Harmers Wood Conditions (Read 139503 times)

tomtom · September 06, 2012, 02:34:30 pm

Quote from: andy popp on September 06, 2012, 01:23:58 pm

Tomtom, he say is all good!! However, the twit has gone and forgotten his boots.

Luckily I had a spare pair of mad shit rock wall boots lurking in the detritus in the boot. Oddly they were pretty good at smearing.. Normally they're log..

Anyway now back in data coverage as Andy said its good. Best it's been since April in my view. Picked a couple of slugs out of the drill holes but all dry and pretty clean... Little or no glass or litter. Well done those who've been tidying.

Jim · September 06, 2012, 09:23:33 pm

got there for the last hour of daylight, was pretty greasy as the darkness decended

tomtom · September 07, 2012, 03:44:41 pm

Sorry about that Jim. Just been and whilst the rocks ok, it's warm and no wind, so hot and sticky.. Perfect beer garden weather :-/

tomtom · October 26, 2012, 05:27:29 pm

I've not checked, but Helsby was pretty good this afternoon - and given a week without any real rain, I recon Harmers might be OK this weekend... *usual seepage exclusion clauses apply..

andy popp · January 26, 2013, 05:12:03 pm

Not surprisingly its pretty wet (though not really running with water) but more excitingly the newly revealed walls towards the back and side of the roadside quarry, previously totally caked in mud, have been washed almost completely clean and there's definitely some potential. I feel another phase of development coming on.

Ffati · February 21, 2013, 06:21:11 pm

Any locals know of current conditions? Guessing it will be good at the moment?

andy popp · February 21, 2013, 06:24:48 pm

Should be OK in the main quarry. I may try and take a look tomorrow.

Ffati · February 21, 2013, 06:40:36 pm

Thanks Andy sounds ideal time to pop my Harmer's cherry

tomtom · February 21, 2013, 07:01:31 pm

If its a bit damp the upper tier of Helsby should be primo..

Richie Crouch · February 21, 2013, 07:01:55 pm

Could have in situ scallies with it being half term?

tomtom · February 21, 2013, 07:33:07 pm

Probably too cold

be sniffing glue somewhere warmer

SpanishJuan · February 21, 2013, 10:23:53 pm

they'll be at Frogsmouth tooting gas and doing sports routes shurely....

fo' real

andy popp · February 22, 2013, 10:01:54 pm

I nearly forgot. Surprisingly rubbish. Not totally soaked but nothing properly dry. Definitely not worth going at the moment.

Ffati · February 22, 2013, 11:00:03 pm

Thanks Andy did go there but came to the same conclusion as you. What i did there has wet my apetite, will be back and with a rack for Helsby!

clm · March 03, 2013, 10:48:54 am

Its not rained for ages. Will it be in? Might check it out 1ish

andy popp · March 03, 2013, 11:06:51 am

Tomtom was there yesterday and said it was mostly fine in the main quarry, with just a few of the normal streaks. Not had any traffic all the winter though so a bit grubby at the mo.

tomtom · March 03, 2013, 12:32:34 pm

Yes it was pretty good. Only Harmadillo was gopping. I'd take a large soft brush to give some of the top outs a clean but most of the holds were in good shape. Relatively dry underfoot in the second roadside quarry too.

tomtom · April 01, 2013, 06:05:10 pm

I suspect Harmers will be damp - but how's the Cheshire sandstone faring in general? Been away for a week so no idea how much wet stuff has landed.. Helsby upper ok at the moment?

andy popp · April 01, 2013, 06:31:47 pm

I went to Harmers just before the snow and it was all gopping again so will surely still be out. Drove past Helsby on the M-way today and there's definitely still some snow up there so there might be run off on the top tier but perhaps not? Hard to tell. The main buttress is mos likely to be clear.

steveri · April 11, 2013, 11:11:22 am

Starting to dry out again as of Tuesday. Tons of chalk on the first arete. Still plenty of seepage here and there. Back wall of the other quarry had lost a lot of the top layer of soily filth...
Helsby upper could do with a bit more drying out (just had a shower this morning).

steveri · April 18, 2013, 09:53:28 am

It rained as soon as I posted that... anyways ran up past the main quarry last night and there were 6 or 8 folk in there getting stuff done. I shouted down asking if it was dry and they seemed happy enough with conditions. Cue torrential rain...

andy popp · April 18, 2013, 10:20:48 am

I was there very briefly Tues. Has it really rained that much over there Steve? Not been much more than a bit of claggy drizzle here in Widnes and Liverpool the last two days and I was thinking of going back tomorrow.

Helsby top tier will dry in a trice in this wind but will be super blowy. My mat got blown away Tues afternoon.

tomtom · April 18, 2013, 10:42:48 am

Despite the rain - many places seem really dry - it was bone dry underfoot at Holmfirth yesterday, and there were mini dust storms across the 62 in a couple of places.. Strong wind etc.. If it was OK yesterday I suspect it'll be fine today despite some rain..

Send me a text Andy.. your projects still a-waiting...

Ally Smith · April 18, 2013, 11:15:55 am

Not been up to Harmers, but Hoop-La buttress was minty last night. A couple of effin' strong gusts of wind though, and some broken branches on trees within the vicinity. I suspect Harmers could be in good nick too?

steveri · April 18, 2013, 11:51:45 am

No, it looked great last night. Point being it was just coming good last week when I posted then we had several decent showers. Such a lot of wind since though, some of it reached into the quarry. Started out damp and a few spots this morning in Frod, nothing major though. Almost sacked the run for Harmers yesterday evening, wish I had really...