[andy popp]

I hope that's not a real firing squad.

[BenF]

If it is, they look like they're a bunch of venture scouts executing two students.

[Tris]

Unfortunately the next set of bolts have not yet arrived from Germany so the work planned for this coming weekend has been postponed. The new date is now Sunday 18th July. I will update this thread with confirmation nearer the time...

Thanks

The bolts have now arrived from Germany, so the 18th is now confirmed - start time is 10am..

Everyone is welcome - remember to wear old clothes

Cheers

[SpanishJuan]

Old clothes, check 







Oldest I've got at the mo

[Tris]

Just a reminder about the work this Sunday (18th).

Feel free to come down and help or admire SpanishJuan in all his glory

[BenF]

I'm hoping to make an appearance, although it has been pointed out to me that I've now arranged to do three different things on Sunday, at venues right across the NW and Wales.  The weather should knock one of those on the head though, so hopefully I'll get down to sunny Runcorn.  If I don't make it I promise to put in some time cleaning the crap/broken glass out of the otherwise lovely setting and scrubbing routes (that I want to climb obviously).

[SpanishJuan]

unfortunately my wife decided to knacker her back early sunday morn and spend the day crying. gutted I couldn't make it as i'd spent ages squeezing into my work clothes
What are the plans with the clearance work that was carried out at the base of the crag? Do you think if the regrowth on the trees were cut back this winter (mainly the Acer pseudo ) and then treat the stump the rangers would mind? It won't reduce the Dryopteris affinis, Pteridium aquilinum etc.. but will ensure that the gap between the tree line and the crag is maintained (edge habitat is also more species rich)

[Tris]

The park rangers cut the trees down at the base of the crag back in March. As you have noticed, the bracken has grown back quite quickly since then; but someone came on Sunday with a petrol strimmer and made the paths a bit more accessible.

If you do plan to cut down any trees, then please ask permission from the rangers first via 01928 560793.

I think the biggest problem is broken glass/bottles/litter to be honest - there seems to be a hell of a lot more of it around the bench/base of the crag. If people take a bin bag with them, it really helps - we filled up about 5 on Sunday, but didn't really make a dent...

Hopefully the next bolting/cleanup work will be on a Saturday in August (TBC).

[SpanishJuan]

Ta, will take dust pan and brush next visit

[BenF]

I think the biggest problem is broken glass/bottles/litter to be honest - there seems to be a hell of a lot more of it around the bench/base of the crag.

I agree, I'm going to head down next week and pick up as much as I can although I also agree its hard to make an impact upon the amount thats there right now.

[SpanishJuan]

maybe we could ask for a bottle bank to be installed...
 On the plus side at least I haven't seen any sharps down there...

[danm]

Great effort to all concerned who turned up and got stuck in. Not as much could be glued as we wanted because the damp weather made it impossible to clean out all of the drill holes. Nonetheless a massive step was made towards finishing off the re-equiping, and a good deal of general tidying up was done too.

A lot of the bottles etc seemed to have been thrown off the top of the crag rather than littered from in the quarry. Ideally there would be a bottle bank and a sign warning of walkers and climbers below at the top, and a bin by the bench.

[SpanishJuan]

Would it be worth speaking to someone to see if any grants are available to assist in this kind of improvement? i'm sure there must be some suitable signs available



Good job done guy's



modified 14.12pm 21/07/10 as the image wasn't the right one

[BenF]

A lot of the bottles etc seemed to have been thrown off the top of the crag rather than littered from in the quarry.

I'd say 99% of the bottles have been thrown from the top. 

A few weeks back friends of mine were spat at from above and had bottles dropped on them whilst climbing.  Hopefully as the presence of climbers becomes more frequent there, this kind of behaviour will reduce.

[youngy]

Or i reckon just send some of the scouse crew down!
sure that ginger one that works in v12 will scare them off with his cave tan 

[Richie Crouch]

Good shout Youngy... I believe giving scallies a beatdown is classed as cross training/antagonist exercise?

[SpanishJuan]

If they all have dustpans and brushes and a bin bag each is that classed as training??

Oh I meant to say yesterday Tris, I was mentioning the cutting down of the trees \ coppicing. to try to ascertain the management rotation. I was hoping you guy's had knowledge of the management plan via the rangers. I Was hoping they'd be thining out the rest of the compartment but continue the clearance of the regrowth on the edge (close to the face).

[Tris]

Sorry - I have no idea what their plan is (if they have one).. 

[SpanishJuan]

Not to worry Tris. I guess a lot of the management plan is only about putting out fires on the heath area during summer holidays

[meatball]

Just wondering, would anybody in the know be able to shed some light as to which routes (or sector) have been bolted?  Ta

[Will Hunt]

http://cheshireclimbing.wetpaint.com/page/Frogsmouth+Quarry

Chickety check it. Rough guide topos are on there as well.

[meatball]

I did, but didn't go to the bottom of the home page just went straight to the topo. Shoulda checked properly 

[Jim]

went here yesterday with monolith, A truely superb job has been done and we had an excellent day.
Some of the holds are a little sandy and could really do with a bit of stone sealer or similar on them.
The routes with chains at the top and the thing like rams horns enabling you not to need to thread to strip the gear is first class.
Well done everyone involved, will be going back again soon (if it stops raining)

[Johnny Brown]

Nice Jim, you got a new harness then?

[Jim]

no, bought some quick draws instead.
found out that Tetlers harness is 2 years older than mine and has had a hell of a lot more use and is still going strong