[Zods Beard]

Does anyone know what time Red Or Dead is out the sun?

Thanks.

[robertostallioni]

Jasper should.

[r-man]

Might also be worth checking out the lay-by wall a little further down the road from Beginner's wall. Not as steep, so I imagine condensation is less of an issue. http://peakbouldering.info/boulders/713

There are also some brilliant problems in the Miller's Dale quarries nearby. Limestone, but not as you know it. http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=16477.0

[cofe]

There are also some brilliant problems in the Miller's Dale quarries nearby. Limestone, but not as you know it. http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=16477.0

I think these are best avoided due to access. Someone else might know more than me.

[Johnny Brown]

Yeah, don't go anywhere near those two - the ones up opposite Miller's Dale station or the one right of the railway between Miller's Dale and Chee Tor Tunnel.

[r-man]

That's a real shame, the bouldering is great. What's the situation - is it permanently off limits, or likely to change at any time? Loads of walkers in the quarries when we were there, so we didn't think access would be a problem.

[BAndy]

There are also some brilliant problems in the Miller's Dale quarries nearby. Limestone, but not as you know it. http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=16477.0

Are the ones between the station and Chee Tor Tunnel Strawberry Rocks and Strawberry Quarry? Have the DWT said they don't want climbers to go there? Just wondering as there's no reference to I couldn't find any reference to Strawberry Rocks on the BMC database.

[Johnny Brown]

Yep, that's right, they have another name which I can't find at the mo. Someone put in some bolts a few years back which were thankfully removed before too much damage was done. The ones up opposite Miller's Dale station are called Miller's Dale or Priestcliffe Quarries - these are even closed to birdwatchers at this time of year.

The DWT's attitude to access is the less people, the better.

the bouldering is great.

Really? Where? I suspect your standards must be very different to mine! I'm really not convinced there is much of worth here, it always seemed a fair concession to agree no access here rather than the many decent crags hereabouts.

[Gritlad]

wasnt great this evening, seans roof area seemed wet although paint it black could be dryable maybe. lower bits damp leftwards. what would.... was dryish bar the very start and the ending footholds. begineers wall was all wet really.

[r-man]

the bouldering is great.

Really? Where?

See videos - the Quarry 2 vid gives the best flavour. Some highballs, some lowballs. Lots of 7's, potential for some 8's. All on comfy holds. Lots of technical vertical stuff. Some good climbing in the lower grades too, which is unusual for lime. I'm not saying the quarries are the next stanage, but there are some very enjoyable problems, up there with the best on peak lime.

[Ethan]

...up there with the best on peak lime.

Hmmm not sure about that....

[r-man]

Which ones have you done?

And why is it hard to accept that there might be a few really good problems?

It's a shame that access is an issue, and if that's inflexible then so be it, but the idea that there is nothing worthwhile in there is just rubbish. Maybe the routes are shit, they look a bit chossy, but I don't really know. The bouldering is not shit.

[leeroy]

...up there with the best on peak lime.

Hmmm not sure about that....

if they're better than terrible they probably are.

[Dicker]

drove past there yesterday afteroon and all pretty mich bone dry

[nai]

PIB is dry and chalked now
Red or Dead wall all good
Beginners Wall getting there, still bits of seepage though

[fiveknuckle21]

Pretty wet last week but still climbing to be had if you are keen.

[Three Nine]

Did you notice if Beginner's Wall was dry?

[abarro81]

Spoke to someone yesterday who'd dropped past on Sat and said it was totally soaked

[Three Nine]

 

[mark20]

Red or Dead was dry today, everything else wet

[nai]

It's a gopping mess this morning,condensation everywhere

[nai]

apologies that should have been in the tor rwport

[mark20]

Red or Dead wall is dry. Jerry's Traverse has wet footholds on the LHS, looks like someone has tried to dry it but it doesn't look climbable just yet

[mark20]

Had a quick look this afternoon, Jerry's Traverse now dry, Paint it Black had a couple of greasy holds but might be OK, and most of the stuff to the left looked fine. Didn't check out Beginner's Wall but looked like it might be alright from the road

[Dicker]

Any more updates?? Also anyone been to Beginner's Wall area recently??