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#100 Re: T' County conditions??
March 27, 2013, 09:46:23 am
Don't think Goldsborough Carr is technically in t' County but any chance anyone knows what the roads are like up there at the mo? Booked into a cottage in Middleton in Teesdale for the bank holiday weekend and wondering whether it's worth taking a couple of pads?

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#101 Re: T' County conditions??
March 27, 2013, 10:24:16 am
I had heard that Weardale got a good amount of snow fall last weekend this was from the Ski club which is based a bit north and west from there. Might be a bit of an epic walk in .

The county had hardly a flake and there is no snow on the ground, plus its been pretty dry. You could have climbed on all the northern crags last weekend (kyloes/bowden/hepburn) plus the easterly winds are blowing over the tops of the west facing crags so your out of the wind.

All the roads are clear as well.

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#102 Re: T' County conditions??
March 27, 2013, 11:22:50 am
Thanks dude...

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#103 Re: T' County conditions??
March 27, 2013, 11:51:12 am
A "good amount" of snow is understating it a bit for weardale / teesdale. They got dumped on big style, and drifting hasnt helped. Most of the minor roads are only just passable; for goldsborough, you'd better have a 4x4.......


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#104 Re: T' County conditions??
March 27, 2013, 01:11:40 pm
Has anyone been to Kyloe or Bowden in the last few days?  Are the conditions ok?

Cheers
John

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#105 Re: T' County conditions??
March 27, 2013, 01:20:06 pm
AS per my previous post there has not been a lot of snow up here. I live right on the coast an there is nothing. Cheviot is white but thats it. Its been pretty dry other than a few light snow showers

My guess is it will be minty.

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#106 Re: T' County conditions??
March 28, 2013, 10:18:42 pm
AS per my previous post there has not been a lot of snow up here. I live right on the coast an there is nothing. Cheviot is white but thats it. Its been pretty dry other than a few light snow showers

My guess is it will be minty.

Any idea how Hepburn woods will be tomorrow? Bit of snowfall here in Chester Le Street at the moment..

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#107 Re: T' County conditions??
March 28, 2013, 10:34:19 pm
Not snowed here other than a few little showers. Still pretty dry and cold. Winds dropped as well.
It would be worth a try if the weather is ok. If not somewhere would be ok.

You a Chester lad, do i know you?

I grew up in lumley and went to park view.

Gav Ellis.

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#108 Re: T' County conditions??
March 28, 2013, 10:45:15 pm
Come down to Yorkshire with me, Si and Toby tomorrow Ben!

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#109 Re: T' County conditions??
March 28, 2013, 11:05:40 pm
Not snowed here other than a few little showers. Still pretty dry and cold. Winds dropped as well.
It would be worth a try if the weather is ok. If not somewhere would be ok.

You a Chester lad, do i know you?

I grew up in lumley and went to park view.

Gav Ellis.

Haha, i lived in Lumley for about ten years and also went to park view. Only started climbing just after i left school, i'm 22 now. You may know Micky Stainthorpe?? I used to live round the corner from him all before i started climbing..

Come down to Yorkshire with me, Si and Toby tomorrow Ben!

Thanks for the offer Andy, think i am very tempted by Hepburn but if not Kyloe-in will probably be fine as long as there's no seepage.

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#110 Re: T' County conditions??
March 28, 2013, 11:22:37 pm
Have known Micky since before he could walk. I climbed with his dad.
Left park view in 87 so a bit before your time.

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#111 Re: T' County conditions??
March 29, 2013, 07:25:35 pm
Have known Micky since before he could walk. I climbed with his dad.
Left park view in 87 so a bit before your time.

Only 20 years before me then ha.

Update-

Hepburn: about a foot of snow!! Brushed of off northern soul but don't know how soon it will be in good nick, there was seepage too.

Kyloe in: pristine :)

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#112 Re: T' County conditions??
September 26, 2014, 09:23:18 am
Anyone been to Shaftoe recently?

Thinking of heading over and wondering if the I'll just spend all my time being lost in bracken jungle.

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#113 Re: T' County conditions??
September 27, 2014, 01:10:37 pm
I was at Shaftoe on Sunday, Bracken isn't that bad really.

Anybody been to Queens Crag recently. I have heard it takes a 'long' time to dry and should be avoided in the autumn/winter.. is this true?
« Last Edit: September 27, 2014, 01:16:16 pm by spid3rz »

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#114 Re: T' County conditions??
September 27, 2014, 02:24:09 pm
Queens will be fine. It's hardly rained for months. Not going in the winter is more due to it being bloody freezing. North facing and windy.
Been to kyloe today and all bone dry.

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#115 Re: T' County conditions??
January 11, 2015, 05:05:51 pm
Anyone know how well things will dry out this week? Mid-week forecast is good plus lots of wind, edinburgh soaking today tho...??

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#116 Re: T' County conditions??
January 17, 2015, 09:46:28 am
Has there been any snow up that way? Trying to decide on a venue for today...

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#117 Re: T' County conditions??
January 17, 2015, 05:48:25 pm
Post in wrong section, please delete!  :oops:

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#118 Re: T' County conditions??
February 23, 2024, 02:16:08 pm
Does anyone know the status of the puddle under the cave problems/Sprung at Bowden?

 

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