance of precipitation according to the met.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mr chaz on February 03, 2018, 06:00:39 pm
Chances of dry rock tomorrow? (TIA)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on February 03, 2018, 06:25:59 pm
Was out bouldering at rubicon until noon today. (That was all wet apart from three tier test piece area and the 5 holds on BSD.) It was chucking it down on the way there, sleet and everything. And it’s drizzling in s17 now, with low cloud / mist rolling in from Totley Moor when I was out on my run.

So I would say close to zero chance of dry grit tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on February 03, 2018, 06:39:53 pm
But...saying all that...my mrs reckons if it doesn’t rain between now and then, that trackside will be dry. There’s only one way to know for sure.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 03, 2018, 07:00:50 pm
My money is on a good day tomorrow :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on February 04, 2018, 09:52:16 am
Any revised predictions this morning?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on February 04, 2018, 10:40:43 am
Looks like it’s worth going to find out. Tom Tom and my mrs might well have been right. Roads are still wet tho.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: old cheese on February 04, 2018, 11:42:06 am
Burbage south edge currently good if you choose your problems
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mr chaz on February 04, 2018, 05:14:16 pm
Thanks Murph’s mrs and TT. Stuck a little closer to home but had a decent day on the western grit
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on February 04, 2018, 05:59:57 pm
Apologies ukbers. Conditions this afternoon were of course minty mint. Friction was quite something. Blue skies. It was one of those days you dream of.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on February 05, 2018, 03:23:56 pm
Seconded. Conditions up at Stanage North, on Hampers Hang were phenomenal...should have been trying something harder!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on February 23, 2018, 05:01:44 pm
Totally sheltered under the edge at Froggatt this afternoon. Cool but not great conditions, might even feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine over the weekend. But very cold on top, in the wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on March 06, 2018, 09:02:27 pm
How's things looking up there? Is secret garden dry? How about everything else? Thinking of a jaunt tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 06, 2018, 09:56:04 pm
How's things looking up there? Is secret garden dry? How about everything else? Thinking of a jaunt tomorrow.

Sheltered from wind, suffers from runoff, generally needs a couple of days to dry... might be alright but I'd look elsewhere...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Sidehaas on March 07, 2018, 06:14:02 am
Not Eastern, but 5 clouds was primo yesterday pm as long as you weren't in a line of seepage.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on March 07, 2018, 08:34:52 am
It looks fine from s17. There will be plenty to go at but agree with Tomtom, secret garden (if I’m thinking of beach ball and such) wouldn’t be the best bet as that vegetation above it will take ages to dry. I reckon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on March 07, 2018, 08:41:48 am
No worries. Just trying to work out what I fancy trying instead. Might hit the Plantation as it's a week day so hopefully won't be rammed!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on March 07, 2018, 11:34:20 am
Plantation damp but with a breeze picking up. Is there anywhere quicker-drying than here?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on March 07, 2018, 11:39:23 am
Trackside boulder at Curbar is usually a safe bet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on March 07, 2018, 11:40:54 am
Thanks. Done most of the stuff on it...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on March 07, 2018, 11:51:20 am
Plantation is about as quick drying as it gets I'm afraid. Birchen is the only place that dries quicker. Some good problems there if you've not been before.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on March 07, 2018, 12:03:06 pm
I'm just walking into low rider will report back in 30mins
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: hstmoore on March 07, 2018, 02:31:12 pm
Trackside damp this morning. Hampers and Apparent North much drier.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on March 07, 2018, 02:33:13 pm
Mint at low rider
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on March 07, 2018, 02:49:23 pm
I wandered around Burbage, where everything I wanted to try was wet, then it started sleety hailing so I went home.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 07, 2018, 05:01:35 pm
Anston was good... :-/
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on March 19, 2018, 07:29:11 pm
Ringinglow road totally clear today. Road from hathersage up past Scotsman’s Pack was blocked with a huge drift, just before Popular end parking. Shame there weren’t such good drifts on the edge. But the snow is nice and firm so good for levelling off things with rocky landings. Thanks to Graeme Hammond for the ‘fear and loathing’ platform. There looked to be a fair bit around Silk, and Daydreamer, Shirley’s etc. Nothing at Shine On area. Some dry rock, some run off.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on March 20, 2018, 07:27:50 pm
Fear and Loathing landing still good today, and now landings under Pebbledash Arête on the pebble and Adults Only, courtesy of Graeme. I made a big landing under National Breakdown. all should be ok tomorrow but the snow is melting fast now
Still a lot of snow melt running down a lot of things but plenty dry, and good conditions this afternoon. Burbage North looked a bit drier on the whole, as I drove past earlier.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: TobyD on April 05, 2018, 09:32:58 am
Haven't been out much for ages where's most likely to be dry this morning? Preferably limestone; but might go for some grit depending on where; anyone else out this morning?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 17, 2018, 01:15:47 pm
anyone been out today?

how's it looking?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on November 17, 2018, 02:58:32 pm
anyone been out today?

how's it looking?

Mostly dry at Burbage North. Switching between warm and chilly depending on whether the sun is poking out from behind the cloud.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duma on November 17, 2018, 04:21:17 pm
Sorry this is prob way too late but apparent north was prime
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 17, 2018, 07:26:39 pm
apparent north was prime

that's where I ended up for the last hour of light

it was ace!

I must have done the lower traverse between hampers hang and the arete to the right about 20 times in different ways - the slopey rail was just so nice to hold onto
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 17, 2018, 07:27:16 pm
Mostly dry at Burbage North. Switching between warm and chilly depending on whether the sun is poking out from behind the cloud.

thanks Chris
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duma on November 17, 2018, 09:18:16 pm
Ah must have just missed you!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 22, 2018, 08:00:25 pm
Any reports? Seen snow in some pics earlier in the week - clag in others. No wind today I guess so hard to predict. Hoping to get out tomorrow lunchtime... usual fast drying suspects, Curbar, BBg N etc...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on November 22, 2018, 08:05:46 pm
Any reports? Seen snow in some pics earlier in the week - clag in others. No wind today I guess so hard to predict. Hoping to get out tomorrow lunchtime... usual fast drying suspects, Curbar, BBg N etc...

Didn't get out today but Sheffield was in total clag. There was snow on Kinder earlier in the week but don't think it made it any lower down.

I've got tomorrow off work and planning to head out early doors. I'll either post up here or alternatively PM me your mobile number and I'll text you an update.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on November 22, 2018, 08:19:36 pm
Cheers Chris - much appreciated.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on November 23, 2018, 08:38:50 am
I ran up to Burbage North and over Oxstones from home yesterday. Clag was right down and there was a dusting of snow, lots of ice and standing water around. It’s going to take a while to dry things off and it’s not drying weather - virtually no breeze and the clag is still down, although visibility is marginally better today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on November 23, 2018, 07:25:44 pm
Weird weather forecast this weekend. 5/6 degrees but humidity in the 90’s. Can’t work out whether it will be velcro or crap.

Anyone have any luck today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on November 23, 2018, 07:39:18 pm
Sticky damp. Or at least one part of that.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on November 24, 2018, 09:03:47 am
Could be a bit damp/greasy with the humidity and clag we’ve had all week. I’d be looking to find something catching the Easterly wind
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 24, 2018, 09:25:17 am
Easterly clag still in situ. Gloomy, damp, cold. Arse. 
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 36chambers on December 03, 2018, 09:14:21 pm
Did anyone get out today? Any thoughts on what Stanage or Burbage will be like tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on December 03, 2018, 10:56:02 pm
 surf looks mega on the east coast of that helps?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 05, 2018, 11:23:18 am
Ideas for this weekend?? Obviously a lot of showers on the go but am thinking with the mega-breeze Sunday should be good, what about venues for Sat tho??

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqzd69kf#?date=2018-12-08 <<< worst case area I'm assuming.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bigironhorse on December 08, 2018, 09:13:27 pm
Any predictions for dry rock tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joel182 on December 08, 2018, 09:26:26 pm
Any predictions for dry rock tomorrow?

I'm hopeful for pretty generalised dry rock - Curbar was in good nick on Friday afternoon
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 22, 2018, 10:44:55 am
How's it looking today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 22, 2018, 10:52:06 am
Raining in S10.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 22, 2018, 11:01:36 am
Yay.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 04, 2019, 05:39:12 pm
Cold but felt a bit greasy this afternoon at Burbage. Felt a bit better when the wind got up for half an hour or so, then fully crapped out again with moisture in the air at 3ish. Looks overcast and high-ish humidity again tomorrow so may be more of the same? I'll be trying somewhere catching the wind I think
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 04, 2019, 07:09:18 pm
It was good/okay all day at Chatsworth/Dobb. I guess the lower altitude and tree cover reduced the clag.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on January 04, 2019, 08:45:30 pm
I thought it was alright at Burb South this afternoon..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 20, 2019, 12:48:49 pm
Just been for a walk around Burbage. West side story is dry. Everything else wet. There's a couple of inches of thawing snow still lying. Narcissus might be a good bet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 20, 2019, 01:56:07 pm
Just been for a walk around Burbage. West side story is dry. Everything else wet. There's a couple of inches of thawing snow still lying. Narcissus might be a good bet.

Cheers JB - what’s your crystal ball/tea leaves say about Plantation tomorrow morning (Pebble/Business Boulder stuff that I’d assume are fast drying)?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 23, 2019, 03:00:41 pm
Plantation decent. Some streaks but plenty dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on January 23, 2019, 03:03:59 pm
Is there much snow out there? Wondering about whether to go out to Burbage or similar tomorrow morning...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Simon W on January 23, 2019, 03:44:07 pm
Few cms only at Burbage this morning, roads to the bridge from Sheffield fine. Most stuff looked dry and snow wasn’t melting around 11ish when I left, there’ll be some run off when it does melt though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 23, 2019, 04:49:48 pm
Roads were all fine (bbg and Plantation). Some folk at bbg (WSS) and from the pebble Incould see folk on the Buckstone too.

Only things I saw with streaks were born slappy and pendulum. But I was working Zippys so didn’t stray far from business Boulder.

Individual boulders always better for low/no meltwater.. etc.. as I’m sure you know.

Shark reported via text that marks at Gardoms was streaky but G and Kidneystone were dry.

/out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on January 23, 2019, 06:59:22 pm
Cheers, sounds like it's worth a punt if I can face the cold!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nigel on January 23, 2019, 07:08:54 pm
No snow at all today round cratcliffe / stanton way, everything dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joel182 on January 23, 2019, 11:31:20 pm
All dry along Curbar edge this afternoon, and cold enough that snow wasn't melting
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on January 24, 2019, 12:33:43 pm
Hello All

Sorry for the big request but I'm debating driving up from Cornwall for the weekend is it looking remotely worth it or just a massive waste of time and money?

Hope you can help :please:

Cheers

Macca
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 24, 2019, 01:32:09 pm
Saturday might be OK, Sunday less so. Surprisingly high humidity at moment. I'm sure you will find dry rock and stuff to do but not boncon 

All comes good Monday onwards by the look of it but that's probably not much good for you
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on January 24, 2019, 01:46:46 pm
Hi Shark

Thanks for the forecast much appreciated, was going to head up if it was looking like being a stunner but perhaps not worth it for anything less. Shame

Cheers

Macca
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 24, 2019, 01:49:17 pm
Which forecast are you looking at?

Met office suggesting wind and rain Saturday - mild too so I'd add condensation/non-drying to that, then snow showers overnight dying out as wind eases through Sunday. So I'm arranging permissions for Sunday PM as the best chance. But no, I wouldn't drive from much further than S11.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on January 24, 2019, 05:37:57 pm
Thanks JB

Have checked yr.no and met office usual places but didn't look like being worth it, but I'm that desperate I need to hear it from the locals to stop me doing something I would have regretted!

Looks like wandering around a damp bovey woods instead

Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nigel on January 30, 2019, 08:29:45 am
Anyone got any first hand knowledge of the peak road connies today? Presume main roads are OK (?! Ringinglow Road?) but wondered whether smaller roads like round High Neb and Curbar Gap would be driveable. Cheers!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 30, 2019, 09:15:07 am
Anyone got any first hand knowledge of the peak road connies today? Presume main roads are OK (?! Ringinglow Road?) but wondered whether smaller roads like round High Neb and Curbar Gap would be driveable. Cheers!

+1 if anyone’s got any info that’s be great..

Was hoping to get to Plantation... but suspect the last bit of the road will be a problem (let alone snow on problems etc..)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 30, 2019, 09:48:24 am
For the Plantation, the road past the campsite is always the least affected by snow and ice. There's only been a dusting on this side of the hill.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 30, 2019, 10:20:06 am
For the Plantation, the road past the campsite is always the least affected by snow and ice. There's only been a dusting on this side of the hill.

Thanks JB. Might be worth a look (I'll be coming from East) then...

Wife took an hour to go 3 miles on her commute this morning in Manchester.... Nowt here in 'ull.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 30, 2019, 10:46:21 am
Just remembered our trainer Andy lives in Bamford. He came over via Stanage this morning - it's fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 30, 2019, 10:52:41 am
Just remembered our trainer Andy lives in Bamford. He came over via Stanage this morning - it's fine.

Excellent. Thansk JB
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Nigel on January 30, 2019, 10:53:31 am
Great, cheers word. You out this afternoon?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 30, 2019, 12:55:43 pm
I’m going to pass I’m afraid (thanks loads for the reports JB) four hours of lecturing had left me feeling drained and I still can’t shake this cold.

But I’ll make sure I stop at the depot in Leeds and sneeze on the woody holds on my way back 😂
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 30, 2019, 06:06:48 pm
Any news on snow around Bakewell or Matlock. Not necessarily at any crags, just was there been snow in the area yesterday?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on January 30, 2019, 09:26:36 pm
Any news on snow around Bakewell or Matlock. Not necessarily at any crags, just was there been snow in the area yesterday?

I was at Upper Matlock Quarries today and there was a very sporadic, light dusting about.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 30, 2019, 09:53:53 pm
Prefect, that's the plan, cheers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 31, 2019, 10:50:28 am
Apologies for getting anyone's hopes up yesterday, there was very little dry rock on the eastern edges. I had a walk around Stanage, temps are still low and the couple of inches of snow is not melting. On the plus side, the downfall must be well on the way in...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: El Mocho on January 31, 2019, 01:01:23 pm
Just got back from Burbage North - fair bit of dry stuff, Remergence, flick in time etc all looked good. Road getting better all the time - I made it up from Hathersage via Higgar in a shitty (snow wise) electric car
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 31, 2019, 04:39:48 pm
Not too good down South today. There has been snow Bakewell way so Rowtor and what we checked at Stanton had frozen snowy topouts.  Fog wasn't helping either leaving everything at Rowtor luminous.
Jackson was better but felt super slick, if anythng it was too cold.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 31, 2019, 07:44:04 pm
Last light at Burbage was -4 degrees and thick freezing fog. As El Mo reported, lots of rock in surprisingly good nick. Road has been cleared and gritted.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on February 01, 2019, 11:28:07 am
Tomorrow looks mint. Expect big things from you lot!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 01, 2019, 12:42:45 pm
Plantation mostly crocked. Lots of ice on faces where runoff froze overnight. Fresh snow today. South facing things ok but lots of snow plastered on most things. Except Captain Hook. That I’ve swept and am under and not enjoying 😂

Road from burbage to plantation car park untreated and compacted snow. I’ll be going back downhill via camp site road.

All other roads in area are gritted and fine.

Looks like it’s had another 4-5cm since yesterday (eg on top of frozen stuff).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 01, 2019, 01:17:35 pm
Sat at BBG N parking. Windy and cold. wSS looks dry from here but plenty of snow on top. Streaks on slab next to nose. Debating whether it’s worth going to Remergenfe or having a coffe in Outside :D

Edit. Made it up the road from plantation to bbg - but took some effort (winter tyres too)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joel182 on February 01, 2019, 04:25:48 pm
Road from burbage to plantation car park untreated and compacted snow. I’ll be going back downhill via camp site road.

All other roads in area are gritted and fine.

Looks like it’s had another 4-5cm since yesterday (eg on top of frozen stuff).

The stretch from Popular to Plantation was a bit sketchy at around 3pm, but the Dale was good and clear - Zippatricks at Secret garden was in good nick if that appeals to anyone
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 02, 2019, 09:19:04 am
Somebody sound the #bossconnies alarm!

Plenty of dry rock at Burbage, just bring a brush for removing snow from the tops.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slab_happy on February 02, 2019, 03:23:09 pm
Somebody sound the #bossconnies alarm!

Plenty of dry rock at Burbage, just bring a brush for removing snow from the tops.

Thanks for the heads-up -- made it out there and had a lovely time.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 02, 2019, 03:41:39 pm
Anyone head to plantation and (in particular) have a look at zippys? Asking for a friend etc... 😃👍
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on February 02, 2019, 03:47:14 pm
Anyone head to plantation and (in particular) have a look at zippys? Asking for a friend etc... 😃👍

Funny you should ask. Had a wander up, most stuff had snow on or suffering from run off. The bit around crescent arete was dry. Zippy's still had a snow blanket on the slab side unfortunately, might be brushable.

There was a small team making the most of your brushing efforts from the other day on Captain Hook.

Road between popular and plantation still icy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 02, 2019, 04:34:28 pm
:D as the starting flake and pocket were coated with ice I suspect it’s no better. May head to Bbg south.

:) cheers for the heads up - hope you had a good day 👍
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on February 03, 2019, 11:42:09 am
Do we know if lots of places still have run off or was it fine in the end yesterday? What about monochrome?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joel182 on February 03, 2019, 12:11:25 pm
Do we know if lots of places still have run off or was it fine in the end yesterday? What about monochrome?

Didn't get as far down as the trees so not sure about Monochrome, but there was run off all over All Quiet and the Terrace was starting to drip on the right (not quite onto the holds though). Banana Finger, Remergence and Voyager were all clear
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on February 03, 2019, 04:34:20 pm
Do we know if lots of places still have run off or was it fine in the end yesterday? What about monochrome?

There was snow on top of monochrome but it wasn't too drippy at about 2pm today. It started drizzling on the walk out though, so could be on the way out unless there's some wind to dry it up.

Boyager was dry. Nicotine stain was in good condition, as was velvet crab (and Zaff I think).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on February 04, 2019, 12:09:28 am
Cheers all, monochrome was fucked by 3 from run off

Most other buttresses dry.
Stanage right and Rivelin clear from snow now too
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sheavi on March 01, 2019, 11:47:16 am
Hoping to head out about 4pm today but evidently wet this morning.  Any updates on potential dryness appreciated...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 01, 2019, 01:24:55 pm
Up at Curbar right now. Pit OK. Trackside boulder a bit damp in places but ok.

It’s a long way from mint but it’s alright. Suspect bbg n and usual fast drying spots will be fine by 4.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on March 01, 2019, 01:27:01 pm
Roads still damp in S10 and very little air movement. I can see the top of Ringinglow Rd from the window and it doesn't look that clear, but probably better higher up if there's a breeze.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sheavi on March 01, 2019, 02:32:43 pm
Up at Curbar right now. Pit OK. Trackside boulder a bit damp in places but ok.

It’s a long way from mint but it’s alright. Suspect bbg n and usual fast drying spots will be fine by 4.

Cheers - Was been for Burbage West.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on March 01, 2019, 04:14:56 pm
To be honest it wasn’t any better when I left. Good luck.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sheavi on March 01, 2019, 04:18:40 pm
Thanks - sacked it off now. Hopefully stays dry overnight for a session in the a.m.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on March 02, 2019, 07:31:43 am
I was out on Burbage Moor yesterday evening at 7pm and it was very misty and quite warm. I wouldn’t bother heading out too early this morning.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sheavi on March 02, 2019, 11:07:03 am
Thanks. Looks damp over yonder from Netheredge at least.  Cellar sessions beckons.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on March 02, 2019, 12:07:39 pm
Shining Cliff is in great nick today. Suspect other stuff around the more southern outcrops would be OK too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joel182 on March 02, 2019, 01:50:23 pm
All dry at Apparent North thanks to all the wind, not exactly bon-con though. Burbage North looked fine too.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sheavi on March 02, 2019, 02:26:40 pm
Burnage West was fine. Just started to drizzle as I left at 2pm.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on March 17, 2019, 10:08:15 am
Anyone know what connies are like out in the Peak? Mainly keen to get back to Darkthrone above Chatsworth though I doubt anyone will know what it’s like down there...!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on March 17, 2019, 10:16:50 am
All about the Yorkshire lime DWS this weekend.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 17, 2019, 10:48:51 am
Anyone know what connies are like out in the Peak? Mainly keen to get back to Darkthrone above Chatsworth though I doubt anyone will know what it’s like down there...!

Get on a good radar site like raintoday.co.uk zoom in and choose carefully. Doubt Duke's will be a good plan but you might get lucky.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on March 17, 2019, 01:43:17 pm
Good idea! Ended up sacking it as it’s obviously a bit shit today... fingers crossed for tomorrow!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 18, 2019, 12:48:07 pm
Cratcliffe/ RHS was great yesterday, dry and deserted. Only copped a couple of light showers, dried instantly.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on March 18, 2019, 01:01:47 pm
Smug after the event and since when has Cratcliffe been an Eastern Edge..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on November 10, 2019, 08:57:13 am
Glorious day vs. Thursday's monsoon vs. Last night's forecast of drizzle and sleet at high neb ??  :devangel:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on November 10, 2019, 09:10:49 am
Do something steep. That way you can turn the easy finish at the top into the desperate crux of the route as you mantel it out in the rain, like I did last week :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on November 16, 2019, 12:51:05 pm
Report from TT:

Quote
I’d suggest nothing is dry - we hunted around yesterday afternoon for dry rock - and the seasoned Sheffield climbers I were with said they’d never seen it that wet. Water seeping from grit where it never does... maybe later on this afternoon some spots might dry but there’s so much water about. Lots of flooding - water running across the roads.

 >:( :sick: :no:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr E S Capegoat on November 16, 2019, 01:07:01 pm
Just driven through the Peak District , safe to say it’s grim. Maybe a day for scrambling up easy boulder problems in trainers 3rd rock style?
Otherwise west is best
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy_e on December 22, 2019, 10:20:06 am
How's it looking down there?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 22, 2019, 11:30:44 am
Report from Fatneck is that they're abandoning even Burbage. Nice weather in Manc but everything gopping :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 22, 2019, 09:52:37 pm
Remergence etc came good in the aft.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 22, 2019, 10:23:21 pm
Any speculation on Stanton / Rowtor tomorrow? The more exposed / SW-facing bits anyway...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 22, 2019, 10:51:17 pm
Be alright I reckon on existed bits, especially by afternoon. Wind picking up slightly, humidity dropping so better drying conditions than today. Looks like s bit of overnight rain but not much down there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: teestub on December 23, 2019, 12:07:49 am
Be alright I reckon on existed bits, especially by afternoon.

Avoiding the bits that don’t exist is solid advice for any venue!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 23, 2019, 09:54:06 am
Dank and raining in Sheffield at moment!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on December 23, 2019, 10:59:48 am
Still think it'll dry on southern exposed and existing edges this afternoon
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on December 23, 2019, 12:08:14 pm
Are you expecting major geological activity and currently non-existing edges appearing before then?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 23, 2019, 08:22:43 pm
Stanton mostly dank.

Cliff top boulder bone dry and perfect conditions.....for some completely different sort of climbing that doesn't involve pulling hard on positive holds. Absolutely bitter in the wind. Didn't warm-up at all on the journey home and had 20 minutes in an 85'C sauna to defrost.

The right choice of venue in that area - existing or otherwise - could be good tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 23, 2019, 08:29:49 pm
Was fine at Ramshaw/Newstones this morning (which I know is western..)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 27, 2019, 10:13:47 am
Knowledge for the weekend please??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 27, 2019, 11:35:37 am
This was 1600 yesterday https://photos.app.goo.gl/wW2VL7aRFXiWyPCy9 (bamford walk in, stanage popular and burbage bridge parking respectively)

Not sure what the forecast is like but it'll need a good bit of wind to clear it up (and not much knocking around sheffield at the mo).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 27, 2019, 12:30:05 pm
The gop is real! Wind is forecast to pick up to 15-20mph SWer but still cloud n clart.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 28, 2019, 04:19:26 pm
Any reports from today? Roads and walls mostly dry by late afternoon in West side of Sheffield
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 28, 2019, 05:16:50 pm
Went to Gardoms this afternoon (son’s idea). Marks Roof soaking. Soft on the G not much better. Checked out Suavito. Also wet. It’s the moisture in the air that’s truly fucking everything up. Ground sodden too. And I re-tweaked my back helping one of the dogs over a stile. Went for some retail therapy to buy a pair of Alpkit jeans but they don’t fit. Thick clag driving past Stanage. Everything’s gone to ratshit. Glass of gin and hot bath now. There’d better be enough hot water..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 28, 2019, 05:38:34 pm
Thanks for the update Simon. I propose a vote of no confidence in the grit caller
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 28, 2019, 05:58:17 pm
TBF Gardoms North after a long period of clart without a good W-NWer is a terrible idea. Sack Sharklet instead of the caller. Hope the dogs had a nice stroll.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 28, 2019, 06:26:58 pm
It’s the moisture in the air that’s truly fucking everything up.

and the fact that the rock is colder than the air
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 28, 2019, 07:45:16 pm
TBF Gardoms North after a long period of clart without a good W-NWer is a terrible idea. Sack Sharklet instead of the caller.

On arrival at crag:

Me “Perhaps you’ll listen to me from now on”

Ben “Probably not”
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 28, 2019, 07:57:44 pm
 :lol:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 10, 2020, 08:32:00 am
Where should I go tomorrow in the Peak which will have at least some shelter from the hurricane winds forecast...? Still looks a safer bet than Sunday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 10, 2020, 08:44:34 am
Hard one to call this WE. Forecast looks well unreliable for Sat - sun looks drier. One of those...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 10, 2020, 08:48:56 am
Making a call tomorrow morning would be ideal but the usual more sheltered options would include: Rivelin / Quarries, Gardoms South, Froggatt in the woods, Burbage West, Secret Garden, Amber Valley, Black Rocks, Shining Cliff, Rowtor, Cratcliffe, bits of Stanton etc.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 10, 2020, 09:08:07 am
It’s the wind/drying paradox.

Somewhere windy enough to dry fast but not THAT windy...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 10, 2020, 09:08:37 am
(Been a good autumn to own a climbing wall...)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 10, 2020, 09:14:30 am
Interesting you think Sunday is better TT. On my app (BBC Weather) it looks like quite heavy rain overnight Saturday and not much wind sunday. Thanks Fiend, that gives me something to start with.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: yetix on January 10, 2020, 09:34:24 am
Temp spike on sat means grit will surely be rubbish then?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 10, 2020, 09:58:40 am
It’s a really tricky one to call - all to do with a front passing through on sat afternoon/night. If the position/timing is out by 2-3 hours that can make all the difference with sat or sun being wet/dry. At the moment it looks like Sat AM and Sun PM are dry... but may well shift. It’s interesting that different weather apps use different short range forecasts...

I’ve been having negotiations with MrsTT about when I could have off over the weekend and I’ve gone for a quick session this afternoon with maybe a quick hit on sun... devil you know etc...  today looks good apart from not much wind...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 10, 2020, 01:52:58 pm
Temp spike on sat means grit will surely be rubbish then?
It doesn't look significant enough to be a problem, especially with the wind and the rock not having been rained on for a while. Humidity forecast is decent (for this time of year).
I'm going to opt for Sat rather than Sunday based on the current forecast. Picking southern/eastern crags would hedge against the rain coming in earlier than predicted.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Don Jebus on January 10, 2020, 03:08:38 pm
Going up to Birchen this evening as tonight actually looks like the best conditions. I will be out tomorrow too, so will try to remember to post back what it's like.

Anyone know if Secret Garden is dry at the moment, got some unfinished business with LHMD which needs sorting out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 10, 2020, 03:26:24 pm
On my app (BBC Weather)

I'd backup that with something else, the model seems to be quite pesimistic or maybe has quite a margin for error built in.
To me, MetOffice seems to try predicting more accurately, while it might not always be right on timings it gets duration about right and also seems more accurate for local phenomona like fog, mist and drizzle.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on January 10, 2020, 05:57:02 pm
All this chat of connies and not a peep from the Caller. Bonjoy looks like he's manoeuvring into position to take up the crown should JB be caught asleep at the wheel.
 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 10, 2020, 06:03:55 pm
All this chat of connies and not a peep from the Caller. Bonjoy looks like he's manoeuvring into position to take up the crown should JB be caught asleep at the wheel.
 :popcorn:

I nominate mark20 as grit caller in waiting
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 10, 2020, 06:21:30 pm
Of more immediate concern is a new Lime caller as Haydn has abandoned his post and fucked off abroad for 6 months.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 10, 2020, 06:22:38 pm
 Going to take a punt on Gardoms tomorrow unless anyone has been around that way and knows it's fucked etc. Someone ticked something on ukc today so that's a good start...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 10, 2020, 06:40:38 pm
Of more immediate concern is a new Lime caller as Haydn has abandoned his post and fucked off abroad for 6 months.
When you lot stop farting around well out of season, then you might be trusted to pick a new Lime Caller  :chair:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 10, 2020, 08:09:17 pm
All this chat of connies and not a peep from the Caller. Bonjoy looks like he's manoeuvring into position to take up the crown should JB be caught asleep at the wheel.
 :popcorn:
:lol:
Half of my favourite grit crags don’t come into condition until mid-March. Not sure how an 8 month grit season would go down with the limestone faithful.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 10, 2020, 08:16:36 pm
Do it!!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 10, 2020, 08:21:32 pm
I’ve climbed on lime twice this week....

Needs must etc... :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 11, 2020, 08:42:14 am
Who'd have thought it, the lime calling shambles continues! It's almost as if having no sense of quality correlates with an unreliable character.

Mindful of the deteriorating weekend forecast, I snuck in a Burbage West circuit yesterday. Happy to put it in writing that, in the event of my untimely demise, Jonboy should be next in line.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 11, 2020, 08:58:00 am
:) looking good but very breezy out there this morning! Sunday’s forecast has changed a bit since last night too!!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 11, 2020, 10:06:52 am
Who'd have thought it, the lime calling shambles continues! It's almost as if having no sense of quality correlates with an unreliable character.

Attack the best form of defence? Has the pressure of the job got to you? Where’s the value in having a steadfast caller if the call is wrong!

A good grit call would have been no call so far whereas Haydn got the spring Lime call spot on and that’s the sole requirement in the job description. Job well done.

When settling down in your pipe and slippers this evening with the Hansard book of ethics perhaps you can reflect on the value of youth and new blood.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: teestub on January 11, 2020, 01:07:04 pm

A good grit call would have been no call so far

No way! Even with my limited opportunities I’ve had a couple of grit sessions in excellent conditions (and a few more in suboptimal conditions). There have already been several periods of low humidity Easterlies and Northerlies, unfortunately none of these have hung around for long (and most have been midweek).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 11, 2020, 02:30:33 pm
😂 name em Tim 😃

Sharks over-reacting about the non call - but I can think of one 4-5 day period of settled weather and the rest have been the odd day or two. 💩💩💩

 It’s normally drier after Xmas though so here’s hoping.

I was wondering about some sort of ratio of lime vs grit problems carried out (from ukc logbook data) to see if there is some switch over (or point in the ratio) that corresponds to weather/calling etc...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on January 11, 2020, 02:51:51 pm
If the criteria for it still being lime season are “damp weather on the Eastern Edges but the first three holds of Ben’s Roof are dry” then surely there’s no need for either caller.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: petejh on January 11, 2020, 03:23:44 pm
The 'What Season Is It? Climb Planner 2020 modelTM, :



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Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 11, 2020, 03:25:27 pm
:) looking good but very breezy out there this morning! Sunday’s forecast has changed a bit since last night too!!

Went to shit at Gardoms very quickly. Frustrating in the extreme...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 11, 2020, 03:54:38 pm
:) looking good but very breezy out there this morning! Sunday’s forecast has changed a bit since last night too!!

Went to shit at Gardoms very quickly. Frustrating in the extreme...

:( it’s warm out there!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 11, 2020, 04:24:21 pm
Mint connies at Rivelin Quarries. And by which I mean it was almost actually dry despite constant drizzle blowing down the valley.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 11, 2020, 04:40:49 pm

but I can think of one 4-5 day period of settled weather and the rest have been the odd day or two. 💩💩💩


That's normal isn't it, settled spells of making gravy and opportunistic days in bad periods that are fortunate to fall on your climbing days.  True, we haven't had a prolonged good spell as yet.
The biggest issue this autumn has been the lack of fall-back options with the perma-lime proving not to be.  Now that's dry again your opportunities to avoid wall visits may increase.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 11, 2020, 10:13:08 pm
Wharnecliff was passable (trad bumbling) untill about 3, half 3
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 12, 2020, 09:45:38 am
How were the gale force winds there??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 12, 2020, 09:50:02 am
Ok if you were on jugs. The one move of the day that wasnt on jugs nearly resulted in me being blown off the crag. Everuthing was smdry though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 12, 2020, 10:46:39 am
Sunny skies in Leicester. If it's sunny in the peak after the forecast yesterday I swear to god...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on January 12, 2020, 11:01:43 am
Welcome back to the UK Jim, enjoy!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 12, 2020, 11:04:12 am
Suns just popped out in Manchester..,
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 12, 2020, 11:11:20 am
And in Leeds
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 12, 2020, 11:21:50 am
Ah man. Picked the wrong day. Never mind... :furious:  :wall:

On a separate note, which probably belongs in a separate thread, is there any weather forecasting service out there which simply tells you when it hasn't got a clue what's going to happen? Forecasting the peak in particular seems to be beyond the wit of man, and it's fundamentally fucking flat! All the forecasts I've used the last few weeks have been as accurate as a daily mail horoscope. *rant over
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: teestub on January 12, 2020, 11:22:25 am
And in Leeds

Although it has been raining in the dales for the last 12 hours.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 12, 2020, 11:34:23 am
Ah man. Picked the wrong day. Never mind... :furious:  :wall:


Nah you didn't, it's been pissing it down all night and all morning.  :fishing:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 12, 2020, 07:30:38 pm
Went for a walk round Stanton. Everything was pretty much drenched from the overnight rain and the sun wasn't out long enough to put a dint in it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on January 17, 2020, 06:15:46 pm
Any thoughts on whether Low Rider will be dry tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on January 18, 2020, 12:23:16 pm
Any thoughts on whether Low Rider will be dry tomorrow?
Not sure about Lowrider specifics compared to other stuff on the north end of Stanage, but heading over Stanage Causeway for a run in an hour or two. I’ll let you know how dry things look.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on January 18, 2020, 04:37:36 pm
All looked fairly dry to me, although very few climbers. One guy sat under Cock o’ the Rock and that was about it. Reasonably strong westerly wind blowing onto the crag. More folk at Popular End, couple of people at Hampers Hang. Again, all looked dry there. Ran above Burbage North, so didn’t see how dry that was, but passed a couple of people with pads, so probably fine.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on January 18, 2020, 05:34:58 pm
Any thoughts on whether Low Rider will be dry tomorrow?

Mint today on burbage south edge, good breeze keeping everything dry. I reckon low rider will be good tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on January 18, 2020, 05:52:59 pm
Just putting this out there and not trying to be clever but unless you’re incredibly resilient I do not think Lowrider is a good mid winter problem. It’s about the most exposed place on the Eastern Edges. It’s also quite a lot of moves. The rock hardly gets sun. Much better when it’s a bit warmer in March/April. Or take a down suit.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on January 18, 2020, 06:17:11 pm
Thanks for reports. Should have posted earlier but got there at 11ish and it was all dry. Very cold but not too bad. Chap there trying Chip Shop Buddy did LR 3 times in a row! Just take lots of layers TB  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on January 18, 2020, 06:48:32 pm
Anyone want to give the odds on brutal arete/spare rib being dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 18, 2020, 07:00:03 pm
I'd expect the problem will be dry but the top out wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 18, 2020, 07:11:56 pm
I agree, top's unlikely to be dry by tomorrow
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on January 18, 2020, 07:13:00 pm
Thanks keepers of the Grit.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 22, 2020, 04:55:07 pm
Today at Curbar 💩

Stuff that had been in what watery sunlight there was - was dry. Anything else was gopping. Suspect bits of burbage will be dry but far from primo... zero wind. Even up on Curbar edge.

Frustrating that this high pressure now means double digit temps and high humidity.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 24, 2020, 03:23:37 pm
Anyone been out today? Wondering where to go/avoid tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 24, 2020, 03:42:36 pm
Burbage North and West both dry and in good nick this afternoon
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 24, 2020, 03:50:33 pm
How long does secret garden take to dry? Similar to the burbages?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on January 24, 2020, 03:52:02 pm
How long does secret garden take to dry? Similar to the burbages?

Bit longer I think. Takes some drainage / run off from above.

That's not to say it wouldn't be dry tomorrow. Someone more informed than me may know.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on January 24, 2020, 04:38:47 pm
Tough one to call tomorrow. Imagine low cloud might rule out higher stuff?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 24, 2020, 04:47:34 pm
Could be a look outside the window/webcam and call it in the morning job..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 24, 2020, 04:49:29 pm
Sunday looks shite though so I'm taking a punt on something!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: dunnyg on January 24, 2020, 04:59:06 pm
Yeah, good point!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Will Hunt on January 24, 2020, 05:50:16 pm
Baildon calling to the faraway towns.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 24, 2020, 06:59:10 pm
At Curbar on Weds, everything south facing (or had caught some sun) was fairly dry. Everything else was condensed. really weird - climbing in a T shirt, midges out.

Ste Mac said pretty much the same for Plantation in Insta.

Looks from social media that stuff was climbed at Burbage today...

Nai said Church was spoogy but stuff was quite climbable today...

I went to the wall :(
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on January 24, 2020, 09:36:05 pm
Wednesday had a big temp rise and high humidity though so no surprise it was condensed. Different story tomorrow.

Anyway, Alsmcliff should be alright  :)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 31, 2020, 09:32:01 am
Looks OK tomorrow in the Peak if my reading of the various forecasts is correct...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on January 31, 2020, 10:43:32 am
Yeah. Anyone know how River of Life might be tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: crzylgs on January 31, 2020, 11:33:18 am
Looks OK tomorrow in the Peak if my reading of the various forecasts is correct...

Being a non-Peak resident I'd come to the same conclusion. Looks like rain passed over this morning but should be drying from early afternoon... Continuing to dry through the night and stay dry all day Saturday for most places.

Should be able to take your pick apart from places that are known for drying slowly, seeping a lot etc :fingers_crossed_emoji:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on January 31, 2020, 11:50:39 am
Very warm in Sheffield and apparently condensed at Malham. There's a temp drop tomorrow but still, I would pick places with lots of wind...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on January 31, 2020, 12:14:40 pm
Yeah. Anyone know how River of Life might be tomorrow?
Living up to its name I would expect. You need a dry spell or hard freeze otherwise it has wet streaks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 31, 2020, 12:20:33 pm
Very warm in Sheffield and apparently condensed at Malham. There's a temp drop tomorrow but still, I would pick places with lots of wind...

Unfortunately with wind coming from SW places in the wind will be out of the morning sun
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 31, 2020, 12:31:05 pm
So can I expect Burbage West to be a) fucked, b) mint or c) somewhere inbetween? It will presumably be out of the wind as normal but probably dry as it will be catching the sun?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on January 31, 2020, 12:39:28 pm
So can I expect Burbage West to be a) fucked, b) mint or c) somewhere inbetween? It will presumably be out of the wind as normal but probably dry as it will be catching the sun?

I'd imagine it'll still get enough breeze to be decent. The wind looks very strong.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on January 31, 2020, 12:39:57 pm
Yeah. Anyone know how River of Life might be tomorrow?
Living up to its name I would expect. You need a dry spell or hard freeze otherwise it has wet streaks.

Ah fair enough, thanks.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 31, 2020, 12:54:39 pm
Definitely a Lowrider day tomorrow  :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on February 11, 2020, 02:12:51 pm
Have an opportunity for a weekend Friday & Sunday on the grit as visiting family hence the Saturday is a no go.

Should I give up all hope now or is there any possibility?

Some local information would be greatly received as its a long way from Cornwall!  :please:

I see we are due a visit by Storm Dennis at the weekend does that put a end to all hope, is there much snow up there at the mo?

Thanks all in advance!

Macca
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: twoshoes on February 11, 2020, 02:27:52 pm
South of Bakewell and in the wind was mint this morning. Didn't try north of Bakewell as the roads are soaking.

Forecast is good tomorrow, iffy Thursday day and OK Friday but it's changing constantly. You might get lucky, you might not. I wouldn't hold out much hope for Sunday though!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on February 11, 2020, 11:38:01 pm
Thanks for the info much appreciated.

Keeping an eye on it but like you say its constantly changing from bad to really shit!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 12, 2020, 10:48:43 am
Brief spell of heavy snow this AM, settling in Sheffield, a few pennine roads shut and expect the crags will take a while to dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on February 12, 2020, 02:06:08 pm
Once again thank you for the much appreciated local knowledge.

Would leave tomorrow night for the day up there on Friday, starting to feel like it might be a relaxing drive during the day on Friday rather than a rushed one after work tomorrow!

Gutted!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on February 12, 2020, 08:52:15 pm
Plenty dry this afternoon. Snow only settled on much higher ground. Windy enough to dry things very quickly.

Climbing on Friday looks maybe possible in the morning, based on current forecast. You've got to ask yourself how much are you willing to risk to potentially climb on the grit?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on February 13, 2020, 09:09:18 am
Thanks for update,

looking at the forecasts I'm surprised there was anything to go at yesterday?

Had almost dismissed the thought totally will head up this evening and keep my fingers crossed I think!

Cheers

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on February 15, 2020, 04:37:58 pm
Am I deluded for thinking an afternoon session tomorrow is a possibility?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Blue Boy on February 15, 2020, 04:46:17 pm
Am I deluded for thinking an afternoon session tomorrow is a possibility?
It certainly looks like it clears up tomorrow afternoon, humidity dropping to the low 70s. The wind will still be gusting up to 40mph so should be a pretty exciting session regardless.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on February 15, 2020, 07:37:18 pm
Thanks for update,

looking at the forecasts I'm surprised there was anything to go at yesterday?

Had almost dismissed the thought totally will head up this evening and keep my fingers crossed I think!

Cheers

Looks like I was completely wrong about Friday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on February 15, 2020, 09:05:04 pm
Wind clearly going to be required to dry the rock off! Any crag suggestions welcome. Does remergence dry quick? Presume gardoms isn't a great shout due to the heathery tops?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on February 15, 2020, 09:11:00 pm
Low Rider, definitely.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on February 15, 2020, 09:46:08 pm
Can't work out if a pisstake or not, presumably would be violently windy up there but also very probably dry as a result. Baslow also a thought in my head
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on February 15, 2020, 10:53:36 pm
40-60mph forecast for High Neb - mint connies. The right bits of Gardoms could be okay as the wind rakes through the trees with leaves down, I can't guarantee north end tho. Baslow could be fine. Most of the edges will get all the wind and dry quick, it's getting the balance as to which ones will be more survivable (hint: not Lowrider ;)).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on February 15, 2020, 11:18:23 pm
Cheers! I will feedback if I don't freeze to death...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on February 15, 2020, 11:24:44 pm
Cheers! I will feedback if I don't freeze to death...

I was at Baslow on Friday - and it had all dried up fast... it will be windy though.. even down in the trees it was breezy...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on February 16, 2020, 12:37:03 pm
i was planning to go out today as it was supposed to stop at 12. however the forecast has changed and I don't think it is worth it now.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on February 16, 2020, 05:23:50 pm
Just to feed back and say a thank you for the info!

Managed 3 highly unsuccessful hours at cratcliffe on Friday before it started raining in the afternoon. Was far from bon con but dry enough to enjoy trying!

Cheers
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: arast on February 16, 2020, 05:40:12 pm
Worth risking it tomorrow?
If the forecast is to be believed, this afternoon has been dry and windy...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 16, 2020, 06:57:25 pm
If the forecast is to be believed, this afternoon has been dry and windy...

unfortunately with a number of brief but torrential downpours.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Don Jebus on February 27, 2020, 01:38:24 pm
Anyone know what it's like up Curbar/Gardoms today? Has the snow melted or is it still hanging about? Dry and mostly snow free down in the southern peak, although a bit on the breezy side!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on February 27, 2020, 02:03:42 pm
Not exactly Curbar/Gardoms, but just back from a run past Ringinglow. Dusting of snow on anything in the shade, everything else is just waterlogged.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Don Jebus on February 27, 2020, 02:05:51 pm
Not exactly Curbar/Gardoms, but just back from a run past Ringinglow. Dusting of snow on anything in the shade, everything else is just waterlogged.

Cheers Stabbsy, close enough, think I'll sack it off. Don't fancy the choice of climbing an ice cube or potentially damaging something which isn't properly dry. Back inside!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on February 27, 2020, 02:53:18 pm
Just done a Trackside circuit, mostly dry and decent nick in the wind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: YorkshireTea on February 29, 2020, 01:39:54 pm
Recommendations for tomorrow? Looking dry but bloody windy, anything that could’ve dried without being stood in a gale
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy popp on February 29, 2020, 02:26:02 pm
I just realised that I started this thread, 11 years ago and on a complete whim, and now it's 106 pages long. It took precisely three replies before someone else (Jordan) picked it up and started using it in exactly the same way it is still used now - asking for or giving on the spot updates. The internet can be very cool sometimes.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Blue Boy on February 29, 2020, 04:35:57 pm
Recommendations for tomorrow? Looking dry but bloody windy, anything that could’ve dried without being stood in a gale
I reckon most of the eastern edges will be horrifically cold in the wind tomorrow. Burbage West and Higgar Tor, being east facing, should be mostly out of the wind though.

That being said, supposedly there's a big orienteering event happening in the Burbage valley tomorrow which might get in the way a little, so bear that in mind.

 https://www.southyorkshireorienteers.org.uk/events/event/776-national-event-scoring-in-yhoa-superleague
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on February 29, 2020, 05:42:24 pm
Everything will be fucking mint unless it seeps or is a natural vertical bog. Pick somewhere in the trees.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on May 13, 2020, 07:48:40 am
What's it like out there today?
Cars lining the roads?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Murph on May 13, 2020, 08:30:55 am
Curbar gap carpark closed so I imagine the verges will be a bit busy later. There were only about 3 cars in total all the way down that road though by 8am.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on May 13, 2020, 09:29:10 am
Very quiet driving out an hour ago
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy F on May 13, 2020, 09:56:56 am
Very quiet driving out an hour ago

Off to the crag  ;) :whistle:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on May 13, 2020, 11:31:56 am
come on guys give us more than that!

Sat working away watching the clock for 5pm.... living vicariously through you
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on May 13, 2020, 11:42:39 am
Been on Mossatrocity Stand. No sends so far - a fridge too far. 5 degrees low humidity some sun. Crazy contorted trees by a boulder crammed river. Never been before. Left boys to it. Just taking a stroll up Padley Gorge for first time wondering why I’ve never been before.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ashtond6 on May 13, 2020, 11:55:02 am
Been on Mossatrocity Stand. No sends so far - a fridge too far. 5 degrees low humidity some sun. Crazy contorted trees by a boulder crammed river. Never been before. Left boys to it. Just taking a stroll up Padley Gorge for first time wondering why I’ve never been before.

Sounds lovely!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on May 13, 2020, 02:12:09 pm
Had a trip out.  Lots of cars on the verge at Fox House.  Millstone Car Park open and semi busy with cars.  Couple of climbers in Millstone on VS's

Was interesting to see chalk on Edge lane, green death and possibly scrittos, but by the looks, it might just have been someone abbing in and inspecting.

Seemed like all the usual parking spots had cars in them.

Be busy out there this weekend if the weathers anything like.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on October 23, 2020, 12:18:10 pm
Outside webcam’s working again. (https://www.outside.co.uk/hathersage-webcam)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on December 05, 2020, 04:58:35 pm
Had a brief look at Burbage this morning but it was fucked so went for a walk. Looks like sun came out later on, did anyone get some in? Particularly interested in cratcliffe area, is there any snow over that way or too low lying?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 05, 2020, 05:51:52 pm
I’m confused about the weather forecast for the next few days which seems to be settling at being a faint breeze and high humidity and around 6 degrees. Will it be shit? Or does the colder air temp mean the high humidity doesn’t matter?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: r-man on December 05, 2020, 05:59:08 pm
It was cold and humid in Lancs today. Wondered why conditions seemed poor on a blue sky day. Then realised when I packed up that all my stuff was covered in a sheen of moisture. Gah.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bolehillbilly on December 05, 2020, 06:22:34 pm
 Cratcliffe was snow free when I drove past this afternoon but I guess soaking. Slushy snow on Stanton Moor in places and all wet, Stanton-In was soaking late afternoon, no wind.  Sun didnt really break through this far south. I guess tomorrow will depend on the cloud cover. I'm holding out a bit hope for a few dry holds by the afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on December 05, 2020, 06:25:01 pm
Thanks BHB, that's what I had presumed. It's the lack of wind that concerns me, just can't see how it will dry remotely quickly, especially without sun as well. Maybe eatswood would be OK if it hasn't condensed? I find conditions there really hard but the last few times it seemed to have been blowing in which might have contributed to the damp under the roof.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 05, 2020, 06:38:33 pm
It was cold and humid in Lancs today. Wondered why conditions seemed poor on a blue sky day. Then realised when I packed up that all my stuff was covered in a sheen of moisture. Gah.

Rman got to the show too late.. 😜 it was fine up to 3pm in/close to the sun..

That said there wasn’t that much dry around...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 06, 2020, 10:12:11 am
Rained last night in Sheffield. Road still wet and looks claggy out the window.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: bolehillbilly on December 06, 2020, 11:42:17 am
Heavy rain further south too, given up hope of dry rock around  Matlock area.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 06, 2020, 01:27:11 pm
I’m at Stanage end. Drizzling. Virtually all the snow’s gone. Everything in sight (which is admittedly only a 15m radius) is saturated. Not regretting leaving my shoes and chalk at home.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: ReubenRules123 on December 07, 2020, 09:51:19 am
Anywhere dry?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 07, 2020, 10:06:12 am
Anywhere dry?

Might be later - but will need some sun. Little wind today....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ross Barker on December 19, 2020, 11:48:31 am
Not today, but tomorrow? I feel like the weather is absolutely shafting us at the moment, not had a dry enough weekend in ages.

It's never a complete washout, but always dodgy enough to deter people who've got a long drive.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on December 19, 2020, 12:30:17 pm
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcqz4j0vf#?nearestTo=Calver%20(Derbyshire)&date=2020-12-20 deffo worth a look, only one band of showers today and lots of drying wind which has been missing from some of the previous washouts.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 19, 2020, 12:50:36 pm
I feel your pain - but sometimes you have to just take the punt.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ross Barker on December 19, 2020, 01:08:20 pm
Might do, just don't want to risk wasting a day and half a tank of fuel. Tempted to go out with optimism, and hope that the perma dry stuff at Churnet isn't condensed as a back up.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on December 19, 2020, 01:34:57 pm
I’d doubt if there were no dry rock... too much wind and showers too sparse.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 19, 2020, 02:09:47 pm
Plenty of dry rock today. Seepage is weirdly localised to mini waterfalls which are blowing uphill. Wind is doing a great job drying stuff out as soon as it gets wet
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 19, 2020, 06:20:31 pm
Went for a walk up burbage valley this eve and burbage north + burbage south bouldering was all looking dry. As Lagers mentioned there's some localised wet buttresses but most stuff was looking decent. Should be good tomorrow if it doesn't shit it down overnight (not forecast last I checked).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on December 19, 2020, 06:39:26 pm
Would be plenty dry anywhere that catches the wind. Flipside is it was fucking freezing today, too cold for me to climb really. Unfortunately anywhere not catching wind was damp. You'll get some in but dress accordingly!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on December 19, 2020, 08:28:53 pm
Quite pleasant in the sun at Roaches upper tier today, with a drying wind. I expect lower tier will still be wet tomorrow though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 19, 2020, 08:49:00 pm
Big puddle under remergance etc.
Might drain off by tomorrow, but can't be sure
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 20, 2020, 09:16:32 am
Still a lot of damp rock about.

Burbage North catching the breeze so bits are drying out.

Plantation looked damp.

Only a small puddle under remergence.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on December 20, 2020, 01:20:41 pm
I know folks a desperate to get out .. but Respect the rock and all that.

damp grit is friable grit. 
Connies def sub optimal if you ask me.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on December 20, 2020, 01:46:12 pm
Yeah, bailed from Curbar, pretty wet out in the end.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 20, 2020, 06:09:15 pm
Yeah, bailed from Curbar, pretty wet out in the end.

Think I saw you drive past! I was lingering around the eliminates buttress waiting for it to dry out in between showers, was pretty decent towards the end of the day but damp beforehand.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy F on December 20, 2020, 06:14:51 pm
Burbage North was in fine fettle this afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 30, 2020, 09:30:09 am
Walked up to apparent north yesterday which wasn’t dry nor was remergence  with snow on the ledge halfway up the nose and run off on other holds
Anyone else been out ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 30, 2020, 10:15:01 am
I walked out via Redmires yesterday. Didn’t go down below the edge but lots of the rock looked wet and there was lots of snow on top of all the boulders.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 30, 2020, 10:17:35 am
WSS looked to be in great nic.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 31, 2020, 06:32:55 pm
Any reports from today?

Obviously on the complete understanding that any reports posted are on behalf on a mate in jail who was let out on bail for the day and had special dispensation from BoJo to go where they wanted.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 31, 2020, 06:49:17 pm
Burbage West in proper cheating nick. It was almost like being good again.

Only 2" of snow but the road between the cattle grids is pretty icy and the Cowperstone bend is causing problems.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 31, 2020, 06:53:47 pm
Word reached me that you had an incident
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 31, 2020, 07:06:03 pm
Not me?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on December 31, 2020, 07:10:40 pm
Cool. Case of mistaken identity. Somebody was reported as walking along the crag yesterday trying to find whoever they’d slid into
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on December 31, 2020, 08:42:10 pm
I walked out via Redmires yesterday. Didn’t go down below the edge but lots of the rock looked wet and there was lots of snow on top of all the boulders.

Hi Mike - I thought I might have seen you walking - do you have a blue Mountain hardware rucksack.

 :off: :oops:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on December 31, 2020, 08:43:39 pm
Back on topic...

Curbar was mint today, and no issues with ice on any of the approach roads.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 31, 2020, 09:50:44 pm

Hi Mike - I thought I might have seen you walking - do you have a blue Mountain hardware rucksack.

 :off: :oops:

Could be- right brand but it’s black. We were walking at Rache’s pace so it was a bit of a death march.  :lol:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 06, 2021, 04:25:14 pm
Another inch or two of snow on the higher edges, stayed cold all day so still powder but a fair bit of melt. Good nick on the dry bits. Ringinglow road icy in places. Car parks are open, no PDNPA signage or police patrols that I saw. So looks like locals will be fine visiting local crags.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on January 07, 2021, 04:25:31 pm
Similar conditions this afternoon to what JB was describing yesterday. Bit of ice about on the roads but didnt have any issues getting to burbage bridge in my van (one of the least capable cold weather vehicles, as far as I can tell).

People on famous grouse, west side and western eyes. Cold and sticky.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: tomtom on January 07, 2021, 04:51:06 pm
Remus - I appreciate the enthusiasm for relaying conditions -

But it’s a bit like posting up a picture of you tucking into a Sunday dinner whilst many other people here are being starved :D

(Edit - that comes across a bit grumpy - there is a smiley there for reason)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on January 07, 2021, 05:18:50 pm
Remus - I appreciate the enthusiasm for relaying conditions -

But it’s a bit like posting up a picture of you tucking into a Sunday dinner whilst many other people here are being starved :D

(Edit - that comes across a bit grumpy - there is a smiley there for reason)

No, it's a fair point. Plenty of people who don't have local venues available and won't do anyone much good hearing that conditions are nice at an out of reach crag! Makes sense to hold of the conditions reports until lockdown eases.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on January 07, 2021, 05:21:31 pm
Or someone just post it's shit and give some random reason just to make everyone else feel better.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nai on January 07, 2021, 05:41:03 pm
bury the report in nsfw tags, then if people who don't want to see it, see it, it's because they decided to look

NSFW  :


It was MINT today



NSFW  :
sorry, you chose to look  :P
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: petejh on January 07, 2021, 05:58:00 pm
No snowballing for Welsh?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 07, 2021, 06:28:42 pm
Just a reminder...

We are not allowed to meet up to boulder together.

Bouldering in groups is a highly visible activity and there are plenty of responsible Eastern Edges users who do not value climbing activities and who carry cameras, who are understandably ready to expose people breaching current guidance.

If bouldering does get banned due to people doing it in groups, I will be very angry. This anger will be directed at those people who did it in groups. Let's not allow this to happen, eh?

*Edit*
If you are going to climb in groups,
definitely don't wear clothing that identifies which climbing wall you work at
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 07, 2021, 06:46:38 pm
Good post lagers.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 07, 2021, 07:02:03 pm
Good post lagers.

Damning praise

 ;D
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 07, 2021, 09:19:14 pm
Just a reminder...

We are not allowed to meet up to boulder together.


Actually we are:

Quote
'You can exercise in a public outdoor place:

by yourself
with the people you live with
with your support bubble (if you are legally permitted to form one)
or, when on your own, with 1 person from another household'.

Appreciate your point about groups but let's not go beyond the rules.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 07, 2021, 09:23:53 pm
I'm not interested in the rules.
I just want to stop everyone else from having a better time than me.

(Good point, JB)

I had assumed that the "exercising together" thing was for people who didn't feel safe exercising alone.

Goodness me, I'm a grumpy cunt.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 12, 2021, 06:23:09 pm
Plantation about normal for a mid week afternoon this time of year. Plenty out, nowhere crowded, nice to bump into some other locals and no sign of the filth.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Snoops on January 12, 2021, 10:18:35 pm
Plantation about normal for a mid week afternoon this time of year. Plenty out, nowhere crowded, nice to bump into some other locals and no sign of the filth.

‘Filth’....let yourself down there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 13, 2021, 09:10:21 am
Flippancy can be hard to convey in text.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 13, 2021, 10:05:30 am
Plantation about normal for a mid week afternoon this time of year. Plenty out, nowhere crowded, nice to bump into some other locals and no sign of the filth.

‘Filth’....let yourself down there.

Yeah, should have typed "les flics" for the proper Font vibe
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Snoops on January 13, 2021, 02:40:37 pm
Flippancy can be hard to convey in text.

Sense of humour fail on my part
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B0405413 on February 09, 2021, 05:41:43 pm
Anyone know how Peak grit is likely to be tomorrow? Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stu Littlefair on February 09, 2021, 06:12:03 pm
Buried
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Hacker on February 09, 2021, 06:28:23 pm
Largely covered in snow I expect, nearly got lost walking out of burbage south in a blizzard. Pepper Mill problems were dry, Pepper Mill Stem was ace, I can't understand why it hasn't received more attention. The arete was getting a dusting of snow when we left. Messiah Traverse was dry too, but didn't look at anything else, although I'd expect most stuff was snow covered given the amount about. Apparently burbage north was largely completely screwed too. Some drifting was occurring so with some shovelling it might be possible to tame some landings on a few things to replicate going out with more mates/pads during normal times.

If you search the forums there is an old thread with a few ideas of snow free stuff.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Andy F on February 09, 2021, 06:42:07 pm
Snowballing potential?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 09, 2021, 07:11:42 pm
Possibly. We've only had about 3" on Sheff but the winds have been promising. Not thawing higher up either.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Hacker on February 09, 2021, 07:21:29 pm
Certainly not 2013 style yet but potential to improve landings with some work is possible as the snow has hardened alot and is less sugar like now. Just having snow on the ground today was better once the pads bedded like having a few extra pads but mostly it is just making stuff unclimbable. For decent snowballing more wind is needed to move the snow over the edges, the direction is currently reasonably good but the speed isn't great and it is due to be mild from the weekend onwards so I don't think so. Last time it took a fair bit of wind to move the snow followed by a colder stable weather when stuff could be dug out and dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on February 09, 2021, 08:13:31 pm
Apparently burbage north was largely completely screwed too.

Re UKC logbooks Blind Date and Flick in Time got done today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B0405413 on February 09, 2021, 09:44:02 pm
Cheers, I'll have a scout around and report back!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on February 09, 2021, 10:02:01 pm
Things look like they're going to need a good brush off and time to dry
 (sorry - photos nicked from a whatsapp post - sure Rennie will be cool with that).

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50927292527_2f894dcfd6_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50927292492_86473a9f55_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SA Chris on February 09, 2021, 10:02:39 pm
Surely Kinder Downfall will be climbed by the masses come Saturday..
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: abarro81 on February 10, 2021, 08:41:47 pm
Anyone know if much is climbable out there or just the usual couple of snowproof things?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 10, 2021, 08:55:48 pm
Not been out but the sun today should have made a big difference to the amount of dry rock.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on February 10, 2021, 09:13:26 pm
Plenty of dry rock in Burbizzle valley by the looks of it. Not much melting, super dry air and hardly any wind. All very Alpine. Stanage looked pretty plastered though. I’d go for stuff with a sunny aspect - Burb South looked dark.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: B0405413 on February 10, 2021, 09:47:12 pm
Everything at Shining Cliff dry today
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on February 10, 2021, 10:31:25 pm
Anyone know if much is climbable out there or just the usual couple of snowproof things?

I was out this afternoon. Quite a bit of climbable stuff but a lot of snow about too, wasnt too melty yet and tomorrow looks chilly so should be ok.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on February 11, 2021, 08:20:13 am
Gardoms was quite clear of snow and dry yesterday, although I couldn't actually hold on to anything.

On another note I've heard the road going down past Higgar to Hathersage Road is really icy, friend with 4x4 and winter tyres only just made it down.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on February 11, 2021, 10:59:35 am
On another note I've heard the road going down past Higgar to Hathersage Road is really icy, friend with 4x4 and winter tyres only just made it down.

I drove down it yesterday late afternoon. Ice and snow most of the way. There did seem to be grit/salt in some places.

It wasn't as slippery as the hill by Burbage bridge (heading towards Ringing low)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slab_happy on February 12, 2021, 03:32:30 pm
Was walking today but stopped to pat the rock, looked like lots dry in Burbage Valley.

I was very restrained and didn't go spectate at whoever was working on Voyager.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on March 01, 2021, 07:01:26 pm
Anyone out today?
 Looks like the weather will be similar tomorrow so just wondering if much was dry today?  Probably thinking of heading to burbage, stanage or curbar area.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on March 01, 2021, 07:14:18 pm
Ran up to Oxstones at lunch - the cloud/mist/fog was down and maybe 10m visibility so I'd imagine similar at Burbage. Possible that Stanage was above any mist, if that's what it was, but visibility was too bad to make any judgement.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on March 01, 2021, 07:24:07 pm
Was a Curbar this eve. Everything we were on was fully dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on March 01, 2021, 07:25:32 pm
Roads and walls were dry when I went out this afternoon. My spy on the other side said the ‘Dry mist’ and Cloud lifted and cleared at Mam Tor, and wall to wall sunshine the other side of Winnats. Cool NE wind.
I dare say there will be dry rock this side tomorrow but it looks like it will be better out West again, depending how willing you are to stretch the “local area” tag
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on March 01, 2021, 07:35:08 pm
Roads and walls were dry when I went out this afternoon. My spy on the other side said the ‘Dry mist’ and Cloud lifted and cleared at Mam Tor, and wall to wall sunshine the other side of Winnats. Cool NE wind.
I dare say there will be dry rock this side tomorrow but it looks like it will be better out West again, depending how willing you are to stretch the “local area” tag

Thanks for the info.

That sounds promising, it was the rare dry mist I was hoping for and MWIS sounds like it'll be better tomorrow than today. 

Fingers crossed I guess.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on March 01, 2021, 07:36:11 pm
Was a Curbar this eve. Everything we were on was fully dry.

Perfect. Thanks!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Mr_Cus on March 02, 2021, 11:56:53 am
It is dry mist.
Burbage is fine, totally dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slab_happy on July 11, 2021, 01:52:10 pm
Top bilberry-picking conditions at Burbage South Edge yesterday.

Also humid and insect-y, so rubbish for anyone wanting to climb hard, but excellent for anyone wanting to do very easy mileage interspersed with stuffing their face with bilberries.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on July 11, 2021, 08:22:31 pm
Top bilberry-picking conditions at Burbage South Edge yesterday.

Also humid and insect-y, so rubbish for anyone wanting to climb hard, but excellent for anyone wanting to do very easy mileage interspersed with stuffing their face with bilberries.

Fantastic  :2thumbsup: Will be heading out very soon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on November 27, 2021, 03:39:52 pm
Yo what's the knowledge from today / chances for tomorrow??
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: andy popp on November 27, 2021, 04:11:44 pm
Love that this thread I started on a whim 12 years ago (because I was going to be driving over to Sheffield from Merseyside) is now at 110 pages.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on November 27, 2021, 04:22:35 pm
Yo what's the knowledge from today / chances for tomorrow??

In Sheffield there's lots of melty snow about. Tricky conditions tomorrow I reckon, would want to find somewhere that's not gonna suffer from run off.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Carl on November 27, 2021, 04:48:00 pm
Yo what's the knowledge from today / chances for tomorrow??

Pretty epic wind blown snow on the road out to Burbage from Sheffield. Barely ok to the Ox stones parking, lots of stuck cars past there. I don't think I'd bother with anything in the Burbage valley although could be surprised! We walked out to Burbage North in the afternoon and the drifts were pretty deep. Nothing we saw on the first half of the edge or so was climbable.

Other edges may differ! It did seem to mainly be driven by the drifts, so more sheltered places may be better. No guarantees!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on November 27, 2021, 05:37:03 pm
Cheers Carl, looking unpromising for sure, not even convinced by South East grit cos obviously the storm was raking down the East of the Pennines and the Wirksworth webcam was snowy this morning.

FWIW bone dry in South Manc today, good nick on the roads  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on November 27, 2021, 05:40:54 pm
I sent my mate who lives near Darley Dale a message this morning asking if they’d had snow- they had and reckons there was a period in the early hours where it rained on top of it before it refroze, hence the hill he lives on is like a sloping ice rink.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sdm on November 28, 2021, 09:39:26 am
Cheers Carl, looking unpromising for sure, not even convinced by South East grit cos obviously the storm was raking down the East of the Pennines and the Wirksworth webcam was snowy this morning.

FWIW bone dry in South Manc today, good nick on the roads  ::) ::)

Wirksworth had a couple of inches of snow that settled on top of already wet ground on Friday night. Then a tiny bit of rain yesterday morning that didn't seem to affect anything. Any roads that get any volume of traffic were almost completely snow free by yesterday evening. I didn't test any tiny country lanes but the routes to Cromford and over Middleton were fine.

There's still a couple of inches of snow on any ground that hasn't been cleared or been in the sun.

The pavements around Wirksworth are lethal now it's all refrozen.

Didn't check any grit, I went for the safe option of the lime yesterday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 31, 2021, 10:59:09 am
If anyone's thinking of heading out for a last climb of 2021 it's still pretty damp out there.

Trackside was soaked
Burb North / Stanage looked better from the road, but not enough to make me want to stop and get out.

There's a bit of a breeze about so you might get lucky later on....
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: macca7 on December 31, 2021, 03:49:18 pm
The edges in the sun seemed fairly dry this afternoon so fingers crossed for the same tmrw!

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on January 04, 2022, 05:01:06 pm
Anyone able to hazard a guess if river of life or Salle goose would be dry tmrw? I've been so many time and they've been sleeping and I don't want another disappointing trip.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: monkey boy on January 04, 2022, 05:23:25 pm
Salle Goose will definitely be dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on January 04, 2022, 06:17:06 pm
 :bow:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: haydn jones on January 06, 2022, 01:24:51 pm
River of Life was piss wet. Salle goose was dry. But it was in full sun and boiling as it's completely sheltered from any wind. Tops off and shorts weather no exaggeration. So it felt completely impossible to hold any of the slopers. Definitely one for a cloudy day. Thought other people might find this useful info.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 11, 2022, 01:56:54 pm
I've just walked up to mother cap and owler tor. There is a bit of a breeze, but the rocks are still damp.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Simon W on January 12, 2022, 10:28:29 am
Baslow edge wet now, decent breeze so should be dry later
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 12, 2022, 10:46:30 am
Bit of black ice around over the tops/stanage apparently so take care if heading out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 12, 2022, 02:24:31 pm
Just be out and wasn't inspired an bagged it off.  Seemed a bit damp still.  About 20 helmet clad students heading up towards Apparent North  :shrug: so not really keen to share.  Not much parking left at Burb N. 

Back at work now.   >:(  :slap:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on January 12, 2022, 02:50:54 pm
Must have just missed you on my lunchtime stroll. Despite the strong breeze it felt warmer and muggier than I was expecting.  Hopefully better tomorrow for when I have enough time to actually put some boots on.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stu Littlefair on January 29, 2022, 12:56:36 pm
Anyone found somewhere good today? Bit of a hard venue choice with the strong wind and rain this morning…
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on January 29, 2022, 12:59:57 pm
A knowledgeable correspondent is aiming for the South Eastern grit area, no reports yet but that seems logical given it's westerly bollox.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on January 29, 2022, 07:15:14 pm
Anyone found somewhere good today? Bit of a hard venue choice with the strong wind and rain this morning…

Bit late to the party but stanton woods was mint today. Not as sheltered from the breeze as expected but great conditions.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stu Littlefair on January 29, 2022, 09:21:21 pm
Cheers Remus,

Worth knowing. The more sheltered bits of froggatt gave good entertainment too; even bare trees give a surprising amount of shelter.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Hacker on January 30, 2022, 02:09:44 pm
Rowtor was excellent conditions not cold in the wind but enough air movement to make everything I looked at bone dry on the Sean's roof side. Think the rain was light enough and the wind strong enough to dry quickly, more prolonged rain and less wind and it would have been a terrible choice. Did consider stanton woods too. On similar days the upper matlock quarries have worked well and Shinning Cliff
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 02, 2022, 10:54:48 am
Anyone ventured out today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: kac on December 02, 2022, 03:11:25 pm
I popped out in my lunch break today. Burbage north was fairly warm and lots of walls still looked damp. Stuff like the terrace was fine. At higgar all the stuff around piss was dry - was freezing there!

Minor rant but had a move a load of pads someone has stashed under the start of the terrace. Who can possibly think it's a good idea to stash pads there? It was also caked in chalk as if someone has been climbing it when damp.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 10, 2022, 08:01:58 pm
Anyone been out today? Any recommendations for tomorrow?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 10, 2022, 08:48:22 pm
Was at Froggatt Friday. Plenty dry at the main crag but a lot more snow than expected. Clag came down on the way out and has been around all day today, plus snowing on and off most of day, temps hovering around freezing so sleety wet not powder. Had a walk at Redmires. Some friends came up from London (full sun til Chesterfield), drove around for an hour then went to Forest rock. In short, prob not but if it brightens check the snow-proof thread.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: 205Chris on December 11, 2022, 08:11:22 am
Snowing in S7 just now
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 11, 2022, 03:03:27 pm
Anyone made it out today ?
I would guess we had 2 or 2.5 inches in S8 this morning so presumably more on the edges
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 11, 2022, 03:30:43 pm
Went down to Curbar. Quite a lot less snow there than in S10 and roads 100% fine. Not really any dry bouldering though. Although the snow on top outs looks quite powdery my tests concluded that it’s the sort of stuff that leaves the rock wet if you sweep it off.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 11, 2022, 03:31:34 pm
I take it Trackside was heaving then?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on December 11, 2022, 05:05:25 pm
I only walked along the top so not sure.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 12, 2022, 09:22:19 am
Some of the west side webcams looking nice this morning:

https://www.jamesgphotography.co.uk/peak-district-webcams
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 12, 2022, 09:51:14 am
Thanks Cheque
Good link ta JB
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slab_happy on December 14, 2022, 12:00:24 pm
Very sunny (and cold) out at Longshaw today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 14, 2022, 12:13:49 pm
Perfect at Froggatt
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Ally Smith on December 14, 2022, 02:05:38 pm
Anyone been up to the Plantation? Is the car park accessible with a FWD car and no snow tyres/chains?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 14, 2022, 03:12:15 pm
Anyone been up to the Plantation? Is the car park accessible with a FWD car and no snow tyres/chains?

I was aiming for there but stopped at Burbage as it's pretty icy. Might be doable doable but I imagine it'd be spicy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on December 14, 2022, 03:25:56 pm
Road to Burbage (Ringinglow Road) was closed about 30 minutes ago when I tried to go up there.
Trackside and bit of Curbar in t woods I went to was hot/snow melting off it although I suspect it would have been fine pre 11
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 14, 2022, 04:53:12 pm
Road to Burbage (Ringinglow Road) was closed about 30 minutes ago when I tried to go up there.
Trackside and bit of Curbar in t woods I went to was hot/snow melting off it although I suspect it would have been fine pre 11

I assume it's closed to stop people getting stuck around Burbage bridge. Fine up to there if you drive sensibly imo, but obviously proceed at your own risk.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on October 22, 2023, 06:42:28 pm
Anyone been out today ? How was it ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on October 22, 2023, 06:49:55 pm
Great, if a touch too warm still. Surprisingly dry underfoot.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on October 22, 2023, 06:51:20 pm
Great ta. Where were you ?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on October 22, 2023, 06:56:54 pm
Really nice at Apparent North today. The grass was so well grown that there wasn't mud and holds were cleaner than I've ever seen. Didn't seem to be any run off issues. I guess the sun and breeze must have sorted things out.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on October 22, 2023, 07:35:55 pm
Burbage N and West. Also echo what Stone said, WSS cleanest I’ve seen it in decades and grass underneath making a stab at a return.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dolly on October 22, 2023, 07:51:09 pm
Thanks both
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: GazM on October 24, 2023, 01:48:16 pm
Peak punter question: me and a pal are coming down to the Peak this weekend for some routes and bouldering. Forecast is looking showery, so which are the quickest drying crags?

And don't worry, we have no interest on climbing on wet rock!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wellsy on October 24, 2023, 02:43:12 pm
Curbar, Burbage, Froggatt, Stanage all dry nice and quickly

Birchen too I hear
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Droyd on October 24, 2023, 04:28:53 pm
Curbar, Burbage, Froggatt, Stanage all dry nice and quickly

Birchen too I hear

Not to have a go at you, Wellsy, as I imagine you're well up on your grit ethics, but this always irks me: these are all crags that people describe as 'quick-drying' but that in reality have some problems that dry quickly and some problems that dry slowly. I know that's stupidly obvious, but I reckon if people stopped thinking of entire crags as 'quick drying' and started thinking about whether the problems they plan on climbing are, we'd have fewer issues with people climbing on damp rock as a whole. For example lots of the quality lower-grade stuff at Stanage Plantation gets the sun and wind and so dries pretty quick, while a lot of the harder stuff is the opposite and so dries slowly. Conversely at Robin Hood's Stride (another supposedly quick-drying crag) the lower-grade stuff dries slowly and is made of quite soft rock so is mostly totally knackered, while there are plenty of problems in the sixes and sevens that do dry quick (and things like The Kid that are sort of rainproof).

The key thing if you're looking at climbing on grit on a showery day is surely picking crag/boulders based on wind direction, which is currently looking like you might get some guilt-free climbing in at the classic grit crags based on the Met. But if you take Curbar as an example, most of the stuff up on the edge will probably be in good nick and Trackside will be fine except for the puddle under it, while Gorilla Warfare and Ultimate Gritstone Experience will almost certainly be damp. Those three named problems will probably all have people climbing them this weekend regardless, of course, but that's a separate rant.

Gaz, how much have you and your mate done before in the Peak and what grades are you looking at?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: GazM on October 24, 2023, 09:45:28 pm
Done bits and bobs but not been down for a long time. We're both time-poor dads with a rare weekend pass. I've barely trad climbed in recent years so hoping to just tick through a few classics that I've not done on previous trips. Things like The File, Flying Buttress Direct, Goliath's, Suicide Wall, Chequers Buttress would be on my list, but happy to go where the weather's gonna be best.
My main query is about which crags have the most quick drying routes really.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cheque on October 24, 2023, 11:15:39 pm
The only one of those routes that’s not so quick-drying in the forecast south-west winds is Suicide Wall because the bottom of Cratcliffe’s sheltered by the trees and it’s taller so there’s more of it to dry  ;) . Could still be OK but the Stanage/ Burbage area is the best bet. Tuesday night’s a bit early to judge which direction a showery weekend forecast will go in at this time of year of course. Hopefully it’ll be alright.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slab_happy on October 25, 2023, 08:48:24 am
Also, sounds obvious, but go prepared to pat the rock and walk away from a particular route/problem if it's still damp to the touch. In particular, cracks may still be holding water while face surfaces are dry.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Droyd on October 25, 2023, 09:00:40 am
Sorry, missed the bit about routes. If you're thinking about walking in with a pad and a rack Froggatt might well be a good bet - quick-drying routes and some bouldering that either dries quick (the top boulders) or doesn't get very wet (Tody's Playground). Once you're at the main bit of Froggatt the 'far' end of Curbar is only a five-minute walk too.

Wharncliffe and Rivelin might be worth thinking about too - both have fewer classic routes than the obvious Eastern Edges crags but get less of the crap weather and are generally a bit warmer, which is handy if you don't fancy freezing your arse off belaying, which is a likelihood at the quick-drying crags at this point in the year. Wharncliffe dries exceptionally quickly and has some brilliant S-VS, E1, and E3 and up routes (but annoyingly little at HVS and E2) and some decent bouldering on the main crag (Pointy Block, Lonely Boulder, Tensile Test if you're on for E1 5c-type highballing). Some bits of Rivelin dry slowly and if it's properly pissing it down it's crap, but on an on-off showery day the stuff around the Needle dries quickly, and Croton Oil and Blizzard Ridge at HVS and Acid Reign at 6C are some of the best of their grade in the Peak.

When it's totally crap in the Peak you can often boulder at places to the east of Sheffield like Anston and Roche Abbey as they get much less rain, so might be an option for Sunday if it continues looking like a washout. Arguably a totally shite option for most people who are travelling to the Peak for a weekend of trad, but there's an argument that mag lime bouldering is better than indoors, and it's convenient if you're heading home via the M1.

Feel free to shoot me a message if you're missing guides for any of these places, and hope you get something done!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slab_happy on October 25, 2023, 09:20:34 am
Sorry, missed the bit about routes. If you're thinking about walking in with a pad and a rack Froggatt might well be a good bet - quick-drying routes and some bouldering that either dries quick (the top boulders) or doesn't get very wet (Tody's Playground). Once you're at the main bit of Froggatt the 'far' end of Curbar is only a five-minute walk too.

Also the Cave Crack cave is handy for sitting in if you're waiting out a brief shower in the hope things will dry out afterwards.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wellsy on October 25, 2023, 09:25:26 am
Curbar, Burbage, Froggatt, Stanage all dry nice and quickly

Birchen too I hear

Not to have a go at you, Wellsy, as I imagine you're well up on your grit ethics, but this always irks me: these are all crags that people describe as 'quick-drying' but that in reality have some problems that dry quickly and some problems that dry slowly. I know that's stupidly obvious, but I reckon if people stopped thinking of entire crags as 'quick drying' and started thinking about whether the problems they plan on climbing are, we'd have fewer issues with people climbing on damp rock as a whole. For example lots of the quality lower-grade stuff at Stanage Plantation gets the sun and wind and so dries pretty quick, while a lot of the harder stuff is the opposite and so dries slowly. Conversely at Robin Hood's Stride (another supposedly quick-drying crag) the lower-grade stuff dries slowly and is made of quite soft rock so is mostly totally knackered, while there are plenty of problems in the sixes and sevens that do dry quick (and things like The Kid that are sort of rainproof).

The key thing if you're looking at climbing on grit on a showery day is surely picking crag/boulders based on wind direction, which is currently looking like you might get some guilt-free climbing in at the classic grit crags based on the Met. But if you take Curbar as an example, most of the stuff up on the edge will probably be in good nick and Trackside will be fine except for the puddle under it, while Gorilla Warfare and Ultimate Gritstone Experience will almost certainly be damp. Those three named problems will probably all have people climbing them this weekend regardless, of course, but that's a separate rant.

Gaz, how much have you and your mate done before in the Peak and what grades are you looking at?

Of course while certain crags may dry quicker than others overall, one should inspect the problem first and if it is not nice and dry, not get on it. I would never say hey Burbage dries quick so it's fine to get on anything there after 12 hours wind and sun; if it's wet it's wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on October 25, 2023, 10:12:09 am
I think that’s what Droyd is saying wellsy, he’s sure you know your shit but you have just said “Burbage, Curbar, etc all dry quickly” without the caveat.

Obviously most people including GazM as I know of him through a mutual friend will exercise that level of caution and assess on a problem by problem level.

But giving those blanket statements maybe shuts off that assessment in some less experienced people? Though if they are unaware enough to climb wet rock then they wouldn’t even worry about which crags dry fast.

 I guess the more important thing is educating people why climbing on wet/damp grit isn’t cricket. This discussion is all valuable stuff though I reckon!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Droyd on October 25, 2023, 11:27:45 am
Spot on Duncan - thanks for expressing things more clearly than I did!

We talk a lot about this issue of people cracking on and climbing on damp grit because it happens loads, whether through ignorance or selfishness. In most cases it’s probably that classic thought process of ‘well I’ve walked all the way in and it’s not that wet, and if I pack up and walk out and drive to another crag and walk into there I might just find more wet rock, so I might as well do it’. And I think that communicating to people that they should make that right choice and pack up and go elsewhere is really valuable, but I also think that avoiding people being in that situation entirely has a lot of value, and that a big cause of it is blanket statements like ‘x crag is quick drying’. Because for every person who has the experience to know that that’s a generalisation and that on marginal days dryness needs to be assessed on a problem-by-problem basis, there are multiple who don’t, and who take that statement at face value because they don’t know any better.

However, sorry if that my post came across as you not knowing your onions or encouraging poor behaviour Wellsy - we've not met as far as I'm aware, but from what I can tell you're as good as anyone for not climbing on wet rock and encouraging others to do the same.

Anyway, the sun is shining after a couple of days of crap weather, so I’m off to plaster some damp slopers in chalk and see how many pebbles I can snap off.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wellsy on October 25, 2023, 01:03:46 pm
I totally agree with all that :) I'm sure GazM will make good ethical choices!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on October 28, 2023, 12:32:21 pm
so the castleton and outside webcam have been showing murk and low cloud mostly for days. I have not headed out yesterday and today as it just looks damp, but tomorrow morning forecast is pretty similar and I'm getting desperate so thought I'd check: anybody got any idea if the murk is translating to damp boulders in general, or are bits dry? eg burbage w?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: erm, sam on October 28, 2023, 05:10:32 pm
I have belatedly realised the Outside webcam has been showing the same clagged in image for 3 days.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mrjonathanr on October 28, 2023, 05:39:53 pm
Rest assured that Curbar and Baslow were misty and claggy yesterday, whereas minus ten was mint.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on October 28, 2023, 06:57:48 pm
Drove past Burbage Bridge at various points today, low cloud and everything looked soaked, although did see someone walking back from Higgar with a pad so maybe the Leaning Block was climbable? Looked less clagged in further south.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on December 14, 2023, 02:44:37 pm
Looking to get outside tomorrow (hopefully Stanage). How're the Eastern Edges faring?

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on December 14, 2023, 03:00:26 pm
At curbar at the mo, it's pretty wet (to the extent it's pretty much unclimbable). If the rain holds off it feels like things will start to dry and might be ok by tomorrow, especially if the wind picks up.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 16, 2023, 05:28:49 pm
Any reports from today?
Looks similar tomorrow, cloudy, mild humid , but a good breeze so might be ok ? Thanks
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: steveri on December 16, 2023, 06:30:24 pm
Burbage South gopping this morning with recent/overnight rain. Boulders started to come into condition around 12-1, decent breeze and some sun. I had to leave at 2 but imagine the people I was with got a bit done after. I’m happy for them, grr!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on December 16, 2023, 07:56:05 pm
Curbar - arrived fashionably late as I was on child duties. Turns out it was perfect timing as things had only just dried up. 90 mins on stuff in and around the Trench. Sky was amazing coming back in to Sheffield.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dingdong on December 16, 2023, 09:06:20 pm
Uh isn’t stuff still gonna be pretty damp underneath the top layer? I assume it’s gonna need a few more days to dry out
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on December 16, 2023, 09:26:22 pm
Uh isn’t stuff still gonna be pretty damp underneath the top layer? I assume it’s gonna need a few more days to dry out

It's much more nuanced than that (isn't everything?). If things have been absolutely saturated after lots of heavy rain then this can be more of a problem, but if it's just been damp that's unlikely to have gone through to the lower layers. And with a good dose of sun and particularly wind grit can dry very quickly indeed even when it's been saturated (see Almscliff).
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dingdong on December 16, 2023, 10:53:31 pm
Fair enough I’m just aware of stuff (bull flakes, Captain Hook) at stanage has broken recently because the top layer has dried and people have climbed on it even though it’s still quite damp underneath - worth considering on a case by case basis. I walked through burbage north around 11 and everything was still soaked
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on December 16, 2023, 10:58:12 pm
Uh isn’t stuff still gonna be pretty damp underneath the top layer? I assume it’s gonna need a few more days to dry out

Even the most ardent respect the rock advocate wouldn't suggest we need to wait for 3 days of dry weather to climb on gritstone. Nobody would ever get out again!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dingdong on December 16, 2023, 11:29:58 pm
Uh isn’t stuff still gonna be pretty damp underneath the top layer? I assume it’s gonna need a few more days to dry out

Even the most ardent respect the rock advocate wouldn't suggest we need to wait for 3 days of dry weather to climb on gritstone. Nobody would ever get out again!

I went around 3 different crags today between 10-12 and absolutely nowhere was dry, at all. Not just damp but soaked through. Obviously you don’t need to wait 3 days but I can’t imagine much would have dried fully before sunset?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 17, 2023, 08:36:45 am
Gritstone is famously quick drying, but yesterday the temperature rise went some way to reducing that. Also the sun is weak at this time of year so you need to pick a venue where the rock is catching both wind and sun, and arrive late in the day. We were at Crook Hill at 3-4pm, conditions were mint.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on December 17, 2023, 09:06:51 am
I know it's not really Eastern Edges (more Far Eastern Pits), but yesterday at Anston most things were streaming with run off at 10am, more was dry at 1pm, most was really nice and dry at 3pm.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 18, 2023, 04:28:01 pm
Fair enough I’m just aware of stuff (bull flakes, Captain Hook) at stanage has broken recently because the top layer has dried and people have climbed on it even though it’s still quite damp underneath -
That is sad to hear. What has broken on Captain Hook, isn't it all just one big chalky hold?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dingdong on December 18, 2023, 05:44:30 pm
Part of the heel snapped off
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on December 19, 2023, 11:42:21 am
Part of the heel snapped off

The starting heel or the main hold you use as a hand early on then a heel for most of it?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 19, 2023, 11:56:58 am
A piece about 35x25x15mm broke off the lip.
I was given the broken bit for potential repair but decided it would be better to just stabilise the hold. It's had a number of ascents logged on UKC since I stabilised (superglued) the hold. I don't think it has changed the difficulty.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on December 23, 2023, 10:03:32 am
Great work Jon. Last time I was up there I thought a few things were sadly looking considerably more worn, like this big foothold, also the one on the slot on Zippy's. Do you think it is time to start pre-emptively stabilising holds like these on popular (battered) problems with superglue to stop rapidly accelerating erosion?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bonjoy on December 23, 2023, 09:15:14 pm
I do a bit of that already if I see things that are getting hit hard and look easily stabilised. Even part stabilising can massively slow erosion. That is just a bit of glue down cracks and some dotting on the soft area so it has increased strength without a full layer. Better to underdo it though and maybe add more later than overdo and ruin a hold/problem though.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: shark on January 05, 2024, 05:29:14 pm
How dry/undry was it out there today?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dingdong on January 05, 2024, 05:57:16 pm
It was soaked today. Was pretty wet yesterday morning too and spoke to some guy cause he was chalking up all the classics at stanage while they were dripping with water. His excuse was “I’m only here for 2 days and it’s rained every day” - I’m not sure how he was expecting to pull onto Victorian overmantel when it’s soaked tbh, it’s hard enough when dry
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duncan campbell on January 05, 2024, 07:56:59 pm
Christ what a knob! Judging by that I’m thinking most of the grit will be wet tomorrow. Anyone been out East? Do places like smeaton edge stay fairly ok?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 05, 2024, 10:35:00 pm
Looks sunnier tomorrow but no wind. I'm not too hopeful, so will most likely go for a walk. Sunday looks like lower humidity and a better NE wind so if it doesn't wet out overnight it might be decent.

The slab part of Smeaton will be piss wet I expect. Elysium should be OK though - great problem.
I went to Anston last weekend but there was alot of runoff and only a couple of full problems were dry. I've never seen it so wet. But I heard that Church Crag was OK (good backup if Elysium is wet?) and apparently Beef Buttress at Roche should be reliable  :off: :sorry:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: hstmoore on January 05, 2024, 10:59:29 pm
We went to Anston (Wave Wall) yesterday at midday. It was lovely in the warm sunshine but the rock was completely wet with run off, as Mark described. Only one or two problems were climbable. I would guess that it dried off by the end of the day/was dry today but not sure.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on January 06, 2024, 08:22:56 am
Mark saying above that he thought the grit would be wet today caused me to have a bit of a dither. It is wall to wall blue sky in Glossop at the moment but the roads etc are wet.

Last Monday I went to Anstons when Mark was there and there was a lot of wet. I still had a good day though. I went to Beef Buttress Roache Abbey on Thursday because people had said that is perma-dry. There were wet bits even there but also enough dry rock.

However today is rare in that the forecast is brighter for Hope and Bakewell than for Worksop and Doncaster. I sort of feel I ought to make an effort to get on grit a bit but don't want to find it wet.  Hmmmmm
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dingdong on January 06, 2024, 08:32:56 am
I live 5 mins from rivelin, my road is already drying in patches and the curb is fully dry, I’ve no doubt stuff will be dry later on at the more exposed crags.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on January 06, 2024, 09:03:19 am
Thanks Dingdong!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: mark20 on January 06, 2024, 11:56:40 am
Plenty of dry rock at Rowtor , but warm in the sun with no wind
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 06, 2024, 06:02:52 pm
Good at Froggatt, some big wet streaks on great slab though. Raining persistently on the drive back…
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on January 06, 2024, 06:35:01 pm
I was full of honourable intentions to go to Burbage but when I got there at 10:15, there were no parking spots left. Is that unusual? Do people go earlier specifically to catch a parking spot?

I went to Apparent North instead, which was great. Too warm for conditions connoisseurs, but very nice.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on January 06, 2024, 07:07:55 pm
Parking at Burbage is a shit show on any weekend with half decent weather.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on January 06, 2024, 07:11:47 pm
I was full of honourable intentions to go to Burbage but when I got there at 10:15, there were no parking spots left. Is that unusual? Do people go earlier specifically to catch a parking spot?

I went to Apparent North instead, which was great. Too warm for conditions connoisseurs, but very nice.

When did you last try to go to Burbage Stone?! I reckon Its been like that since I started climbing in 2011!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on January 06, 2024, 07:59:01 pm
I think Burbage has got busier since COVID. It's great to see more people out in the country. But they don't tend to venture far or pay for parking so plantation never been full to my knowledge.

If the PDNP does implement charges for burbage and popular parking then that may help reduce visitors. Which is surely the aim of any national park  :slap:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on January 06, 2024, 08:54:32 pm
When did you last try to go to Burbage Stone?! I reckon Its been like that since I started climbing in 2011!

In the past I've been really really  bad about not going to Burbage. Consequently I've still got loads of vaguely plausible stuff there to do/try. Turning over a new leaf, I went three times at the end on Nov, early Dec 2023. I think one of those was on a Saturday and the other two were midweek. The parking was fairly full but not totally full and I think I was a bit later than today. Perhaps people go for a morning walk and leave by lunch so 10:30 was a particularly bad time today?

How do people climb at Burbage then? Do you turn up much earlier and go for a walk if stuff needs a while to dry? Or turn up briefly for the last couple of hours of light? Or just hope to be lucky with parking?

If the PDNP does implement charges for burbage and popular parking then that may help reduce visitors. Which is surely the aim of any national park  :slap:
I thought the Burbage and Stanage Popular-end Parking was already needing payment? I bought one of those annual passes in Nov. I use it for Cheedale too though.
It's so rubbish that the response is to put in parking charges rather than improving busses or whatever.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: sirlockoff on January 06, 2024, 09:14:25 pm
you can usually always park somewhere at burbage for free (inc today - drove past there), at the verges, or wait people to leave, I generally avoid the paid parking, that said burbage usually indeed is quite full on the weekends, so I avoid it full stop, few minutes more and you will be in plantation, much less traffic there.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 06, 2024, 10:29:50 pm
If the bridge area parking is rammed i park up by the cattle grid towards Higgar and walk back across the top of burbage west. Only adds five minutes to the walk in and you can go to west on the way back.
Very rare you can’t get a spot on a weekday though. Blue sky Saturday mornings not so much.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 07, 2024, 08:41:24 am
Looking a bit dank in west Sheffield this am with overnight drizzle showing on the rainfall radar.  :( should have gone out yesterday afternoon.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 13, 2024, 10:25:48 pm
Looking ahead to the morning.. any conditions reports from dusk this evening?

Froggatt woods was muted as a venue for the morning but wondered if that could be holding on to any dampness  :-\
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on January 14, 2024, 12:05:53 am
I was at Burbage late morning, open rock in the sun was dry but shady faces were damp or wet.
This afternoon has been cloudier and more overcast and I think there’s probably mist floating about tonight so I’d suspect you’d be best aiming for open faces that catch any beeeze/sun going tomorrow.
Hardly a definitive evening conditions report but the best I can do I’m afraid.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 14, 2024, 12:43:19 am
What Nik said

I would expect the woods to be damp

Look for anything exposed to sun and breeze.

Not an easy choice with sun coming from the opposite direction as breeze 

Edit - remergence is worth looking at in this situation (and dead tree traverse for us more average people)
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 17, 2024, 09:03:33 pm
Burbage North was good today. Plenty of dry, grippy rock. The sunshine was lovely - you could actually feel it.
More importantly, the roads were fine. Some bits of ice and a tiny dusting of snow.
Obviously - drive carefully.
I carry a bucket of rock salt in the van just in case I end up on ice
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joel182 on January 17, 2024, 09:35:22 pm
Not eastern but the roads up to the Roaches were still in good condition today.

Nothing logged at Stanage Plantation today, I guess the road to the Hollin Bank car park isn't gritted? Any thoughts for venues apart from Burbage with good access to the parking?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 17, 2024, 10:34:03 pm
Not eastern but the roads up to the Roaches were still in good condition today.

Nothing logged at Stanage Plantation today, I guess the road to the Hollin Bank car park isn't gritted? Any thoughts for venues apart from Burbage with good access to the parking?

Secret Garden, Mother Cap, Owler Tor, Millstone etc. Anything accessable from Surprise View car park. The road gets gritted.
Keyhole traverse could be awesome

(Maybe this counts as Burbage...)

RHS and Cratcliff should be fine
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: SamT on January 18, 2024, 10:08:05 am
Yeah, Was all mint yesterday and all the roads are fine.  :bounce:
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: grimer on January 18, 2024, 04:59:26 pm
It was actually pretty cold in the sun t Burbage north. Great at millstone yesterday a bit more sheltered. Keyhole traverse great but light snow underneath
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: joel182 on January 18, 2024, 10:20:04 pm
Not eastern but the roads up to the Roaches were still in good condition today.

Nothing logged at Stanage Plantation today, I guess the road to the Hollin Bank car park isn't gritted? Any thoughts for venues apart from Burbage with good access to the parking?

Secret Garden, Mother Cap, Owler Tor, Millstone etc. Anything accessable from Surprise View car park. The road gets gritted.
Keyhole traverse could be awesome

(Maybe this counts as Burbage...)

RHS and Cratcliff should be fine

Roads all in way better condition than I expected. T-shirt weather in the sun up at Secret Garden today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on January 19, 2024, 06:37:55 pm
For all the avid hydrographers out there:- Mermaid at Burbage was dusty dry today. I've been on a quest to find it dry for weeks and it has been soaking whenever I've looked. My impression is that it needs to be frozen deep within the rock to stop the seepage lines. Anyway any lamp folk might still have time before it thaws I guess.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on February 23, 2024, 09:31:04 am
Any knowledge on the likely conditions of the bouldering at Wharncliffe tomorrow? Showery in Sheffield until 4ish today and it's put a lot of rain down recently, but don't have a feel for how fast stuff there will dry. Wind direction is probably helpful (SW), but not especially strong. Am I being wildly optimistic?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: highrepute on February 23, 2024, 11:16:48 am
Any knowledge on the likely conditions of the bouldering at Wharncliffe tomorrow? Showery in Sheffield until 4ish today and it's put a lot of rain down recently, but don't have a feel for how fast stuff there will dry. Wind direction is probably helpful (SW), but not especially strong. Am I being wildly optimistic?

I went in similar conditions a couple of weeks back. Some stuff was very wet (cazu maru), some stuff a bit wet (platitude inspector) and some stuff very dry (wharnside story, snakes on a plain). So not wildy optimistic depending on what you want to try
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: T_B on February 23, 2024, 11:34:03 am
Similarly we drove over in rain. Long John’s Stride area was soaking but there was stuff dry at Outlook boulders. Worth a punt unless you have something v specific in mind.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on February 23, 2024, 12:14:53 pm
Nothing specific as I’ve never bouldered there (soloed a few things some years ago). I guess stuff round Dragon’s Den and The 87 Bus were on the initial hitlist, but I’d settle for dry rock and a few high 6s/low 7s!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on February 23, 2024, 12:23:40 pm
87 Bus seeps in the left hand start hold so I'd expect that to be wet.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Droyd on February 23, 2024, 12:33:17 pm
I would put money on Pointy Block Problem and Up to a Point, which are below the main crag (Himmelswillen area), being dry. The Cardinal and Facetime Continuum could well be, as might Grunne Holle/Way Down in the Hole. Although conditions could be a bit crap, particularly for the latter, as the slots have a tendency to feel a bit slimy and are hard to brush (toothbrush recommended). Grunne Holle has an obvious 'stand' (i.e. not climbing out of the pit) start from the mid-height break that is probably worth around 6C.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on February 23, 2024, 07:09:28 pm
Thanks all, we’ll probably give it a go then.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on February 23, 2024, 08:16:27 pm
Further recommendations would include:

Nazi Turtles 7A - detached block and will dry instantly
Wharnside Story 6C / Microaggression 6C - close together and don't seem that dank
Kobe Arete 6C - easy and amazing, death landing should be ignorable if you climb 6C upwards
Platitude Inspector ""7A"" / Plongitude Inspector ""6B+"" - again nicely open and easy to access
Bass Roch Arete LH 6C / RH 7A - separate block and LH is reasonably open

(I've not done the 7s off that list)

87 Bus block is so fucking seepy you might as well Call The Fucking Lime to go there.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 23, 2024, 09:08:59 pm
Plongitude 😂 I’d forgotten about that.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Fiend on February 23, 2024, 10:21:48 pm
It's a good couple of moves. Took me many attempts albeit the first session was with my left knee still feeling a bit gammy.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Dingdong on February 24, 2024, 08:23:34 am
Im 15 mins from wharncliffe, lovely sunny and frosty morning, I reckon wharny could be good on most stuff today. Exposed crags will definitely be in good connies though, have a great day everyone!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on February 25, 2024, 10:16:13 am
Conditions weren't amazing yesterday, but plenty of things dry. It would be tough to find some of the problems without either the Rockfax app (which we had) or the GPS co-ordinates on UKC. Casu Marzu/87 Bus were damp, but Platitude/Plongitude, Very Active Badgers, Snakes on a Plain, Nazi Turtle, Micro Aggression/Wharnside all dry. There were people on Grune Holle/Mur de Mystery block and that looked fine as well. Didn't venture any further, but there were people who had done stuff further north along the edge. No idea about Dragon's Den.

From an access perspective, there were a fair few people going over the fence behind the lay-by and cutting across to the footpath, which I don't think is access land. Not sure if it's worth mentioning in the UKC access notes or similar as the fence is starting to get a bit damaged - seems to be an "in vogue" crag at the minute, lay-by full, few cars on the verge, a few more on the next side road. It would be a shame to piss off the farmer to save 5 minutes walk.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Droyd on February 25, 2024, 11:02:47 am
Glad you found some dry rock and had a good day.

As regards the fence, it's somewhat understandable given the obvious alternative is to walk 250 m south from the layby back along Woodhead Road. I've found that pretty sketchy due to the speed people drive and the lack of pavement - it's particularly bad as there's a bit of a blind bend as you approach the path that doubles back into the woods, which isn't a nice place to be with a pad on your back when people are caning it from both directions.

I agree that hopping over the fence isn't a good look though: I think the best thing to do is walk 50 m north from the layby, turn left up Rough Lane, walk 250 m along that to the bend, and head left into the field there. As far as I can tell that's all fine access-wise, but it may be a hard sell for people given you basically do three sides of a square rather than hopping over a knackered, knee-height bit of barbed wire and then do one side of the square...
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on February 25, 2024, 12:06:04 pm
I agree that hopping over the fence isn't a good look though: I think the best thing to do is walk 50 m north from the layby, turn left up Rough Lane, walk 250 m along that to the bend, and head left into the field there. As far as I can tell that's all fine access-wise, but it may be a hard sell for people given you basically do three sides of a square rather than hopping over a knackered, knee-height bit of barbed wire and then do one side of the square...

This is what we did - there’s a verge all the way and less sketchy than the alternative. It’s all on PRoW so no issues from an access perspective. I struggle to see it as a hard sell for 5 mins extra.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on February 28, 2024, 03:33:55 pm
I have an unexpected day off tomorrow. If anyone is passing through the Peak tomorrow morning, please could you post a conditions report to help me decide if it'll be worth the drive over from Manchester?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on February 28, 2024, 07:04:32 pm
I’ll give you a how it looks in Hathersage as I leave for work at 7, usual caveats apply…
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on February 28, 2024, 08:43:35 pm
I’ve just been orienteering at Burbage South boulders. Cloud base at 350m, so thick wet fog on the edges, everything drenched. Strong southerly wind, will need to improve overnight…
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on February 29, 2024, 07:13:08 am
Low cloud at 6am, murky morning. Cloud has lifted a bit but still damp air, ground and wall wet, very still.

If cloud continues to lift it could dry, but don’t anticipate mint conditions tbh.

Could be wrong though…
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: jshaw on February 29, 2024, 09:49:23 am
Greatly appreciated, thank you!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on February 29, 2024, 06:12:04 pm
Looked a bit drier at 4pm along Stanage but crag still empty and mostly black. Tomorrow's forecast looks fairly bleak!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: remus on February 29, 2024, 06:15:17 pm
Stretching the definition of eastern edges but wharncliffe was good today.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on March 02, 2024, 12:38:17 pm
What's the general state of play in the Peak today? Considering my options for tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on March 02, 2024, 12:48:51 pm
My thinking was that today (a sodden mess in Glossop and on "Derbyshire webcams") has little bearing on hopes for tomorrow. My impression is that snow today is minimal and only on the highest tops and will melt back before tomorrow afternoon.

I'm happy to be corrected though.

For tomorrow, I'm toying between Froggart if things seem more hopeful and Roche Abbey if hopeless.

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on March 02, 2024, 12:54:57 pm
tomorrow's forecast for Hathersage (and similarly for eg Leek) looks promising to me https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcqz6kgdx#?nearestTo=Hathersage%20(Derbyshire)&date=2024-03-03
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on March 02, 2024, 03:13:06 pm
Only a slight breeze and no sun after a soaking though. Based on that I wouldn't expect much to be dry before midday.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 02, 2024, 05:30:46 pm
Wind was getting up, sky clearing and little snow left on the edges at dusk. I’m hopeful.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on March 02, 2024, 06:41:50 pm
Don’t get too hopeful, I’m currently struggling to light a barbeque in the rain…

Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on March 02, 2024, 06:53:46 pm
A morning "out the window" report from those in the Hathersage area would be much appreciated!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Duma on March 02, 2024, 07:22:35 pm
Don’t get too hopeful, I’m currently struggling to light a barbeque in the rain…

Strong early attempt at the calling of the BBQ there Nik!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on March 02, 2024, 09:57:02 pm
Don’t get too hopeful, I’m currently struggling to light a barbeque in the rain…

Strong early attempt at the calling of the BBQ there Nik!

Barbeque success  :2thumbsup:

Will give a morning report
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on March 03, 2024, 08:30:32 am
Driveway and garage wall surprisingly dry looking!
Low cloud/mist currently. But could be an inversion and all clear up on the edges… looks thin enough to burn off either way. Will be at Longshaw for a run at 9, will add more info then…
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on March 03, 2024, 08:43:50 am
Glossop has broken cloud with sun shining at the moment. Pavement outside my house has gone from 100% wet first thing, to now 90% wet with dry patches starting. Not hopeless I'd say.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on March 03, 2024, 08:59:03 am
Very murky/misty at surprise view. Can’t see Millstone from the road, Burbage south invisible as well. I’d suggest a leisurely breakfast with fingers crossed for cloud clearing…
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on March 03, 2024, 09:25:37 am
Webcams and forecast now are making Roaches look more hopeful than the East perhaps https://www.jamesgphotography.co.uk/peak-district-webcams/
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cwaddy on March 03, 2024, 09:35:11 am
This is a useful site sometimes.

https://www.sat24.com/en-gb/country/gb
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on March 03, 2024, 09:46:47 am
Sounds similar weather pattern to last weekend. Blue skies in Fulwood, but was murky on the Hathersage side until you were past Blackamoor/Ringinglow. I’d definitely be heading out (rather than wall) if I wasn’t running today. I’d be trying to find a Stocksbridge weather report and heading that way.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: danm on March 03, 2024, 11:25:30 am
Inversion at the plantation apparently, drying out and climbable problems. My spy is known for being overly keen though. Going for a look myself shortly.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: nik at work on March 03, 2024, 11:36:47 am
Was just about an inversion at Stanage about an hour ago. Clearing in Hathersage a bit now.

Looking good for the afternoon I’d say.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: spidermonkey09 on March 03, 2024, 08:52:06 pm
It ended up being good at Curbar, too hot if anything. I nearly called the lime it was so hot at some points. There were midges out and everything.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: stone on March 04, 2024, 06:28:38 am
Good to hear it panned out dry enough for the Peak.

I ended up playing it safe and going to Roche Abbey in the end.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Bradders on March 04, 2024, 09:29:19 am
It ended up being good at Curbar, too hot if anything. I nearly called the lime it was so hot at some points. There were midges out and everything.

I'm guessing with how wet it's been it'll be a while before we see the lime call.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: slab_happy on March 04, 2024, 10:03:28 am
I wish to report that it's looking gorgeous at Longshaw right now, and since I continue to be coughing my lungs out, I hope that people who are not me will be able to get out and enjoy it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Wellsy on March 04, 2024, 02:05:02 pm
I got out this morning and did Conquistador of the Useful (which ain't that good although glad to do it) and it was a beautiful day!
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on March 17, 2024, 10:53:51 am
Any joy for this afternoon? I have a (rare) free afternoon and am still hoping it will “dry out” but webcams still looking pretty damp. Any locals who can put me out of my misery and I can have a few hrs in the Depot and sort out the street planters?
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: cwaddy on March 17, 2024, 01:06:33 pm
The roads are more or less dry in Hathersage now. I think you might find some dry rock but wouldn't guarantee it.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: Stabbsy on March 17, 2024, 01:26:50 pm
Pretty strong south-westerly up on the tops just now, so I’d expect the more exposed stuff will dry up. Rained a lot this morning, so anything sheltered is probably a write-off. I’d be chancing it late afternoon if I was free, but not sure I’d be driving any distance.
Title: Re: Eastern Edges Today
Post by: galpinos on March 18, 2024, 11:40:58 am
Cheers all, had a lovely afternoon out picking dry problems between the dampness. Also bumped into highrepute so nice to put a face to an avatar.

Certainly beat another afternoon at the Depot!
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