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General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 25, 2014, 08:32:12 pm
See title. Not specifically the sheltered ever-green Caley nor the bleakly open ever-dry Almscliff, but just general crags throughout Yorkshire grit.

I am desperate to get down and make use out of the amazing new guides but I've not seen that much good weather down there on the forecast this month. However I had a recce of the Pateley area at the start of the month and although it was very grey and muggy most things seemed dry.

How have things fared? What sort of nick are most clean crags in? I'm kinda after normal semi-reliable stuff like Eastby, Brimham pinnacles, etc etc.

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#1 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 25, 2014, 11:08:51 pm
Was this for today or the week in general. If so, rain dude  :sorry:

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#2 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 26, 2014, 10:16:01 am
Both, any. Current general conditions, likely predictions, useful webcams....

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#3 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 26, 2014, 10:32:02 am
Rule of thumb..

Conditions wise exposed crags will be like Almscliff, Non exposed like Caley :) I would have thought there would be plenty of stuff to go at - at Brimham... as bits are exposed and bits are not!

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#4 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 26, 2014, 12:15:10 pm
Wet and shitty in Airedale today, so a good chance that Earl Crag will be dry!

(ref http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,18915.msg431376.html#msg431376)

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#5 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 26, 2014, 12:32:30 pm
Wet and shitty in Airedale today, so a good chance that Earl Crag will be dry!

(ref http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,18915.msg431376.html#msg431376)

I was planning to top up my tan at Costa del Earl later...

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#6 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 30, 2014, 11:31:21 am
What about today / after today??

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#7 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 30, 2014, 06:25:29 pm
Even some parts of the Cliff were wet today so don't count on anything unless it is specifically stated to be fast drying in the guidebook. Don't know what the weather is tomorrow. To be honest it depends what you want to climb. If it is exposed, gets the sun and doesn't take drainage then it will probably be fine  :shrug:

To ask what conditions will be like on Yorkshire grit is kind of a big question.


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#8 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 30, 2014, 06:32:36 pm
Exposed bits of Nidderdale were dry today, which bodes well for the bits of Brimham etc that aren't too sheltered.

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#9 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 30, 2014, 06:41:26 pm
That's why I expect BIG answers Will :)

Yes generally after exposed / sunny stuff. Shortlist atm is Easty, Dovestones (A59), Brimham pinnacles, Crow Crag, and a few others I forget.

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#10 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 30, 2014, 07:34:53 pm
Everything you've mentioned should probably be fine.

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#11 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 30, 2014, 11:06:35 pm
Eastby and the Sheltercliff Boulders were dry today.

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#12 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 01, 2014, 12:51:13 pm
Good to hear about Beast of the Field seeing some action.

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#13 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 01, 2014, 01:56:51 pm
Great addition that Jon!

Typically for Monday the mist has lifted and everything is generally drying out. Looks like it's cooling off and on the face of it Wednesday's forecast looks good, but with hardly any wind forecast it could well be back to foggy clag.

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#14 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 01, 2014, 05:14:03 pm
It was quite claggy this evening :(

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#15 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 27, 2014, 04:13:07 pm
Heard a rumour that there is a less snow up there than in the Peak? Worth trying Slipstones on Monday?

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#16 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 27, 2014, 04:25:21 pm
Looking at the tweets.. If you're keen for grit Thorn might be ok. Snow up by the problems but didn't look like it was down in the valley (access etc..)

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#17 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 27, 2014, 04:51:18 pm
Just seen some FB photos from Slippies, looked like a bit of melt off the top but fine otherwise so should be good tomorrow

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#18 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 27, 2014, 05:54:49 pm
Was up on Barden Fell today but didn't actually see lords or Simon's close up. Where I was some of the north facing walls were plastered to the point of forming ice. There was quite a bit of melt on the top of the crag but once the top was brushed it took maybe an hour to come dry. Would be interested to know if people got anything done today as I'd like to get out tomorrow. The roads all seem to be clear.

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#19 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 27, 2014, 06:15:42 pm
Eastern stuff e.g. Brimham didn't look too bad from the A1M. There was a LOT less snow than down by Sheffield.

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#20 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 27, 2014, 07:25:54 pm
There is a hopeful morning session at woodhouse tomorrow Charles. Possible cows mouth the day after too.

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#21 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 28, 2014, 11:11:20 am
Can people keep updating this, please. I'm supposed to be down on the grit Mon-Wed and Yorkshire is probably the only option...

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#22 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 28, 2014, 11:27:56 am
Hoping to get out tomorrow too. Has there been much snow in the Leeds area? Almscliffe, Caley?
Looking out in Sheffield I don't fancy sketching out to the peak going by the state of the roads in S8 currently.


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#23 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 28, 2014, 12:14:57 pm
Fox house and Froggatt road were fine yesterday. Our road got properly ploughed this morning so I dare say some of the Peak roads will be fully clear now. Expect Ringinglow will be the exception as usual.

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#24 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 28, 2014, 03:29:06 pm
There is a hopeful morning session at woodhouse tomorrow Charles. Possible cows mouth the day after too.

Cows mouth? Was contemplating heading that way tomorrow. Forecast is for fog though.

 

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