OK thanks guys, it looks like this guidebook may prove to be useful! I'm coming from predominantly climbing on Limestone, so I assume I'm going to get spanked for a while trying to climb the sandy stuff.
I am sure there is stuff to go at (7b ish) at several places, but i found High Rocks to be the best rock and best bouldering (unfortunately they do charge, but its worth it). Get an annual pass and you don`t have to worry about getting caught for sneaking in!!
Ok awesome, I think I may head down this weekend then, what's the usually amount of time needed to dry on Sandstone?
If you find yourself in Shoreditch, don't forget your boots - the boulder in Shoreditch Park is surprisingly good.
From: David Q****, York.I SPENT four days staying in London, where I saw the very best and the very worst of Britain. The best, and this is where we still lead the entire world, was the wonderful wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. It was almost impossible to find fault with any of it. The people, planning, music, weather, costumes, precision, designs, colour, organisation, timing, behaviour, discipline, love, respect, tradition, awareness were all an absolute joy to behold.The worst was walking and travelling through north London, in particular Finsbury Park and the surrounding area. With the filth, dirty buildings, damaged cars and vans, the squalor, stench of cheap heated-up food, traffic congestion, dense population and crowded footpaths, it was hard to believe the contrast.
Personally I abhor London and resent it when work send me there. Not for any of the reasons the above monarchist states but because...a) people aren't that friendly in general, they tend to be busy getting on with their own lives getting to where they want to be.b) its a looong way to decent climbing or more generally areas of outstanding natural beauty.... and the clincher for me...c) is Fucking expensive! London weighting allowances are a Fucking joker and should be at least for times larger. Beer at close to £5/pint is taking the piss.
As a northerner darn sarf, I think b) is true, unless you're talking about font. a) is bullshit. "Eee, we're just so friendly up 'ere, not like that lot in that london." Utter tosh. Show me some SCIENCE to back it up.
... and the clincher for me...c) is Fucking expensive! London weighting allowances are a fucking joke and should be at least four times larger. Beer at close to £5/pint is taking the piss.
There's still Sam Smiths pubs in London, and away from the West End beer prices are not too much more than in northern cities, but yeah, it will always be cheaper for me to get a round in Otley than Hackney.
