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#175 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 20, 2015, 04:49:31 pm
Nah, shitehouses will be shite.
Yep. Don't go there. It won't cope well

Go and showboat around DWR...

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#176 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 20, 2015, 04:57:33 pm
Yes. Please can everyone go to the cliff tomorrow?

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#177 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 20, 2015, 05:28:37 pm
Nah, shitehouses will be shite.
Yep. Don't go there. It won't cope well

I don't buy this. The crag faces south so will dry quickly and thoroughly in the bright sunshine. There's softer rock out there where I'd agree with you on but I'm not convinced Whitehouses needs such a cautious approach.

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#178 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 20, 2015, 06:01:05 pm
No one has mentioned Earl yet....

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#179 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 20, 2015, 08:15:08 pm
Nah, shitehouses will be shite.
Yep. Don't go there. It won't cope well

I don't buy this. The crag faces south so will dry quickly and thoroughly in the bright sunshine. There's softer rock out there where I'd agree with you on but I'm not convinced Whitehouses needs such a cautious approach.

Ok.
You are wrong though. Such comments are misleading and irresponsible.
« Last Edit: November 20, 2015, 08:21:04 pm by andyd »

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#180 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 20, 2015, 10:15:28 pm
I don't think that's a fair assessment. Obviously if you get to any venue and its not climbable then you move on, but you're advocating not even turning up. The best chance of getting on dry, climbable rock tomorrow is to go somewhere exposed and south facing, and Whitehouses fits the bill. It rains loads in the UK, and people use quick drying crags to great effect with no consequence. I'm all for taking a cautious approach when the rock is concerned but if we're all terrified to touch grit lest it should fall to pieces then nobody would ever go climbing.

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#181 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
November 20, 2015, 10:49:25 pm
I know this because I've observed this. It's an observation. I've studied geology so you could suggest that this is a scientific observation.
Hard problems with pointy downturned boots on small holds when the porous rock is dry on the surface but saturated underneath. Encouraging others to go because 'you don't buy it' is irresponsible.
Your point about not touching grit is dumb. You don't play tennis on a damp clay court.You wait for it to come into condition. I'm not commenting on this anymore as I've said all I have to say.

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#182 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 04:17:27 pm
Up in Yorkshire tomorrow, looks like a bit of rain in the morning but then possibly clearing up with a decent amount of wind coming in. Any thoughts on what might be dry? I have serious real rock withdrawal symptoms at the minute.

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#183 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 04:51:56 pm
Cliff.

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#184 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 05:02:42 pm
Forgive my ignorance, but I don't know the Yorkshire crags that well, are we talking Almscliff?

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#185 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 05:10:21 pm
Yup. It's the fastest drying assuming there's a wind...

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#186 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 05:13:10 pm
Excellent, looks like the wind is going to be about 30mph, so a fair breeze

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#187 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 06:07:10 pm
Ok - i have to let you know that it can be bleak up there in the wind... Though there is normally some "sheltered " spots..

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#188 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 07:43:12 pm
Have a closer look at the wind forecast. Mwis were saying 90mph gusts for tomorrow. Cliff would be the last place I'd go in wind like that.

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#189 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 07:47:25 pm
Almscliff is a omni-directional wind-magnifier - anything above around 10mph and you're in for some mat chasing (unless there is enough cow shit to stick it down!).

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#190 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 04, 2015, 08:51:32 pm
pretty fierce up there today... i imagine tomorrow could be pretty hard work

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#191 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 05, 2015, 06:56:33 pm
Ok, well today was a bit of a write off and we didn't head over, but will see tomorrow. Would like to go to Almscliff, but will see about the wind!

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#192 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
December 05, 2015, 08:50:26 pm
Any thoughts where might be good tomorrow thats not almscliff? Widdop?

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#193 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
January 19, 2016, 05:07:58 pm
Anyone been near brimham recently? Keen for pinky trav really. Cant remember if it takes any drainage...

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#194 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
January 19, 2016, 11:16:37 pm
anyone know if crookrise will be okay tomorrow? cheers

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#195 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
January 20, 2016, 11:10:07 pm
Cliff dry today. Brimham was spoogy and damp. Didnt chech crimpy roof but all else was wet. Not sure what crookrise will be like, more wind tomorrow should aid with the drying, though less sun...

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#196 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
February 13, 2016, 11:38:16 am
Latest beta please. Is anything going to be okay given the 3 months of rain (I'm thinking greeness, seepage, grit washed down things, no chalk) and the current sleety bollox................

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#197 Re: General Yorkshire grit conditions??
February 13, 2016, 01:16:46 pm
You should be fine tomorrow. No rain the rest of today and no rain tomorrow. Even looks quite dry (humidity wise) tomorrow. Usual drill. Somewhere fast drying should see you right. Wind blowing from the east/north east so west facers possibly not coming into condition, though they might catch a whisk of afternoon sun today.

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Anyone know if it's snowy almscliff way?

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Dry apparently, but probably too late for you by now!

 

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