[monkey boy]

eatswood and roads to it absolutely fine today.

[Dolly]

All roads from Sheff to Bakewell fine. Hardly any snow there. Cratcliffe RHS and apparently Rowtor all have dry stuff to go at

[ashtond6]

Matlock quarries are dry

[simon40]

Has anyone been to cratcliff or robin hoods
Keen to look at t crack

[old cheese]

Should be ok up there. Was at Stanton moor today which was in good nick. It was breezy too so wind should have helped the dry things off

[Wood FT]

Bonjoy wrote an article on conditions and a gold medal of geekery earning peak crag conditions spreadsheet. Thought it worth posting here

http://www.nectarclimbing.com/words/quelles-sont-les-connies

[monkey boy]

Burble South and West were in good nick today!

[Fiend]

Wise squawks from the goose there.

[Bonjoy]

I keep thinking of points I forgot to make in that piece. Such as - while road wetness is a goodish indicator of how dry the crags might be, it can be misleading, especially after freezing conditions when there is a lot of grit/salt on the road which holds water and makes the roads look wetter than they otherwise would be. Look at the pavement instead.

[Johnny Brown]

I tend to look at walls.

[Wood FT]

I think it was Largers who said he checked bin lids for wetness as a sign, I do that

[Bonjoy]

I tend to look at walls.

Got to get your aspect right. I find walls a bit bullish though, especially brick ones. Ideally you want a stone wall matching your crag aspect and shelter.

[Johnny Brown]

Obvs. Or find a dry wall and then think of a crag with matching aspect.

[andy_e]

You have to bear in mind that pavements often suffer contamination from road splash and so may also appear wetter than a crag may be. I too prefer stone walls, with drystone walls being the best indicator. Building walls may provide misleading information due to internal heating.

[webbo]

Al Manson used to reckon looking at trees. If they had a dry side find a crag facing the same way.

[Bonjoy]

Building walls may provide misleading information due to internal heating.

And soffits.

[dave]

I think it was Largers who said he checked bin lids for wetness as a sign, I do that

I can't speak for lagers but my kids don't know shit about conditions.

[tomtom]

I think it was Largers who said he checked bin lids for wetness as a sign, I do that

I can't speak for lagers but my kids don't know shit about conditions.

He leaves one overnight at Burbage with a mobile so he can get up to the min reports.. shackle on the ankle and a ground anchor solves any motivation issues...

[highrepute]

I think it was Largers who said he checked bin lids for wetness as a sign, I do that

I remember talking to you about this. Nathan said he doesn't have any technique for predicting conditions he just goes out...there's always something dry.

[Wood FT]

yeah but he's fucking student

[Fiend]

Ideally, go out, find a dry crag, and then find a wall or pavement to match it.

Or just stare at the wall indefinitely.

[webbo]

Or go to Macdonalds and which ever way the guy serving you zits face. Crags facing that way will be dry.

[Drew]

Bonjoy wrote an article on conditions and a gold medal of geekery earning peak crag conditions spreadsheet. Thought it worth posting here

http://www.nectarclimbing.com/words/quelles-sont-les-connies

What's happened to this article? The comments are there, and a picture, but none of Bonjoy's genius.

[danm]

I made my own copy of Bonjoys spreadsheet of connies knowledge in Google Docs so I could access it anywhere. Might as well share it if that's OK Jon?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dHoOH9P16T21G203js4uVTFSISUKnZZ8euTYXy1hTQ4/edit?usp=sharing

[Wood FT]

Bonjoy wrote an article on conditions and a gold medal of geekery earning peak crag conditions spreadsheet. Thought it worth posting here

http://www.nectarclimbing.com/words/quelles-sont-les-connies

What's happened to this article? The comments are there, and a picture, but none of Bonjoy's genius.

Ah shit I fucked up, I'll add it back on asap (cheers Dan!)