Rubicon conditions reports (Read 333580 times)

monkey boy · August 01, 2009, 08:46:08 pm

Anyone been today?

monkey boy · August 02, 2009, 10:47:40 pm

All dry today and water had reseeded!

Johnny Brown · August 03, 2009, 09:06:27 am

Shit. So its going to grow back?

mrjonathanr · August 04, 2009, 01:20:22 pm

Better than our lawn after I over-enthusiastically sprayed several cubic meters of 'lawn-feed-and-weed-KILLER' over it. The Mrs (who, as she acidly pointed out, actually owns the thing) liked it better before.
Ornamental moss garden anyone?

dave · August 04, 2009, 07:20:54 pm

gopping at rubicon tonight. Everything wet from condensation bar caviar wall. Was dittosville at -10 too.

nathan wind · August 11, 2009, 05:58:18 pm

Kudos Wall was good this am, well dry anyways.. kinda humid so friction wasn't awesome.. most of the warm ups around the traverse area were dry too, though some puddles.. Caviar etc looked fine..

fiveknuckle21 · August 19, 2009, 11:52:57 am

Bit of a shot in the dark but has anyone been to the unmentionable? Went two thursdays ago and it was sopping

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Eddies · August 19, 2009, 12:05:33 pm

I had the place to myself last night.
Didnt check out any of the routes but Kudos and the warm-up area where in good nic. All rock was bone dry just the usual muddy patches under warm-up.

dave · August 19, 2009, 12:15:04 pm

Quote from: fiveknuckle21 on August 19, 2009, 11:52:57 am

Bit of a shot in the dark but has anyone been to the unmentionable? Went two thursdays ago and it was sopping .

i was there sunday morning. it was all dry but extremely slippy and slick feeling. probably too dry.

fiveknuckle21 · August 21, 2009, 11:25:39 pm

Was up there today, everything in good nick bar the Hulk slopers.

saltbeef · August 30, 2009, 09:22:22 pm

grim this evening. you could climb. but it was like climbing on a paste.

Tim Broughtonshaw · September 01, 2009, 11:26:55 am

Hows it looking at the moment? Got a lot of rain up at malham at the weekend did rubicon get a fair wack? Has the water risen up to beneath the routes?

SteG · September 01, 2009, 03:11:36 pm

it was all fine on Saturday, the water level is well down and conditions were OK first thing and reasonable during the afternoon (even the puddle under Rubicon was all dried up). It did get a bit slick toward evening tho.

dave · September 04, 2009, 10:17:04 am

was flooded to within a few meters of the bridge last night.

Tim Broughtonshaw · September 04, 2009, 01:37:40 pm

Quote from: dave on September 04, 2009, 10:17:04 am

was flooded to within a few meters of the bridge last night.

Sorry mate, (not being a frequenter of rubicon but intending to visit soon) does this mean its dry beneath the routes but that it is closer to flooding beneath the routes?

cheers
Tim

dave · September 04, 2009, 01:45:06 pm

last night it looked to be completely flooded from the bridge to the sissy, and also totally flooded from TOTBB past caviar to dragonflight etc. The bit where kudos wall is you can't see the floor from the far side so i could only guess. was a lot higher than i'd seen in previous floodings.

Tim Broughtonshaw · September 04, 2009, 01:48:11 pm

Quote from: dave on September 04, 2009, 01:45:06 pm

last night it looked to be completely flooded from the bridge to the sissy, and also totally flooded from TOTBB past caviar to dragonflight etc. The bit where kudos wall is you can't see the floor from the far side so i could only guess. was a lot higher than i'd seen in previous floodings.

Ahh i see what you mean mate, damn shame as was gonna look at the sissy if malham is wet... which it seems like it is. Suspect a dingy and wellies is the only hardcore option for rubicon routes at the moment.

Cheers
Tim

Ru · September 05, 2009, 07:19:20 pm

Popped in here for a look on the way home. The water level has dropped a bit. You can walk to Kudos wall with only a bit of puddle hopping and the ground under Kudos and the Sissy/Zeke is dry. Still flooded under caviar etc.

SamT · September 13, 2009, 11:07:08 pm

Was there on friday - everything looked in quite good nick, only a small puddle under rubicon itself.

Monolith · September 13, 2009, 11:14:16 pm

Was there 7am saturday and only the most miniscule puddles around and in no way affecting any climbing.

Adam Lincoln · October 21, 2009, 11:40:26 am

Any updates on conditions?

fiveknuckle21 · October 21, 2009, 01:07:40 pm

Was up there on Monday afternoon, all seemed fine, mind you I was only on the Kudos. There were people on ropes near/on caviar though. The place up the road was almost too dry, definately needs some seepage or moisture to get the gunk off the holds.

Johnny Brown · October 21, 2009, 05:40:32 pm

Crag X 'too dry'

You guys kill me...

Jaspersharpe · October 22, 2009, 12:24:24 pm

Yes you could always try cleaning the gunk off the holds.

fiveknuckle21 · October 22, 2009, 02:50:43 pm

To be honest mate, I'm thinking someone went along when it was wet and covered it. My cleaning utensils do not stretch beyond a brush and a towel which were completely inadequate.